Moore, Fears help No. 12 Oklahoma put away Prairie View 89-67 to remain unbeaten
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Jalon Moore scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, freshman star Jeremiah Fears added 19 and No. 12 Oklahoma remained one of the four unbeaten teams in Division I men's basketball by putting away a pesky Prairie View squad, 89-67 on Sunday.
Prairie View cut the Oklahoma lead to single digits on several occasions in the second half, but could get no closer than eight before the Sooners (13-0) eventually pushed the lead above 20 points in the closing minutes.
Oklahoma took a 43-32 halftime lead despite hitting only one field goal in the final 10 minutes. The Sooners compensated for that drought by hitting 18 of 19 free throws in the first 20 minutes.
Duke Miles was 7 for 7 at the foul line and hit both field goal attempts, both 3-pointers, scoring 13 of his 17 points in the first half.
Fears, twice the SEC freshman of the week this season, shot 7 of 11 to eclipse his average of 18 points per game.
The loss was the 12th straight for Prairie View (1-12), with its only win this season coming against a non-NCAA team. Tanahj Pettaway scored 22 points and Marcel Bryant had 14.
Oklahoma couldn’t put the Panthers away despite taking double-digits leads on several occasions in the game. Prairie View will finally return home for the first time in two months after playing 12 straight road games.
Prairie View cut the Sooners' lead to nine for the final time with 8 minutes to play, before Moore sparked a 22-9 finish to clinch the victory.
Oklahoma shot 35 free throws, hitting 32. Prairie View was just 5 for 7.
The Sooners open the new year and SEC play at Alabama on Saturday afternoon. Prairie View hosts Grambling in its SWAC opener Saturday afternoon.
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Elijah Terry vs. Sam Godwin (Kobe Elvis gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 | | +2 | Jalon Moore makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:04 |  | Â | Elijah Terry misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:02 | | Â | Marcel Bryant offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:00 | | +2 | Marcel Bryant makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | | Â | Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Tanahj Pettway steals) | Â |
| 18:36 | | +3 | Tanahj Pettway makes three point jump shot (Jordan Tillmon assists) | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | | +3 | Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Sam Godwin assists) | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | | Â | Marcel Bryant misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:36 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point layup | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | | +2 | Marcel Bryant makes two point jump shot | 7-7 |
| 16:52 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point layup | 7-9 |
| 16:29 | | Â | John-Paul Ricks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Duke Miles defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:21 | | Â | Sam Godwin offensive foul | Â |
| 16:21 | | Â | Sam Godwin turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | Jalon Moore personal foul | Â |
| 15:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:52 | | +2 | Marcel Bryant makes two point layup | 9-9 |
| 15:20 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point jump shot | 9-11 |
| 15:19 | | Â | John-Paul Ricks shooting foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:19 | | +1 | Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-12 |
| 15:05 | | +2 | Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup | 11-12 |
| 14:54 | | +2 | Kobe Elvis makes two point layup | 11-14 |
| 14:26 | | +2 | Jordan Tillmon makes two point jump shot | 13-14 |
| 14:10 | | Â | Glenn Taylor Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Braelon Bush defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:49 | | Â | Brycen Goodine defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | John-Paul Ricks personal foul (Glenn Taylor Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:24 | | Â | Zaakir Sawyer personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Zaakir Sawyer shooting foul (Glenn Taylor Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:21 | | +1 | Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-15 |
| 13:21 | | +1 | Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-16 |
| 13:04 | | Â | Marcel Bryant turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Fears steals) | Â |
| 12:57 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point layup | 13-18 |
| 12:49 | | +3 | Jordan Tillmon makes three point jump shot (Braelon Bush assists) | 16-18 |
| 12:27 | | +2 | Luke Northweather makes two point layup (Kobe Elvis assists) | 16-20 |
| 12:02 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:02 | | Â | Panthers offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:02 | | Â | Luke Northweather personal foul | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Marcel Bryant misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:56 | | Â | Brycen Goodine defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Brycen Goodine misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:46 | | Â | Elijah Terry defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:24 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Elijah Terry shooting foul (Duke Miles draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:09 | | +1 | Duke Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 |
| 11:09 | | +1 | Duke Miles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-22 |
| 10:51 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:47 | | +3 | Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 16-25 |
| 10:38 | | Â | Panthers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Elijah Terry makes two point layup | 18-25 |
| 10:18 | | Â | Sam Godwin shooting foul (Elijah Terry draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:18 | | +1 | Elijah Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-25 |
| 9:56 | | Â | Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:54 | | Â | Brycen Goodine offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:49 | | +2 | Brycen Goodine makes two point tip layup | 19-27 |
| 9:29 | | Â | Orlando Horton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Duke Miles steals) | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Kobe Elvis turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Terry steals) | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Elijah Terry turnover (bad pass) (Brycen Goodine steals) | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon personal foul | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon shooting foul (Duke Miles draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:03 | | +1 | Duke Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 19-28 |
| 9:03 | | +1 | Duke Miles makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-29 |
| 9:03 | | +1 | Duke Miles makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 19-30 |
| 8:38 | | Â | Marcel Bryant misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:36 | | Â | Elijah Terry offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:16 | | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Terry steals) | Â |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup (Elijah Terry assists) | 21-30 |
| 7:46 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway personal foul (Duke Miles draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:46 | | +1 | Duke Miles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-31 |
| 7:46 | | +1 | Duke Miles makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-32 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jordan Tillmon makes two point layup | 23-32 |
| 7:19 | | Â | Braelon Bush personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Jeremiah Fears misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Elijah Terry defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup (Elijah Terry assists) | 25-32 |
| 6:44 | | Â | Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:25 | | Â | Kobe Elvis personal foul (Marcel Bryant draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:08 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Elijah Terry offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Glenn Taylor Jr. shooting foul (Elijah Terry draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:06 | | +1 | Elijah Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-32 |
| 6:06 | | Â | Elijah Terry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | Mohamed Wague defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Jeremiah Fears misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:14 | | Â | Brycen Goodine defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:05 | | Â | Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:03 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:43 | | Â | Zaakir Sawyer misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:41 | | Â | Brycen Goodine defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:21 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:01 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Zaakir Sawyer personal foul (Glenn Taylor Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:57 | | +1 | Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-33 |
| 3:57 | | +1 | Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-34 |
| 3:46 | | Â | Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | Brycen Goodine defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Sooners turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 2:43 | | +2 | Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup | 28-34 |
| 2:20 | | Â | Jeremiah Fears turnover (lost ball) (Tanahj Pettway steals) | Â |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Marcel Bryant makes two point jump shot (Tanahj Pettway assists) | 30-34 |
| 2:12 | | Â | Sooners 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:57 | | +3 | Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Sam Godwin assists) | 30-37 |
| 1:46 | | Â | Braelon Bush misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:38 | | Â | Braelon Bush personal foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-38 |
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-39 |
| 1:19 | | Â | Tanahj Pettway turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Orlando Horton Jr. personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:04 | | +1 | Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-40 |
| 1:04 | | +1 | Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-41 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Tanahj Pettway makes two point layup | 32-41 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Marcel Bryant shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-42 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-43 |
| 0:00 | | Â | Braelon Bush misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |