NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Umoja Gibson scored a season-high 30 points and Oklahoma defeated No. 9 Texas Tech 70-55 on Wednesday night.
Gibson shot 8 of 11 on 3-pointers to help the Sooners (14-10, 4-7 Big 12) stop a three-game skid and halt Texas Tech’s three-game winning streak.
Elijah Harkless added 13 points and Jordan Goldwire had 10 for Oklahoma in the first of two meetings between the teams this season.
“We don’t look at it as another game, we look at it as another opportunity to prove ourselves and show the country who we are,” Gibson said. “And we did that tonight against a top-10 team in the country.”
Texas Tech (18-6, 7-4) got 12 points from Kevin McCullar, and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 11.
Gibson’s long-range shooting sparked the Sooners early. The transfer from North Texas had 13 points by halftime, but Oklahoma still trailed by five going into the locker room.
The Sooners started fast out of the break, using an 11-5 run in the first four minutes of the second…
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