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Pack Leads Sooners Past Auburn 91-79 on First-Half 3-Point Barrage

A first-half perimeter surge powered a balanced Oklahoma win that deepens Auburn’s NCAA bubble pressure.

Overview

  • Oklahoma snapped a two-game skid with a 91-79 victory in Norman, using a blistering start from long range to seize control before halftime.
  • The Sooners hit 10 of 14 threes in the first half and finished 13 of 19 from deep, a season-best 68.4% from distance.
  • Nijel Pack scored 22 points to lead Oklahoma, with Mohamed Wague adding 18 and going 10-for-12 at the line, plus nine rebounds, four steals and four blocks.
  • Derrion Reid (16) and Xzayvier Brown (14) rounded out Oklahoma’s balanced scoring, while Auburn relied heavily on Kevin Overton and Keyshawn Hall, who each had 26.
  • Only four of Auburn’s 37 second-half points came from players other than Overton or Hall, as the Tigers dropped their sixth in seven; next up, Auburn hosts Ole Miss and Oklahoma visits LSU on Saturday.