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Razorbacks falter at end, dropping game to Oklahoma, 65-62

Costly turnover kills Hogs’ final shot against Sooners, now have long wait before Kentucky game and Calipari’s return

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In a game that featured 11 ties and five lead changes, Oklahoma’s Jalon Moore made the first of two free throws, missing the second, with 1:15 left to give the Sooners a 63-62 lead.

Neither team scored over the next minute plus before Moore had a breakaway dunk with 0.7 seconds left to lift Oklahoma to a 65-62 victory Saturday night at Bud Walton Arena.

With 24 seconds left, Oklahoma’s Mohamed Wague was called for an offensive foul. Arkansas wound the clock down to 12 seconds before taking a timeout. Johnell Davis had a back-door layup attempt with four seconds left, but could not convert, leading to a Duke Miles defensive rebound and pass to Moore for the final bucket.

One of the game’s turning points was Oklahoma erasing a six-point deficit on back-to-back possessions by making three free throws each trip when Arkansas was whistled for fouling on 3-point attempts. Luke Northweather made the first trio of free throws with 9:33 left. Then, Jeremiah Frears hit three free throws with 9:01 left to tie the game.

From that point, the game was tied six more times over the final 8:39 until Moore’s free throw with 1:15 left.

Fears led Oklahoma with 16 points, going 7-of-7 at the line, while Moore scored 13 points.

For Arkansas Johnell Davis scored a season-high 18 points and had a season-high four steals. D.J. Wagner added 13 points with Adou Thiero and Zvonimir Ivisic each scoring 10 points.

Arkansas will not play a midweek game next week and returns to action at Kentucky next Saturday.

Razorbacks guard Johnell Davis against Oklahoma

Arkansas Razorbacks guard Johnell Davis against the Oklahoma Sooners at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. / Nilsen Roman-HitThatLine.com

FIRST HALF: Oklahoma 35, Arkansas 31

• Arkansas scored first but Oklahoma used a 14-3 run, including spurts of 8-0 and 6-0, to lead 21-13.
• The Sooners led the rest of the first half.
• Oklahoma led by as many as 13 (33-20) before Arkansas closed the half with an 11-2 run for a four-point deficit.
• The difference in the half was Oklahoma making seven 3-pointers to Arkansas’ five.

Razorbacks guard DJ Wagner against Oklahoma

Arkansas Razorbacks guard DJ Wagner against the Oklahoma Sooners at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. / Nilsen Roman-HitThatLine.com

SECOND HALF: Arkansas 31, Oklahoma 30

• Arkansas started the second half out-scoring the Sooners 19-9, including a 14-5 spurt thanks to seven points from Ivisic and a 3-pointer from Thiero.
• Ivisic capped the 14-5 run with a 3-pointer to give Arkansas its largest lead of six points (50-44)
• After making 7-of-16 from 3-point range in the first half, the Sooners were 0-of-5 from deep in the second half.
• Johnell Davis led Arkansas with 11 second-half points.
• Jeremiah Fears led Oklahoma with 11 second-half points.

Razorbacks forward Karter Knox against Oklahoma

Arkansas Razorbacks forward Karter Knox against the Oklahoma Sooners at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. / Nilsen Roman-HitThatLine.com

GAME NOTES:

• For the second straight game, Arkansas’ starting lineup was D.J. Wagner, Johnell Davis, Karter Knox, Adou Thiero and Jonas Aidoo.
• Arkansas won the opening tip. The Razorbacks have won the tip in 16 of 20 games this year.
• D.J. Wagner scored the game’s first points, a layup in the lane at 19:37.
• Billy Richmond III was Arkansas’ first sub.
• The Arkansas and Oklahoma series includes 32 games dating back to the 1938-39 season. Arkansas owns a 17-15 advantage in the series, including an 8-6 record when the teams play in Fayetteville.
• This was the teams’ first meeting in Bud Walton Arena since Dec. 4, 2012, a game Arkansas won 81-78.
• The last three years, Arkansas and Oklahoma have met in the Crimson and Cardinal Classic at Tulsa’s BOK Center.
• Arkansas fell to 3-1 in one-possession games.

Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story.

2024 Razorbacks Football

Fri, Dec 27Liberty Bowl
vs Texas Tech (Memphis)
W, 39-26
Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
Sat, Oct 5vs TennesseeW, 19-14
Sat, Oct 19vs LSUL, 34-10
Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
Sat, Nov 2vs Ole MissL, 63-31
Sat, Nov 16vs TexasL, 20-10
Sat, Nov 23vs Louisiana TechW, 35-14
Sat, Nov 30@ MissouriL, 28-21

2024 High School Rankings

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bryant (21)13-02461
2.Greenwood (4)13-02242
3.Bentonville9-41855
4.Little Rock Parkview13-11734
5.Conway10-21563
6.Pulaski Academy10-31128
7.Shiloh Christian9-477
6.Benton10-2676
7.Fayetteville9-3527
9.Rogers8-4359
Others receiving votes: Arkadelphia 20, Farmington 15, Valley View 5, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mountain Home 2, Salem 2, Conway Christian 1, Little Rock Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (25)13-01251
2.Bentonville9-4983
3.Conway10-2772
4.Pulaski Academy10-3485
5.Fayetteville9-3174
Others receiving votes: Rogers 10.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (25)13-01251
2.Shiloh Christian9-4964
3.Benton10-2772
4.Mountain Home10-3513
5.Lake Hamilton8-420
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (25)13-11251
4.Farmington12-2904
3.Valley View12-1683
5.Hot Springs Lakeside10-3605
2.Joe T. Robinson10-2252
Others receiving votes: Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Arkadelphia (25)13-21252
2.Elkins14-1991
3.Little Rock Mills12-1523
4.Southside Batesville13-1465t
5.Warren10-3284
Others receiving votes: Malvern 3.
CLASS 3A
1.Salem (25)11-4125
2.Bismarck14-11001
3.Mansfield11-365
4.Fordyce11-1422
5.Osceola10-2214
Others receiving votes: Booneville 17, Prescott 3, Rivercrest 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Conway Christian (25)14-01252
2.East Poinsett Co.10-4984
3.Junction City9-468
5.Mount Ida9-341
4.Carlisle11-1251
Others receiving votes: Des Arc 8, Bigelow 6, Murfreesboro 3, Cross County 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)8-0751
2.Midland11-1502
3.Cedar Ridge9-2223
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.