Mississippi State Bulldogs at Oklahoma Sooners

Fears scores 27 as Oklahoma knocks off No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 to snap a 5-game skid

Fears, an 18-year-old freshman, made 7 of 12 field goals and 11 of 14 free throws. It was one of his most efficient performances overall and his second-best scoring effort of the season.

Jalon Moore scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and Sam Godwin had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Sooners (17-10, 4-10 Southeastern Conference).

Josh Hubbard scored 19 points and KeShawn Murphy added 16 for Mississippi State (19-8, 7-7), which was coming off wins against ranked opponents Mississippi and Texas A&M.

Mississippi State led 37-34 at halftime, despite 15 points from Fears.

Moore made a 3-pointer, then dunked on a fast break to put the Sooners up 44-41 early in the second half. He hit another 3-pointer to push the margin to 53-48.

Oklahoma’s Brycen Goodine hit a 3-pointer from the corner and was fouled with 4:50 remaining. He made the free throw to put the Sooners up 81-69.

Mississippi State kept scrapping. Claudell Harris Jr. made a contested corner 3 to cut Oklahoma's lead to 90-87 with 28 seconds remaining.

Takeaways Mississippi State: The Bulldogs had 20 offensive rebounds and 21 second-chance points yet shot just 39.7% from the field.

Oklahoma: The Sooners, who have struggled with mistakes this season, committed just 11 turnovers.

Key moment Moore collected a defensive rebound in traffic and was fouled with 11.3 seconds remaining. He made the first of two free throws to give Oklahoma a 93-87 lead.

Key stat Oklahoma shot 68% from the field in the second half and 52.7% overall.

Up next Mississippi State visits No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday night.

Oklahoma hosts No. 17 Kentucky on Wednesday night.

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