Associated press

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalon Moore scored 19 of his career-high and tied the game with 23 points in the second half and Jeremiah Fears had 15 points and four steals and Oklahoma pulled away in the second half Monday night, beating Northwestern State by 73 -57 .

Dayton transfer Kobe Elvis added 10 points and Sam Godwin grabbed 10 rebounds to go with eight points for Oklahoma (2-0).

Micah Thomas led Northwestern State (1-2) with 20 points and Addison Patterson scored 16. Willie Williams added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

After Moore — a 6-foot-4 freshman guard who was a top recruit in the class of 2025 before being reclassified — and Elvis each hit a pair of free throws. Fears made a layup and then was fouled when he hit a jumper and made the and-1 free throw, giving the Sooners a one-point lead with 14 minutes to play. Patterson answered with a tip-in at the other end, but Moore made a 3-pointer, a layup and another from behind the arc before Elvis capped a 19-4 run with a layup that tied the score at about 5 minutes later it was 51-44.

Moore converted a three-point play and then hit two free throws before Glenn Taylor Jr. made a layup to give Oklahoma an 11-point lead with 5 minutes to play. Taylor added a 3-pointer with 3:47 to go and Northwestern State trailed by double digits the rest of the way.

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