NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Sooner Men and Women dominated their games at home Sunday afternoon. For the Sooner Men: Jalon Moore scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, freshman star Jeremiah Fears added 19 and No. 12 Oklahoma remained one of the four unbeaten teams in Division I men’s basketball by putting away a pesky Prairie View squad, 89-67 on Sunday.

Prairie View cut the Oklahoma lead to single digits on several occasions in the second half, but could get no closer than eight before the Sooners (13-0) eventually pushed the lead above 20 points in the closing minutes.

Oklahoma took a 43-32 halftime lead despite hitting only one field goal in the final 10 minutes. The Sooners compensated for that drought by hitting 18 of 19 free throws in the first 20 minutes.

Duke Miles was 7 for 7 at the foul line and hit both field goal attempts, both 3-pointers, scoring 13 of his 17 points in the first half.

Fears, twice the SEC freshman of the week this season, shot 7 of 11 to eclipse his average of 18 points per game.

The loss was the 12th straight for Prairie View (1-12), with its only win this season coming against a non-NCAA team. Tanahj Pettaway scored 22 points and Marcel Bryant had 14.

Takeaways

Oklahoma couldn’t put the Panthers away despite taking double-digits leads on several occasions in the game. Prairie View will finally return home for the first time in two months after playing 12 straight road games.

Key Moment

Prairie View cut the Sooners’ lead to nine for the final time with 8 minutes to play, before Moore sparked a 22-9 finish to clinch the victory.

Key Stat

Oklahoma shot 35 free throws, hitting 32. Prairie View was just 5 for 7.

Up next

The Sooners open the new year and SEC play at Alabama on Saturday afternoon. Prairie View hosts Grambling in its SWAC opener Saturday afternoon.

SOONER WOMEN

Raegan Beers had 19 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high four blocks to help No. 9 Oklahoma beat New Mexico State 82-64 on Sunday.

Sahara Williams added 18 points and Payton Verhulst scored 15 as the Sooners won their 16th straight home game to close out their non-conference slate.

It was Beers’ sixth double- double this season.

Oklahoma (12-1) trailed by one at the end of the first quarter, but despite cold shooting, managed to go on a 6-1 run at the end of the first half to lead 31-26 at intermission.

The Aggies (7-6) quickly wiped out that lead by starting the third quarter on a 7-0 run. The game went back and forth until the Sooners closed out the third with 10 straight points to go into the final quarter up 57-46.

Oklahoma extended the lead to 15 before New Mexico State made one final run to cut the lead to single digits with seven minutes remaining, but got no closer as the Sooners closed the game from that point on a 15-6 run.

Molly Kaiser scored 24 points to lead the Aggies.

TAKEAWAYS

The Aggies had no answer for the 6-foot-4 Beers and OU’s depth eventually wore them down, as the Sooners reserves outscored them 23-8.

KEY MOMENT

With the Sooners up by just one point late in the third quarter, Lexy Keys hit her second straight three to start a 10-0 run which eventually gave them a 13-point lead early in the fourth.

KEY STAT

Oklahomaoutrebounded New Mexico State 22-7 on the offensive boards, leading to a 24-2 advantage in second chance points.

UP NEXT

The Sooners open SEC play at home against No. 5 Texas on Thursday night. Tip is set for 8 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman and the top-10 showdown will air on ESPN2.

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