NORMAN, Okla.—Freshman guard Jeremiah Fears scored a career-high 31 points and Oklahoma defeated No. 15 Missouri 96–84 on Wednesday night to boost its NCAA Tournament hopes.
It was Oklahoma’s fifth win over a Top 25 team this season, and Missouri was the highest ranked among them. The Sooners (18–12, 5–12 Southeastern Conference) were coming off losses to ranked opponents Kentucky and Ole Miss by a combined four points.
Mark Mitchell scored 18 points and Caleb Grill added 16 points and eight rebounds for Missouri (21–9, 10–7), which has lost three of four.
Missouri thumped Oklahoma 82–58 on Feb. 12, but Oklahoma shot 69 percent from the field in the first half of the rematch to take a 50–37 lead into the break. It was the Sooners’ highest-scoring opening half of the season.
Oklahoma senior Sam Godwin scored 12 points on Senior Night before getting injured with 5:32 left in the first half. He did not return. He sat on the bench in the second half with a large bag of ice wrapped around his right knee and a brace on the leg.
