Fears scores 18 as No. 21 Oklahoma beats Georgia Tech 76-61 in SEC/ACC Challenge

AP
Dec 03, 2024

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Jeremiah Fears scored 18 points to lead No. 21 Oklahoma past Georgia Tech 76-61 in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night.

Jalon Moore had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Sooners (8-0), and Kobe Elvis scored 12. It was Oklahoma's first game since pushing its way into the AP Top 25 rankings by defeating Providence, Arizona and Louisville to win the Battle 4 Atlantis last week.

Jaeden Mustaf scored 16 points, Lance Terry had 14 and Duncan Powell added 11 points and 12 rebounds for Georgia Tech (4-4). Baye Ndongo, the No. 2 scorer and top rebounder for the Yellow Jackets this season, finished with four points and four rebounds in only 14 minutes because of foul trouble.

Georgia Tech jumped out to a 17-6 lead before the Sooners chipped away and trimmed their deficit to 34-30 at halftime.

Oklahoma took its first lead since the opening minute on a 3-pointer by Duke Mikes about three minutes into the second half that put the Sooners up 37-34. A 3-pointer by Elvis put Oklahoma ahead 51-41 with about 11 minutes remaining.

Georgia Tech: The Sooners outscored the Yellow Jackets 26-12 at the free-throw line in a game that was relatively even otherwise.

Oklahoma: Eight Sooners played at least 19 minutes, and five scored in double figures.

Fears made a short jumper and was fouled by Ndongo with 15:26 remaining. It was Ndongo’s fourth foul, and Fears made the free throw to put the Sooners up 42-36.

Georgia Tech’s first field goal in the second half came with 12:23 remaining. The Yellow Jackets missed their first eight shots after the break.

The Yellow Jackets visit North Carolina on Saturday. The Sooners host Alcorn State at McCasland Field House on Saturday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
34
OKLA
Sooners
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Doryan Onwuchekwa vs. Sam Godwin (Sooners gains possession)
19:46		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
19:44		Sam Godwin offensive rebound
19:39		Sam Godwin turnover (Luke O'Brien steals)
19:31	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup	2-0
19:24	+3	Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)	2-3
19:16	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	5-3
19:00		Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
18:58		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
18:48	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	7-3
18:12	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup	7-5
17:48		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Fears steals)
17:41		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
17:39		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
17:24	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	10-5
17:24		Jeremiah Fears shooting foul
17:24	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-5
17:06		Sam Godwin misses two point layup
17:04		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
16:56		Duke Miles personal foul
16:47		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
16:45		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
16:32		Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
16:30		Lance Terry defensive rebound
16:16		Lance Terry misses two point layup
16:14		Sam Godwin defensive rebound
15:58		Duncan Powell personal foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:46		Jeremiah Fears misses two point layup
15:44		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
15:19		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
15:17		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
15:12		Jeremiah Fears turnover (Duncan Powell steals)
15:11		Jeremiah Fears personal foul
15:01		Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul
15:01		Doryan Onwuchekwa turnover
14:56		Doryan Onwuchekwa blocks Glenn Taylor Jr.'s two point layup
14:54		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
14:32	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	13-5
14:10		Doryan Onwuchekwa shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
14:10	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-6
14:10		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:10		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
14:10	+2	Lance Terry makes two point jump shot	15-6
13:56		Sooners 30 second timeout
13:30		Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
13:28		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
13:06		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
13:04		Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
12:56		Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
12:53		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
12:53		Mohamed Wague personal foul
12:39	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	17-6
12:18		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul
11:55	+3	Kobe Elvis makes three point jump shot	17-9
11:41		Kobe Elvis shooting foul
11:41		TV timeout
11:41		Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:41	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-9
11:20		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
11:18		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
10:52		Doryan Onwuchekwa misses three point jump shot
10:49		Sooners defensive rebound
10:28		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-10
10:28	+1	Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-11
10:05	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	20-11
9:39		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
9:37		Lance Terry defensive rebound
9:14		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
9:11		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
9:11		Baye Ndongo personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
9:11	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-12
9:11	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-13
8:50		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
8:48		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
8:48	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point tip layup	22-13
8:29	+2	Duke Miles makes two point jump shot	22-15
8:12		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
8:10		Luke Northweather defensive rebound
7:54		Jump ball. Luke Northweather vs. Duncan Powell (Sooners gains possession)
7:54		Duke Miles misses three point jump shot
7:52		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
7:52		Jalon Moore turnover
7:52		TV timeout
7:38		Duke Miles personal foul
7:27	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	24-15
7:22	+2	Glenn Taylor Jr. makes two point layup	24-17
7:22		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Glenn Taylor Jr. draws the foul)
7:22	+1	Glenn Taylor Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-18
6:58		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
6:51		Lance Terry offensive rebound
6:34		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
6:32		Sooners defensive rebound
6:32		Duncan Powell personal foul
6:32	+1	Luke Northweather makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-19
6:32		Luke Northweather misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:32		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
6:16	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	26-19
6:04	+3	Kobe Elvis makes three point jump shot	26-22
5:30	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	28-22
5:14	+3	Kobe Elvis makes three point jump shot	28-25
5:06		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
4:50	+3	Jaeden Mustaf makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	31-25
4:22		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
4:20		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	34-25
3:46	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	34-28
3:27		Luke Northweather blocks Lance Terry's two point layup
3:25		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
3:10		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
3:08		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:07		TV timeout
2:44		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
2:42		Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound
2:34		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
2:32		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
2:21		Sam Godwin misses two point jump shot
2:19		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
2:07		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
2:05		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
1:43		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
1:41		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
1:38		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
1:36		Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
1:24		Naithan George personal foul
1:24	+1	Brycen Goodine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-29
1:24	+1	Brycen Goodine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-30
0:59		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
0:57		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
0:34		Doryan Onwuchekwa blocks Jalon Moore's two point layup
0:32		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
0:31		Jalon Moore turnover
0:08		Lance Terry turnover
0:05		Jeremiah Fears misses two point layup
0:03		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Fears scores 18 as No. 21 Oklahoma beats Georgia Tech 76-61 in SEC/ACC Challenge

1st Half GTYellow Jackets34OKLASooners30

1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
34
OKLA
Sooners
30