Austin, TX (Sports Network) - Behind a career-high 31 points from Myck
Kabongo, the Texas Longhorns earned the upset win over the Oklahoma Sooners,
92-86 in overtime, in Big 12 Conference action at the Frank Erwin Center.
Kabongo also added eight rebounds, six assists and four steals for the
Longhorns (13-15, 5-10 Big 12), who had lost four of their previous six games.
Sheldon McClellan added 18 points and eight rebounds while going a perfect 13-
of-13 from the free-throw line. Demarcus Holland added 10 points and knocked
down a pair of 3-pointers.
Oklahoma (18-9, 9-6) was led by Romero Osby, who also scored a career-high 31
points. Steven Pledger added 18 points and Amath M'Baye managed 16 points for
the Sooners, who saw a brief two-game win streak come to a close.
After shooting an incredible 70.8 percent from the field in the first half,
including 7-of-9 attempts from beyond the arc, Oklahoma carried a 43-28 lead
into halftime.
In the second half, Texas made a run by holding the Sooners to 35.7 percent
shooting from the field while making 46.7 percent from the floor itself. A
jumper in the final seconds of regulation from Kabongo allowed Texas to tie
the game at 77-77 and force overtime.
Osby scored six points in the extra session as the Longhorns outscored the
Sooners, 15-9, to claim the win.
Texas shot an impressive 26-of-35 from the foul line on the evening and
managed to score 26 points off of 16 Oklahoma turnovers.
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