Live Updates From No. 8 Oklahoma’s Battle With No. 22 Missouri

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FOURTH QUARTER

Final: OU 17, Missouri 6

Eli Bowen pulled down the interception to seal the Sooners' win in the final minute and John Mateer takes a knee to keep OU in line for a College Football Playoff appearance.

— Aber

1:45 Fourth Quarter

Grayson Miller keeps coming up big, this time pinned the Tigers at their own 8, leaving Missouri with a huge hill to climb to threaten to get back into the game.

—Aber

5:40 Fourth Quarter

This Missouri drive was a little bit more harrowing, as the Tigers drove to the OU 21, but the Sooners' defense came up big again, as Beau Pribula threw an incompletion on fourth down to give OU the ball back with a chance to put the game away.

7:21 Fourth Quarter

On a long Missouri pass play, Oklahoma defensive end Taylor Wein was shaken up.

Wein remained down on the ground for a few moments before getting up and jogging back to the sidelines, not stopping at the he injury tent. Wein appears to be getting some treatment on his right eye, though it doesn't look like a major injury.

— Aber

8:29 Fourth Quarter

The Sooners remain in solid position, but still can't get the knockout blow.

OU seems content to play back-and-forth with punts, eating down the clock without putting the ball in harm's way..

Grayson Miller's punt has the Tigers starting at their own 12.

— Aber

10:05 Fourth Quarter

Without the threat of Ahmad Hardy, Missouri's offense looks awfully lifeless.

Kendal Daniels made a nice open-field tackle on third down to force yet another Tigers' punt and the Sooners will start at their own 34.

— Aber

11:26 Fourth Quarter

The Sooners' offense didn't get much of anywhere, but Grayson Miller's punt pinned Missouri at its 11, giving the Tigers and uphill battle to get back into this game as time starts to dwindle.

— Aber

12:47 Fourth Quarter

OU's pass rush continues to thrive.

Adepoju Adebawore sacked Beau Pribula on first down and Taylor Wein and Gracen Halton combined on a third-down sack to force a Missouri three-and-out and give the Sooners the ball back at their own 43.

— Aber

14:11 Fourth Quarter

Xavier Robinson was stopped for a 1-yard loss on the first play of the quarter, forcing another Grayson Miller punt.

Miller has six punts for a 47.3-yard average.

— Aber

Third Quarter Stats:

THIRD QUARTER

0:00 Third Quarter

Jacobe Johnson INT on a corner throw to Coleman by Pribula. Wow. One play after the Powers targeting ejection. Three weeks ago at Tennessee, a big defensive bust preceded a takeway, and last week at Bama, a missed defensive opportunity preceded another takeaway. OU's defense just makes plays.

— Hoover

2:12 Third Quarter

A lot happened there.

Reggie Powers III was flagged for targeting. OU fans didn’t love the call, as it came after a tipped pass, but it looked like targeting after the replay and it was a quick review.

Powers will miss the first half against LSU next week.

On the next play, Jacobe Johnson made a fantastic play on the ball to haul in an interception, which is OU’s first turnover of the day.

— Chapman

2:33 Second Quarter

Good grief. Another third down stop by the Sooners is wiped out by a personal foul penalty -- this one by Reggie Powers, who was playing great. Ejected for targeting after a third-down incompletion. He'll miss the first half next week vs. LSU too.

— Hoover

6:23 Second Quarter

Xavier Robinson with a couple of nice, powerful, tough runs, but he comes out of the game limping. Chris Plank reports they’re looking at his left leg (he was hampered last week on hi right leg).

— Hoover

6:07 Third Quarter

That almost worked out for John Mateer, but on third-and-2, why not just throw the ball to Javonnie Gibson and move the chains? Think that may have played into Sategna looking surprised that the ball bounced off his hands.

— Chapman

9:16 Third Quarter

Another stop by the Oklahoma defense to start the third quarter and support the offense, which may be stumbling again. Really nice tackle by David Stone to stuff Hardy at the line, then a great one-on-one tackle by Courtland Guillory to force the punt.

— Hoover

11:36 Third Quarter

Out of the timeout… Oklahoma’s offense just looked confused.

Mateer altered things at the line, and he ended up with a pair of Tigers on his back.

Thankfully for Mateer, he had Tate Sandell handy to hit a 45-yard field goal to extend OU’s lead to 17-6.

— Chapman

12:56 Third Quarter

Couple of nice intermediate throws by Mateer to Sategna and Xavier Robinson to spark the drive, but boy he missed a sure touchdown to Deion Burks down the right sideline. Wide open past the corner.

Then, facing third-and-4, Sooners need to burn a timeout as Mateer and Burks can’t get on the same page.

— Hoover

Halftime stats:

SECOND QUARTER

Halftime

One unsung play by the OU defense that half helped the Sooners turn things around:

The throw out wide to Coleman, who appeared to have an easy route to a first down, was grabbed and spun out of bounds three yards short of the stick by Reggie Powers.

That forced the timeout exchange, on which Eli Drinkwitz wanted a field goal, then he decided to go for it, then he switched back to a field goal.

Peyton Bowen then came off the edge to block the kick, Isaiah Sategna took one to the house (OU’s second week in a row with an 87-yard touchdown), and the Sooners seized control.

Without that effort by Powers, Mizzou might have gone down and scored another touchdown, and instead of OU leading 14-3 just a few minutes later, the Tigers might have been up 14-0 and the thing would feel very much over.

— Hoover

0:17 Second Quarter

Oliver Robbins’ short field goal on fourth-and-goal from the 3 is a win for Oklahoma’s defense as the Sooners will go into halftime up 14-6. OU gets the ball to start the second half.

Big hit by Michael Boganowski to stone Ahmad Hardy on third-and-goal and force the 3-pointer.

Jayden Jackson was in the injury tent and then went into the locker room. Looked like his leg planted and skidded, but it also looked like medical personnel were looking at his hand. Hard to say.

— Hoover

0:17 Second Quarter

Third time’s the charm for Missouri’s kicking operation.

No risk of a block there, the Tigers cut OU’s lead down to 14-6 right before half.

— Chapman

2:22 Second Quarter

Tough run by Mateer there to set up first and goal, and he comes back with an RPO touchdown pass to Javonnie Gibson.

That run, capped off by a big hit, seems to have given Mateer a little life.

Sooners lead 14-3.

— Hoover

3:05 Second Quarter

That penalty feels emblematic of how John Mateer has just not been seeing the field. A clear defensive offside penalty, free play, receivers are sprinting deep, and Mateer takes the checkdown for 6 yards.

— Hoover

5:20 Second Quarter

Pribula saves a likely defensive touchdown and Mizzou will punt.

Pribula was winding up to throw a quick screen and Roberts stepped up to block and knocked the football out of Pribula’s hands.

The ball dribbles around at the Mizzou 4, and Pribula hops on it.

— Hoover

5:16 Second Quarter

Order appears to have been restored.

The defense avoided a penalty and let Pribula blow up the drive.

First, Owen Heinecke hit the Missouri quarterback to force an incompletion. Then a holding call backed the Tigers up before Pribula dropped the ball on third down, allowing Taylor Wein to pick up an easy sack. Add a false start in there, and the OU defense enjoyed that drive.

Missouri’s punter also shanked the kick, so the Sooners are taking over at the plus-40. This needs to be a touchdown, not a field goal.

— Chapman

6:45 Second Quarter

Wow. Great play design there by Arbuckle. Isaiah Sategna lined up as the inside receiver in a trips left, started his route to the outside, then cut across the middle of the defense and was uncovered. Mateer hit him in stride and he used that elite speed to score an 87-yard touchdown, the sixth-longest passing play in OU history.

The Sooners were that close to being down 10-0, but a timeout by Venables, a blocked FG by Peyton Bowen and a clever call and great execution on a pass play — all in the span of about 90 seconds on the clock — has OU in front 7-3.

— Hoover

7:29 Second Quarter

Goodness. After the FG block by Peyton Bowen to keep it a 3-0 game, Gracen Halton gets hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to push the offense back.

The Sooners have shown maturity all year in going 4-0 on the road, but they’ve also shown a frequent lack of discipline and ability to control their emotions.

— Hoover

7:37 Second Quarter

It was Gracen Halton who got flagged for another boneheaded penalty after the play.

He started the game by going after Missouri defensive end Zion Young at the coin toss, then he went after the Tigers’ holder after the block.

Oklahoma has totally lost its head in the first half, and now the offense gets more bad field position.

— Chapman

7:37 Second Quarter

Oklahoma almost got the first Missouri field goal.

Peyton Bowen blocked the second. It stays at 3-0, but there are flags for a fracas after the play.

— Chapman

8:11 Second Quarter

Coleman with a catch on third down and appeared to get the edge on his way to a first down, but Reggie Powers vice-gripped him and slung him out of bounds.

Mizzou timeout and seems to be coming on for a field goal.

— Hoover

7:42 Second Quarter

Missouri is going to talk this over, but I would go for it if I were Drinkwitz.

Oklahoma’s offense has done absolutely nothing in the first half, and going up 10-0 means the Sooners have to pull two scoring drives out of their hat instead of one.

We’ll see what he does after this timeout.

— Chapman

10:36 Second Quarter

Another incomplete pass, and other OU punt.

After three full possessions each, Missouri has 73 yards offense, OU is at 17.

Sooners have 23 passing and negative-6 rushing. Mizzou has run 24 plays, OU 13.

Time of possession: 16:00 for Missouri, 6 for OU.

Those are all trending badly for the Sooners.

— Hoover

10:36 Second Quarter

The biggest win on that drive might simply be that Oklahoma was unable to avoid a safety and flip the field back.

Consecutive first downs were negated by Mateer pushing the ball so far out of bounds that Keontez Lewis couldn’t get a pass interference call and a batted ball at the line. Then Mateer almost threw a pick, and even if he had completed the pass, there was a holding flag on the o-line.

The offense has been atrocious so far. Venables’ defense might need to score again today.

— Chapman

11:12 Second Quarter

Keontez Lewis with the catch, his first since he hit the wall in the Kent State game. Not sure what his injury was (he was available the following week).

Mateer with three straight throws and the OU offense is moving. His fourth throw is a deep sideline route a bit overthrown to Lewis.

— Hoover

12:42 Second Quarter

Owen Heinecke drops Jamal Roberts for a 6-yard loss and a 1-yard gain to force a Mizzou punt.

But Connor Weselman’s 39-yard point is downed at the 3.

Guessing Arbuckle will try to get Xavier Robinson involved here.

— Hoover

14:11 Second Quarter

After a dumb taunting penalty on third-down gives Mizzou new life, starting safety Robert Spears-Jennings is on the OU sideline getting his shoulder looked at.

Sideline reporter Chris Plank says RJ is in the injury tent with medical personnel.

— Hoover

14:16 Second Quarter

What an incredibly stupid penalty.

It was announced that PJ Adebawore got an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the sideline, but Miguel Chavis spent the entire time after the play ripping into Danny Okoye.

The Sooners had Missouri off the field and punting, but instead, Okoye stood over Jordan Harris and extended the drive.

— Chapman

First quarter stats:

FIRST QUARTER

1:11 First Quarter

David Wilson chases down Mateer for a big sack and it’s another three-and-out — this one going backwards (-14 yards, they have minus-7 net yards on two drives).

The Missouri defense is really, really good. Not a good matchup for Ben Arbuckle and his offense.

— Hoover

2:15 First Quarter

For a minute there, after Hardy gashed the Sooner defense on back-to-back runs, it looked like OU was teetering.

But then Kip Lewis gets a TFL, Damonic Williams gets a sack and Gracen Halton gets a TFL and the Tigers will punt.

— Hoover

2:15 First Quarter

Some very… interesting… dances by the Oklahoma defensive line there on that drive. But OU fans will take it, because it means the Sooners drove Missouri in the other direction.

John Mateer and the offense will have great field position to start their second drive.

— Chapman

5:41 First Quarter

Oklahoma took less than a minute off the clock and the defense is right back to work.

Maybe the OU defense can deliver a scoop-and-score or a pick-six to help the offense out today.

— Hoover

6:08 First Quarter

Bad start for the Oklahoma offense: three-and-out. Mateer tried to fit in two tight windows, and Mizzou DBs responded with two PBUs. Checks down to Kanak for 7 yards on third down and it’s a Grayson Miller punt.

— Hoover

6:37 First Quarter

Oklahoma’s starters on offense:

Fasusi - Pierre-Louis - Maikkula - Nwaiwu - Fodje

Burks - Sategna - Kanak - Gibson

Mateer - Robinson

— Chapman

6:37 First Quarter

The holding penalty on Keagen Trost proves detrimental for the Mizzou offense. The Tigers were having no trouble on first, second or third down and ate up more than half the first quarter, but then suddenly they faced a long-yardage situation, and the Sooner defense pinned its ears back and chased Pribula to almost midfield to force an incompletion on third and long.

Robert Meyer’s 39-yard field goal (barely) gives Mizzou a 3-0 lead.

TV replay showed that Meyer actually kicked the grass about a foot behind the ball. Ouch.

— Hoover

10:19 First Quarter

Bad start for the Oklahoma defense as Mizzou converts two straight third-down conversions and a couple of second-down conversions. OU has had trouble tackling Hardy and zeroing in on Pribula.

— Hoover

15:00 First Quarter

Oklahoma’s starters on defense:

Wein - Dam. Williams - Halton - Jones Jr.

Heinecke - Kip Lewis - Daniels

Guillory - Spears-Jennings - P. Bowen - E. Bowen

— Chapman

Two minutes until kickoff

That was a contentious meeting of captains before the coin toss. Gracen Halton spent the whole time jawing with Missouri’s Zion Young.

Once we got to the toss, the Sooners won it. They will defer. Missouri’s offense up first.

— Chapman

22 minutes until kickoff

The Sooners presented their three team awards on the field before Saturday's game insteafd of making the presentation a part of next week's Senior Day acitivities.

Seven players were honored:

Derrick Shepard Most Inspirational Walk-on Award: Major Melson and Ben Anderson

Bob Kalsu Award: Gracen Halton, Damonic Williams, Kobie McKinzie

Don Key Award: Owen Heinecke, Febechi Nwaiwu

— Ryan Aber

33 minutes until kickoff

The famed Dr. Shin just got a standing ovation as he entered the northeast tunnel.

Odd considering that Mateer has not really rebounded from his hand injury. Also, the Thunder’s Jalen Williams has not returned to action after he visited Dr. Shin.

But the memes live on in Norman. Never forget the memes.

— Chapman

38 minutes until kickoff

Running back Xavier Robinson appears to have a pretty large wrap on his right knee still.

He took a helmet to that knee last week in Tuscaloosa. He eventually returned to the game after a trip to the injury tent, but Robinson did not look the same after his trip to the tent.

— Chapman

41 minutes until kickoff

True freshman Ryan Fodje is still running with the 1’s at right tackle and Derek Simmons is with the 2’s in warmups.

— Chapman

90 minutes until kickoff

Defensive end R Mason Thomas and defensive back Gentry Williams have officially been ruled out of today’s game per the final SEC Availability Report of the week.

— Chapman