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Oklahoma Takes Down No. 12 Ole Miss

The Sooners recorded their first non-conference road win over a top-25 team in 16 years as they went on the road in the SEC and beat the Rebels.
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Oklahoma Takes Down No. 12 Ole Miss
Oklahoma Takes Down No. 12 Ole Miss

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By OU Media Relations

OXFORD, MS — No. 23-ranked Oklahoma used 24 points from Skylar Vann and notched a road win over No. 12/16 Ole Miss on Thursday night, knocking off the Rebels 80-70 in Oxford.

Vann led the way while freshman Sahara Williams added 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Sooners (2-0) secured their first non-conference road win over a top-25 team for the first time in 16 years.

The Sooners trailed 39-38 at the half but outscored Ole Miss (1-1) 24-16 in the third to build a lead. Another strong fourth quarter saw Vann score eight points as OU pulled away from the top-15 foe to win by 10.

Lexy Keys scored 11 points and Aubrey Joens added nine. OU shot 44% and scored 80 points on an Ole Miss team that had only surrendered 80 twice in the last two years. OU dished out 21 assists and was a critical 20-of-24 from the free throw line.

The Sooners return to Norman and take on Oral Roberts at 2 p.m. Sunday in Norman.

 

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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