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NORMAN, Okla. — Marcus Carr made a tiebreaking jumper with 48 seconds left, and No. 6 Texas was an ideal 6-for-6 from the foul line in the ultimate half-minute to flee Oklahoma with a 70-69 victory Saturday in the Big 12 opener for each groups.
It was the Longhorns’ fourth straight win on the Sooners’ residence courtroom.
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Grant Sherfield had a game-high 22 factors for Oklahoma (9-4), which led for a lot of the second half till Carr’s shot gave Texas (12-1) a 64-62 benefit.
From there, the Sooners managed a pair of layups and a half-court shot on the buzzer from Jacob Groves however couldn’t catch the Longhorns, who didn’t miss a free throw down the stretch and completed 15-of-16 from the stripe.
It was the sixth win in a row for Texas and raised the document of performing coach Rodney Terry — who’s guiding the Longhorns throughout head coach Chris Beard’s suspension — to 5-0.
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Carr, who had 41 factors in his final outing, didn’t get his first bucket till the ultimate 75 seconds of the primary half. He completed with 13 factors together with teammate Timmy Allen. Dylan Disu added 10 factors for the Longhorns.
Groves scored 17 factors for Oklahoma, going 5-of-9 from the 3-point line.
The Sooners led by as many as seven in the primary half and settled for a 35-31 halftime lead.
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Sir’Jabari Rice led the Longhorns’ comeback, getting fouled on a 3-point try and hitting all three free throws to tie the sport at 60. Rice made all seven of his free throws — all in the ultimate 2 minutes — and completed with 11 factors and 7 rebounds.
The Sooners missed eight straight pictures halfway via the second half, permitting Texas to get again in the sport.
The Longhorns have received 24 of the final 36 conferences in opposition to Oklahoma, together with the final three.
Texas hosts Kansas State on Tuesday, and Oklahoma continues its residence stretch in opposition to Iowa State on Wednesday.
