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OU men's gymnastics beat No. 3 Illinois with a score of 330.700-325.500

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Oklahoma Sooners-Air Force men's gymnastics meet

Redshirt sophomore Leo Koike during the meet against Air Force Academy at McCasland Field House on Jan. 12.

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No. 2 Oklahoma beat No. 3 Illinois 330.700-325.500 Saturday night in Norman.

The Sooners (4-1) took down the Fighting Illini (1-1) in a high-scoring match to extend their undefeated home record as senior Emre Dodanli led the way.

On vault, Dodanli paved the way for the Sooners, sticking and scoring a 14.350 and tying Illinois freshman Ian Sandoval for the individual highest scorer for the event. Redshirt freshman Arthur Ballon scored a 13.000 to help secure Oklahoma the win in the event with a score of 56.200-55.700.

Leading the Sooners on the rings, senior Matthew Burgoyne set a career-high 14.100. Burgoyne and freshman Francisco Velez Belendez tied for the individual highest scorers, earning a team score of 55.750-45.250.

“We do a lot of work every single day, and the competition is where we get to see it all pay off. It’s a really good feeling,” Burgoyne said.

On the bars, sophomore Colin Flores made his mark with a score of 13.650, surpassing his season-high 13.000 and earning him the individual highest scorer for the event. The Sooners went on to win in the closest event of the night, 52.900-52.200.

With the highest team score of the season, the Sooners maintained their undefeated record at home. Next, Oklahoma will face Ohio State at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Covelli Center in Columbus.

What channel is Oklahoma vs. Illinois on today?

TV channel: ESPN+

Start time: 6 p.m.

Location: McCasland Field House

Notes: No. 2 Oklahoma is coming off a second place finish at the Rocky Mountain Open, while No. 3 Illinois is coming off a win against No. 7 Michigan.

Oklahoma men’s gymnastics schedule

Jan. 12: Oklahoma 318.200, Air Force 299.000

Jan. 18: Stanford 328.850, Oklahoma 327.200, Nebraska 320.450, Air Force 311.550, Simpson 291.150

Jan. 25: vs. Illinois at 6 p.m. (TV: ESPN+)

Feb. 2: at Ohio State at 12 p.m. (TV: N/A)

Feb. 8: vs. Stanford & Greenville at 6 p.m. (TV: ESPN+)

Feb. 15: vs. Michigan & Simpson at 6 p.m. (TV: ESPN+)

Feb. 21- Feb. 23: at Winter Cup at TBA (TV: NA)

Feb. 28: at Cal & Nebraska at 8 p.m. (TV: N/A)

Mar. 15: at William & Mary and Greenville at 1 p.m. (TV: N/A)

This story was edited by Josh McDaniel.

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