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Redshirt senior guard Lexy Keys and junior center Raegan Beers during the game against Oral Roberts on Dec. 15.

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No. 10 Oklahoma (10-1) won 72-62 against No. 20 Michigan (9-2) in the Jumpman Invitational on Tuesday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Sooners will head back home to Norman and play Omaha (7-4) at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center on SEC Network+.

Here are the takeaways and highlights from the game:

Top Scorers

  • Redshirt senior forward Skylar Vann had 12 points, four rebounds and four assists.
  • Senior guard Payton Verhulst had 12 points, four rebounds and two assists.
  • Redshirt senior guard Lexy Keys had 11 points and one assist.
  • Sophomore forward Sahara Williams had 10 points, four rebounds and one assist.
  • Junior center Raegen Beers had nine points, 10 rebounds and one assist.

Top Stats

  • From the floor, Oklahoma made 24 of 64 shots (37.5%), the lowest shooting percentage of the season.
  • OU continues to struggle from three-point range. Against the Wolverines, the Sooners made 8 of 26 attempts (30.8%) from within the arc despite redshirt senior guard Neveah Tot making both of her three point attempts.
  • From the free throw line, the Sooners shot 16 for 24 (66.7%).

Top Takeaways

  • Michigan played a tough man-on-man defense, but the Sooners prevailed and worked hard to get under the ball and grab it from the glass. Against the Wolverines, the Sooners secured 44 rebounds.
  • The Sooners forced Michigan to turn the ball over 26 times, causing the Sooners to score 20 points off turnovers.
  • Michigan’s defense worked Oklahoma hard. The Wolverines forced the Sooners to play physically and kept Beers, who averages 17.7 points per game, to one point in the first half.
  • Against Michigan, Oklahoma had 18 personal fouls. In the fourth quarter, Beers received her fifth personal foul and fouled out of the game.

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