The Tribune

By KALANI TAKASE

Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — Isaiah Cousins scored 19 points and Buddy Hield added 18 as No. 7 Oklahoma cruised to a 78-55 victory over No. 9 Villanova last night in the Pearl Harbor Invitational.

Ryan Spangler and Dinjiyl Walker had 11 points apiece and Jordan Woodward added 10 for the Sooners (6-0), who never trailed in the game.

The Sooners went 14 of 26 from 3-point range with making all four of his attempts and

Hield going 4 of 9. It was the most 3-pointers in a game this season for Oklahoma.

Josh Hart, Phil Booth and Ryan Arcidiacono scored 10 points each for the Wildcats (7-1), who shot 32 per cent from the field, including going 4 of 32 on 3-point attempts.

Cousins, a senior point guard, was 7 of 14 from the field and had 10 assists. He scored 11 points in the second half. Hield, also a senior guard, had 14 points by halftime while Spangler, a senior forward, grabbed 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double.

Walker, a reserve, made three 3-pointers in 18 minutes.

Half of Oklahoma’s field goals were 3-pointers, including 8 of 12 from behind the arc in the second half.

The Sooners opened the game by making their first six field goals — all 3-pointers. Walker’s basket with 12 minutes left in the first half gave the Sooners a 22-10 lead.

During an Oklahoma scoreless stretch of nearly 6 minutes later in the first half, Villanova went on a 11-0 run, capped by two free throws by Hart, to pull even at 26. The Sooners then scored the final six points of the half.

Villanova pulled within 50-42 on layup by Arcidiacono at the 11:10 mark of the second half, but Oklahoma answered with a 10-2 run, culminating with a 3 by Cousins to stretch its lead to 60-44.