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LOS ANGELES A few feet away and 11 months after the buzzer-beater that broke the Bruins’ back, Ethan Anderson, with his own ailing back, caught a chaotic pass at the top of the key with the shot clock running down and no time left to think. So the sophomore point guard let it fly.
Anderson, at first, seemed slated for only a bit part in USC’s Saturday night meeting with UCLA, the first on-court edition of the crosstown rivalry since Jonah Mathews sunk his stunning shot to best the Bruins last March. UCLA was down its two best big men, leaving USC’s 7-foot star freshman, Evan Mobley, with perhaps the softest matchup of his college career thus far.
Reaves returns and No. 9 Oklahoma holds off Iowa State 79-72
By CLIFF BRUNTFebruary 6, 2021 GMT
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Austin Reaves was back to his usual stat-stuffing ways.
Oklahoma’s scoring leader this season missed the previous two games while in COVID-19 protocols. He returned Saturday and had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as No. 9 Oklahoma held off Iowa State 79-72 on Saturday for the Cyclones’ seventh straight loss.
“He’s a big piece to our team,” Oklahoma’s Brady Manek said. “He does well facilitating, getting guys open, sharing the ball. He’s got a good mind for the game. He plays well at his position, he gets off screens, finds open guys. . He really did a good job and on top of that, he scored a lot.
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In the first game of the 2021 SEC/Big 12 challenge, the Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to Norman to take on a hot Oklahoma team, ranked 24th in the nation and lost in a tough battle from start to finish.