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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 83, Harvard 71
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, December 25, 2015
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials: # Don Dailey, # Michael Greenstein, # Keith Kimble
Attendance: 7251

Guard Buddy Hield scored 34 points, and No. 3 Oklahoma broke open a tight game early in second half en route to an 83-71 win over Harvard on Friday in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Oklahoma opened the second half with a 17-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Hield that put the Sooners ahead 50-35. Point guard Jordan Woodard added a pair of 3-pointers early in the second, as Oklahoma took command.

Harvard answered with a 12-0 run to get back into the game, but never regained the lead. Hield converted a three-point play with three minutes left to help the Sooners fend off Harvard's last challenge.

Harvard center Zena Edosomwan led the Crimson (5-7) with 25 points and 15 rebounds.

Woodard scored a career-high 28 points, and guard Isaiah Cousins scored seven points to reach 1,000 points for his career.

Harvard led 37-35 at halftime, behind 13 points and eight rebounds from Edosomwan. It was the first time the Sooners have trailed at halftime this season.

The Sooners (11-0) are one of five remaining unbeaten teams Division I, along with No. 1 Michigan State, No. 6 Xavier, No. 18 SMU and No. 25 South Carolina. Oklahoma is off to its best start since the Blake Griffin-led 2008-09 Sooners won their first 12 games.
Top Game Performances
 
Harvard   Oklahoma
Zena Edosomwan 25 Scoring Buddy Hield 34
Tommy McCarthy 5 Assists Isaiah Cousins 4
Zena Edosomwan 16 Rebounds Ryan Spangler 15
Zena Edosomwan 5 Free Throws Made Buddy Hield 9
Zena Edosomwan 2 Steals Jordan Woodard 3
Evan Cummins 2 Blocks Khadeem Lattin 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Harvard 71 39.1 9-24 8-13 12 28 4 8 11
Oklahoma 83 50.0 9-24 20-26 10 38 4 5 16