Brown scores 19 points to lead Oklahoma over North Alabama 81-72

NORMAN, Okla. -- Xzayvier Brown scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma to an 81-72 victory over North Alabama on Monday night.

B.J. Edwards added 17 points and Pop Isaacs had 13 for Oklahoma (2-1). Brown, Edwards, and Isaacs combined for 11 of the Sooners' 13 3-pointers.

Derrion Reid, the Sooners’ leader in scoring (15.5) and rebounds (7.5) per game, scored 10 points and matched Brown and Isaacs with six rebounds apiece.

The Sooners built a 37-36 edge at the break, and opened the second half on a 17-2 run. Ansar Osman's 3-pointer cut the Lions' deficit to 59-50 with 10:49 remaining. The Sooners then held a double-digit margin until the final basket.

Mike Evbagharu scored 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for North Alabama (2-1). Quan Lax added 14 points and Jacobe Whitted chipped in with 13.

Evbagharu's layup to start the second half gave North Alabama its last lead, 38-37. The Lions led just one time in the first half when Caden Harris hit a 3-pointer with 1:07 left before the break.

Up next

North Alabama: at No. 17 Miami on Friday.

Oklahoma: hosts Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday.

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