NORMAN — Zhuric Phelps scored a career-high 34 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 19 seconds remaining, and No. 10 Texas A&M rallied from 18 down in the second half to defeat No. 17 Oklahoma 80-78 on Wednesday night.
The Aggies (13-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) won their ninth straight while leading scorer Wade Taylor IV sat out with an undisclosed injury.
OU reserve Brycen Goodine had a season-best 34 points in 27 minutes. Jeremiah Fears scored 13 and Jalon Moore added 11 for the Sooners (13-2, 0-2), who have lost two in a row after a 13-0 start.
Goodine, a transfer from Fairfield who hadn’t scored more than 12 points in an entire game during his first season at Oklahoma, scored 21 and made six 3-pointers in the first half to help the Sooners take a 39-30 lead at the break.
Moore’s 3-pointer gave Oklahoma a 51-33 lead, and Texas A&M called a timeout to try to slow the surge. It worked — the Aggies scored the next eight points, and the Sooners suddenly were the ones calling a timeout.
Phelps’ fast-break layup cut OU’s lead to 70-69. Solomon Washington’s thunderous two-handed jam with five minutes remaining finally gave the Aggies the lead.
Key moment
Oklahoma’s Duke Miles missed a shot with 2 seconds remaining that would have tied the score, and the Sooners fouled on the rebound.
Up next
Texas A&M hosts Alabama on Saturday.
Oklahoma plays at Georgia on Saturday.
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