OU reaches tourney finals in Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas —Jeremiah Fears scored 26 points and Jalen Moore added 24 as Oklahoma beat No. 24-ranked Arizona, 82-77, to move into the title game in the Battle 4 Atlantis Thursday afternoon.

In the other semifinal, Chucky Hepburn scored 17 in the second half and 10 in overtime to finish with a career-high 32 points as Louisville beat West Virginia 79-70 on Thursday in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.

The Sooners climbed to 6-0 with the upset win while Louisville will go in at 5-1 on the early season.

Wednesday in the first round, Kobe Elvis scored 26 points, Jeremiah Fears added 20 and Oklahoma held on to beat Providence 79-77 in a odd finish at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the Sooners (5-0) will take No. 24 Arizona, a 104-71 winner over Davidson, which will play Providence (5-1).

Elvis was 10-of-14 shooting while Fears, a freshman, was 12 of 14 at the line and had seven assists and four of the Sooners’ 12 steals but also eight turnovers. The Sooners shot 51%.

Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 17 points, Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph 16 each and Corey Floyd Jr. 13 for the Friars, who shot 43%.

When Duke Miles scored on a transition layup, the Sooners had a nine-point lead with 44 seconds left. But missed Sooners free throws and a traveling call allowed the Friars to rally and get within two. Elvis made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left to seemingly clinch the win. But Oklahoma was called for a technical foul for having too many players on the court when a Sooner apparently entered the court as play was going on before being officially subbed in. Pierre made both technical free throws and Providence took possession in the backcourt. Pierre got off about a 25-footer that went off the back of the rim as time expired.