Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions @ Oklahoma Sooners
Brown scores 19, Sooners cruise past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 95-69
NORMAN, Okla. -- — Xzayvier Brown scored a game-high 19 points, Nijel Pack and Dayton Forsythe each added 15 and Oklahoma took down Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 95-69 on Tuesday night.
Brown was 7-of-13 from the field and 5-for-5 from the charity stripe, adding 4 steals, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists for the Sooners (2-1).
Tae Davis scored 13 points and hauled in 15 rebounds (11 offensive rebounds) for the fifth double-double of his career (most recently in a 20-point, 10-rebound game against Dartmouth on Dec. 11, 2024). Derrion Reid added 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Pine Bluff (0-4) kept it close through the first 12 minutes of the game, but a 21-9 run to end the half sent Oklahoma to the locker room with a 42-31 lead. The Sooners did not trail after the 11:22 mark of the first half.
Milhan Charles led with 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting for the Golden Lions. Alex Mirhosseini and Jaquan Scott each added 14 points. The Lions were held to 40% shooting from the field and 28% from 3-point range.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brian Dorsey
- Todd Austin
- John Johnson
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Southern | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Alabama State | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Grambling | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| Florida A&M | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
| Texas Southern | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
| Jackson State | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | - | 1-8 |
| Alcorn State | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |

