FROM KSTATESPORTS.COM - Oklahoma connected on an opponent season-tying 11 3-pointers, including three during a key 12-0 run early in the second half, as the Sooners earned a 79-65 win over No. 12/14 Kansas State on Tuesday night before a crowd 5,167 at the Lloyd Noble Center.
 
Oklahoma saw five different players hit on at least one 3-pointer, including 3 each by senior Grant Sherfield and freshman Milos Uzan, as the Sooners tied an opponent season-high with 11 made 3-point field goals while making 47.8 percent of their shots from beyond the arc. The Wildcats entered the game with the Big 12's best and nation's 12th-best 3-point field goal percentage defense at 28.6 percent.
 
Sherfield led all scorers with 22 points to go with a game-tying 6 assists and 8 rebounds to help the Sooners (13-13, 3-10 Big 12) snap a 4-game losing streak.
 
Oklahoma carried the momentum of a 3-pointer by Sherfield that knotted the score at 36-all right before halftime into the second half, using the 12-0 run to build a double-digit lead with just over 16 minutes to play. Sherfield, senior Tanner Groves and Uzan all hit triples during the run.
 
Down 15 points midway through the second half, the Wildcats got some positive momentum with an 8-1 run that cut the deficit to 61-53 with just over 7 minutes to play. However, the Sooners ended any hopes of a further comeback with a 9-1 run, which was capped by a 3-pointer from sophomore Bijan Cortes – the team's 11th trey of the night – that extended the lead to 70-54 with less than 5 minutes to play.
 
Overall, the Sooners scored their 79 points on 51 percent (25-of-49) shooting, including 43 points after halftime on 61.1 percent (11-of-18) shooting.
 
K-State (19-7, 7-6 Big 12) saw four players score in double figures led by junior Nae'Qwan Tomlin, who collected his second double-double of the season with 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Seniors Markquis Nowell and Keyontae Johnson each scored 14 points, while fellow senior Abayomi Iyiola added 11 points.
 
Sherfield was one of four Sooners who scored in double figures, as he led all scorers with 22 points on 7-of-15 field goals to go with a game-tying 6 assists and 8 rebounds in nearly 38 minutes of action. He was joined in double figures by fellow senior Tanner Groves, who had 16 points on 5-of-7 field goals, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, as well as freshman Milos Uzah and senior Jalen Hill, who scored 13 and 12 points, respectively.
 
Oklahoma has now won 3 straight in the series with K-State, along with the last 3 at the Lloyd Noble Center.

K-State returns home to Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday, as the Wildcats play host to No. 18/19 Iowa State (16-8, 7-5 Big 12) at 1 p.m., CT on ESPN. The Cyclones won the first meeting, 80-76, at home on Jan. 24.