OU shakes off poor start to beat UL-Monroe

 
By David Ubben, Staff Writer | Modified: November 18, 2009 at 4:06 am | Published: November 18, 2009   

NORMAN — Jeff Capel was worried.

In the first half Tuesday night, his Oklahoma team validated his worries.

Trailing for most of the first 20 minutes, Oklahoma retook the lead against Louisiana-Monroe with 1:39 left in the opening half, when freshman point guard Tommy Mason-Griffin threaded a bounce pass to sophomore Willie Warren for a reverse layup.

photo - OU’s Willie Warren (13) is fouled Tuesday in Norman. Warren scored a game-high 24 points as Oklahoma shook off a sluggish start in a 72-61 victory against Louisiana-Monroe. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman
OU’s Willie Warren (13) is fouled Tuesday in Norman. Warren scored a game-high 24 points as Oklahoma shook off a sluggish start in a 72-61 victory against Louisiana-Monroe. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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Nov 18Willie Warren scored 24 points, but the Sooners struggled...

The Sooners shook off their sluggish first half, took the lead for good on a pair of Ryan Wright free throws with 13:52 to play and beat Louisiana-Monroe 72-61 in the Lloyd Noble Center in...
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