Oklahoma forward Ebi Ere. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        NORMAN, Okla. — Ebi Ere scored 19 points and Aaron McGhee had 12 of his 16 in the second half to lead No.22 Oklahoma to a 72-56 victory over No.2 Maryland on Friday night.

        McGhee scored five points in a 10-0 run that gave the Sooners (9-1) a 62-49 lead and Maryland (8-2) got no closer than 12 points the rest of the way. The Terrapins, playing for the first time in 10 days, shot just 38 percent and committed a season-high 21 turnovers.

        “This is a great feeling,” said Jabahri Brown, a transfer from Florida International who had 14 rebounds. “This is why I came to Oklahoma, to be in situations like this.”

        Juan Dixon scored nine points in the first half but added only one basket in the second and finished with 11 points, seven below his season average. Chris Wilcox led Maryland with 15 points.

        Jabahri Brown had 14 rebounds and McGhee added 11, helping the Sooners outrebound Maryland 44-36, including a 26-14 advantage in the second half.

        The game was tied at 38 when McGhee made a free throw and made a follow shot to start an 8-3 run that gave the Sooners the lead for good, 46-41. Maryland turned the ball over five times during that stretch and missed four of five shots.

        The Terps got within 52-49 when Byron Mouton came up with a steal and a layup with 7:17 left, but Maryland didn't make another field goal for six minutes.

        Meanwhile Quannas White hit a short jumper, McGhee had a three-point play and two free throws, and Ere hit a 3-pointer from the left corner to cap the 10-0 spurt and make the final four minutes incidental.

        Hollis Price, Oklahoma's leading scorer at 18.4 points per game, scored six and didn't make a basket until the 2:46 mark of the first half. But Oklahoma held its own without him, thanks to eight points from Brown and seven from reserve Daryan Selvy.

        Brown, a transfer from Florida International who became eligible Dec. 15, scored all three Oklahoma baskets in a 6-1 run that gave the Sooners a 27-26 lead. The last of those was a powerful dunk that brought the biggest roar of the half from the sellout crowd of 12,715.

        MARYLAND (8-2) — Mouton 4-11 0-0 8, Baxter 3-5 3-5 9, Dixon 5-12 1-1 11, Blake 2-11 0-0 6, Holden 1-4 0-0 2, Nicholas 1-6 2-2 5, Wilcox 6-8 3-4 15. Totals 22-57 9-12 56.

        OKLAHOMA (9-1) — McGhee 5-15 6-9 16, Brown 4-5 0-0 8, Ere 6-16 4-4 19, White 2-4 3-7 7, Price 3-10 0-0 6, Detrick 3-10 0-0 6, Selvy 4-6 1-2 10, Szendrei 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 14-22 72.

        Halftime—Okla. 36, Maryland 34. 3-point goals— Maryland 3-19 (Blake 2-8, Nicholas 1-4, Dixon 0-4, Mouton 0-2, Holden 0-1). Okla. 4-19 (Ere 3-7, Selvy 1-1, McGhee 0-1, White 0-1, Detrick 0-3, Price 0-6). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Maryland 36 (Baxter 10), Okla. 44 (Brown 14). Assists—Maryland 14 (Blake 6), Okla. 15 (White 6). Total fouls—Maryland 17, Okla. 14. A—12,715.

        Georgia State 95,
       No.15 St. Joseph's 90
       

        CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thomas Terrell scored 36 points and Nate Williams had 27 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Panthers (6-2) to their first-ever win over a ranked opponent.

        Darryl Cooper added 13 points for Georgia State, which made 10 3-pointers — seven in the game's first 12 minutes — to take a 25-point lead on the Hawks (6-2).

        The game came down to free throws. Terrell was 10-for-11 from the line and Nate Williams was 11-of-12 and the two combined to make three important free throws over the final 11 seconds.

        Marvin O'Connor scored 33 points to lead Saint Joseph's, but he missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with six seconds to play.

        ST. JOSEPH'S (6-2) — Crenshaw 7-19 1-1 16, Phillips 3-8 2-2 9, Reid 3-5 2-4 8, O'Connor 10-21 6-9 33, Nelson 2-13 2-5 6, Barley 1-2 1-2 4, West 4-5 2-3 10, Bryant 0-0 2-2 2, Sazono 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-75 18-28 90.

        GEORGIA ST. (6-3) — Terrell 10-16 10-11 36, Davis 1-1 2-2 4, Williams 8-11 11-12 27, McIntosh 2-8 2-4 7, Cooper 4-11 3-6 13, Alloway 0-0 0-0 0, Gilchrist 0-0 0-0 0, Patton 2-3 1-5 6, Davis 0-1 2-4 2. Totals 27-51 31-44 95.

        Halftime—Ga. State 44, St. Joseph's 41. 3-Point goals—St. Joseph's 10-34 (O'Connor 7-13, Barley 1-2, Phillips 1-4, Crenshaw 1-10, Nelson 0-5), Ga. St. 10-17 (Terrell 6-10, Cooper 2-3, McIntosh 1-2, Patton 1-2). Fouled out—Reid, Davis, McIntosh. Rebounds—St. Joseph's 38 (Reid 12), Ga. St. 43 (Williams 13). Assists—St. Joseph's 19 (Nelson 10), Ga. State 19 (McIntosh 5). Total fouls—St. Joseph's 29, Ga. St. 23. A—NA.

        No.10 Boston Coll. 76,
       Arkansas State 70
        HONOLULU — Troy Bell scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and the Eagles held on in the consolation bracket of the Rainbow Classic.

        The Eagles (10-1), upset by Miami Thursday, could not put away the pesky Indians (7-5) and led by only three points with one minute to play. But Bell made two free throws and Kenny Walls added three more points to put the game out of reach.

        Walls was 7-of-9 from the field and finished with 18 points, and Jermaine Watson added 11. Bell, who entered the game shooting 53.5 percent from the field, was only 7-for-18 but converted the critical free throws.

        The Eagles, who had been averaging 84.4 points, were held in check for the second consecutive game. Against Miami, they scored only 67 points.

        BOSTON COLLEGE (10-1) — Abgai 2-6 3-5 7, Bell 7-18 5-7 20, Sidney 3-9 3-5 9, Doornekamp 2-4 0-4 4, Walls 7-9 1-2 18, Watson 4-9 3-3 11, Bryant 1-1 0-0 2, Ross 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 28-59 15-26 76.

        ARKANSAS ST. (7-5) — Williams 2-5 0-0 5, Rivers 2-6 0-0 5, Brown 2-7 0-0 4, Weaver 3-10 9-12 16, Jennings 7-9 5-7 19, Beck 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 1-3 0-0 3, Saulsberry 5-12 1-2 12, Adams 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 25-56 15-21 70.

        Halftime—B.C. 37, Ark. St. 30. 3-Point goals—B.C. 5-13 (Walls 3-5, Ross 1-2, Bell 1-3, Sidney 0-3), Ark. St. 5-16 (Williams 1-3, Rivers 1-2, Weaver 1-3, Reed 1-3, Saulsberry 1-4, Brown 0-1). Fouled out—Weaver. Rebounds—B.C. 32 (Sidney 7), Ark. St. 33 (Saulsberry 10). Assists—B.C. 14 (Sidney 5), Ark. St. 18 (Williams 7). Total fouls—B.C. 16, Ark. St. 22. A—NA.

        No.23 Alabama 90,
       Alabama A&M 54
        TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Erwin Dudley scored 19 points and Rod Grizzard had 13 rebounds to lead the Crimson Tide.

        Alabama A&M was led by Desmond Cambridge, who had 28 points.

        ALABAMA A&M (3-4) — Hayes 4-9 1-2 10, Smith 2-7 0-0 4, Kellum 2-3 1-2 5, Cambridge 8-23 5-6 28, Horton 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Ricketts 0-2 0-0 0, Ward 1-8 1-2 3, Moore 1-5 0-0 2, Nicholson 0-6 0-0 0, Williams 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-71 8-12 54.

        ALABAMA (9-2) — Dudley 8-13 3-7 19, Walker 5-7 5-6 15, Meade 2-10 3-4 8, Grizzard 4-10 6-6 15, Williams 3-5 4-6 11, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Rambo 0-1 1-2 1, Shelton 3-6 0-1 9, Stinnett 3-5 0-0 9, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Pettway 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 29-59 22-32 90.

        Halftime—Ala. 49, Ala. A&M 29. 3-Point goals—Ala. A&M 8-31 (Cambridge 7-18, Hayes 1-2, Ricketts 0-1, Moore 0-2, Jones 0-3, Ward 0-5), Ala. 10-27 (Stinnett 3-5, Shelton 3-6, Pettway 1-1, Williams 1-1, Grizzard 1-6, Meade 1-7, Smith 0-1). Rebounds—Ala. A&M 42 (Smith 7), Ala. 49 (Grizzard 13). Assists—Ala. A&M 7 (Nicholson 2), Ala. 19 (Grizzard 7). Total fouls—Ala. A&M 25, Ala. 13. A—7,403

        No.24 Gonzaga 105,
       Eastern Oregon 45
        SPOKANE, Wash. — Ronny Turiaf scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Bulldogs (10-2) to their largest margin of victory ever. Germaine Forbes scored a career-high 20 points, 15 on 3-pointers, for Gonzaga.

        The Division II Mountaineers (4-5) scored the first basket of the game and held its only lead for 29 seconds.

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