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No. 4 Sooners Cruise Past Coppin State

POSTED: 11:20 am HST January 3, 2009

(Sports Network) - Blake Griffin scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners to a 93-62 rout of Coppin State.

Tony Crocker added a team-high 20 points for Oklahoma (13-1), which was coming off a road loss to Arkansas. Willie Warren provided 14 points and seven assists in the win for the Sooners.

Taylor Griffin had eight points and 10 rebounds, Omar Leary had 11 points and Ray Willis posted 10 points for Oklahoma.

Tywain McKee had a team-high 20 points for Coppin State (2-11), which had most recently beaten George Washington after 10 straight losses. Brian Chesnut had 16 points, as the Eagles shot a dismal 35.5 percent from the field.

Oklahoma raced out to a 20-6 lead on Blake Griffin's layup a little more than six minutes into the game.

The Sooners closed the half with a 7-0 burst, going into the break up 45-23 after Blake Griffin's dunk with eight seconds on the clock.

Taylor Griffin's dunk midway through the second half put Oklahoma up 68-37, and the Eagles never challenged from that point.

Game Notes

Oklahoma has never lost to Coppin State, winning all 13 meetings between the schools...The Sooners shot 53.6 percent from the field and held a 48-29 rebounding advantage...The Eagles have yet to play a true home game this season.

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