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March Madness - Oklahoma vs Mississippi Final: 95-72 - Recap

The battle between Oklahoma and Mississippi didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Mississippi was handed a 95-72 defeat on Friday at Colonial Life Arena.

Oklahoma won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +0.0-point spread as underdogs.

Rashard Odomes had 20 points for Oklahoma and Christian James chipped in with 20 points. Kristian Doolittle had 5 assists for them, while Kristian Doolittle was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 15 boards.

Mississippi got a 17-point performance from Terence Davis, who was supported by 13 points from Devontae Shuler. Terence Davis had 6 assists in a losing cause for Mississippi, while Blake Hinson grabbed 6 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Oklahoma were victorious, as the score was 50-34 at the break.

Oklahoma won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 30-28.