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Oklahoma overcomes poor shooting for win

Thursday, December 11, 2003

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- During the game's final timeout, Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson handed the ball over to his small-fry freshman and told him to make something happen. Oh, how things have changed for the Sooners. Drew Lavender hit a leaning shot in the lane with 1.1 seconds to play, lifting No. 11 Oklahoma to a 47-45 victory over No. 16 Purdue on Thursday night. The 5-foot-7 Lavender had 14 points and Kevin Bookout added 12 as the Sooners (6-0) beat their second straight Top 20 opponent in ...

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