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Big Game by Jalon Moore, Kobe Elvis Propels Oklahoma to Dominant Victory

The Sooners hammered Stetson behind Elvis' 24 points and Moore's 21.

John E. Hoover

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Porter Moser
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By OU Media Relations

NORMAN — Oklahoma defeated Stetson 85-64 on Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center. Here is a recap of the game.

- Senior Jalon Moore scored 21 points, becoming the first Sooner since Grant Sherfield against Villanova (21), Kansas City (24) and Arkansas (23) to score 20-plus points in three consecutive games. In addition, Moore is the first Sooner to open the season with three straight games of 20-plus points since Buddy Hield in 2015-16.

- Graduate Kobe Elvis scored a team-high 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting, finishing 4 for 8 from deep. Elvis finished three points shy of his career high of 27 points set against Cincinnati on Dec. 16, 2023. Elvis has back-to-back games with 10-plus points.

- Super senior Sam Godwin led the Sooners on the glass, recording 10 rebounds. Godwin has tallied 10-plus rebounds in all three games.

- Oklahoma improved to 3-0 for the sixth time in the last 10 seasons and third time under OU head men’s basketball coach Porter Moser.

- Porter Moser earned his 350th career victory and 57th win at Oklahoma.

- The Sooners improved to 25-3 against non-conference foes at Lloyd Noble Center under Moser.

- OU improved to 3-0 against Stetson. The last contest between the two programs was on Dec. 7, 1972. The Sooners won 84-76.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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