Brown's 21 points help Sooners past Kansas City 89-67
AP
Dec 16, 2025
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Xzayvier Brown scored 21 points as the Sooners rolled past Kansas City Roos 89-67 on Tuesday, opening a four-game homestand with a convincing win.
Derrion Reid added 15 points and Mohamed Wague finished with 11 as Oklahoma Sooners (8-3) remained unbeaten at home. Nijel Pack chipped in 15 points and four assists, and the Sooners had five players in double figures while shooting 50% from the field.
Oklahoma set the tone early, building a 54-27 halftime lead behind efficient offense and defensive pressure that forced Kansas City into 16 turnovers. The Sooners also controlled the glass, outrebounding the Roos 42-34 and limiting second-chance opportunities.
Kansas City was paced by Karmello Branch, who scored 23 points and connected on six 3-pointers. Jayson Petty added 12 points and Jerome Palm grabbed 10 rebounds, but the Roos struggled to sustain offense outside of Branch and shot 40% on the night.
The Roos were more competitive after the break, scoring 40 second-half points and briefly trimming the deficit with perimeter shooting. Oklahoma responded with interior scoring and timely stops, never allowing the margin to dip below 20 again.
Tae Davis finished with eight points and seven rebounds while Oklahoma finished with 21 assists on 35 made field goals.
Kansas City fell to 2-10 and remains winless on the road this year.
Oklahoma faces Stetson on Dec. 22.
Kansas City heads to Oklahoma State on Dec. 18.
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1st Half
KC
Roos
27
OKLA
Sooners
54
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Roos gains possession)
19:51
+3
Jerome Palm makes three point jump shot (CJ Evans assists)
3-0
19:38
+2
Xzayvier Brown makes two point jump shot
3-2
19:17
CJ Evans misses two point jump shot
19:15
Derrion Reid defensive rebound
18:57
Mohamed Wague offensive foul
18:57
Mohamed Wague turnover (offensive foul)
18:38
Karmello Branch misses three point jump shot
18:36
Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
18:28
+2
Tae Davis makes two point dunk (Nijel Pack assists)
3-4
18:12
Karmello Branch offensive foul
18:12
Karmello Branch turnover (offensive foul)
18:00
+2
Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup
3-6
17:40
Kasheem Grady II misses three point jump shot
17:38
Tae Davis defensive rebound
17:30
+3
Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)
3-9
17:03
Jayson Petty misses three point jump shot
17:01
Tae Davis defensive rebound
16:54
+3
Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)
3-12
16:49
Roos 30 second timeout
16:28
Derrion Reid personal foul
16:14
Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot
16:12
Tae Davis defensive rebound
16:01
+2
Derrion Reid makes two point layup (Nijel Pack assists)
3-14
16:01
Jerome Palm shooting foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
16:01
+1
Derrion Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-15
15:57
CJ Evans misses two point layup
15:55
Derrion Reid defensive rebound
15:47
Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
15:45
Jerome Palm defensive rebound
15:38
+3
Jayson Petty makes three point jump shot (CJ Evans assists)
6-15
15:21
+2
Nijel Pack makes two point jump shot
6-17
14:56
+3
Karmello Branch makes three point jump shot (CJ Evans assists)
9-17
14:36
Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
14:34
Jayson Petty defensive rebound
14:23
CJ Evans misses two point jump shot
14:21
Tae Davis defensive rebound
14:17
Tae Davis misses two point layup
14:15
Roos defensive rebound
14:15
TV timeout
14:05
Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot
14:03
Jeff Nwankwo defensive rebound
13:53
+2
Kai Rogers makes two point dunk (Dayton Forsythe assists)
9-19
13:36
Karmello Branch misses three point jump shot
13:34
Sooners defensive rebound
13:21
Dayton Forsythe misses three point jump shot
13:19
Jerome Palm defensive rebound
13:05
Jeff Nwankwo personal foul
13:04
Kuol Atak personal foul
12:43
Roos turnover (shot clock violation)
12:30
+3
Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (Kuol Atak assists)
9-22
12:30
Jamaria Clark shooting foul (Jadon Jones draws the foul)
12:30
TV timeout
12:30
+1
Jadon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-23
12:15
Kasheem Grady II misses two point jump shot
12:13
Jeff Nwankwo defensive rebound
12:04
+3
Kuol Atak makes three point jump shot (Jeff Nwankwo assists)
9-26
11:50
Jadon Jones personal foul
11:33
Kasheem Grady II misses three point jump shot
11:31
Jeff Nwankwo defensive rebound
11:31
Chris Dockery personal foul
11:18
+2
Nijel Pack makes two point layup
9-28
10:50
CJ Evans misses three point jump shot
10:48
Kai Rogers defensive rebound
10:39
Chris Dockery blocks Jeff Nwankwo's two point layup
10:37
Kasheem Grady II defensive rebound
10:27
+3
Karmello Branch makes three point jump shot (Kasheem Grady II assists)
12-28
10:04
Jerome Palm blocks Kai Rogers's two point layup
10:02
Jeff Nwankwo offensive rebound
9:51
Jeff Nwankwo misses two point layup
9:49
Jerome Palm defensive rebound
9:41
Jerome Palm turnover (traveling)
9:30
Tae Davis misses two point layup
9:28
Chris Dockery defensive rebound
9:15
+2
Chris Dockery makes two point layup (CJ Evans assists)
14-28
8:58
Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
8:56
Jerome Palm defensive rebound
8:46
Nijel Pack blocks CJ Evans's two point layup
8:44
Chris Dockery offensive rebound
8:37
Chris Dockery turnover (lost ball) (Mohamed Wague steals)
8:31
Nijel Pack misses three point jump shot
8:29
Tae Davis offensive rebound
8:23
Tae Davis misses two point layup
8:21
Jerome Palm defensive rebound
8:16
Chris Dockery turnover (bad pass)
8:16
TV timeout
8:16
Roos 30 second timeout
8:07
+2
Derrion Reid makes two point layup (Jadon Jones assists)
14-30
7:42
Jerome Palm misses two point layup
7:40
Tae Davis defensive rebound
7:24
Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
7:22
Derrion Reid offensive rebound
7:22
+2
Derrion Reid makes two point layup
14-32
7:22
CJ Evans shooting foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
7:22
+1
Derrion Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-33
7:12
Jamaria Clark turnover (bad pass) (Tae Davis steals)
7:05
+2
Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup (Tae Davis assists)
14-35
7:05
Karmello Branch shooting foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
7:05
+1
Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-36
6:51
+3
Jayson Petty makes three point jump shot (Jamaria Clark assists)
17-36
6:41
Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
6:39
Kasheem Grady II defensive rebound
6:31
Derrion Reid personal foul
6:11
Jayson Petty misses three point jump shot
6:09
Addarin Scott offensive rebound
5:57
+2
Addarin Scott makes two point jump shot (Jamaria Clark assists)
19-36
5:43
Mohamed Wague misses three point jump shot
5:41
Chris Dockery defensive rebound
5:33
Jayson Petty misses two point layup
5:31
Jeff Nwankwo defensive rebound
5:26
Jamaria Clark shooting foul (Jeff Nwankwo draws the foul)
5:26
+1
Jeff Nwankwo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-37
5:26
Jeff Nwankwo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:26
CJ Evans defensive rebound
5:00
+2
Jayson Petty makes two point jump shot
21-37
4:43
Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
4:41
Chris Dockery defensive rebound
4:22
Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot
4:20
Kai Rogers defensive rebound
4:11
Jeff Nwankwo misses three point jump shot
4:09
Kai Rogers offensive rebound
4:03
+3
Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Kai Rogers assists)
21-40
3:43
Jayson Petty misses three point jump shot
3:41
Jerome Palm offensive rebound
3:41
Tae Davis personal foul
3:41
TV timeout
3:41
Jerome Palm misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:41
Jerome Palm misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:41
Trey Booker-Lowery offensive rebound
3:29
+2
Chris Dockery makes two point dunk (Kasheem Grady II assists)
23-40
3:17
Jeff Nwankwo misses three point jump shot
3:15
Jerome Palm defensive rebound
2:59
+2
Trey Booker-Lowery makes two point layup
25-40
2:57
Sooners 30 second timeout
2:39
+2
Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup
25-42
2:14
Jadon Jones blocks Trey Booker-Lowery's two point jump shot
2:12
Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
2:02
Trey Booker-Lowery personal foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
2:02
+1
Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-43
2:02
+1
Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-44
1:53
CJ Evans turnover (lost ball)
1:42
+3
Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)
25-47
1:21
Tae Davis shooting foul (Jayson Petty draws the foul)
1:21
+1
Jayson Petty makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-47
1:21
+1
Jayson Petty makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-47
1:03
+2
Mohamed Wague makes two point layup (Nijel Pack assists)
27-49
1:03
Jerome Palm shooting foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
1:03
Mohamed Wague misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03
Nijel Pack offensive rebound
0:56
+2
Kuol Atak makes two point jump shot
27-51
0:22
Tae Davis personal foul (Jayson Petty draws the foul)
0:22
Jayson Petty misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22
Jadon Jones defensive rebound
0:04
+3
Nijel Pack makes three point jump shot
27-54
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
KC
Roos
40
OKLA
Sooners
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
+2
Mohamed Wague makes two point jump shot (Nijel Pack assists)
27-56
19:32
Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot
19:30
Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
19:21
Mohamed Wague misses two point layup
19:19
Nijel Pack offensive rebound
19:19
+2
Tae Davis makes two point dunk (Derrion Reid assists)
27-58
18:57
Nijel Pack personal foul
18:57
Karmello Branch misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:57
+1
Karmello Branch makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-58
18:41
Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
18:39
Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
18:36
Derrion Reid turnover (lost ball) (Kasheem Grady II steals)