Oklahoma improved to 3-1 on the season with a 74-58 win over FDU on Friday evening at Lloyd Noble Center as the guard trio of Pop Isaacs, B.J. Edwards and Xzayvier Brown combined for 43 points, the University of Oklahoma reported.
Securing their third straight victory, the Sooners stayed ahead for the entire game, stretching their advantage to as many as 26 points after intermission and keeping a cushion of ten or more points throughout the final 20 minutes.
Registering five rebounds, a pair of assists, and three steals, Isaacs paced all scorers with 17 points. Hailing from Las Vegas, he converted 5-of-9 attempts from beyond the arc, which included making 4-of-5 long-range shots during the first half.
Achieving his third consecutive outing with at least 15 points by entering off the bench, Edwards concluded the evening with 16 points, shooting 4-of-9 from the floor alongside a perfect 7-of-7 performance on free throws. Contributing 10 points—which included the opening seven Oklahoma points of the second half—Brown also recorded a game-high seven assists while committing zero turnovers.
Derrion Reid posted an impressive performance as well with 14 points, eight boards, and two steals, while Duke Brennan contributed eight points and eight rebounds over 22 minutes on the court. Accounting for six of Oklahoma’s 11 offensive boards, Brennan stands as the leading rebounder among active NCAA players.
Limiting the FDU starting lineup to just 23 total points, the Sooners held Knights scoring leader David Jevlic to five points on a single made field goal. Coming off the bench to pace FDU with 15 points, Vophcy Prophete sank 3-of-4 from 3-point territory, and Bol Agu chipped in 14 points for the Knights.
To kick off the scoring, Isaacs drained a 3-pointer from the corner as Oklahoma started the contest with a 7-0 surge. Reaching their initial double-digit margin midway through the period, the Sooners went ahead 21-10 with 9:51 remaining in the half when Edwards capitalized on another Isaacs corner triple by completing a three-point play.
FDU responded with a 5-0 spurt to narrow the gap back to seven points late in the half prior to long-range baskets from Isaacs and Edwards in the closing minute. Sinking his fourth 3-pointer with 56 seconds left on the clock, Isaacs watched Edwards beat the buzzer to send Oklahoma into halftime with a 40-28 advantage.
Isaacs with 12 points and Edwards with 10 combined for 22 points in the first half as the Sooners went 6-of-14 from 3-point range at .429, while shooting just 35.5% from the field overall on 11-of-31 shooting. Brown recorded the initial seven points for Oklahoma after the break, using a fast-break layup to push the margin to 47-31 and force an FDU timeout only 1:59 into the second period.
Oklahoma carried a 13-to-19-point lead for the next 10-plus minutes before extending the lead to 22 on a Reid corner three at the 7:01 mark. Sparking a 12-0 Oklahoma burst, Edwards finished off a steal with a dunk to extend the advantage to 68-42 with just under six minutes left to play.
Totaling five successful shots from beyond the arc for his second straight game with four or more triples, Isaacs went 5-of-9 from long range to elevate his season accuracy to 12-of-30 (.400) from deep. Committing a season-low four turnovers, Oklahoma posted a 15-to-4 assist-to-turnover ratio equating to 3.75 assists per miscue, representing their fewest turnovers in a game since defeating Oral Roberts on Nov. 20, 2025.
OU was also a season-best 19-of-24 from the foul line at .792, with Edwards going 7-of-7 and Reid going 4-of-4 from the stripe after entering the night with just a .615 free throw percentage.
The Sooners conclude a season-opening five-game homestand on Wednesday, Nov. 18, against Campbell, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. Oklahoma hits the road for the first time this season during Thanksgiving week as it travels to play Pitt on Nov. 24 and Purdue on Nov. 26 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off.
