Willie Warren scored 24 points, Tony Crocker added 13 and No. 17 Oklahoma notched the 1,500th win in the program's history by beating Louisiana-Monroe 72-61 on Tuesday night.
After dishing out a career-high 11 assists in the Sooners'
opener, Warren played his expected role as the team's leading
scorer against the Warhawks (1-2). He got to the foul line
repeatedly and scored 11 of his points on free throws.
Oklahoma (2-0) struggled early with ULM's zone pressure, but
eventually took the lead for good with a 9-0 run with about 14
minutes remaining.
Tony Hooper scored 17 points for the Warhawks before fouling out
with just under 5 minutes remaining. Rudy Turner had 12 points and
Dynile Forbes 11.
Tiny Gallon had 10 rebounds for the Sooners.