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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Thomas Haugh scored 21 points, Rueben Chinyelu had 19 points and 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season, and No. 19 Florida beat Oklahoma 96-79 on Tuesday night.

Boogie Fland added 15 points for Florida (12-5, 3-1 Southeastern Conference), which has won three straight since dropping its conference opener to Missouri.

The Gators dominated in the paint, outscoring the Sooners 60-22 behind the 6-foot-10 Chinyelu, who came in averaging 10.9 points and 10.6 rebounds.

Xzayvier Brown scored 24 points and Tae Davis and Kirill Elatontsev each had 17 for Oklahoma (11-6, 1-3), which has lost three straight since beating Mississippi to open conference play.

Nijel Pack, who had 24 points in the Sooners’ loss to Texas A&M on Saturday, was limited to five points on 2-of-8 shooting. He picking up three fouls in the first half and played only 21 minutes.

The Sooners made only five of their first 19 shots (26%) but finished with 10 3-pointers in 16 attempts (63%).

The defending national champion Gators beat ranked opponents Georgia and Tennessee last week after dropping briefly out of the AP Top 25. They led all but 14 seconds against Oklahoma.

Florida shot 54% from the field (38 of 71) but converted just 6 of 22 3-pointers (27%).

Oklahoma took a 7-6 lead on a four-point play by Brown. From there, Florida outscored the Sooners 40-17 for a 46-24 halftime lead.

The Gators extended their advantage to 72-45 midway through the second half on a 3-pointer by Urban Klavzar.

Florida: Visits No. 10 Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Oklahoma: Hosts No. 18 Alabama on Saturday.

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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Tounde Yessoufou scored 23 points to lead five Baylor players in double figures, and the Bears posted a wire-to-wire 94-79 victory over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night.

Yessoufou made 11 of 17 shots with a 3-pointer for the Bears (11-5, 1-3 Big 12 Conference), adding three steals to help Baylor end a three-game skid.

Michael Rataj finished with 19 points and seven rebounds as Baylor beat Oklahoma State for a sixth straight time. Cameron Carr totaled 17 points and six assists. Obi Agbim had 15 points and Isaac Williams scored 14 off the bench.

Parsa Fallah totaled 18 points and nine rebounds to pace the Cowboys (13-4, 1-3). Anthony Roy hit five 3-pointers and scored 17. Victorious Miller hit three 3s and scored 14 before fouling out. Kanye Clare added 13 points and six rebounds.

Williams had all of his points in the first half, Yessoufou scored 13 and Carr scored 12 on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range to help Baylor take a commanding 57-39 lead into halftime.

Williams and Agbim both sank two 3-pointers as the Bears made nine of their first 12 shots from beyond the arc. Baylor shot 73.3% (22 for 30) and held Oklahoma State to 46.9% (15 for 32) before the break.

Yessoufou made a jumper to give Baylor its largest lead at 67-43 with 16 minutes remaining. Jaylen Curry hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 80-70 with 7:44 left, but Rataj answered with a dunk and the Bears cruised to the finish.

Baylor: At Kansas on Friday.

Oklahoma State: Hosts Kansas State on Saturday.

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