Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. (11/05/2026) — The Oklahoma Sooners opened their home schedule with a commanding 84-57 victory over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils on Thursday night at Lloyd Noble Center, controlling the game from the opening tip behind a balanced offensive attack and suffocating rebounding advantage.
Result
Oklahoma never trailed, handing Mississippi Valley State a lopsided defeat in front of 2,086 fans. The Sooners shot 47% from the field and held a decisive 42-32 rebounding edge, while Mississippi Valley State struggled to 36% shooting and committed 17 turnovers against Oklahoma's 12.
How It Happened
Oklahoma set the tone immediately. Duke Brennan opened the scoring with a layup assisted by Pop Isaacs at the 17:19 mark, and the Sooners never looked back. The game's only tie came early, but once Oklahoma established separation, the Delta Devils could not close the gap.
The first half belonged to Dayton Forsythe and B.J. Edwards at the perimeter. Forsythe drained back-to-back deep threes — a 23-footer and a 27-footer — the latter capping a decisive 9-0 Oklahoma run that stretched the lead from 9-4 to 15-5. Edwards joined the barrage with a 25-footer to push the advantage to 12-4, and the Sooners were off.
Mississippi Valley State showed brief life late in the first half. Tymias Williams buried a buzzer-beating three to send the Delta Devils into the break down 38-22 after Matt Anglo's alley-oop connection with Caleb Cameron had briefly sparked a flicker of momentum. But by halftime, Oklahoma's 16-point cushion reflected a gulf in efficiency that proved impossible to bridge.
The second half played out as an extended exercise in Oklahoma depth. Dayton Forsythe struck again from 25 feet to push the lead past 14, then a succession of Sooners — Khani Rooths, Pop Isaacs, Xzayvier Brown, and Quincy Wadley — connected from beyond the arc to steadily extend the margin into the 20s. Edwards' 23-foot step-back jumper with 5:28 remaining pushed Oklahoma to 70-45 and effectively closed the books on any comeback hopes.
Turning Point
The decisive sequence arrived in the first half between the 12:54 and 10:50 marks. Oklahoma turned a modest 9-4 lead into a 15-4 advantage over roughly two minutes of game clock — the game's signature 9-0 run — with Forsythe hitting both his three-pointers during that stretch on assists from Pop Isaacs. Mississippi Valley State's offense went cold during that window, and the Delta Devils spent the rest of the night chasing a lead that only grew. The Sooners finished with 25 assists on their made field goals compared to Mississippi Valley State's 8, illustrating how the team-oriented offense overwhelmed a Delta Devils defense that had no clean answers.
Star of the Game
B.J. Edwards led all scorers with 18 points, pulled down 5 rebounds, and dished 4 assists, doing his most visible damage from three-point range. Edwards connected on a pair of 25-footers in the first half — both off Xzayvier Brown assists — and added a 23-foot step-back in the second half that essentially iced the outcome. His ability to create off the dribble and punish defenders playing off him set the tone for an Oklahoma offense that made Mississippi Valley State pay at every level of the floor.
Derrion Reid added 17 points and 5 rebounds, including a first-half dunk and a 24-foot three-pointer that highlighted his two-way impact. Forsythe chipped in 9 points and 3 assists as the facilitator who ignited the game-breaking run, and Brennan contributed 9 points and 4 rebounds.
For Mississippi Valley State, Tymias Williams was relentless, finishing with a team-high 19 points and 9 rebounds — but faced too steep a hill. Matt Anglo added 10 points and kept the Delta Devils competitive in isolated stretches late.
What It Means
For Oklahoma, the win represents a sharp early-season statement at Lloyd Noble Center: the Sooners can spread the floor, create in transition, and manufacture easy baskets through ball movement. Sixteen made three-pointers and 25 assists paint a picture of an offense with multiple threats and genuine depth.
For Mississippi Valley State, the 17 turnovers and 17% three-point shooting in a game where Oklahoma consistently punished them from range will serve as useful film to study heading deeper into their schedule. Williams' double-double effort signals a frontcourt building block worth watching as the season develops.
