Originally published November 29, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified November 29, 2008 at 12:21 AM

Men's College Basketball | Foul shooting gets Sooners past Boilers

Blake Griffin missed three free throws late in the game that might have allowed No. 11 Oklahoma to beat Purdue in regulation. But the way the...

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Oklahoma's Blake Griffin, right, battles Purdue's Chris Kramer for control of the ball in the second half.

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NEW YORK — Blake Griffin missed three free throws late in the game that might have allowed No. 11 Oklahoma to beat Purdue in regulation.

But the way the Sooners were parading to the foul line, one had to figure the standout sophomore would get a chance at redemption.

Griffin hit the go-ahead foul shot with just over a minute left in overtime, finishing with 18 points and matching a career high with 21 rebounds in an 87-82 victory over the 10th-ranked Boilermakers (5-1) on Friday in the championship of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

The Sooners ended up shooting 46 free throws, while the Boilermakers shot just five.

Willie Warren added a career-high 22 points for the Sooners (6-0), who are off to their best start since winning their first 10 games in 2003.

Top 10

No. 5 Michigan State 94, Oklahoma State 79

Raymar Morgan scored 29 points as the Spartans (3-1) rebounded from their first loss of the season with a convincing win in a losers' bracket game at the Old Spice Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Oklahoma State (4-2) got 21 points from Terrel Harris.

At No. 7 Duke 95,

Duquesne 72

Lance Thomas scored a career-high 21 points to help the Blue Devils (7-0) rout Duquesne (4-1).

Pac-10

Baylor 87,

No. 14 Arizona State 78

LaceDarius Dunn scored 27 points off the bench and Curtis Jerrells added 22 to lead the Bears (6-0) past the Sun Devils in the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. James Harden led all scorers with 32 points for ASU (4-1).

California 73, UNLV 55

Jerome Randle had a game-high 18 points and Theo Robertson added 12 points to lead the Golden Bears (5-0) past host UNLV (5-1) at the Global Sports Classic.

At USC 70,

Tennessee-Martin 43

Taj Gibson had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the host Trojans (4-2) to the nonconference victory. USC used a 28-4 run in the first half to pull away from the Skyhawks (2-3), who got 20 points from Lester Hudson but posted their lowest scoring output this season.

Note

• Josh Akognon, a former Washington State Cougar, scored 24 points for Cal State Fullerton (2-4), but the Titans fell 79-54 to Saint Mary's at the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif.

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