No. 17 Oklahoma 79, SMU 78, OT

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- Nolan Johnson scored 21 points as Oklahoma rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Southern Methodist 79-to-78 in overtime. <br><br>Last night's game was the championship of the

Saturday, December 30th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- Nolan Johnson scored 21 points as Oklahoma rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Southern Methodist 79-to-78 in overtime.

Last night's game was the championship of the Touchstone Energy All-College Tournament.

Johnson sank two free throws with just more than a minute left to lift the Sooners to victory.

Oklahoma trailed by five points early in overtime.

But the Sooners rallied for their fourth straight All-College title as S-M-U missed two three-pointers and a tip attempt.

Damon Hancock scored 18 points to pace the Mustangs, who led 43-to-37 at halftime.

Willie Davis added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Mustangs.

OKLAHOMA (11-1)

Griffin 0-0 0-0 0, McGhee 2-4 1-2 5, Johnson 7-15 7-8 21, Price 5-14 0-0 11, Newton 7-10 0-0 20, Raymond 0-0 0-0 0, Heskett 3-5 0-0 9, Selvy 2-7 2-2 6, Heywood 3-3 1-3 7. Totals 29-58 11-15 79.

SMU (9-3)

Davis 5-11 5-7 16, Floyd 5-8 3-3 13, Hancock 7-11 3-4 18, Sasser 5-19 1-2 13, Ross 3-8 6-6 14, Atkins 0-0 0-0 0, Lowe 0-0 0-0 0, Kelley 1-1 1-4 3, Forinash 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 26-58 20-28 78.

Halftime_Oklahoma 35, SMU 29. End Regulation_72-72. 3-point goals_Oklahoma 10-19 (Newton 6-9, Heskett 3-4, Price 1-5, Johnson 0-1). SMU 6-16 (Ross 2-3, Sasser 2-8, Hancock 1-1, Davis 1-3, Floyd 0-1). Fouled out_Oklahoma, none. SMU, none. Rebounds_Oklahoma 32 (Johnson 7), SMU 34 (Davis 11). Assists_Oklahoma 16 (Price 8), SMU 10 (Hancock 6). Total fouls_Oklahoma 21, SMU 17. A_8,471.