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Huge second half lifts Oklahoma to upset of No. 24 Vanderbilt

Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears responded from Tuesday's scoreless performance against Texas A&M with a team-high 21 points as the Sooners blew out No. 24 Vanderbilt 97-67 on Saturday in Norman, Okla. The Sooners (16-5, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) took their first lead just under two minutes into the second half as part of a 23-0 run to take a 59-42 advantage with 13:24 left in regulation. Oklahoma shot 63.2 percent from the floor -- including 72.7 percent when it outscored Vanderbilt 61-27 in the second half -- and 55 percent (11 of 20) from 3 for the game. Fears, a freshma guard who was 0-for-5 from the field in the 75-68 loss at No.