UTSA forward Atem Bior had 9 points and 7 rebounds.
UTSA’s Keaton Wallace (center) passes the ball up to Jhivvan Jackson.
Oklahoma took control early in the second half and beat UTSA 85-67 on Tuesday night in Norman, Okla., in the Roadrunners’ season opener.
UTSA plays its next three games on the road Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Sunshine Slam in Kissimme, Fla.
Jhivvan Jackson, shown in UTSA’s exhibition game on Oct. 30, led the Roadrunners with 24 points and 13 rebounds in their season opener against Oklahoma on Tuesday. – photo by Joe Alexander
OU’s De’Vion Harmon hit a 3-pointer at the 18:30 mark of the second to give the Sooners a 39-38 lead. That ignited a 14-0 run by OU and the Sooners led the rest of the way.
Oklahoma had an 11-0 run later in the half to jump in front 61-43.
Harmon and Austin Reaves led OU with 23 points each. The Sooners shot 57.1 from the field in the second half and 47.7 percent for the game.
UTSA shot 33.8 percent for the game. The Roadrunners’ top two scorers, Jackson and Wallace, combined to shoot 15-of-41 (36.6 percent) from the field including 3-of-18 (16.7 percent) on 3-pointers.
Jackson led UTSA with 24 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Jackson shot 9-of-25 from the field including 1-of-10 on 3-pointers.
Wallace fouled out and finished the game with 17 points and nine rebounds. He shot 6-of-16 from the field including 2-of-8 on 3-pointers.
UTSA forward Phoenix Ford playing at the Convocation Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. – photo by Joe Alexander
The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward is a transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
He played nine minutes and had one point, two rebounds and one steal in Wednesday’s homecourt exhibition. UTSA beat Texas A&M International 89-60 at the Convocation Center.
UTSA guard Erik Czumbel playing at the Convocation Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. – photo by Joe Alexander
The 6-foot-3 guard played 20 minutes against A&M International and scored seven points.
Czumbel is a native of Italy and played for the Italian team in the FIBA Under-18 European Championships.
He is the second Italian guard to wear a UTSA uniform in recent seasons. Giovanni De Nicolao completed his three-year career with the Roadrunners last season and recorded 823 points and 348 assists for UTSA.
UTSA guard Makani Whiteside playing at the Convocation Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. The Roadrunners beat Texas A&M International 89-60 in an exhibition game. – photos by Joe Alexander
Whiteside made his Roadrunners debut in Wednesday’s 89-60 exhibition victory over Texas A&M International. He played nine minutes, scored four points and had one assist.
UTSA freshman Jacob Germany throws down a dunk on Wednesday, Oct. 30. 2019 at the UTSA Convocation Center. – photo by Joe Alexander
Germany played 12 minutes and scored eight points on Wednesday, Oct. 30. 2019 at the UTSA Convocation Center. The Roadrunners beat Texas A&M International 89-60 in an exhibition game. Germany shot 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 on free throws and had 5 rebounds.
UTSA guard Jhivvan Jackson is fouled as he tries to go in for a driving shot against Old Dominion.
UTSA players on the bench watch the replay of teammate Keaton Wallace’s second-half slam dunk.
See Wallace’s dunk below:
UTSA guard Giovanni De Nicolao goes in for a shot against Florida International.
