CONWAY, S.C. – Indiana State basketball fell to Oklahoma 87-63 in the semifinals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational Friday night at the HTC Center despite a career effort from Cameron Henry.
 
Henry scored a career high 25 points to lead all players while adding eight rebounds and four assists. The Chesterfield, Virginia native tallied 11 points in the first 20 minutes before dropping in 14 in the second half of action. Micah Thomas scored 12 points on 4-for-11 shooting while Cooper Neese scored in double-digits for the fifth consecutive game with 11 points.
 
The Sooners (4-0) utilized their strength on the interior and athleticism to disrupt the ISU offense throughout the night, holding ISU to its second-worst shooting percentage of the season behind Purdue at 42.1 percent from the floor as well as a season low 22.2 percent (6-of-27) from behind the arc.
 
Trailing by eight points at the break, the two squads traded blows for the first five minutes of the second half until the Sooners were able to create a double-digit buffer thanks to some early fouls and turnovers from the Sycamores.
 
Tanner Groves led Oklahoma with 24 points on 10-of-15 from the floor while grabbing eight rebounds. Three other Sooners scored 10 or more points.
 
Oklahoma was able to pick up production from its bench to the tune of a 32-7 advantage as the Sycamores used just two rotation players until late in the game. The Sooners won the battle on the glass 42-28 while being able to score 10 second chance points. OU was also score the most transition points of the season against the Trees with 14 points on the fast break.
 
Kailex Stephens ended a 13-0 scoring run by the Sooners with a bucket and foul at the 9:21 mark, cutting the OU lead to seven points at 19-12. ISU continued to chip away at the OU lead until it was a 32-30 game after a quick 5-0 Sycamore run following a layup from Henry and a three from Stephens. OU ended the half with a 6-0 run to take a 38-30 lead into the locker room.  
 
Groves led the all scorers in the first half with 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including two shots from behind the arc as OU shot 46.9 percent (15-of-32) from the field. Henry led ISU with 11 points as Stephens, Neese and Thomas all tallied better than five points.
 
Oklahoma finished the game shooting 52 percent (33-64) from the field and 43 percent (9-21) from deep while converting 12-of-16 at the free throw line.
 
The Sycamores will play in the third-place game Sunday against New Mexico State. Tip is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.  
 
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