Oklahoma Sooners vs Florida Gators
Sherfield scores 22 points to send Oklahoma past Florida
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Grant Sherfield scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half and Tanner Groves finished with a double-double and Oklahoma beat Florida 62-53 in an Inaugural Jumpman Invitational on Tuesday night.
Sherfield's 3-pointer with 12:44 left gave Oklahoma a 42-41 lead and the Sooners (9-3) led for the remainder.
Groves scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Jalen Hill grabbed 12 rebounds for the Sooners, which outrebounded Florida 42-37.
The two-day event at the Spectrum Center features both the men’s and women’s teams from the original four schools to sign partnership deals with Jordan Brand in both basketball and football: Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Oklahoma.
Florida's Trey Bonham made a pair of foul shots to give the Gators (7-5) a 27-16 lead with 7:18 before halftime, but Oklahoma proceeded to outscore Florida 13-4 to close the half to get within 31-29.
Colin Castleton scored 22 points for Florida and Bonham 14.
Florida starts SEC play on Dec. 28 when it travels to face No. 23 Auburn. The Sooners host seventh-ranked Texas on New Year's Eve.
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Game Information
Charlotte, NC
Referee:Gerry Pollard
Referee:Byron Jarrett
Referee:Pat Adams
2025-26 Standings
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
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