OU - Baylor: Quarter Breakdowns
BY MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Sunday, November 11, 2012
11/11/12 at 7:32 AM
FIRST QUARTER
| Baylor |
3 |
- |
3 |
| Oklahoma |
14 |
- |
14 |
Key play: Landry Jones' 15-yard pass to Kenny Stills on third-and-9 from the Baylor 25 to sustain the Sooners' first TD drive. Stills dropped a pass on the previous play, but made up for it with a good comeback move to get free and evade defenders after the catch to get the first down.
Key stat: 11:37 - OU's time of possession in the quarter. The Sooners put together twin 75-yard drives, keeping Baylor's high-octane offense off the field for all but 11 plays.
Number to know: 11 - First downs by the Sooners. They were also 3-for-3 on third-down conversions, including Jones' 5-yard TD pass to Brennan Clay to cap the first drive.
SECOND QUARTER
| Baylor |
3 |
14 |
- |
17 |
| Oklahoma |
14 |
14 |
- |
28 |
Key play: Jones' 35-yard scoring pass to Justin Brown with 15 seconds left gave the Sooners a 28-17 lead and capped a wild quarter that saw each team post two TDs. Baylor made it 21-17 with 32 seconds left, but Brennan Clay returned the ensuing kickoff 36 yards to the Baylor 45. Jones threw 10 yards to Stills before uncorking the bomb to Jones, who caught it diving behind a defender in the end zone.
Key stat: 20 first downs in the half by the Sooners, more than they had in four quarters against UTEP (12), Kansas State (19) and Kansas (18).
Number to know: 116 - First-half total yards by Baylor quarterback Nick Florence. He led the nation in total yards entering the contest, averaging 412.3 yards per game.
THIRD QUARTER
| Baylor |
3 |
14 |
9 |
- |
26 |
| Oklahoma |
14 |
14 |
7 |
- |
35 |
Key play: Damien Williams' 17-yard scoring run and Mike Hunnicutt's extra point returned the Sooners to a two-possession lead, 35-26, with 2:10 left. Prior to that, Baylor had trimmed the lead to 28-26 when Mike Hicks' 24-yard interception return set up Lache Seastruck's 2-yard TD run. But the Bears failed on a tying two-point conversion.
Key stat: 389 - Total yards by the Sooners through the first three quarters. They were averaging 6.2 yards per attempt.
Number to know: 4 - TD drives of 70 yards or more by the Sooners, through the first three quarters. OU was 7-for-9 on third-down conversions.
FOURTH QUARTER
| Baylor |
3 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
- |
34 |
| Oklahoma |
14 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
- |
42 |
Key play: Blake Bell's 55-yard TD run made it 42-26 early in the fourth quarter and maintained a safe margin after Baylor scored late and trimmed the lead to eight with a two-point conversion. Bell's run was the longest by an OU quarterback since Patrick Fletcher went 58 yards vs. TCU in 1998.
Key stat: 0 passing TDs allowed by the Sooners, who came into the game second nationally with only three allowed in the first seven games. Baylor was averaging 3.3 TD passes per game.
Number to know: 111 - Career TD passes by OU quarterback Landry Jones, now 10th on the NCAA's career list in that category. He started the day tied with Wisconsin's Russell Wilson (2008-11) with 109.
Associated Images:
OU quarterback Landry Jones throws the ball under pressure from Baylor's Terrance Lloyd on Saturday afternoon in Norman. MIKE SIMONS / Tulsa World
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