Bedlam game quarter breakdown

BY ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Sunday, November 25, 2012
11/25/12 at 7:42 AM



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FIRST QUARTER

Oklahoma State 14 - 14
Oklahoma 3 - 3


Key play: Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones, under pressure, threw a pass off his back foot that was intercepted by Lyndell Johnson and returned 46 yards to the OU 9. Joseph Randle scored two plays later to give the Cowboys a two-touchdown lead.

Key stat: OSU quarterback Clint Chelf had four carries for 53 yards, including a 38-yard run on a quarterback draw to set up his team's first touchdown. Chelf's career-high for yards in a game was 40 heading into Saturday.

Number to know: 12. Oklahoma State only ran a dozen plays in the opening quarter. After a three-and-out on the opening drive, the Cowboys had quick scoring drives consisting of five and three plays, respectively.

SECOND QUARTER

Oklahoma State 14 10 - 24
Oklahoma 3 21 - 24


Key play: Nothing says Bedlam without a little razzle-dazzle. Chelf threw a lateral to Joseph Randle in the flat, who threw the ball back to the OSU quarterback, who had a number of blockers ahead of him for a 36-yard gain. OSU scored a touchdown two plays later.

Key stat: Chelf entered the halftime locker room as Oklahoma State's leading rusher (63 yards), passer (104) and was three yards shy from being his team's leading receiver (36).

Number to know: 21. Oklahoma scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, including Landry Jones' 15-yard pass to Kenny Stills, who juggled the football and entering the end zone with eight seconds left.

THIRD QUARTER

Oklahoma State 14 10 14 - 38
Oklahoma 3 21 6 - 30


Key play: The Cowboys came out of the halftime locker room swinging. OSU broke a 24-all tie when Chelf hit Josh Stewart for a 75-yard touchdown play on the opening play of the second half.

Key stat: Oklahoma has abandoned its run game and has thrown the ball 50 times though three quarters. Jones has thrown for 381 yards through three periods.

Number to know: 2. Oklahoma struggled with the Belldozer package for a second time in the third quarter. Faced with first-and-10 from the OSU 14, Bell is inserted into the game. Bell handed off to Trey Millard, who promptly fumbled. Jones was 3-of-4 passing for 44 yards until that mistake.

FOURTH QUARTER

Oklahoma State 14 10 14 7 - 45
Oklahoma 3 21 6 15 - 45


Key play: Bell scored a game-tying touchdown with four seconds remaining on a 4-yard run on fourth-and-1. It was just his second rushing touchdown in the past four games.

Key stat: The Sooners' final drive lasted 17 plays, which is the most plays OU has run during a scoring drive this season.

Number to know: 81. Oklahoma's Jalen Saunders had a marquee play to swing back momentum to the Sooners. The Fresno State transfer tied the game with an 81-yard punt return early in the fourth quarter.

OVERTIME

Oklahoma State 14 10 14 7 3 - 48
Oklahoma 3 21 6 15 6 - 51


Key play: Brennan Clay sealed the Sooners victory with an 18-yard touchdown run through traffic on the second play of overtime.

Key stat: Oklahoma improved to 3-1 in overtime games in program history, with wins over Baylor (37-30, 2 OT, 2005) and Texas (30-27, 1996). Its lone loss was to Boise State (43-42, 2006). OSU dropped to 1-7 in OT contests, with its only win coming in 1996 to Missouri State.

Number to know: 85,824. The Bedlam game drew the second-largest crowd in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium history.
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OU fan Nickie Hunt of Tulsa cheers for OU after a touchdown. STEPHEN PINGRY/Tulsa World



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