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Norman, OK (SportsNetwork.com) - The Bedlam rivalry between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State proved to be quite calm as the 18th-ranked Sooners rolled over the 24th-ranked Cowboys, 82-65, on Saturday. Buddy Hield did not miss from the floor on his way to a 27-point game that included four 3-pointers for the Sooners (12-5, 3-2 Big 12). Jordan Woodard added 13 points and Ryan Spangler scored 11 points with 11 rebounds. My teammates found me in good spots, said Hield. I just stepped up and made some shots, but I couldnt do it without them. Hats off to them for finding me. Oklahomas defense was effective against the conferences two leading scorers, LeBryan Nash and Phil Forte. The Cowboys stars were limited to 15 and 11 points, respectively, well below their combined average of over 35 points per game. Off the bench for Oklahoma State (12-5, 2-3), Leyton Hammonds hit five shots from long distance for 15 points. Anthony Hickey chipped in 14 points with eight boards. After Oklahoma State scored the first bucket to go up 2-0, it was all downhill for the Cowboys. Oklahoma went on an 11-0 run to take command of the game. The Cowboys later got baskets on consecutive possessions, but Oklahoma State would not hit a shot from the field in the final six minutes of the half. Yeah, we didnt start the game the way we needed to, said Cowboys coach Travis Ford. The Cowboys went 0-for-13 from beyond the arc in the first half. Meanwhile, Hield could not miss. He was 3-of-3 from long distance in an 18-point first half as the Sooners took a 41-20 lead into the break. After missing 25 straight 3-pointers dating back to the first half against Kansas on Tuesday, the Cowboys finally connected from long distance 8 1/2 minutes into the second half. Hammonds hit his first 3 of the game, but Oklahoma State still trailed by 19. With 5 1/2 minutes to go, Hickeys layup cut the Cowboys deficit to 15. Hield responded immediately with another 3. A few trips down the floor later, Hickey hit a triple of his own to pull within 14 points, but again the Sooners had an answer from long range, this time courtesy of Frank Booker. Game Notes All three of Oklahoma States conference losses have come on the road ... This is just the second time since 2005 that Bedlam has been played between two ranked teams ... With five steals, Hickey moved past 250 in his career ... The Sooners are the first team to shoot better than 50 percent against the Cowboys ... Oklahoma travels to Kansas for its next game on Monday, and Oklahoma State hosts Texas Tech on Wednesday. Fake Balenciaga 2020 . Ramirez is still hitting behind Puig, only now they are in the third and fourth spots, and the change is starting to generate positive results for manager Don Mattingly. Fake Balenciaga . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.fakebalenciaga.com/. 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DeRozans signature celebration has become a welcomed sight for Vasquez and the rest of the Raptors players. "Its something I can only do in a game after shots or a dunk or something," DeRozan said. "Its just me being intense." After draining an 18-foot fadeaway jumper, his second straight bucket, with just over two minutes left in Tuesdays 100-95 Game 2 win over the Nets, the Raptors all-star guard strutted up the court doing the DeRozan face. "I told him before the game," Vasquez noted. "I said, Youre going to have a great game, I want that face. I get fired up when he starts doing that and he makes that face." "I think you see it in all of us," DeRozan fired back. "Even with Greivis, what he does when he makes a big shot, when he looks up in the air. Im like, ‘whatchu looking at, G? Everyone has their own gestures and we feed off one another when we see somebody else doing that and it just gets us going." Can you do the DeRozan face, Dwane Casey was asked. "I dont know what youre taking about," said the Raptors coach, immediately turning away. So, not everyone was playing along. This was the lighthearted scene following practice on Wednesday afternoon, just two hours before the Raptors shipped off to Brooklyn for Games 3 and 4. Naturally, the conversation turned to the immeasurable chemistry that has held this team together throughout a tumultuous season, the chemistry they feel will work to their advantage as they enter enemy territory this coming weekend. "Its going to be a new frontier," Casey said, preparing his team to face the Nets at Barclays Center with their opening round series tied at a game apiece. "Weve been a good road team in hostile situations, hostile gyyms.dddddddddddd Our guys have responded." That they have. Their 22 road wins are a franchise record and theyre just one of four teams to knock off the Nets in Brooklyn in 2014. Throughout the season, they have cited their togetherness, a camaraderie on and off the court, as the primary reason for their unexpected success - being a young team - away from home. Both DeRozan and Kyle Lowry referred back to a conversation they shared after Tuesday nights win. Torontos two leading scorers were in full agreement that this is the most harmonious team theyve ever been apart of. "Its just great to have a group of guys who just really get along," Lowry said. "Youd never think a group like that, with so many different personalities, that everyone really just feeds off each other and everyone genuinely likes each other. We really are like a band of brothers. Its cool. Its like, were able to hold each other accountable and we know its not out of spite, its because we want to be better. Its constructive criticism." Chemistry and winning seem to go hand in hand. Youre unlikely to enjoy a sustainable measure of one without the other. Chemistry is a valuable commodity in professional sports, but its fragile and almost impossible to quantify. "Chemistry is a funny thing," Casey admits. "You know it when you got it, but its so easy to lose. Its hard to put your finger on it. I think we have good chemistry, the right pieces, the right guys, the right personalities in the locker room." That togetherness, like defence - Caseys other fixation - tends to travel well. The Raptors have harnessed an us versus the world mentality in the unfamiliar surroundings of the road and will need it more than ever if they hope to take control of this series on foreign soil. The Nets own a record of 22-4 at home since Jan. 1, tops in the NBA over that span. "The reason were here right now in the playoffs is just because we got one of the most healthy locker rooms," Vasquez said. "No egos at all. Everybodys just happy if anybody does well. We care about each other on and off the court and when we go on the road, we get each others back." "The reason we became a good team, [are] on our way to becoming a great team, is just because we care. Chemistry is such a big factor on any team, and we have it. We do have it." ' ' '