OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City men's basketball team finish off the Abe Lemons Classic with a perfect 3-0 record as junior guard Avery Jackson surpasses 1,000 career points. 

TOP PERFORMERS
Avery Jackson - 29 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 17-22 FT
Yorgio Golesis - 19 PTS, 6 AST, 2-4 3PT
Brandon Wilson - 14 PTS, 13 REB

STAT OF THE GAME: Oklahoma City had a big night on the boards as three players in Brandon Wilson, Avery Jackson and Clayton Jewell all notched double-digit rebounds while the Stars hauled in a total of 50 on the night. 

STAR OF THE SHOW: Avery Jackson put up a game-high 29 points along with 11 rebounds and six assists as the junior guard reached the 1,000 point milestone as he entered the night 11 points away from 1,000. Jackson's 11 boards goes down as a career-high while earning his third career double-double. 

FIRST HALF: Oklahoma City found separation for the first time early on in the contest with a 8-2 run as Yorgio Golesis and Avery Jackson knocked down back-to-back threes to go up 15-8. Both teams continued to trade buckets as neither side could claim more than a five point lead before Jackson's pair of free throws made it 46-40 heading into the break. 

SECOND HALF: OCU came out of the locker room on fire scoring seven straight points as Brandon Wilson got the run going with a putback layup. Like the first half, things remained competitive as neither side could put the game away with OCU leading the entire half. Mission tied things up at 66 all with 7:45 to go before Wilson nailed a shot from range to put the Stars back ahead while Golesis cahsed in a three of his own giving Oklahoma City a seven point lead. OCU was able to use a 9-0 run to reach its biggest lead of the night at 81-70 after James Cloud cashed in from downtown leading to Jackson sinking 3-of-4 from the line. Mission continued to compete clawing its way back sending three triples through the net in less than a minute cutting the deficit to just one with 29 seconds to go. The Stars held the Patriots scoreless for the remainer of the game as Jackson closed things down by once again going 3-for-4 from the stripe giving Oklahoma City an 89-85 win on Saturday night. 

GAME NOTES

• Oklahoma City completes a perfect run in the Abe Lemons Classic as the Stars begin the year 3-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season where the team started 6-0. 
• Yorgio Golesis tabbed his second straight game with 19 points which ties a season-high while dishing out six assists. 
• Brandon Wilson notched a season-best 14 points with 10 of them coming in the second half as the junior from Los Angeles tabbed his first OCU double-double by hauling in a game-high 13 rebounds.
• Clayton Jewell joined Jackson and Wilson with double-digit rebounds for the second consecutive game while scoring six points with one block and one steal 

NEXT TIME OUT: Oklahoma City will go on the road for the first time this season taking on Bethel College on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 6:00 PM.

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