NASSAU, Bahamas – Kobe Elvis scored 26 points, Jeremiah Fears added 20 and Oklahoma held on to beat Providence 79-77 in a strange result at Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the Sooners (5-0) will face the winner of Wednesday’s late game between Davidson and No. 24 Arizona. The Friars (5-1) will play as losers.

Elvis was 10 of 14 shooting while Fears, a freshman, was 12 of 14 at the line and had seven assists and four of the Sooners’ 12 steals, but also eight turnovers. The Sooners shot 51%.

Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 17 points, Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph each had 16 and Corey Floyd Jr. had 13 for the Friars, who shot 43%.

When Duke Miles scored on a layup, the Sooners had a nine-point lead with 44 seconds left. But Sooner’s missed free throws and a passing play allowed the Friars to rally and get within two points. Elvis made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left to seemingly secure the win. But Oklahoma was assessed a technical foul for having too many players on the field when Sooner apparently entered the field during the game before officially being substituted. Pierre made both technical free throws and Providence took possession of the ball in the backcourt. Pierre escaped with a 25-foot fall that went over the rim as time expired.

Midway through the second half, Oklahoma took the lead for good on consecutive 3-pointers from Luke Northweather.

Providence led 34-32 at halftime behind 11 points from Cardet. Floyd and Cardet hit consecutive three-pointers to give the Friars the lead midway through the half, which they held for the remainder of the period.

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