Duke thousands of Oklahoma became great for the Sooners in the malaise of the Saturday of state No. 21 of Mississippi, but the senior guard can be forgiven if he is not smiling.
This is because the transfer from High Point lost several teeth when he first docked in Norman's hard wood, Oklahoma in a brave attempt to recover a loose ball. The coaches could be seen picking up the missing teeth while twisting on the floor.
Surprisingly, he would return to the game and even helped the Sooners achieve victory with a late free kick.
Oklahoma coach, Porter Moser, said later that thousands' teeth 'is not so beautiful at this time'.
However, fans appreciated the effort.
“That is a real dedication,” one wrote.
Sooners Guard Duke Miles lost several teeth when he docked first in hard wood
Mile teeth were quickly collected by training personnel after their brave effort to get a loose ball
“Friend is hard,” added another.
And several hockey references did: 'He is practicing the wrong sport! Set some skates and a hockey stick!
Jeremiah Fears scored a maximum of 27 points and distributed 10 assists when Oklahoma broke his losing run of five games with a 93-87 surprise from Mississippi.
Jalon Moore scored 18 points, 15 of them in the second half. Sam Godwin had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma (17-10, 4-10 seconds).
Josh Hubbard led the state of Mississippi with 19 points, and Keshawn Murphy added 16 from the bank. Riley Kugel and Claudell Harris Jr. annular 11 points for the Bulldogs (19-8, 7-7).
The Sooners exceeded a part-time deficit of 37-34 with hot shots in the second half, but they had to resist a late Rally of the Mississippi state.
The Kugel tray with 1:21 to play cut Oklahoma at 88-82. The Bulldogs press forced a turnover, but the Sooners recovered the ball in a robbery for fears. Godwin divided a couple of free throws in possession.
Another Kugel Layup tray cut the deficit at 89-84 with 50 seconds to play. Miles divided a couple of foul shooting for a six -point advantage.
Harris hit a corner triple to obtain the bulldogs within 90-87 with remaining 28 seconds, but two free throws Forsythe pushed the advantage to five.
Mississippi State lost a couple of triples and a setback before Moore divided a couple of free throws for the final margin.
At the beginning of the second half, Moore scored five consecutive points with a triple and a rupture jam to give Oklahoma an advantage of 44-41 with 17:37 to play.
In the first eight minutes of half, Oklahoma was 9 of 10 from the field and 4 of 5 from the range of 3 points along the way to an advantage of 62-57. The Sooners fired 68 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from beyond the arch in the middle.
Kobe Elvis grabbed a loose ball and hit a triple as part of a 9-0 race that put Oklahoma ahead by 10. Brycen Goodine received a foul with 4:50 to play.
Both teams fought from the field in the first half. Oklahoma triggered 40 percent, Mississippi's state was 37.1 percent and was 30.8 percent and 30 percent respectively from beyond the arch. But the Bulldogs turned eight Sooners ball losses into 15 points.