Oklahoma vs West Virginia final score 45-33: Sooners romp Mountaineers in 2nd half

The Oklahoma Sooners and West Virginia Mountaineers squared off on Saturday night from Morgan Town. The last time the game came to Milan Puskar Stadium in 2012,it was an incredible high-scoring shoot out with Oklahoma winning 50-49, however the 2013 contest was a lower-scoring affair, but also a Sooner win.

Things got off to a rather slow start. The Sooners, who were sporting their new alternate uniforms, were the first on the board with a field goal with with a little over four minutes left in the first quarter. Oklahoma’s talented defense gave up a big play to West Virginia though, allowing them to score on a big play, a 68-yard touchdown pass from Clint Trickett to Kevin White.

The Sooners found themselves down in a 10-3 hole early in the second quarter as well. The Sooners drove down the field on the following possession and were threatening to score when they found themselves in a third and goal situation.

A goal line stand could’ve been big for West Virginia and the momentum shift in the game, but the Sooners got into the end zone with a little trickery. Wide receiver Durron Neal threw a touchdown pass to quarterback Trevor Knight to tie the game up.

The lead didn’t last long. West Virginia worked their way down the field after the touchdown quickly, and a six-play 75 yard drive that lasted barely over a minute was capped off with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Trickett to Mario Alford.

It was a beautiful catch along the sideline of the end zone, and one that would have seemingly stripped the Sooners of the momentum they had just gained when they tied it up. The Sooners weren’t backing down though, and marched right back down the field.

The Sooners weren’t quite as quick as the Mountaineers and once again found themselves looking to find the end zone on a third-and-goal situation, this time from the two yard line. They went with a run from Samaje Perine, he had run the ball on the previous three plays, one of which was a 14 yard romp to get them into a goal line situation in the first place.

The game was starting to shape up towards the high scoring affair that it was in 2012. The Sooners were tired of playing from behind and decided to go for the on sides kick to get the ball back to close out the second half. They nearly got it but a Sooners teammate accidentally kicked the ball forward with his knee and West Virginia recovered. The gamble backfired for the Sooners and West Virginia added another touchdown with just a little under a minute and a half left in the second quarter.

But Oklahoma wouldn’t back down, Alex Ross took the ensuing kick off 100-yards to tie the game up once again. The half ended with the game tied at 24 goals a piece.

Oklahoma carried their momentum into the second half and opened things up with a touchdown drive to take the lead, for the first time since that first quarter field goal. It was another Perine run, this time for nine yards capping off a seven-play, 75-yard drive.

The Sooners’ defense was holding back West Virginia, until they got a field goal midway through the second half. As the Sooners were driving down the field, West Virginia linebacker Wes Tonkery got an interception near midfield to take some more momentum away.

The Sooners hadn’t backed down yet when things weren’t going their way, and they didn’t this time either. Two plays after that interception, Sooners’ Quentin Hayes elevated to get a huge interception near their own 26-yard line to get the ball back. The next offensive play after that was a 34-yard run bu the Sooners’ Ross, a remarkable run at that as he cut it in from the sideline towards the middle of the field.

When Oklahoma got into the red zone they turned to Perine again, and he brought it in for his third rushing touchdown of the night, extending the Sooners’ lead to 11 points.

The Sooners stuck with the hot hand and kept pouring it on in the fourth quarter. The Sooners rode Perine down the field in the fourth quarter for his fourth touchdown of the game, and he was well over 200 yards at this point.

The Mountaineers were pulled back one more score with just over two minutes left in the game, but ultimately it wasn’t enough to get back into the game. The Sooners would win 45-33, and it was Bob Stoops 100th regular season Big 12 win. The first to achieve the feat.