The Oklahoma Sooners took control in the second half to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats in its first Big 12 matchup.
Dillon Gabriel scored from one-yard out in the third quarter after Cincinnati closed to within four points on a 54-yard field goal by Carter Brown.
The Sooners took over on downs when Cincinnati (2-2) threatened late in the quarter. The swarming Oklahoma defense stopped the Bearcats three straight plays from the Sooner 20 with Cincinnati needing two yards to keep the drive alive.
A 30-yard field goal by Zach Schmit sealed the Bearcats' fate.
The Cincinnati Bearcats scored first on a 40-yard field goal by Carter Brown.
The Bearcats drove to the Oklahoma 22 yard line aided by a pass interference call against Gentry Williams.
Behind former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma put together a drive to the Cincinnati 12 yard line. Bryan Threats forced Gabriel to fumble on a keeper and it was recovered by Jack Dingle at the 10.
Oklahoma (4-0) scored on a five-yard pass from Gabriel to Nic Anderson with 34 seconds left in the first quarter. Schmit kicked a 34-yard field goal in the second quarter.
The Bearcats drove to the Sooner 12 but Brown missed a 26-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds left in the first half. Oklahoma held a 10-3 lead at halftime.
Brown kicked a career-long 54-yard field goal in the third quarter to get UC within a touchdown.
The Sooner ground game took control on a nine-play 75-yard drive capped by Gabriel's hard fought plunge from a yard out. Oklahoma pounded out 60 yards on the ground and consumed 5:23.
The Bearcats were missing senior linebacker Deshawn Pace, who violated team rules. He was replaced by fellow Colerain grad, Ken Willis.
It was the first time Cincinnati has lost consecutive games at home since.
Cincinnati dropped to 0-3 all time versus Oklahoma. They lost to the Sooners on September 25, 2010 at Paul Brown Stadium
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