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OU basketball: Jamal Bieniemy looks like gem for Sooners, who almost missed recruiting him

Related Topics: Basketball, Basket, Adrian Rodriguez

NORMAN — The play happened fast, but that's the nature of Jamal Bieniemy.

The OU freshman guard, in his second college game, Euro-stepped into the lane and missed a layup.

UTSA forward Adrian Rodriguez grabbed the rebound, but his next move didn't come quick enough. Bieniemy lunged from behind the basket, ripped the ball from Rodriguez, spun, and banked in a layup.

It was one of five steals for Bieniemy as he tied the single-game record for most steals by an OU freshman in the Big 12 era.

Bieniemy is averaging 15 minutes per game off the bench and has already emerged as one of Oklahoma's top perimeter defenders.