sentences:  The Sooners put a damper on the anniversary festivities with an 81-73 victory, spoiling the Titans' fifth appearance overall in the NIT.ORU, coming off an 11-16 season in 1980-81, relied on the contributions of both young and old throughout the campaign.Freshman center Mark Acres became just the third first-year player to lead the team in scoring, joining Dana Lewis in 1967-68 and Richard Fuqua in 1969-70, by averaging 14.6 points per game.