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OKLAHOMA CITY -- For more than 47 minutes, Russell Westbrook could barely hit a shot.For the next 5-plus minutes, he rarely missed.Oklahoma Citys fearless star was 7 for 28 from the field before he drained a 3-pointer late in regulation that forced overtime. He followed that by scoring 14 of his 35 points in the extra period to help the Thunder defeat the Washington Wizards 126-115 on Wednesday night.Never stop believing in yourself and your capabilities of doing what youre able to do on the basketball floor, Westbrook said.Bradley Beal, who led the Wizards with 31 points, couldnt believe Westbrook hit the shot with 8.5 seconds remaining. It was the only 3-pointer he made in six tries.I felt like I did a great job of cutting him off to the basket, Beal said. He wasnt making any jumpers all game. The only 3 he makes is the one to go into overtime.Westbrook was 4 of 6 from the field and 6 for 6 on free throws in the extra period. He finished with 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth straight triple-double, his ninth this season and the 46th of his career. The Thunder have won all four games during his triple-double streak, and he heads into December averaging a triple-double through 20 games this season.Former Thunder coach Scott Brooks returned as Washingtons coach, and the Oklahoma City crowd greeted him warmly. Brooks coached the Thunder for seven years and led them to the Western Conference Finals three times and the NBA Finals once.Im humbled that they did that for me, and I appreciate it, Brooks said. Im glad they came out and supported their team and showed kind of what we did throughout the years.John Wall had 15 points and 15 assists and Marcin Gortat added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards, who had won three of four.The Thunder led by 16 early in the second quarter and were up 60-53 at halftime. A block by Domantas Sabonis led to a fast-break dunk by Steven Adams that put the Thunder up 74-62 in the third quarter and prompted Brooks to call a timeout. The Wizards closed the quarter strong and tied the score at 84 heading into the fourth.The Wizards took control before the Thunder rallied. A 3-pointer and a dunk by Victor Oladipo cut Washingtons lead to one, and the assist on the dunk gave Westbrook his triple-double.Washingtons Otto Porter missed a short fadeaway at the end of regulation that would have won the game, and then Westbrook took over.I thought we did a good job until overtime on Westbrook, Brooks said. Hes hard to stop. Hes a terrific basketball player playing at a high level -- another triple-double -- but I thought we did a pretty good job of containing him most of the night.TIP-INSWizards: C Ian Mahinmi sat out with a sore right knee. ... Washington missed five of its first seven free throws and made 17 of 26 for the game. ... Markieff Morris was issued a technical foul in the third quarter.Thunder: Oladipo scored 25 points. He hit a long 2-point jumper as time expired in the first quarter to give Oklahoma City a 32-19 lead. ... Westbrook was called for a technical foul with 6:09 to play. ... Adams left the game briefly in the first half after taking an elbow to the face.STAT LINESThe Thunder are 7-2 this season when Westbrook gets a triple-double. They have won 25 of their last 27 games over the past two seasons when he accomplishes the feat.QUOTABLEBrooks, on what he told Westbrook before the game: I told him, `My daughter still loves you. Lexi had a crush on him and was disappointed that he married Nina, but were happy for him. Thats the truth.UP NEXTThe Wizards visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.The Thunder host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP. 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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State Aztecs didnt pay much attention to Alabama States record.They just knew that a fourth straight loss would have been nightmarish for a program not used to faltering badly.Malik Pope scored 16 points and the San Diego State Aztecs breezed to a 73-41 victory against the Hornets on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.The Aztecs (5-4) needed a laugher after losing at Loyola and Grand Canyon, and at home to Arizona State.They got it against the Hornets (1-8) by jumping to a 10-0 lead in the first four minutes. They were up 42-22 at halftime.It feels a lot better after you find a way to get a victory, coach Steve Fisher said. It doesnt matter who you play, it feels good to win.Zylan Cheatham and Montaque Gill-Caesar scored 11 apiece while Dakarai Allen had 10 for the Aztecs.I think it was a step in the right direction to say the least, Cheatham said. Coach Fisher definitely challenged us, definitely. Wanted us to bounce back pretty much and like I said he challenged us and we stepped up. Weve got a long way to go.It just seemed like it was a different feeling in the locker room. Guys were just so anxious, so ready. Not to say that we werent for any other game, but we executed, we made the right plays, and we played for each other.Pope said SDSU is not known to be like a losing team. So, were just as hurt as everybody else and we just had to get back to the grind and fix what was broken. So thats what were trying to do, making progress, so when we go to Hawaii, weree just going to keep this momentum going and go from there.dddddddddddd.Its all about being hungry. You dont get anything you dont deserve, Pope added.Point guard Jeremy Hemsley, SDSUs leading scorer at 17 points per game, sat out with a right foot injury. He would have been available in an emergency. Forward Matt Shrigley started in his place and scored five points.Torloft Thomas led the Hornets with 14 points.The Hornets knew it would be a tough game.They took us out of everything we were trying to do, coach Lewis Jackson said. We got down and they were long and athletic. This gives us something to build on, but they moved the ball well, they ran their sets, they executed well. It was a tough night for us.BIG PICTUREAlabama State: The Hornets only victory this season was 76-67 against Cal State Fullerton in the Global Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Nov. 26. Coming into Monday night, theyd been outscored by an average of 80-65.San Diego State: After playing two games in three days, the Aztecs will take off 10 days for final exams.STATSThe Hornets made only 15 of 60 shots (25 percent).Youre not going to be very competitive shooting that percentage, Jackson said.Each team had 15 turnovers.UP NEXTAlabama State plays at Tennessee State on Wednesday night.San Diego State faces Southern Miss on Dec. 22 in its opening game in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.