Stephen Curry Is A Baller! Sooners Survive Davidson 82-78

by ccmachine on Nov 19, 2008 1:01 AM CST in Basketball

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Curry Dropped 44 points on the Sooners in a losing effort

Oklahoma has advanced to the semi final round of the NIT with a four point win over the Davidson Wildcats but unlike the first two games of the season this one didn’t come easy. The Sooners seemed to be in control after a 23-4 run but Stephen Curry battled his team back before finally succumbing 82-78.

Why Oklahoma Won

Star Power – Curry was best player on the floor tonight but the combination of Willie Warren and Blake Griffin trumped him. Both of them have more physical ability than Curry but Curry’s experience paid huge dividends as he constantly created space and used speed to get open for a shot.

It took both Griffin and Warren to overcome the damage that Curry caused but their combined 45 points were just enough.

Rebounding – Oklahoma dominated on the boards by a 41-26 margin.
Free Throws – The Sooners had 31 opportunities from the charity stripe and converted 26 of them into points.

What Could Have Cost Oklahoma The Game

Turnovers – Oklahoma gave the ball away 16 times as opposed to Davidson’s 5. The Sooners have to get better in this area.
Steals – Davidson stole the ball 7 times from the Sooners.

Update: UAB upset Arizona 72-71 and will face the Sooners in the next round.

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Depth

This team fires me up. There is real depth at all spots. They are getting good guard play and post play. Taylor Griffin is playing lights out and Wright is a really nice spark. I don’t remember the last time OU had depth like this. With the additions of Warren, Wright and Willis, last year’s holes have been filled. Add to that Davis’ consistent play off the bench, and this team is on another level.
Can’t wait to see where this goes

by bigskinny on Nov 19, 2008 7:42 AM CST reply actions

I'm pretty happy...

…with this win as I think that Davidson will, once again, be a tough out in the NCAA tournament. Stephen Curry is a stud.

However, I would have liked to seen the Sooners close them out better once they built their double digit lead late in the game. I thought we settled for too many early three pointers, when they should have been penetrating and getting to the line. We made it easy for them to get back in the game.

Overall, I thought they looked pretty good. The next rounds of this tournament present more challenges and opportunities for buiding confidence. I am feeling pretty good about the future of this year’s team and our program overall.

by Sooner71 on Nov 19, 2008 1:27 PM CST reply actions

Big Win

Steph Curry is a stud. He dropped 40 on us and only played ok. Willie Warren will be a very good player for us if he comes back next year. Blake is a beast. Struggled scoring early but turned it on in the second half. UAB has a kid named Robert Vaden that we need to watch out for. He is a big time scorer and will be tough to stop. (Nothing like Curry though)

by 23sooner on Nov 19, 2008 7:35 PM CST reply actions