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119MBB: Oklahoma At Texas Game Thread
The Oklahoma Sooners will be looking to continue their run to the NCAA Tournament after a drought. Standing in the way will be arch nemesis, the Texas Longhorns.
The Oklahoma Sooners will be looking to continue their run to the NCAA Tournament after a drought. Standing in the way will be arch nemesis, the Texas Longhorns.
The Oklahoma Sooners sit alone at fourth place in the conference. Lon Kruger has his team playing great offensively and will take on one of the better statistical defenses in the nation as they head south to face rival, the Texas Longhorns.
Oklahoma's basketball team now sits at 18 wins for the season and, barring a complete collapse, the Sooners should be dancing when March Madness rolls around.
Tonight was a night on which the senior play of Oklahoma was on display. Sam Grooms combined with Romero Osby and Steven Pledger for 59 of the Sooners 90 points in a win over Baylor that solidifies at least a .500 record for Lon Kruger.
The Baylor Bears will travel to Norman to take on the Oklahoma Sooners. Both teams sit in the upper half of the conference and will be looking to build on a resume to get into the NCAA Tournament. OU will stripe the arena out as fans get pumped!
Baylor started conference play with a 5-1 mark. Since then they have fallen to 7-6 and will be looking to get back on track against Oklahoma heading into March to make a case for an NCAA berth.
The Oklahoma Sooners secured the win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders. However, a pressing issue revealed itself once again as it reared it's ugly head. Oklahoma will need to resolve this issue moving forward as they push for an NCAA berth.
Oklahoma will be looking to bounce back and finish strong after an emotional loss to Oklahoma St. in overtime as they take to the road against Texas Tech.
An overtime loss in Stillwater last Saturday may have been a heartbreaker for Oklahoma basketball but it wasn't a dealbreaker as far as NCAA Tournament hopes go.
In the first match up, Oklahoma used a strong second half performance to run Texas Tech off the court while racking up their fifth consecutive win. Then, TTU had a winning record but since, the landscape has changed drastically.