After their huge win over Alabama on Saturday, the may be new life in the Sooners as they finish their first half of games in the Big 12 schedule. (OU plays OSU twice in the 1st half and Kansas State twice in the 2nd half.) The Sooners need to win each game at home and pick up one or two on the road the rest of the regular season. The Sooners really need to reach the 6th seed in the Big 12 tourney to avoid the play-in games by the 7th-10th seeds
Here is the staff writers article about the 2nd Bedlam matchup game tonight.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/1/31 ... sday-night
I think it is a bit unrealistic to believe that the Sooners can play as well tonight as they did Saturday. But they certainly can play well enough to win over Oklahoma State. One again I think there is a few things that are key to the game and victory.
- The Sooners need to shoot well as always and they must score consistently and prevent runs of scoreless minutes against a steaky Cowboy team. Just get a bucket or two free throws every other trip down the court. Consistently. Player movement and passing efficiency is the key for the offense to score reliably.
- Play sound defense and handle the quickness of the Cowboys inside. The Sooners need to focus on rebounding on defense every Cowboy possession.
- Handling the matchups on defense and keeping enough scorers on the floor for OU. To me, the play of T Groves and Godwin and staying on the floor is very important tonight.
I doubt that Sherfield and Hill can play as well as they did on Saturday, but if they can score at least 40 with a couple of other Sooners in double figures, they will score enough I think to win.
Good luck to the sooners tonight as they try to win two in a row tonight.
Boomer Sooner!