OU Men's Basketball @ Baylor Wednesday-Can the Sooners Surprise?
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:38 pm
The Oklahoma Men's Basketball Team plays at Waco on Wednesday Night at 8 PM. Wednesday's game against the Bears will be broadcast on ESPNU starting at 8 p.m. CT with Mark Neely and Lance Blanks on the call. Fans may also listen on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing.
Here is the staff writers article about the Baylor game on Wednesday.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/2/7/ ... -wednesday
In the earlier game between Baylor and OU in LNC, Baylor made a 3-point shot with a hand in their face as the shot-clock expired to make the score 62-58 with only a few seconds left in the game. Hill made a last second bucket to make the final score 62-60 with Baylor winning a close game.
Baylor is lead by a trio of guards that lead the offensive attack for Baylor with a group of big men that rebound, protech the rim on defense and score when needed. It looks like Oklahoma has went to a 3-guard set of starting guards with Sherfield, Uzan and Cortes. With Noland, Oweh and maybe Bamisile helping the Sooners have a chance to slow down and equal the play of the Baylor guards. Inside T Groves, Hill, Godwin and J Groves must match the rebounding efforts of Baylor and counte with the scoring needed to keep pace also. But they must stay out of foul trouble throughout the game. With OU starting 3-guards and playing most of the game with that lineup, Hill can move inside to counter one of Baylor's big men on defense. One key not is that the Sooner guards will have to focus on rebounding on defense also.
I do not know if the Sooners can rise up and surprise the Baylor Bears in Waco or not. But, I am willing to give them shot at doing so before I dismiss the thought. Starting with Baylor on Wednesday night, the Sooners play Kansas at LNC, Kansas State at LNC and Texas in Austin. That is a very tough 4-game stretch against four of the top six Big 12 teams. If the Sooners can somehow win 2 of the 4, they can stay above .500 on the season.
Here is to giving the Sooners a chance on Wednesday night. Good luck to the Men.
Boomer Sooner!
Here is the staff writers article about the Baylor game on Wednesday.
https://soonersports.com/news/2023/2/7/ ... -wednesday
In the earlier game between Baylor and OU in LNC, Baylor made a 3-point shot with a hand in their face as the shot-clock expired to make the score 62-58 with only a few seconds left in the game. Hill made a last second bucket to make the final score 62-60 with Baylor winning a close game.
Baylor is lead by a trio of guards that lead the offensive attack for Baylor with a group of big men that rebound, protech the rim on defense and score when needed. It looks like Oklahoma has went to a 3-guard set of starting guards with Sherfield, Uzan and Cortes. With Noland, Oweh and maybe Bamisile helping the Sooners have a chance to slow down and equal the play of the Baylor guards. Inside T Groves, Hill, Godwin and J Groves must match the rebounding efforts of Baylor and counte with the scoring needed to keep pace also. But they must stay out of foul trouble throughout the game. With OU starting 3-guards and playing most of the game with that lineup, Hill can move inside to counter one of Baylor's big men on defense. One key not is that the Sooner guards will have to focus on rebounding on defense also.
I do not know if the Sooners can rise up and surprise the Baylor Bears in Waco or not. But, I am willing to give them shot at doing so before I dismiss the thought. Starting with Baylor on Wednesday night, the Sooners play Kansas at LNC, Kansas State at LNC and Texas in Austin. That is a very tough 4-game stretch against four of the top six Big 12 teams. If the Sooners can somehow win 2 of the 4, they can stay above .500 on the season.
Here is to giving the Sooners a chance on Wednesday night. Good luck to the Men.
Boomer Sooner!