The Sooners move on after their loss against Kansas State to take on the Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence.
After four straight losses, OU has digressed to .500 at 13-13 on the season, 4-8 in Big 12 play. On the other hand, the No. 1 Jayhawks are having a historical year at 26-1, 12-0 Big 12.
OU is still looking for its first conference road win of the year. The Sooners are 1-7 in true road games while the Jayhawks are 17-0 at home this season.
Sophomore guard Willie Warren missed Saturday’s game against the Wildcats and looks to be missing the game in Lawrence. After an MRI on his ankle Friday, Warren has been declared as out indefinitely with an injury to the same ankle that has been bothering him all season, said head coach Jeff Capel.
One of the most storied programs in the NCAA, Kansas is the only Big 12 program with an all-time winning record against the Sooners (KU leads 134-64 overall and 68-16 in Lawrence).
The road game at Kansas is the second to last road game for the Sooners’ regular season. Their last road game is against the Texas Longhorns in Austin.
While the Sooners’ hopes for March Madness are essentially gone, the team may have a chance to qualify for the NIT tournament at the end of the season. OU has four remaining games against KU, Baylor, Texas and Texas A&M.
It is no secret the Sooners are young this year and their freshmen are contributing significantly. Tommy Mason-Griffin, Tiny Gallon, Steven Pledger and Andrew Fitzgerald have combine to score 859 of the team’s 1,907 points this season, or 45 percent. Of the Sooners’ top seven scorers, four are the freshmen listed above.
Mason-Griffin has been a bright spot in spite of the Sooner troubles. The Houston-native is averaging 18.3 points per game in conference play, and no Oklahoma freshman has ever shot better from 3-point range for a season than Mason-Griffin’s current 44.8 percent or has averaged more than his 35 minutes per game.
The game will be televised on ESPN and will air on the Sooner Radio Network. Tipoff is at 8:05 p.m.
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Archey 2 years, 3 months ago
Terrific Article. Well done!