Sports in Perspective
So close, but yet, so far. That pretty much sums up the feelings from Sooner fans after witnessing yet another single-digit loss in conference play. The Oklahoma Sooners nearly had it Tuesday against the fourth-ranked Missouri Tigers, but in the end fell, 71-68. The final four minutes were as exciting as you’ll see in a [...]
It seemed almost everything went right for the Sooners Saturday against Iowa State at the Lloyd Noble Center. Points in the paint, advantage Sooners. Points off turnovers, OU took that one too. Second chance points, give that one to the Sooners. They even edge out the Cyclones in rebounding and fast break points, and Andrew [...]
The Oklahoma Sooners headed into Wednesday night’s matchup aiming for their second consecutive road win against a ranked opponent. The only problem, in order to achieve that goal, they would need to get through the Kansas Jayhawks, in Phog Allen Fieldhouse, a venue where they’ve fallen victim in the last ten matchups. So it surprised [...]
Lon Kruger has a history of winning in Bramlage Coliseum, both as a player and a coach in the old Big Eight days. So in his homecoming, it would only seem fitting he would carry on the tradition. So that’s exactly what he did, only this time, to the dismay of Wildcat fans, sitting on [...]
Heading into Tuesday evening’s contest between the Oklahoma Sooners and Baylor Bears, both teams were eager for a win, but, for different reasons. The Bears were riding a two game losing streak, which also happened to be their first two losses of the season, and wanted to get back into the familiarity of winning basketball [...]
It’s not easy to win on the road, especially when you play in a conference like the Big 12. Oklahoma will testify to that. The Sooners were just 1-18 in true road games since the departure of #1 pick and eventual NBA superstar Blake Griffin. Saturday though, they were looking at probably their best opportunity to [...]
After the unforeseen departure of Calvin Newell just five games into the season, the Sooners struggled to fill the void left behind from his 13 points per contest off the bench. Sure, you had the occasional 18 point outing from Tyler Neal, or 20 point night form Carl Blair, but those were rare, no one [...]
If you enjoy a fast-paced, high-scoring game in which teams are trading buckets until the final buzzer, then you probably wouldn’t have found Tuesday evening’s contest between the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Tech Red Raiders very interesting. Oklahoma shot just 39% from the field and a dismal 9% from beyond the arc. Their opponents didn’t do [...]
There are many parallelisms between this and last year’s start to the conference season. Last year after a 0-3 start in league play, the Sooners responded with a three game win streak. Today, the Sooners also came in 0-3, and again, put a cessation to the dismal conference start, with what has potential to be [...]
It was a game that could make or break the Oklahoma Sooners basketball season. After a hot start, the Sooners had hit a rough patch, dropping three out of their last four games. Needless to say, the Sooners confidence level was in need of a lift. The opportunity was laying right in front of them, [...]