The Oklahoma Sooners returned home for an intrastate battle between the Sooners and the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles.
It was not much of a battle, though. The Sooners breezed by the Golden Eagles, 85-53, for their seventh win of the year.
The 15th-ranked Sooners are now on a three-game win streak after their win over ORU, and while it was a blowout, we learned a few things from this contest.
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– OU’s defense is improving! The Sooners kept ORU in check for most of the night. We saw an Oklahoma team get their hands in passing lanes, and it’s obvious a concerted effort is being made to beef up on both sides of the floor.
– TaShawn Thomas is really good. As the season progresses, the more I really like TaShawn Thomas. He’s going to be tough to defend if he can continue to power his way through defenders. Thomas looks like a man playing with a lot of purpose. He scored 14 points on seven-of-10 shooting Tuesday and had a few ferocious dunks. Part of me wants to say he can make a run at an All-Big 12 selection, but there is still plenty of ball left to play, but I’m really liking his potential.
– On a side note, Thomas did leave the game with a wrist injury, but he appears to be okay. I thought it should be noted that he isn’t invincible, because sometimes he looks like a freight train that no one can stop. Hopefully, he’s good to go for Saturday.
– Buddy Hield is back!
Well, he hasn’t been gone, but he’s struggled lately. Hield had a nice scoring day, and drained a few three’s. He, also, had a sick alley-oop when the game was out of hand. Oklahoma basketball is more fun when Buddy Hield is cooking.
– OU can score quick….like really quick. Okay, we didn’t just learn this. However, OU did a great job of getting out in transition against an outmatched ORU team. They couldn’t do anything about it, and the Sooners took advantage. Once again, this is a fun team to watch. So watch them and #takeNOTICE.
– Oklahoma is capable of limiting the turnovers. OU started a bit sloppy, but they quickly turned it around and played some sharp basketball. Oklahoma only committed six turnovers compared to ORU’s 19. That’s promising, and it’s a problem OU faced a lot last year.
– The Sooners look ready. Oklahoma went out and took care of business. They have a big game against an undefeated Washington Huskies team this Saturday in Las Vegas and they didn’t take ORU lightly. Saturday will be OU’s toughest test since they’re game against #2 Wisconsin in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. Hopefully this win will serve as a momentum boost for Lon Kruger’s squad going in to the MGM Showcase.