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Sooner Basketball: OU Routs TCU, Rolls to 18th Straight Home Win

By Chip Rouse

Feb 2, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Isaiah Cousins (11) shoots the ball in front of TCU Horned Frogs forward Devonta Abron (23) during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Isaiah Cousins (11) shoots the ball in front of TCU Horned Frogs forward Devonta Abron (23) during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tuesday’s game against TCU was a yawner in terms of the high drama delivered by multiple Sooner basketball games this season.

Oklahoma built a 20-point first-half lead and were never really headed after that as the Sooners rolled to a 95-72 victory over a game but – this season, at least – genuinely overmatched TCU squad. Buddy Hield became more like one of the guys in this one, contributing 17 points along with five other Sooners who reached double figures.

Feb 2, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; TCU Horned Frogs forward JD Miller (15) drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma Sooners center Jamuni McNeace (4) during the first half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; TCU Horned Frogs forward JD Miller (15) drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma Sooners center Jamuni McNeace (4) during the first half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

The Sooner superstar had just two buckets after halftime and none of the three-point variety. A rare off-night for the front-runner to earn National Player of the Year honors this season. But it didn’t really matter because the other Oklahoma starters more than picked up the slack.

Jordan Woodard added 14 points, Isaiah Cousins, 13, Ryan Spangler 11 and even Khadeem Lattin got into the act with 10 points of his own to go along with three blocked shots.

What You Should Know From This Game

  • Oklahoma only had 11 treys in the game, and that was out of 30 attempts (37 percent), well below the Sooners’ nation-best 46-percent average. This is the 15th game this season in which OU has made 10 or more three-point shots in a game. The former school record was 13.
  •  The Sooners outscored the Horned Frogs 40-32 in the paint and scored 28 points off of 16 TCU turnovers.
  • The OU bench saw quite a bit of action in this game relative to their playing minutes in past games. Freshman Christian James led the Sooner reserves with 12 points, all coming on four three-pointers. The OU bench outscored the TCU reserves 30-25. which is a very good sign going forward.
  • The Sooners blocked 11 shots in the game, including three by Khadeem Lattin and four by seven-footer Akolda Manyang, who also contributed eight points.
  • Oklahoma was 18 of 22 from the free-throw line, led by Jordan Woodard’s nine of nine.
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