Oklahoma basketball: Unnotable numbers from a deplorable defeat
By Chip Rouse
Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger summed up Monday night’s listless performance by his team in six succinct words:
"“Not much positive in that one,” he said in his postgame press conference. “Baylor had their way at both ends of the court.”"
The only thing wrong with Kruger’s assessment is that nothing was positive about the way the Sooners played against Baylor.
The only statistical category in which OU outproduced the Bears was in turnovers. The Sooners committed 14 to Baylor’s 12. Everything else went the way of Baylor. And you’re not going to win many games with a disparity that overwhelming.
In a 48-hour period, Oklahoma won by 31 over one Drew brother (Bryce of Vanderbilt) and lost by 30 to another (Scott of Baylor).
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The 30-point, 77-47 defeat to Baylor was Oklahoma’s worst loss of the season.
Here are some other unnotable numbers from a very bad beat:
0 — Points scored by freshman starting point guard Jamal Bieniemy for the second straight game after scoring a team-high 17 points in a win over Oklahoma State.
11 – Fast-break points by Baylor compared with two fast-break baskets by Oklahoma.
11 — Points scored by OU’s Miles Reynolds off the bench in just 13 minutes of action.
15 — The Sooners’ 15 field goals in the game was one fewer than Baylor’s 16 field goals in the first quarter.
20 — OU’s three-point field-goal shooting percentage for the game (4 of 20)
27.3 — Oklahoma’s shooting percentage (15 of 55) against Baylor, easily the worst of the season by the Sooners.
35.43 — Time during the game (out of 40 minutes) in which Baylor held the lead.
38 — Baylor points scored in the paint on Monday night, 20 more than by Oklahoma.
58.6 — Baylor shot 58.6 percent in the first half on the way to a 39-21 halftime advantage over the Sooners.
61 — Point swing between OU’s 86-55 win over Vanderbilt and the 77-47 loss on Monday night to Baylor.