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Oklahoma basketball: What Sooners’ next seven games look like

By Chip Rouse

Apr 4, 2020; Austin, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Alondes Williams (15) blocks a shot by Texas Longhorns forward Royce Hamm Jr. (5) in the second half at the Frank Erwin Center. Mandatory Credit: Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman via USA TODAY NETWORK
Apr 4, 2020; Austin, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Alondes Williams (15) blocks a shot by Texas Longhorns forward Royce Hamm Jr. (5) in the second half at the Frank Erwin Center. Mandatory Credit: Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman via USA TODAY NETWORK /
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Feb 6, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Elijah Harkless (24) goes up for a dunk over Iowa State Cyclones forward Solomon Young (33) during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma won 79-72. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Elijah Harkless (24) goes up for a dunk over Iowa State Cyclones forward Solomon Young (33) during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma won 79-72. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports /

@Iowa State, Saturday, Feb. 20

Iowa State came to Norman last Saturday winless in the Big 12 through seven games, but the Cyclones certainly didn’t play like it and actually had a good chance to win, down by four points with just over three minutes to go. The Sooners held on and closed it out from there.

Forty-eight of Iowa State’s points came from the three-point line and, fortunately for OU, the Cyclones made only one trip to the foul line the entire game.

The Sooners are a better, more experienced team, but like so many other Big 12 teams in recent years, have always had a tough time winning at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. If OU can keep the Cyclones’ Solomon Young at bay in the paint and defend the three-point shot better than they did in Norman, I believe OU’s depth, scoring versatility and experience will eventually win out in this road tilt — Oklahoma wins in another close game.

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