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Oklahoma basketball: Five things about OU’s Bedlam rematch in Big 12 Tournament

ByChip Rouse|
Mar 9, 2022; Kansas City, MO, USA; The Big 12 logo at center court prior to the game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Kansas State Wildcats at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2022; Kansas City, MO, USA; The Big 12 logo at center court prior to the game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Kansas State Wildcats at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports

One of the hardest things to do in sports is to beat a team three times in a row in the same season. The Oklahoma basketball men are hoping that maxim holds true this week,

The Sooners, the No. 10 seed in this week’s Big 12 Men’s Tournament, will play Bedlam rival  Oklahoma State on Wednesday night in the opening round of the tournament at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Oklahoma (15-16, 5-13) and Oklahoma State (17-14, 8-10) will play the second game on Wednesday night with tipoff scheduled for 8:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Rich Hollenberg and Fran Fraschilla will be on the call.

The No. 7-seeded Cowboys have already beaten Oklahoma twice this season and are looking to make it a trifecta in Kansas City. While both teams have had a commanding advantage historically when playing each other on their home hardwood, Oklahoma State owns a slight 8-7 edge when the game is played on a neutral floor as in the conference tournament.

Oklahoma owns a 141-105 record against Oklahoma State in the all-time series. Since the Big 12 has been in existence, however, the Cowboys have had the Sooners’ number in the postseason conference tournament.

Oklahoma State is 5-2 against OU in the Big 12 Tournament. The last time the two in-state rivals played in Kansas City was in the first round in 2018 with 9th-seeded OSU prevailing 71-60 over 9th-seeded Oklahoma.

Five things to know about the OU-OSU Big 12 Tournament 1st-round matchup

  • Four Oklahoma State players average double digits in points: Bryce Thompson (11.9), Kalib Boone (11.5), Avery Anderson III (11.1 and John-Michael Wright (10.0). Anderson has missed the last nine games, however, and is out indefinitely.
  • Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 in blocked shots and averages close to five per game. The Cowboys had seven blocks against the Sooners in the game in Stillwater this season.
  • Oklahoma three big offensive threats are Grant Sherfield (16.1 points per game), Tanner Groves (10.1) and Jalen Hill (9.8).
  • The Sooners are 10-1 this season when they shoot 50 percent or better. Oklahoma State is 16-3 this season when it shoots the same or a better percentage than the opponent.
  • The winner of Wednesday night’s opening round Bedlam game will move on to face No. 2 seed Texas on Thursday at 6 p.m. Oklahoma is 4-3 versus Texas in the conference tournament.

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