News Category: Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma, TCU look to solidify NCAA Tournament resumes

TCU and Oklahoma look to bounce back from losses in their regular-season finales and build on their respective resumes for the NCAA Tournament when they square off in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City, Mo. The winner of the game between the eighth-seeded Horned Frogs and the ninth-seeded Sooners will play top-ranked and No. 1 seed Houston on Thursday afternoon in the tournament quarterfinals. Both teams

Texas, Oklahoma battle with Big 12 seeding on the line

Texas and Oklahoma will look to make an impression in advance of the NCAA Tournament when they square off for the final time in the regular season as members of the Big 12 on Saturday in a key conference clash at Austin, Texas. Both teams are expected to get invites to the NCAA Tournament in two weeks and can help their standing for next week’s Big 12 tournament with victory in their regular-season finale. Texas

Oklahoma looks to keep offense moving in battle with Cincinnati

Oklahoma coach Porter Moser was happy with the way his team responded Saturday against top-ranked Houston, even in a loss. Moser is hoping his Sooners can build from that on Tuesday when they take on Cincinnati in Big 12 play at Norman, Okla. Oklahoma is coming off an 87-85 loss to the Cougars, where it hit 12 3-pointers and scored more than anyone had scored on Houston all season. “I want to keep building on

Kelvin Sampson returns to Oklahoma with No. 1 Houston

Kelvin Sampson isn’t even trying to pretend. The coach of Houston (25-3, 12-3 Big 12), whose team has soared to the No. 1 ranking with a Big 12 championship in sight, isn’t treating Saturday’s matchup against Oklahoma (19-9, 7-8) in Norman, Okla., as just another contest. “It’s not a normal game,” Sampson said. Sampson spent 12 seasons as Oklahoma’s coach, leading the Sooners to three Big 12 tournament championships, one regular-season title, 11 NCAA Tournament

No. 8 Iowa State, undefeated at home, hosts Oklahoma

Iowa State’s start to the Big 12 schedule was shaky. The Cyclones began with a loss at Oklahoma, falling 71-63 on Jan. 6. Iowa State has regained its footing since, entering the final two weeks of the regular season in contention for the Big 12 title. They’ll hope to show off that growth Wednesday night when they take on Oklahoma again, this time in Ames, Iowa. With four games remaining before the Big 12 tournament,

Oklahoma, Oklahoma St. prepare for last Bedlam game of Big 12 era

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have been heading in different directions most of the season. That’s the case again entering Saturday’s matchup between the two in Stillwater, Okla. But this time, it’s Oklahoma State that is surging and the visiting Sooners who are trying to find their footing. The Cowboys come in on a two-game winning streak and have won four of their last seven after starting out 0-6 in Big 12 play. A big part

‘Beat up’ and sixth-ranked Kansas visits No. 25 Oklahoma

Both No. 6 Kansas and No. 25 Oklahoma are looking forward to taking some time off next week from the grind of the Big 12 Conference schedule. But first, they’ll have to get through their meeting Saturday in Norman, Okla. The Jayhawks are coming off a 79-50 whipping at the hands of Texas Tech on Monday, and are plenty beat up, having had just seven scholarship players available for the second consecutive game. “We’re beat

No. 12 Baylor bids to bounce back in outing vs. No. 25 Oklahoma

No. 13 Baylor looks to get back on the winning track when it hosts talented and tough No. 25 Oklahoma on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference game in Waco, Texas. This is the only time this season that the two rivals will meet and the final scheduled time for them to play as members of the Big 12. The Sooners will move to the Southeastern Conference in July. The Bears head home after a

Oklahoma tries to end recent rivalry woes vs. Oklahoma State

In Porter Moser’s third season as Oklahoma’s head coach, the Sooners have already topped their win total from last season and are just two away from matching their total from Moser’s first season. Oklahoma spent 10 consecutive weeks in the AP Top 25 poll after not breaking into the rankings at any point over the previous two seasons, and it appears headed toward its first NCAA Tournament appearance under Moser. But if the Sooners are

No. 21 BYU and Oklahoma set for Big 12 showdown

It has taken BYU center Fousseyni Traore some time to get back to form after missing the Cougars’ final seven nonconference games with a hamstring injury. But heading into No. 21 BYU’s game against Oklahoma on Tuesday in Norman, Okla., Traore appears to finally be back to 100 percent. Traore is coming off a 24-point, nine-rebound performance in the Cougars’ 83-73 win at West Virginia on Saturday — his first start since suffering the injury