NOTES: A third-team All-Big 12 selection ... Ranks 2nd on team with his 11.8 scoring average ... Ranks 3rd in Big 12 with 2.3 treys per outing and 5th with 37.0% 3-point field goal mark ... Averaging 15.5 points the last 8 out-ings ... Is 28-for-64 (43.8%) from 3-point range over last 8 games after go-ing 2-for-17 (11.8%) the previous 4 outings ... Ranks 2nd in OU history with 248 3-pointers and 14th with 1,389 points ... Has made 63 straight starts.

2 STEVEN PLEDGER • G6-4 • 219 • Sr. • Chesapeake, Va.Atlantic Shores Christian School

PTS REB 3FG% MIN 11.8 3.3 .370 28.7

22 AMATH M’BAYE • F6-9 • 208 • Jr. • Bordeaux, FranceUniversity of Wyoming

NOTES: A third-team All-Big 12 selection and member of the league’s all-academic and all-rookie teams ... Has scored in double figures 15 times on the year ... Was 4-for-21 (19.0%) from 3-point range over first 24 games but is 8-for-19 (42.1%) in 7 games since ... Turned in 15-point, career-high 13-rebound, career-high 5-assist game Feb. 20 at Texas Tech (first double-double as a Sooner) ... One of 3 team captains (Osby, Fitzgerald are others).

PTS REB FG% MIN 10.1 5.2 .464 25.0

24 ROMERO OSBY • F6-8 • 232 • Sr. • Meridian, Miss.Mississippi State University

NOTES: A first-team All-Big 12 pick (OU’s first in 4 years) ... Averaging team highs of 15.8 points and 7.0 rebounds ... Averaging 21.5 points and 8.1 rebounds over last 8 games (55.3 FG%). ... In Big 12 play ranked 2nd in scor-ing (17.8), 5th in rebounding (7.3), 3rd in FG% (54.0) and 5th in FT% (77.6) ... Has 50.0 FG% or better in 19 of last 24 games ... Averaging 23.2 points over last 5 games (career-high 31 at Texas) ... Leads team with 21 charges taken.

PTS REB FG% MIN 15.8 7.0 .522 28.5

OKLAHOMA’S TOP RESERVESNo. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes

3 Buddy Hield G 6-3 199 Fr. 8.0 4.2 1.9 25.221 Cameron Clark G/F 6-6 208 Jr. 6.5 3.3 0.5 17.34 Andrew Fitzgerald F 6-8 238 Sr. 5.9 3.5 0.4 15.911 Isaiah Cousins G 6-3 182 Fr. 2.5 1.9 1.5 15.715 Tyler Neal F 6-7 227 Jr. 1.2 1.4 0.2 6.7

Oklahoma Schedule/ResultsN2 WASHBURN (Ex.) W 83-66N7 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA* (Ex.) W 94-66

N11 ULM W 85-51N16 at UT Arlington W 63-59N22 vs. UTEP # W 68-61N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) # L 47-72N25 vs. West Virginia # W 77-70 N28 at Oral Roberts W 63-62N30 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 69-65

D4 at Arkansas L 78-81D15 vs. Texas A&M $ W 64-54D18 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L 55-56D29 OHIO W 74-63D31 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* W 72-42

J5 at West Virginia W 67-57J12 OKLAHOMA STATE W 77-68J16 TEXAS TECH W 81-63J19 at Kansas State (16) L 60-69J21 TEXAS W 73-67J26 at Kansas (3) L 54-67J30 at Baylor W 74-71

F2 KANSAS STATE (18) L 50-52F4 at Iowa State L 64-83F9 KANSAS (5) W 72-66F11 TCU W 75-48F16 at Oklahoma State (17) L (OT) 79-84 F20 at Texas Tech W 86-71F23 BAYLOR W 90-76F27 at Texas L (OT) 86-92

M2 IOWA STATE W 86-69M6 WEST VIRGINIA W 83-70M9 at TCU L 67-70M14 vs. Iowa State ^ L 66-73M22 vs. San Diego State % 8:20 p.m. TBSM24 NCAA Third Round % TBD TBDM28-31 NCAA Regionals TBD CBSA6-8 NCAA Final Four TBD CBS

All times Central and subject to change

* Field House Series (played at McCasland Field House)# Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.)$ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City)^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)% NCAA Championship (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Radio (Sooner Sports Network)Play-by-Play............................................. Toby.RowlandAnalyst......................................................... Mike.Houck

TV (TBS)Play-by-Play............................................... Kevin.HarlanAnalyst..........................................................Len.ElmoreAnalyst...................................................... Reggie.MillerCourtside.Reporter.................................. Lewis.Johnson

Game.32..|..OU vs. SAN DIEGO STATE..|..Friday,.March.22,.2013..|..8:20.p.m..CT..|..Philadelphia,.Pa...|..Wells.Fargo.Center.(20,000)..|..TBS.

27.NCAA.Tournaments..|..4.Final.Fours..|..14.Conference.Championships..|..30.All-Americans..|..28.Postseason.Appearances.In.The.Last.32.Years

PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS

MEN’S BASKETBALL

NOTES: Has started 7 games on year (last 6) ... His 3 highest scoring career performances (18, 23, 19) have come in last 8 games ... Averaging 12.4 points and 5.5 assists the last 8 contests ... Has 99 points the last 8 games after totaling 54 in his first 22 outings ... Leads the Big 12 with his 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio ... Started every game last year when he led league with 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio and ranked 2nd with 6.0 assists per game.

1 SAM GROOMS • G6-1 • 203 • Sr. • Greensboro, N.C.Chipola College (Fla.)

PTS REB AST MIN 5.1 1.7 3.2 20.6

5 JE’LON HORNBEAK • G6-3 • 180 • Fr. • Arlington, TexasGrace Preparatory Academy

NOTES: Has started 28 of 31 games ... Averaging 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steal per outing ... Shooting 34.2% from 3-point range (35.9% in Big 12 play) ... Has made 19 of his last 49 3-point attempts (38.8%) over the last 22 games ... Averaging 7.2 points over last 10 contests (scored 13 six games ago vs. Baylor)... A 4-star recruit ranked No. 102 nationally by Rivals.com last year (teammate of Baylor frosh Isaiah Austin).

PTS REB AST MIN 5.6 2.7 1.7 22.6

PROJECTED SAN DIEGO STATE STARTERSNo. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes

20 JJ O’Brien F 6-7 225 So. 7.4 4.6 1.5 27.223 DeShawn Stephens F 6-8 225 Sr. 5.9 4.9 0.2 21.5 2 Xavier Thames G 6-3 190 Jr. 9.8 2.6 2.2 28.221 Jamaal Franklin G 6-5 205 Jr. 16.7 9.5 3.2 32.822 Chase Tapley G 6-3 195 Sr. 13.5 3.2 2.8 30.8

OKLAHOMA SOONERS

Overall Record ......................................20-11Big 12 Record/Finish ......... 11-7/Fourth (tie)NCAA Tournament Seed ..................... No. 10NCAA Tournament Appearances ..........27thNCAA Tournament Record ..................36-26 Head Coach ..................................Lon Kruger Alma Mater ........................ Kansas State ’75 Career Record .............. 514-331 (27th year) At Oklahoma ......................35-27 (2nd year)Website ....................www.SoonerSports.com

NCAA Second and Third Rounds

SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECSOverall Record ..................................... 22-10MWC Record/Finish............. 9-7/Fourth (tie)NCAA Tournament Seed .......................No. 7NCAA Tournament Appearances ........... 9thNCAA Tournament Record ..................... 2-8Head Coach .................................Steve Fisher Alma Mater ........................ Illinois State ’67 Career Record .............464-252 (22nd year) At SDSU .........................280-170 (14th year)Website ..........................www.GoAztecs.com

Mike Houck, Director of Media RelationsMcClendon.Center.for.Intercollegiate.Athletics180.West.Brooks,.Suite.2525.|.Norman,.OK..73019O:.(405).325-8227.|.C:.(405).249-5892.|.E:.mhouck@ou.eduwww.SoonerSports.com.|.Twitter:.@SoonerHoops;.@mhouckOU

CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

Making.its.27th.NCAA.Tournament.appearance.and.first.under.second-year.head.coach.Lon Kruger,.Oklahoma.(20-11.overall,.11-7.Big.12.Conference).enters.Friday’s.second-round.game.against.San.Diego.State.(22-10.overall,.9-7.Mountain.West.Conference).as.the.South.Region’s.No..10.seed...The.contest,.which.will.be.played.at.Wells.Fargo.Center.in.Philadelphia,.Pa.,.will.start.at.approximately.8:20.p.m..CDT...San.Diego.State.is.the.region’s.No..7.seed.

Should.it.advance.to.third-round.play,.Oklahoma.will.face.the.winner.of.Friday’s.(No..2.seed).Georgetown.versus.(No..15.seed).Florida.Gulf.Coast.University.game.on.Sunday...The.Hoyas.sport.a.25-6.record.while.the.Eagles.are.24-10...Also.in.Philadelphia.participating.in.the.Midwest.Region.are.No..2.seed.Duke,.No..7.seed.Creighton,.No..10.seed.Cincinnati.and.No..15.seed.Albany..

All.of.OU’s.NCAA.Tournament.games.will.air.live.on.the.Sooner.Radio.Network.(KOKC.AM.1520.in.Oklahoma.City;.KTBZ.AM.1430.in.Tulsa).with.Toby Rowland.(play-by-play).and.Mike Houck.(analyst).calling.the.action...Friday’s.game.will.be.televised.nationally.by.TBS.with.Kevin Harlan,.Len Elmore,.Reggie Miller.and.Lewis Johnson announcing...It.will.also.air.on.the.Dial.Global/NCAA.Radio.Network.with.Scott Graham.and.John Thompson.on.the.call.

KRUGER AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

With.this.year’s.berth,.Lon Kruger.is.the.first.head.coach.in.history.to.take.five.Division.I.programs.to.the.NCAA.Tournament.(Kansas.State,.Florida,.Illinois,.UNLV.and.Oklahoma)...Coaches.who.have.taken.four.programs.to.the.Big.Dance.are.current.mentors.John Beilein,.Rick Pitino.and.Tubby Smith, and.former.head.men Lefty Driesell,.Jim Harrick,.Tom Penders.and.Eddie Sutton..

This.marks.Kruger’s.14th.NCAA.Tournament.appearance.as.a.head.coach...He.owns.a.14-13.record.and.is.8-5.in.first-round.games.(his.teams.have.won.five.of.their.last.seven.tournament.openers)...In.his.last.coaching.stop.at.UNLV,.Kruger.took.the.Runnin’.Rebels.to.the.NCAA.Tournament.in.four.of.his.final.five.seasons.there.

Kruger.is.one.three.coaches.to.ever.direct.four.programs.to.at.least.one.NCAA.Tournament.win...The.others.are.Harrick.and.Sutton.

Kruger.has.coached.three.programs.to.the.Sweet.16.or.beyond.(only.Pitino,.Smith,.John Calipari and.Bill Self.have.also.done.it)...He.took.Kansas.State.to.the.1988.Elite.Eight,.Florida.to.the.1994.Final.Four.and.UNLV.to.the.2007.Sweet.16.

Kruger.participated.in.the.1972.and.’73.NCAA.Tournaments.as.a.player.at.Kansas.State.and.helped.the.Wildcats.to.regional.final.(Elite.Eight).appearances.both.seasons...K-State.went.1-1.in.1972.when.Kruger.was.the.Big.Eight.sophomore.of.the.year.(beat.Texas.66-55.before.losing.72-65.to.Louisville)...The.Wildcats.again.went.1-1.in.1973.when.Kruger.was.the.Big.Eight.player.of.the.year.(beat.Louisiana-Lafayette.66-63.before.falling.92-72.to.Memphis)....

MASTER OF THE TURNAROUND

Taking a truly unique career path, OU head coach Lon Kruger has positioned himself as perhaps the greatest change agent in college basketball history. What makes Kruger’s 500-plus career wins and NCAA Tournament trips with five different programs even more im-pressive than they may first seem is the condition of the six programs when they hired him and the rebuilding jobs he faced at each. In the year before his arrival as head coach at Texas-Pan American, Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV and Oklahoma, the schools combined for a 78-99 record (.441). Kruger’s teams went a combined 92-89 (.508) in his first year at those schools, 117-71 (.622) in his second year, 91-64 (.587) in his third year and 115-49 (.697) in his fourth season. He directed all six programs to 20-win campaigns and took each of

Head Coach Lon KrugerLon Kruger was named Oklahoma’s 14th head men’s basketball coach on April 1, 2011.

Owns a 514-331 (.608) col-legiate record over 27 years.

The first Division I head coach to take five different programs to the NCAA Tournament.

Earned his 500th collegiate victory Nov. 30 when OU beat Northwestern State.

Also coached at Texas-Pan American (52-59 record from 1982-86), Kansas State (81-46 from 1986-90), Florida (104-80 from 1990-96), Illinois (81-48 from 1996-00) and UNLV (161-71 from 2004-11).

Served as head coach of NBA’s Atlanta Hawks from 2000-03 (69-122 record) and was an assistant for New York Knicks (2003-04 season).

Averaged 25.4 wins at UNLV over five years (four NCAA appearances and one NIT trip) and won at least 21 games each of those five seasons.

Has taken teams to 14 NCAA Tournaments (14-13 record) and four NITs (4-5 record).

Has coached all six of his college programs to at least one 20-win season.

Coached Florida to the 1994 Final Four, Kansas State to the 1988 Elite Eight and UNLV to the 2007 Sweet 16.

Is one of just three head coaches in Division I history (the only current one) to lead at least four different schools to at least one NCAA Tournament win.

Is one of four coaches to lead three different schools to NCAA Sweet 16 appearances.

Recipient of 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award for his significant involvement in the program.

Lon Kruger Year by YearYear School Record Pct.1982-83 Texas-Pan American 7-21 .2501983-84 Texas-Pan American 13-14 .4811984-85 Texas-Pan American 12-16 .4291985-86 Texas-Pan American 20-8 .7141986-87 * Kansas State 20-11 .6451987-88 * Kansas State 25-9 .7351988-89 * Kansas State 19-11 .6331989-90 * Kansas State 17-15 .5311990-91 Florida 11-17 .3931991-92 ^ Florida 19-14 .5761992-93 ^ Florida 16-12 .5711993-94 * Florida 29-8 .7841994-95 * Florida 17-13 .5671995-96 Florida 12-16 .4291996-97 * Illinois 22-10 .6881997-98 * Illinois 23-10 .6971998-99 Illinois 14-18 .4381999-00 * Illinois 22-10 .6882004-05 ^ UNLV 17-14 .5482005-06 UNLV 17-13 .5672006-07 * UNLV 30-7 .8112007-08 * UNLV 27-8 .7712008-09 ^ UNLV 21-11 .6562009-10 * UNLV 25-9 .7352010-11 * UNLV 24-9 .7272011-12 Oklahoma 15-16 .4832012-13 Oklahoma 20-11 .645Totals 27 Years 514-331 .608

* NCAA Tournament^ National Invitation Tournament

Statistical Comparison

CATEGORY Overall Record 20-11 22-10Points Per Game 71.1 69.2Opp. Points Per Game 66.2 60.7 Scoring Margin +4.9 +8.6Rebounds Per Game 36.7 36.8Opp. Rebounds Per Game 34.9 33.4 Rebounding Margin +1.9 +3.5Field Goal Pct. .436 .438Opp. Field Goal Pct. .417 .3883-Point Pct. .326 .3243-Point Makes Per Game 5.0 5.9Opp. 3-Point Pct. .327 .324Free Throw Pct. .760 .676FT Makes Per Game 15.8 14.1Personal Fouls Per Game 17.3 14.8Assists Per Game 12.4 12.3Turnovers Per Game 11.8 11.9Turnover Margin +1.5 +0.8Blocked Shots Per Game 2.8 4.6Steals Per Game 6.5 6.9

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No. Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown (Last School)

00 Ryan Spangler# F 6-8 227 So. Blanchard, Okla. (Gonzaga University)1 Sam Grooms* G 6-1 203 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Chipola College [Fla.])2 Steven Pledger*** G 6-4 219 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian School)3 Buddy Hield G 6-3 199 Fr. Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.])4 Andrew Fitzgerald*** F 6-8 238 Sr. Baltimore Md. (Brewster Academy [N.H.])5 Je’lon Hornbeak G 6-3 180 Fr. Arlington, Texas (Grace Preparatory Academy)11 Isaiah Cousins G 6-3 182 Fr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Mount Vernon HS)13 James Fraschilla* G 5-10 150 So. Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS)14 Steve Noworyta F 6-7 200 Fr. Hainesport, N.J. (Holy Cross HS)15 Tyler Neal** F 6-7 229 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City West HS)21 Cameron Clark** G/F 6-6 208 Jr. Sherman, Texas (Sherman HS)22 Amath M’Baye F 6-9 208 Jr. Bordeaux, France (University of Wyoming)24 Romero Osby* F 6-8 232 Sr. Meridian, Miss. (Mississippi State University)25 C.J. Cole% F 6-6 225 Fr. Sperry, Okla. (Sperry HS)31 D.J. Bennett% F 6-8 210 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Indian Hills CC [Iowa])32 Casey Arent* C 6-10 223 Sr. Penryn, Calif. (Sierra College)

* Letters earned at Oklahoma #Sitting out 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer regulations % Redshirting 2012-13 season

OKLAHOMA NUMERICAL ROSTER

2012-13 Big 12 Standings(Thru Monday; In order of Big 12 Championship seed)

Big 12 OverallTeam W L Pct. W L Pct.Kansas 14 4 .778 29 5 .853Kansas State 14 4 .778 27 7 .794Oklahoma State 13 5 .722 24 8 .750Oklahoma 11 7 .667 20 11 .645Iowa State 11 7 .667 22 11 .667Baylor 9 9 .500 18 14 .563Texas 7 11 .389 16 17 .485West Virginia 6 12 .333 13 19 .406Texas Tech 3 15 .167 11 20 .355TCU 2 16 .111 11 21 .344

Oklahoma Quick Facts

Official Name: University of Oklahoma

Location: Norman, Okla.

Founded: 1890

Enrollment: 30,753

Nickname: Sooners

Colors: Crimson and Cream

President: David L. Boren

Athletics Director: Joe Castiglione

Arena: Lloyd Noble Center (12,000)

First Year of Basketball: 1907-08

NCAA Tournament Appearances: 26

NIT Appearances: 7

All-Time Record: 1,547-1,005 (.606)

Regular Season Conference Championships: 14 (1928, 1929, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2005)

Conference Tournament Championships: 7 (1979, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Head Coach: Lon Kruger (Kansas State ‘75)

Career Record: 514-331 (27th year)

Oklahoma Record: 35-27 (second year)

NCAA Appearances: 13 (most recent 2011)

NIT Appearances: 4 (most recent 2009)

Assistant Coaches: Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska-Omaha ’92), Steve Henson (Kansas State ’90), Lew Hill(Wichita State ’88)

Director of Operations: Mike Shepherd (Kansas State ’92)

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jozsef Szendrei (Oklahoma ’03)

Video Coordinator: Scott Thompson

Equipment Manager: Marco Griego

Graduate Managers: Teddy Owens, Kellen McCoy

Athletics Trainer: Alex Brown

Team Physician: Dr. Brock Schnebel

Official Website: SoonerSports.com

the last five to the NCAA Tournament or NIT by his second year. Here’s a look at what Kruger inherited at all six of his head coaching stops and the turnaround job he performed at each:

.TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN.–.Inherited.a.5-20.team.for.his.first.head.coaching.position.and.by.his.fourth.(and.final).year.led.UTPA.to.a.20-12.record.

.KANSAS STATE.–.Hired.by.his.alma.mater.after.the.Wildcats.had.not.been.to.NCAA.Tournament.in.four.seasons,.he.coached.all.four.of.his.K-State.squads.to.the.Big.Dance...His.second.squad.went.25-9.and.advanced.to.the.Elite.Eight.

.FLORIDA.–.Inherited.a.seven-win.team.(program.was.also.facing.an.FBI.and.NCAA.probe).and.led.the.Gators.to.four.postseason.appearances.in.his.six.seasons,.including.a.Final.Four.trip.in.his.fourth.year.(team.finished.29-8).

.ILLINOIS.–.Took.over.an.Illini.program.under.NCAA.sanctions.and.that.had.not.won.an.NCAA.Tournament.game.in.seven.years...Guided.it.to.the.second.round.of.the.event.in.three.of.his.four.seasons.(all.three.of.those.teams.won.at.least.22.games).

.UNLV.–.Inherited.a.program.on.NCAA.probation.and.that.had.been.to.the.NCAA.Tournament.just.twice.(no.wins).in.the.previous.13.years...Took.the.Run-nin’.Rebels.to.the.NCAA.Tourney.four.times.in.his.final.five.seasons,.including.the.Sweet.16.in.his.third.year.there.when.they.went.30-7.

.OKLAHOMA.–.Took.command.of.a.program.that.had.gone.a.combined.27-36.the.previous.two.seasons.and.in.his.second.year.posted.a.20-11.record.and.an.NCAA.Tournament.appearance.with.a.record.fifth.school.

OKLAHOMA AGAINST THE NCAA FIELD

The.Sooners.played.11.games.against.2013.NCAA.Tournament.teams.and.went.4-7...The.wins.came.against.No..1.seed.Kansas,.No..5.seed.Oklahoma.State,.No..10.seed.Iowa.State.and.No..14.seed.Northwestern.State...The.losses.came.to.Kansas.and.fellow.No..1.seed.Gonzaga,.No..4.seed.Kansas.State.(twice),.Oklahoma.State.and.Iowa.State.(twice).

Both.Kansas.and.Northwestern.State.are.in.the.South.Regional.with.OU.

OU VS. POSSIBLE PHILADELPHIA OPPONENTS

Oklahoma.is.3-0.all-time.against.San.Diego.State...The.Sooners.won.the.first.meeting.92-57.on.Dec..7,.1973,.in.the.Creighton.Cage.Classic.in.Omaha,.Neb...Tom Holland.led.OU.with.20.points.while.future.fourth.overall.NBA.draft.pick.Alvan Adams.contributed.14.points.and.nine.rebounds...Just.29.days.later.(Jan..5),.the.Sooners.posted.a.91-66.home.victory.over.the.Aztecs...Adams.set.a.still-standing.OU.record.by.going.11-for-11.from.the.field.and.finished.with.27.points.and.16.boards...The.following.season,.Okla-homa.escaped.with.a.79-74.Jan..2.overtime.win.at.San.Diego.State...Adams,.who.paced.OU.with.27.points.on.the.day,.went.a.combined.30-for-43.(.698).from.the.field.in.the.three.games...Joe Ramsey.served.as.OU.head.coach.for.just.two.seasons.but.was.on.the.Sooner.sideline.for.all.three.contests.

OU.has.never.met.Georgetown.or.Florida.Gulf.Coast.University.in.men’s.basketball.

10 THINGS TO KNOW

.Oklahoma.is.making.its.27th.NCAA.Tournament.appearance.but.its.first.in.the.last.four.years.(OU.posted.losing.records.in.its.last.three.seasons)...This.is.the.Sooners’.14th.appearance.in.the.Big.Dance.in.the.last.19.years,.and.23rd.in.the.last.31.seasons.

.This.marks.OU’s.28th.postseason.appearance.in.the.last.32.years.(23.NCAA.Tourna-ments,.five.NITs)...The.Sooners’.nation-leading.streak.of.25.consecutive.postseason.appearances.came.to.an.end.in.2007.

.Oklahoma is 0-2 all-time as an NCAA Tournament No. 10 seed. The Sooners lost 61-43 to Temple in 1996 in Orlando, Fla. (Southeast Region), and dropped a 94-87 overtime decision to Indiana in 1998 in Washington, D.C. (East Region).

.OU.is.6-4.in.its.last.10.games...In.three.of.those.four.losses,.the.Sooners.trailed.for.a.total.of.3.minutes.and.2.seconds.out.60.minutes.of.second-half.action...They.were.never.behind.in.the.second.half.of.overtime.road.losses.to.Oklahoma.State.(Feb..16).and.Texas.(Feb..27),.and.fell.behind.for.the.first.time.in.last.Thursday’s.Big.12.quarterfinals.game.against.Iowa.State.with.3:19.remaining...OU.led.by.five.with.3:10.to.go.in.the.second.half.at.OSU,.by.22.with.7:38.remaining.in.the.second.half.at.Texas,.and.by.12.with.7:25.left.against.Iowa.State...It.held.double-digit.second-half.leads.in.all.three.contests..

.Over.their.last.last.10.games,.OU.has.trailed.for.a.total.of.just.66.minutes.and.28.seconds.out.of.410.total.minutes.(that’s.16.percent.of.game.time)...It.trailed.for.3.minutes.and.2.seconds.or.less.in.seven.of.those.10.games.and.was.never.behind.in.four.of.them.

In.Big.12.play,.OU.ranked.in.the.top.four.of.the.league.in.scoring.offense.(second.at.73.6.ppg),.field.goal.percentage.(fourth.at..451),.

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NCAA Tournament Appearances by Big 12Schools Since 1983Kansas 29Oklahoma 23Texas 22Oklahoma State 17Iowa State 14West Virginia 14Kansas State 11Texas Tech 8Baylor 3TCU 2

Oklahoma and the NCAA TournamentOU is making its 27th NCAA Tournament appearance (36-26 all-time record), 14th in the last 19 years and 23rd in the last 31 seasons (first since 2009).

The Sooners have made four Final Four appearances (1939, 1947, 1988 and 2002). They played in the 1947 and 1988 national championship games.

Oklahoma is 12-6 in its last six NCAA Tournaments, with a Final Four showing in 2002 and Elite Eight appearances in 2003 and 2009.

Romero Osby is the only active player on OU’s roster who has NCAA Tournament experience. As a Mississippi State freshman in 2009, Osby finished with three points, two rebounds and a steal (12 minutes) in a 71-58 first-round loss to Washington.

The Sooners are 3-2 as participants in the South Region. They lost a 2001 first-round game to Indiana State (70-68 in OT in Memphis) and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2009 (lost to eventual national champion North Carolina, 72-60, in Memphis).

Time Trailed in Last 10 Games..(Out.of.410.Minutes)

Opponent Time W/LKansas 2:00 W TCU 0:00 W at Okla. State (OT) 16:01 L at Texas Tech 1:14 W Baylor 0:00 W at Texas (OT) 5:09 L Iowa State 0:00 W West Virginia 0:00 W at TCU 39:02 L vs. Iowa State 3:02 L Total 66:28

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OU’s NCAA Tournament History free.throw.percentage.(first.at..774,.rebounding.margin.(second.at.+2.4).and.turnover.margin.(third.at.+0.7).

Four.games.ago.against.Iowa.State,.OU.tied.an.NCAA.record.for.most.free.throw.attempts.without.a.miss.by.going.34-for-34...The.Sooners.lead.the.Big.12.and.rank.10th.nationally.with.their..760.season.free.throw.mark.(school.record.is..767.in.2001-02).and.shot.a.league-best..774.in.Big.12.play...In.Big.12.home.games,.OU.shot.a.gaudy..857.from.the.foul.line.

.The.Sooners.have.led.at.halftime.in.nine.of.the.last.10.games...The.halftime.advantages.in.those.nine.games.were.4.vs..Kansas,.25.vs..TCU,.8.at.Oklahoma.State,.8.at.Texas.Tech,.26.vs..Baylor,.15.at.Texas,.12.vs..Iowa.State,.11.vs..West.Virginia.and.8.vs..Iowa.State.

.While.head.coach.at.UNLV.from.the.2004-05.through.2010-11.seasons,.Lon Kruger posted.a.5-13.record.against.San.Diego.State.

First-team.All-Big.12.selection.Romero Osby.has.led.the.team.(or.tied.for.the.lead).in.scoring.in.14.of.its.last.19.games.and.reached.double.figures.in.18.of.those.19...In.Big.12.play,.the.senior.forward.led.the.league.in.field.goals.(109).while.ranking.second.in.scoring.(17.8.ppg),.third.in.field.goal.percentage.(.540).and.fifth.in.rebounding.(7.3.rpg).and.free.throw.percentage.(.776)...He.has.scored.at.least.17.points.in.each.the.last.eight.outings.and.is.averaging.21.5.points.and.8.1.rebounds.during.the.stretch.

TEAM UPDATE

The.Sooners.have.scored.at.least.72.points.in.eight.of.their.last.10.games.and.have.registered.at.least.83.in.five.of.their.last.seven...They.are.averaging.79.0.points.over.the.last.10.contests.after.averaging.62.5.over.the.six.games.immediately.prior.to.the.stretch.

OU.finished.its.home.schedule.by.going.nearly.a.month.without.trailing.at.Lloyd.Noble.Center...The.last.time.it.was.behind.at.home.was.Feb..9.vs..Kansas.(14-13.with.14:27.left.in.first.half)...In.their.final.four.home.games,.the.Sooners.never.trailed.against.TCU,.Baylor,.Iowa.State.or.West.Virginia...They.were.ahead.or.tied.for.each.of.their.final.194.minutes.and.26.seconds.at.home.

Oklahoma.has.won.six.of.its.last.10.games,.with.all.four.of.its.defeats.during.the.stretch.occurring.away.from.home...Two.of.the.losses.came.in.overtime.(at.Oklahoma.State.and.at.Texas;.OU.did.not.trail.in.the.second.half.of.either),.a.third.by.three.points.(at.TCU).and.a.fourth.in.which.it.led.by.12.with.7:25.remaining.(vs..Iowa.State.in.the.Big.12.Championship.quarterfinals).

The.Sooners.shot.better.from.the.field.than.their.opponent.in.13.of.18.conference.outings,.including.seven.of.the.last.nine.games.in.the.regular.season.

.Oklahoma.shot..437.from.the.field.over.its.first.10.conference.games.but.shot..470.over.the.final.eight.league.contests.

OU.leads.the.Big.12.with.its..760.season.free.throw.percentage.and.shot.a.league-best..774.in.conference.play...The.Sooners.own.four.of.the.Big.12’s.top.six.free.throw.performances.of.the.year.(1.000.[34-for-34].vs..Iowa.State,.1.000.[14-for-14].vs..TCU,..947.vs..Texas.A&M.and..938.vs..Texas.A&M-Corpus.Christi)...They.are.shooting..815.from.the.charity.stripe.over.the.last.10.outings.

In.its.nine.Big.12.home.games,.OU.shot..857.from.the.free.throw.line.and.outscored.its.opponents.by.10.8.points.a.game.there...In.nine.Big.12.road.games,.OU.shot..663.and.was.outscored.by.an.average.of.2.8.points.at.the.stripe.

.Five.of.OU’s.11.losses.have.come.to.teams.ranked.in.the.top.17.of.this.week’s.AP.poll.(Gonzaga,.Kansas,.Kansas.State.[twice].and.Oklahoma.State.own.a.combined.average.record.of.26-5)...Four.of.the.other.six.losses.came.by.one.point.(Stephen.F..Austin),.three.points.(at.Arkansas.and.at.TCU).or.in.overtime.(at.Texas)...Stephen.F..Austin.is.27-4.and.leads.the.nation.in.scoring.defense.

.OU’s.11.conference.wins.were.more.than.it.compiled.over.the.two.previous.seasons.combined.(won.five.each.of.the.last.two.years).

Oklahoma.has.already.won.two.more.games.away.from.home.this.year.(eight).than.it.did.over.the.last.two.seasons.combined.(six).

OSBY, PLEDGER, M’BAYE NAMED ALL-BIG 12

Seniors.Romero Osby.and.Steven Pledger,.and.junior.Amath M’Baye.were.named.to.the.2013.All-Big.12.Team,.with.Osby.earning.first-team.honors.and.Pledger.and.M’Baye.earning.third-team.accolades...M’Baye.was.also.named.to.the.Big.12.All-Rookie.Team.

.Osby,.who.leads.OU.in.scoring.(15.8.ppg),.rebounding.(7.0.rpg).and.field.goal.percentage.(.522).in.28.5.minutes.a.contest,.is.the.program’s.first.first-team.All-Big.12.selection.since.Blake Griffin.in.2009...Projected.to.40.minutes,.the.forward.is.averaging.22.2.points.and.9.8.boards...In.Big.12.play,.he.ranked.first.in.the.league.with.his.109.field.goals,.second.with.his.17.8.points.per.game,.fifth.with.his.7.3.caroms.per.contest.and.third.with.his..540.field.goal.mark...Osby.has.shot.50.percent.or.better.from.the.field.in.19.of.the.last.24.games...He.led.the.team.(or.tied.for.the.team.lead).in.scoring.in.13.of.its.18.conference.outings,.and.did.it.again.in.the.Big.12.Championship.quarterfinals.against.Iowa.State.(18.points)...Osby.has.scored.at.least.17.points.in.each.of.the.last.eight.games.and.is.averaging.21.5.points.on..553.shooting.during.the.stretch...He.has.started.61.of.OU’s.62.games.the.last.two.years.since.transferring.from.Mississippi.State...Osby.is.the.only.player.in.the.Big.12.who.is.shooting.at.least.50.percent.from.the.field.(.522),.50.percent.from.3-point.range.(.500).and.79.percent.from.the.foul.line.(.796).

.Pledger.ranks.second.on.the.team.by.averaging.11.8.points.in.a.team-high.28.7.minutes.a.game...After.averaging.6.5.points.on.2-for-17.3-point.shooting.over.a.four-game.span.to.start.February,.the.guard.is.averaging.15.5.points.on.28-for-64.(.438).3-point.shooting.over.the.last.eight.outings.and.has.scored.at.least.14.points.in.six.of.them...However,.he.is.1-for-10.from.3-point.range.over.the.last.two.games.after.going.27-for-54.(.500).over.the.previous.six...He.ranks.third.in.the.league.with.his.2.3.treys.per.contest.and.fifth.with.his..370.3-point.percentage...The.conference’s.leading.returning.scorer.from.last.year.(16.2.ppg),.he.has.scored.in.double.figures.in.18.of.

OU 50, Utah State 39Oregon 55, OU 37

OU 48, Washington 41Wyoming 53, OU 50

OU 47, Saint Louis 41OU 56, Oregon State 54OU 55, Texas 54Holy Cross 58, OU 47**

OU 90, Texas 76Indiana State 93, OU 72

OU 71, UAB 63Indiana 63, OU 49

Dayton 89, OU 85

OU 96, North Carolina A&T 83OU 75, Illinois State 69OU 86, Louisiana Tech 84 (OT)Memphis State 63, OU 61

OU 80, Northeastern 74DePaul 74, OU 69

OU 74, Tulsa 69OU 96, Pittsburgh 93Iowa 93, OU 91 (OT)

OU 94, UT-Chattanooga 66OU 107, Auburn 87OU 108, Louisville 98OU 78, Villanova 59OU 86, Arizona 78Kansas 83, OU 79**

OU 72, East Tenn. State 71OU 124, Louisiana Tech 81Virginia 86, OU 80

OU 77, Towson State 68North Carolina 79, OU 77

Southwestern La. 87, OU 83

Manhattan 77, OU 67

Temple 61, OU 43

Stanford 80, OU 67

Indiana 94, OU 87 (OT)

OU 61, Arizona 60OU 85, UNC Charlotte 72Michigan State 54, OU 46

OU 74, Winthrop 50Purdue 66, OU 62

Indiana State 70, OU 68 (OT)

OU 71, Illinois-Chicago 63OU 78, Xavier 65OU 88, Arizona 67OU 81, Missouri 75Indiana 73, OU 64

OU 71, S. Carolina State 54OU 74, California 65OU 65, Butler 54Syracuse 63, OU 47

OU 84, Niagara 67Utah 67, OU 58

UW-Milwaukee 82, OU 74

OU 72, Saint Joseph’s 64Louisville 78, OU 48

OU 82, Morgan State 54OU 73, Michigan 63OU 84, Syracuse 71North Carolina 72, OU 60

1947 West Regional(Final Four)

1939 West Regional (Final Four)

1943 West Regional

1979 Midwest Regional(Sweet 16)

1983 Mideast Regional

1984 West Regional

1985 Midwest Regional(Elite Eight)

1986 East Regional

1987 West Regional(Sweet 16)

1988 Southeast Regional(Final Four)

1989 Southeast Regional(Sweet 16)

1990 Midwest Regional

1992 West Regional

1995 Southeast Regional

1996 Southeast Regional

1997 West Regional

1998 East Regional

1999 Midwest Regional(Sweet 16)

2000 West Regional

2001 South Regional

2002 West Regional(Final Four)

2003 East Regional(Elite Eight)

2005 Austin Regional

2006 Minneapolis Reg.

** Indicates national championship game

2008 East Regional

2009 South Regional(Elite Eight)

OU’s All-Time NCAA Tournament SeedsYear Seed Record1939 — 1-11943 — 1-11947 — 2-11979 5 1-11983 7 1-11984 2 0-11985 1 3-11986 4 1-11987 6 2-11988 1 5-11989 1 2-11990 1 1-11992 4 0-11995 4 0-11996 10 0-11997 11 0-11998 10 0-11999 13 2-12000 3 1-12001 4 0-12002 2 4-12003 1 3-12005 3 1-12006 6 0-12008 6 1-12009 2 3-12013 10

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Coaches Who Have...LED AT LEAST FOUR SCHOOLS TO NCAA TOURNAMENT

5 Lon Kruger (Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV, OU)

4 John Beilein (Canisius, Richmond, West Va., Michigan) 4 Lefty Driesell (Davidson, Maryland, J. Madison, Ga. State) 4 Jim Harrick (Pepperdine, UCLA, Rhode Island, Georgia) 4 Tom Penders (Rhode Island, Texas, G. Washington, Texas)4 Rick Pitino (Boston, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville) 4 Tubby Smith (Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota) 4 Eddie Sutton (Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Okla. State)

LED AT LEAST FOUR SCHOOLS TO NCAA TOURNEY WINS

4 Lon Kruger (Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV)

4 Jim Harrick (Pepperdine, UCLA, Rhode Island, Georgia) 4 Eddie Sutton (Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Okla. State)

LED AT LEAST THREE SCHOOLS TO NCAA SWEET 16(SINCE FIELD EXPANDED TO 64 TEAMS)

3 Lon Kruger (Kansas State, Florida, UNLV)

3 Rick Pitino (Providence, Kentucky, Louisville) 3 Bill Self (Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas) 3 Tubby Smith (Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky)

LED FOUR SCHOOLS TO MULTIPLE NCAA TOURNEY WINS

4 Lon Kruger (Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, UNLV)

4 Jim Harrick (Pepperdine, UCLA, Rhode Island, Georgia) 4 Tubby Smith (Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota)

AP Top-25 PollMonday, March 18

School Record1. Gonzaga (45) 31-22. Louisville (20) 29-53. Kansas 29-54. Indiana 27-65. Miami (Fla.) 27-66. Duke 27-57. Ohio State 26-78. Georgetown 25-69. Michigan State 25-810. New Mexico 29-5 Michigan 26-712. Kansas State 27-713. Saint Louis 27-614. Florida 26-715. Marquette 23-816. Syracuse 26-917. Oklahoma State 24-818. Wisconsin 23-1119. Memphis 30-420. Pittsburgh 24-821. Arizona 25-722. Creighton 27-723. Notre Dame 25-924. UCLA 25-925. Oregon 26-8

OU opponents in bold

the.last.24.outings...Pledger.ranks.second.in.OU.history.with.248.3-pointers.(needs.11.to.tie.record).and.14th.on.OU’s.all-time.scoring.chart.with.1,389.points...He.has.started.each.of.his.last.63.games.

.M’Baye.is.averaging.10.1.points.and.5.2.rebounds.on.the.year.(25.0.minutes.per.game).to.rank.third.and.second.on.the.team,.respectively...The.Preseason.Big.12.Rookie.of.the.Year.and.a.two-time.league.rookie.of.the.week.(Nov..26.and.Dec..31),.M’Baye.has.scored.in.double.figures.in.15.games.but.not.in.any.of.the.last.three...On.Feb..20.at.Texas.Tech,.he.enjoyed.perhaps.his.best.overall.outing.as.a.Sooner,.finishing.with.15.points.and.career.highs.of.13.rebounds.and.five.assists.in.just.25.minutes...He.is.8-for-19.(.421).from.3-point.range.over.the.last.seven.games.after.starting.the.year.4-for-21.(.190)...He.shot..829.from.the.free.throw.line.in.Big.12.play.

ADDITIONAL PLAYER NOTES

.Senior.point.guard.Sam Grooms.started.all.31.games.last.year,.led.the.Big.12.in.assist-to-turnover.ratio.(2.8).and.ranked.second.in.assists.(6.0.per.game)...He.has.come.off.the.bench.in.23.of.his.30.games.this.season.(started.the.last.six),.but.has.still.racked.up.a.team-high.97.assists.(3.2.per.game).against.36.turnovers.for.a.league-leading.2.7.ratio...Grooms.has.turned.in.his.three.best.scoring.games.of.his.career.within.the.last.eight.outings:.a.then-career-high.18-point.effort.at.Oklahoma.State.on.Feb..16.in.which.he.was.9-for-11.from.the.field,.a.career-high.23-point.showing.versus.Baylor.on.Feb..23.in.which.he.was.15-for-17.from.the.free.throw.line,.and.a.19-point.outing.four.games.ago.against.Iowa.State...His.99.points.the.last.eight.games.are.45.more.than.he.totaled.in.his.first.22.games.of.the.year.(54)...Grooms.is.averaging.12.4.points.and.5.5.assists.over.the.last.eight.outings.and.is.shooting..517.from.the.field.and..767.from.the.free.throw.line.(33-for-43).

Freshman.guard.Buddy Hield.sustained.a.fractured.bone.(fifth.metatarsal).in.his.right.foot.in.the.second.half.of.OU’s.win.over.TCU.on.Feb..11,.underwent.successful.surgery.the.next.day.and.missed.the.next.five.games...Initially.expected.to.be.out.4-6.weeks,.he.returned.in.three.weeks.and.played.four.minutes.March.6.against.West.Virginia...In.the.regular.season.finale.at.TCU,.Hield.returned.to.form.with.10.points,.nine.rebounds.(eight.offensive).two.assists.and.three.steals.in.25.minutes.off.the.bench...He.did.not.score.in.the.Big.12.Championship.quarterfinals.against.Iowa.State.(played.15.minutes)...A.starter.in.each.of.the.13.games.before.his.injury,.Hield.is.now.averaging.8.0.points,.4.2.rebounds,.1.9.assists.and.1.2.steals.per.game.on.the.season.to.rank.fourth,.third,.second.and.first.on.the.team,.respectively.

.Freshman.guard,.Je’lon Hornbeak.started.the.first.20.games,.came.off.the.bench.the.next.three,.but.has.started.the.last.eight.due.in.part.to.the.injury.to.Hield...Hornbeak.is.averaging.7.2.points.over.the.last.10.games.after.averaging.1.5.the.previous.four...He.is.shooting..342.from.3-point.range.on.the.year.and.is.19.for.his.last.49.(.388)...He.also.ranks.second.on.the.team.with.his.53.assists.

.Junior.guard/forward.Cameron Clark,.who.started.60.of.63.games.and.averaged.8.9.points.in.30.4.minutes.per.contest.over.his.first.two.seasons,.is.averaging.6.5.points.in.17.3.minutes.an.outing.off.the.bench.this.year...After.shooting..238.from.the.field.(5-for-21).in.the.first.four.games.of.the.season,.he.is.shooting..562.in.27.games.since.(73-for-130)...He.is.34-for-55.(.618).over.the.last.12.games...He.ranks.second.on.the.squad.with.his..517.season.field.goal.mark...Clark.is.coming.off.a.season-high-tying.17-point.effort.against.Iowa.State.in.which.he.was.5-for-7.from.the.field.and.7-for-7.from.the.free.throw.line.

.A.starter.every.game.the.previous.two.years,.senior.forward.Andrew Fitzgerald.has.come.off.the.bench.in.30.of.31.games.this.season...On.the.year,.he.averages.5.9.points.(.442.field.goal.shooting).and.3.5.rebounds.in.15.9.minutes.an.outing...Fitzgerald.recorded.season.highs.of.13.points.and.11.rebounds.at.TCU.in.the.regular.season.finale.for.his.third.career.double-double..On.Jan..26.at.Kansas,.he.became.the.39th.member.of.OU’s.1,000-point.club.(he.now.ranks.33rd.with.1,086.points)...

PREVIEWING SAN DIEGO STATE

.San.Diego.State.tied.for.fourth.place.in.the.Mountain.West.Conference.with.a.9-7.league.mark.and.enters.NCAA.Tournament.play.with.a.22-10.overall.record...The.Aztecs.went.1-1.in.the.MWC.Tournament,.beating.Boise.State.73-67.before.losing.60-50.to.New.Mexico.in.the.semifinals...They.began.the.year.11-1.(won.11.in.a.row).and.have.gone.11-9.since...SDSU.posted.a.14-1.home.record.(lone.loss.was.to.UNLV.by.seven).and.went.8-9.away.from.home.

.The.Aztecs.are.making.their.school-record.fourth.straight.NCAA.Tournament.appearance.and.ninth.overall...They.own.a.2-8.record.in.the.Big.Dance...Both.of.their.wins.came.two.years.ago.when.they.advanced.to.the.Sweet.16.(beat.Northern.Colorado.and.Temple.before.losing.to.Connecticut).

.Junior.guard.Jamaal Franklin.leads.the.team.with.his.16.7.points,.9.5.rebounds,.3.2.assists.and.1.5.steals.per.game...A.two-time.first-team.All-Mountain.West.pick,.he.was.the.only.player.in.the.league.to.rank.in.the.top.three.in.scoring,.rebounds.and.steals.in.the.regular.season...Franklin.scored.in.double.figures.in.all.16.conference.games.and.has.netted.at.least.20.points.nine.times.on.the.year...He.has.attempted.220.free.throws.(the.next.highest.total.on.the.team.is.95).and.is.shooting..771.at.the.line.

.Senior.guard.Chase Tapley.was.named.to.the.All-Mountain.West.Third.Team.and.averages.13.5.points,.3.2.rebounds,.2.8.assists.and.1.4.steals...He.has.made.a.team-high.66.3-pointers.on.the.year.(2.1.per.game).and.is.shooting.a.team-best..379.from.behind.the.arc.

.Junior.guard Xavier Thames.averages.9.8.points.and.2.2.assists...He.ranks.third.on.the.team.with.his.35.3-point.makes.(shooting..361).and.has.teamed.with.Franklin.and.Tapley.to.can.139.of.the.squad’s.188.treys.on.the.year.(74%)..

Steve Fisher is.in.his.14th.year.as.SDSU’s.head.coach.and.owns.a.280-170.record...He.is.in.his.22nd.year.overall.and.is.464-252.in.his.career...He.coached.Michigan.to.the.1989.national.title.(Oklahoma.was.a.No..1.seed.that.year.but.did.not.face.the.Wolverines).

UP NEXT

If.Oklahoma.wins.two.games.in.Philadelphia.it.will.head.to.Arlington,.Texas.(Cowboys.Stadium).for.the.South.Regional.semifinals.(Sweet.16).on.Friday,.March.29.

OU’s Career 3-Point Field Goal Leaders1. Terry Evans (1990-93) 2592. Steven Pledger (2010-) 248

OU’s Career Scoring Leaders1. Wayman Tisdale (1983-85) 2,66112. Chucky Barnett (1980-83) 1,46213. Harvey Grant (1987-88) 1,39114. Steven Pledger (2010-) 1,38930. Terry Stotts (1977-80) 1,10431. Damon Patterson (1989-92) 1,09932. Andrew Fitzgerald (2010-) 1,086

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PLAYER NOTES1 SAM GROOMS (6-1, 203, SENIOR, GUARD)

Reserve point guard who averages 5.1 points and a team-high 3.2 assists (20.6 mpg).Averaging 12.4 points and 5.5 assists over the last 8 games (32.5 mpg).Has 99 points the last 8 games after totaling 54 over his first 22 games of the season.His 3 highest career scoring games have come over last 8 outings (18, 19 and 23).Has 97 assists and 36 turnovers on the season for a Big 12-best 2.7 ratio.Has made 7 starts this year (including last 6 games) after starting all 31 games last year.Averaged 6.7 points, 3.0 boards and 6.0 assists per game last season.Led Big 12 with 2.8 assist-to-turnover ratio (ranked 8th nationally) and ranked second in assists.

2 STEVEN PLEDGER (6-4, 219, SENIOR, GUARD)

A third-team All-Big 12 selection by the league’s head coaches.Averaging 11.8 points and 2.3 3-pointers per game (ranks 3rd in Big 12 Conference).Averaging 15.5 points over the last 8 games (has scored at least 14 in 6 of them).Is 28-for-64 (.438) from 3-point range last 8 games after going 2-for-17 (.118) in previous 4.Has scored in double figures in 18 of the last 24 outings.Has started his last 63 games.Ranks 14th in OU history with 1,389 points and 2nd with 248 3-point field goals.Big 12’s leading returning scorer from last season (16.2 ppg ranked 6th in league).Ranked 4th in Big 12 last year with his .416 3-point percentage and his 2.4 treys/game.Has made at least 3 treys in a game 41 times in his career (11 times this season).Scored a career-high 38 points in overtime win at Iowa State as a sophomore.

3 BUDDY HIELD (6-3, 199, FRESHMAN, GUARD)

Had surgery Feb. 12 to repair broken foot (sustained Feb. 11 vs. TCU); missed 5 games. Averaging 3.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 3 games since his return (14.7 mpg); had 10 points, 9 rebounds [8 offensive], 2 assists and 3 steals 2 games ago at TCU. Averaging 8.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 25.2 minutes a game on the year. Started each of last 13 games prior to injury (had 41 assists and 18 turnovers as a starter). Owns individual highs of 17 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals on the season. A 4-star recruit by Rivals.com who was ranked 86th nationally last year. Averaged 22.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 21.0 minutes per game as a HS senior. Born and raised in Freeport, Bahamas.

4 ANDREW FITZGERALD (6-8, 238, SENIOR, FORWARD)

Started every game as a sophomore/junior but has come off bench in 30 of 31 games this year. Averaging 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15.9 minutes a contest. Had season highs of 13 points/11 rebounds in reg. season finale at TCU (3rd career dbl-dbl.).Shot .455 from free throw line in pre-conference play but is shooting .784 since. Ranks 33rd in school history with 1,086 career points. Scored a career-high 27 points vs. Iowa State last season in Norman (11-for-19 shooting). Averaged 12.1 points/5.0 boards last year (ranked 2nd/3rd on team in rebounding/scoring). Averaged 12.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore (hon. mention All-Big 12). Arrived at OU in summer 2009 weighing 273 pounds but entered 2012-13 season at 238.

5 JE’LON HORNBEAK (6-3, 180, FRESHMAN, GUARD)

Averaging 5.6 points, 2.7 boards, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steal in 22.6 minutes a game. Has started 28 of 31 games on the year, including the last 8. Recorded a 13-point, career-high-tying 5-rebound game against Baylor on Feb. 23. Owns a .342 3-point FG mark and ranks 2nd on team w/ 25 makes (14-for-39 in Big 12; .359). Scored 7 straight points in final 1:30 of Feb. 9 win over No. 5 Kansas.A 4-star recruit by Rivals.com who was ranked No. 102 nationally last year. Helped Grace Prep Academy (Arlington, Texas) to 57-10 record and state titles his last 2 years.

11 ISAIAH COUSINS (6-3, 182, FRESHMAN, GUARD)

True freshman guard who has started 14 games on the year (has come off bench last 6). Averaging 2.5 points and 1.9 assists in 15.7 minutes per game on the year. Averaging 0.6 points last 6 games after averaging 7.3 previous 5 games.A 3-star recruit by Rivals.com who was New York’s Section 1 “Mr. Basketball” last year. Attended same high school (Mount Vernon HS) as OU assistant coach Lew Hill.

13 JAMES FRASCHILLA (5-10, 150, SOPHOMORE, GUARD)

Has scored 1 point in his 4 games this year (9 total minutes).A walk-on point guard from Dallas who totaled 3 points in his 10 appearances last year.

Helped Highland Park HS to a 22-8 record and a District 10-4A championship as a senior.Voted by teammates as the Sooner who would make the best college head coach.Son of ESPN analyst and former college head coach Fran Fraschilla.

15 TYLER NEAL (6-7, 229, JUNIOR, FORWARD)

An Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection (announced Feb. 14). Averaging 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per game as a reserve. Eight of his 13 points in Big 12 play came against TCU on Feb. 11.Came off the bench to average 4.0 points and 2.5 boards in 13.1 minutes a game last year. Made 7 3-pointers over the final 7 games last year after making 1 in first 12 Big 12 games. Scored a career-high 18 points vs. Arkansas last season (career highs of 4 treys, 4 assists). Oklahoma state player of the year as a senior at Putnam City West High School in 2010.

21 CAMERON CLARK (6-6, 208, JUNIOR, GUARD)

Has played in all 94 of OU’s games during his career and made 60 starts (none of 31 this year).Averaging 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 17.3 minutes a contest. Shooting .618 from the field over the last 12 games.Ranks second on team with .517 season field goal percentage. Started year 5-for-21 from field (.238) but is 73-for-130 in 27 games since (.562).Turned in season-high 17 point effort (8-for-12 FGs) in win over Texas A&M on Dec. 15. Averaged 8.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in 27.2 minutes per game last season. Ranked No. 32 as a high school senior by ESPN, No. 34 by Rivals.com and No. 39 by Scout.com.

22 AMATH M’BAYE (6-9, 208, JUNIOR, FORWARD)

Named to All-Big 12 Third Team and to Big 12 All-Rookie Team. An Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection (announced Feb. 14). Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Nov. 26/Dec. 31 Big 12 Rookie of the Week.Averaging 10.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting .464 from field. Has scored in double figures 15 times on the year but not in last 3 games.Had 15 points and career highs of 13 rebounds and 5 assists at Texas Tech 7 games ago. Turned in 20-point, 4-block effort (season highs) at Baylor (9-for-12 on FGs) on Jan. 30. Transferred from Wyoming where he played 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.Averaged 12.0 points and team-high 5.7 rebounds as a sophomore (started all 31 games).Averaged 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 2 games vs. Lon Kruger’s UNLV team as a sophomore.Voted by OU teammates as squad’s best overall athlete, hardest worker, best dunker, most likely to star in NBA and most competitive (tied with Romero Osby).A native of Bordeaux, France.

24 ROMERO OSBY (6-8, 232, SENIOR, FORWARD)

A first-team All-Big 12 selection (OU’s first since Blake Griffin in 2008-09).Has started 61 of 62 games in his OU career.Averaging team highs of 15.8 points and 7.0 rebounds in 28.5 minutes per game. Tied for Big 12 lead with his 109 field goals in league play.In Big 12 play, ranked 2nd in scoring (17.8), 5th in rebounding (7.3) and 3rd in FG pct. (.540). Averaging 21.5 points and 8.1 rebounds over the last 8 outings on .553 field goal shooting. Has shot at least 50 percent from the field in 19 of the last 24 games. Averaged 19.0 points on .621 FG and .859 FT shooting in team’s 11 Big 12 wins.Averaging 23.2 points last 5 games (career-high 31 at Texas). Led OU in scoring (or tied for lead) in 13 of 18 league games (and in Big 12 Tourney game). Had streak of 36 free throw makes snapped Jan. 12 vs. Oklahoma State (school record is 37). Has taken a team-high 21 charges on the year (led Sooners with 16 taken last season).Named to Old Spice Classic all-tourney team (12.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, .565 FG%).Big 12’s leading returning rebounder from last season (7.3 rpg).Averaged 12.9 points and team-high 7.3 boards last year (honorable mention All-Big 12). Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Mississippi State University. Rated No. 57 nationally by Rivals.com and No. 70 by Scout.com out of high school.

32 CASEY ARENT (6-10, 227, SENIOR, CENTER)

Has played 31 total minutes in 6 games this season (averaging 0.7 points and 1.2 rebounds).Played 10 minutes Dec. 31 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and had 2 points and 2 rebounds. Averaged 1.2 points/1.8 boards in 6.1 minutes per game last year (played in 24 of 31 games).Rated.as.the.nation’s.22nd-best.juco.player.last.year.by.JucoRecruiting.com. Earned first-team All-Big 8 and first-team all-state honors as a sophomore in 2010-11 at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. Averaged 19.1 points and 11.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore (17 double-doubles).

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SEASON STATISTICS (20-11)

Oklahoma Men's BasketballOklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 14, 2013)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 20-11 12-2 5-7 3-2CONFERENCE 11-7 8-1 3-6 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 9-4 4-1 2-1 3-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg24 Osby,Romero 31-30 882 28.5 165-316 .522 7-14 .500 152-191 .796 65 152 217 7.0 75 1 38 41 27 19 489 15.802 Pledger,Steven 31-31 890 28.7 126-305 .413 70-189 .370 45-58 .776 30 73 103 3.3 59 0 46 38 4 31 367 11.822 M'Baye,Amath 31-31 776 25.0 121-261 .464 12-40 .300 60-80 .750 53 109 162 5.2 69 2 23 58 24 22 314 10.103 Hield,Buddy 26-13 654 25.2 79-204 .387 19-77 .247 30-36 .833 47 62 109 4.2 47 1 49 42 7 32 207 8.021 Clark,Cameron 31-0 536 17.3 78-151 .517 1-1 1.000 46-57 .807 33 68 101 3.3 52 0 14 32 4 18 203 6.504 Fitzgerald,Andrew 31-1 492 15.9 72-163 .442 0-2 .000 39-59 .661 47 60 107 3.5 59 1 12 16 12 13 183 5.905 Hornbeak,Je'lon 31-28 701 22.6 50-134 .373 25-73 .342 50-67 .746 18 67 85 2.7 71 2 53 51 7 31 175 5.601 Grooms,Sam 30-7 618 20.6 50-105 .476 5-13 .385 48-69 .696 7 45 52 1.7 35 0 97 36 0 8 153 5.111 Cousins,Isaiah 31-14 486 15.7 29-105 .276 9-39 .231 12-16 .750 6 52 58 1.9 51 0 48 39 2 22 79 2.515 Neal,Tyler 26-0 175 6.7 9-41 .220 6-22 .273 6-9 .667 7 30 37 1.4 16 0 4 7 0 4 30 1.232 Arent,Casey 6-0 31 5.2 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.713 Fraschilla,James 5-0 9 1.8 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.2

Team 53 48 101 6Total.......... 31 6250 780-1789 .436 154-472 .326 491-646 .760 369 770 1139 36.7 537 7 384 367 87 200 2205 71.1Opponents...... 31 6250 736-1763 .417 199-609 .327 381-555 .686 352 729 1081 34.9 567 10 366 412 85 200 2052 66.2

TEAM STATISTICS OU OPPSCORING 2205 2052Pointspergame 71.1 66.2Scoringmargin +4.9 -FIELDGOALS-ATT 780-1789 736-1763Fieldgoalpct .436 .4173POINTFG-ATT 154-472 199-6093-pointFGpct .326 .3273-ptFGmadepergame 5.0 6.4FREETHROWS-ATT 491-646 381-555Freethrowpct .760 .686F-Throwsmadepergame 15.8 12.3REBOUNDS 1139 1081Reboundspergame 36.7 34.9Reboundingmargin +1.9 -ASSISTS 384 366Assistspergame 12.4 11.8TURNOVERS 367 412Turnoverspergame 11.8 13.3Turnovermargin +1.5 -Assist/turnoverratio 1.0 0.9STEALS 200 200Stealspergame 6.5 6.5BLOCKS 87 85Blockspergame 2.8 2.7ATTENDANCE 138455 154602Homegames-Avg/Game 14-9890 12-10329Neutralsite-Avg/Game - 5-6130

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsOklahoma 1055 1135 15 2205Opponents 923 1103 26 2052

Date Opponent Score Att.11/11/12 ULM W 85-51 873411/16/12 atUTArlington W 63-59 6421

# 11/22/12 vsUTEP W 68-61 2076# 11/23/12 vsGonzaga L 47-72 2205# 11/25/12 vsWestVirginia W 77-70 4121

11/28/12 atOralRoberts W 63-62 721911/30/12 NORTHWESTERNSTATE W 69-65 891512/04/12 atArkansas L 78-81 12548

$ 12/15/12 vsTexasA&M W 64-54 425412/18/12 STEPHENF.AUSTIN L 55-56 857212/29/12 OHIO W 74-63 10036

% 12/31/12 TEXASA&M-CORPUSCHRISTI W 72-42 2751* 1/5/13 atWestVirginia W 67-57 12112* 01/12/13 OKLAHOMASTATE W 77-68 12695* 01/16/13 TEXASTECH W 81-63 9178* 1/19/13 atKansasState L 60-69 12528* 01/21/13 TEXAS W 73-67 10409* 01/26/13 atKansas L 54-67 16300* 1/30/13 atBaylor W 74-71 6533* 02/02/13 KANSASSTATE L 50-52 11882* 02/04/13 atIowaState L 64-83 13178* 02/09/13 KANSAS W 72-66 13490* 02/11/13 TCU W 75-48 8948* 02/16/13 atOklahomaState Lot 79-84 13611* 02/20/13 atTexasTech W 86-71 8248* 02/23/13 BAYLOR W 90-76 12199* 02/27/13 atTexas Lot 86-92 9860* 03/02/13 IOWASTATE W 86-69 10789* 03/06/13 WESTVIRGINIA W 83-70 9857* 03/09/13 atTCU L 67-70 5392

03/14/13 vsIowaState L 66-73 17996

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BIG 12 CONFERENCE GAMES (11-7)

Oklahoma Men's BasketballOklahoma Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 09, 2013)

Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 11-7 8-1 3-6 0-0CONFERENCE 11-7 8-1 3-6 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg24 Osby,Romero 18-18 565 31.4 109-202 .540 5-9 .556 97-125 .776 34 98 132 7.3 45 0 23 27 15 12 320 17.802 Pledger,Steven 18-18 543 30.2 76-180 .422 42-111 .378 27-35 .771 16 47 63 3.5 30 0 27 22 3 15 221 12.322 M'Baye,Amath 18-18 478 26.6 72-163 .442 12-30 .400 34-41 .829 27 60 87 4.8 47 2 14 32 12 10 190 10.603 Hield,Buddy 13-11 366 28.2 42-104 .404 6-37 .162 16-19 .842 22 36 58 4.5 30 1 33 18 3 17 106 8.201 Grooms,Sam 18-6 398 22.1 39-80 .488 5-10 .500 38-53 .717 6 30 36 2.0 20 0 67 24 0 7 121 6.721 Clark,Cameron 18-0 308 17.1 43-80 .538 0-0 .000 22-31 .710 20 41 61 3.4 26 0 5 20 1 9 108 6.004 Fitzgerald,Andrew 18-0 274 15.2 38-83 .458 0-0 .000 29-37 .784 26 45 71 3.9 41 1 6 6 4 6 105 5.805 Hornbeak,Je'lon 18-15 388 21.6 24-70 .343 14-39 .359 31-40 .775 12 38 50 2.8 44 2 28 29 2 15 93 5.211 Cousins,Isaiah 18-4 258 14.3 18-53 .340 3-16 .188 8-9 .889 3 25 28 1.6 32 0 26 22 1 12 47 2.615 Neal,Tyler 14-0 60 4.3 4-15 .267 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 2 8 10 0.7 6 0 3 4 0 2 13 0.913 Fraschilla,James 2-0 1 0.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.032 Arent,Casey 3-0 11 3.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 31 28 59 3Total.......... 18 3650 465-1030 .451 90-259 .347 304-393 .774 200 458 658 36.6 323 6 232 207 41 105 1324 73.6Opponents...... 18 3650 438-1034 .424 135-385 .351 232-349 .665 204 411 615 34.2 337 8 216 220 55 120 1243 69.1

TEAM STATISTICS OU OPPSCORING 1324 1243Pointspergame 73.6 69.1Scoringmargin +4.5 -FIELDGOALS-ATT 465-1030 438-1034Fieldgoalpct .451 .4243POINTFG-ATT 90-259 135-3853-pointFGpct .347 .3513-ptFGmadepergame 5.0 7.5FREETHROWS-ATT 304-393 232-349Freethrowpct .774 .665F-Throwsmadepergame 16.9 12.9REBOUNDS 658 615Reboundspergame 36.6 34.2Reboundingmargin +2.4 -ASSISTS 232 216Assistspergame 12.9 12.0TURNOVERS 207 220Turnoverspergame 11.5 12.2Turnovermargin +0.7 -Assist/turnoverratio 1.1 1.0STEALS 105 120Stealspergame 5.8 6.7BLOCKS 41 55Blockspergame 2.3 3.1ATTENDANCE 99447 97762Homegames-Avg/Game 9-11050 9-10862Neutralsite-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsOklahoma 615 694 15 1324Opponents 538 679 26 1243

Date Opponent Score Att.* 1/5/13 atWestVirginia W 67-57 12112* 01/12/13 OKLAHOMASTATE W 77-68 12695* 01/16/13 TEXASTECH W 81-63 9178* 1/19/13 atKansasState L 60-69 12528* 01/21/13 TEXAS W 73-67 10409* 01/26/13 atKansas L 54-67 16300* 1/30/13 atBaylor W 74-71 6533* 02/02/13 KANSASSTATE L 50-52 11882* 02/04/13 atIowaState L 64-83 13178* 02/09/13 KANSAS W 72-66 13490* 02/11/13 TCU W 75-48 8948* 02/16/13 atOklahomaState Lot 79-84 13611* 02/20/13 atTexasTech W 86-71 8248* 02/23/13 BAYLOR W 90-76 12199* 02/27/13 atTexas Lot 86-92 9860* 03/02/13 IOWASTATE W 86-69 10789* 03/06/13 WESTVIRGINIA W 83-70 9857* 03/09/13 atTCU L 67-70 5392

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SEASON RESULTSDate Opponent Score W/L Attend. Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader11/11 ULM 85-51 W 8,734 Pledger ...............................15 M’Baye ................................ 9 Cousins, Grooms, Hornbeak .. 511/16 at UT Arlington 63-59 W 6,421 Hield ...................................17 Osby .................................. 10 Clark, Grooms, Hornbeak ...... 211/22 vs. UTEP # 68-61 W 2,076 Osby ...................................16 Osby .................................. 10 Cousins, Osby ....................... 411/23 vs. Gonzaga (17) # 47-72 L 2,205 Osby ...................................13 M’Baye, Osby ....................... 5 Grooms, Hornbeak ............... 211/25 vs. West Virginia # 77-70 W 4,121 M’Baye ...............................19 M’Baye, Neal, Osby, Pledger .... 6 Grooms ................................ 411/28 at Oral Roberts 63-62 W 7,219 M’Baye ...............................12 M’Baye ................................ 9 Cousins ................................ 311/30 Northwestern State 69-65 W 8,915 Osby ..................................11 M’Baye, Osby ....................... 8 Cousins, Grooms ................... 412/4 at Arkansas 78-81 L 12,548 Osby ...................................22 M’Baye, Osby ....................... 6 Pledger ................................ 312/15 vs. Texas A&M $ 64-54 W 4,254 Osby ...................................19 Osby .................................... 7 Hornbeak ............................. 312/18 Stephen F. Austin 55-56 L 8,572 Hornbeak, Pledger ..............12 Hield ................................. 11 Hornbeak ............................. 312/29 Ohio 74-63 W 10,036 Pledger ...............................18 M’Baye, Pledger .................. 6 Hield .................................... 712/31 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi % 72-42 W 2,751 Pledger ...............................17 M’Baye, Osby ....................... 6 Hornbeak ............................. 51/5 at West Virginia 67-57 W 12,112 Osby ...................................21 Osby .................................... 9 Hield .................................... 51/12 Oklahoma State 77-68 W 12,695 Osby ...................................17 Pledger ............................... 9 Hield .................................... 51/16 Texas Tech 81-63 W 9,178 Osby ...................................17 Hield ................................... 7 Grooms ................................ 51/19 at Kansas State (16) 60-69 L 12,528 M’Baye, Osby ......................12 Hield ................................. 10 Grooms ................................ 41/21 Texas 73-67 W 10,409 Osby ...................................29 Osby .................................... 8 Grooms, Hield ....................... 41/26 at Kansas (3) 54-67 L 16,300 M’Baye, Osby ......................12 Fitzgerald ............................ 8 Cousins, Hield, H’Beak, Osby ... 21/30 at Baylor 74-71 W 6,533 M’Baye, Pledger ..................20 Osby .................................... 8 Hornbeak ............................. 62/2 Kansas State (18) 50-52 L 11,882 Osby ...................................13 Osby .................................... 7 Cous., Hield, H’Beak, Grooms ... 22/4 at Iowa State 64-83 L 13,178 Fitzgerald ...........................12 Fitzgerald ............................ 7 Pledger ................................ 32/9 Kansas (5) 72-66 W 13,490 Osby ...................................17 Osby .................................... 8 Cousins ................................ 42/11 TCU 75-48 W 8,948 M’Baye ...............................12 Osby .................................... 7 Clark, Cousins, Hield, H’beak ... 22/16 at Oklahoma State (17) 79-84 L (OT) 13,611 Grooms, Osby, Pledger ........18 Osby .................................. 15 Grooms ................................ 42/20 at Texas Tech 86-71 W 8,248 Pledger ...............................22 M’Baye .............................. 13 Grooms, M’Baye ................... 52/23 Baylor 90-76 W 12,199 Grooms ...............................23 Osby .................................... 8 Grooms ................................ 42/27 at Texas 86-92 L (OT) 9,860 Osby ...................................31 Clark .................................... 6 Grooms ................................ 63/2 Iowa State 86-69 W 10,789 Osby ...................................22 Osby .................................... 9 Grooms ................................ 63/6 West Virginia 83-70 W 9,857 Osby ...................................26 Pledger ............................... 8 Grooms .............................. 103/9 at TCU 67-70 L 5,392 Osby ...................................19 Fitzgerald .......................... 11 Grooms ................................ 63/14 vs. Iowa State ^ 66-73 L 17,996 Osby ...................................18 Osby .................................... 9 Osby ..................................... 4

Associated Press rankings in parentheses# Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.)$ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.)% Field House Series (played on OU campus at McCasland Field House)^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)

Record Summary Overall Home Away Neutral

All Games 20-11 12-2 5-7 3-2Big 12 Games 11-7 8-1 3-6 0-0Non-Conference Games 9-4 4-1 2-1 3-2

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POINTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS

DunksAmath M’Baye .....................21Romero Osby ........................18Cameron Clark ......................13Buddy Hield ...........................5Andrew Fitzgerald ..................2Isaiah Cousins .........................1Tyler Neal ...............................1Steven Pledger .......................1

Charges TakenRomero Osby ........................21Andrew Fitzgerald ..................2Sam Grooms ...........................2Je’lon Hornbeak .....................2Cameron Clark ........................1Amath M’Baye .......................1Tyler Neal ...............................1

MISCELLANEOUS STATS

1 2 3 4 5 11 13 14 15 21 22 24 32Date Opponent GROOMS PLEDGER HIELD FITZGERA LD H’BEAK COUSINS FRASCH. NWRYTA. NEAL CLARK M’BAYE OSBY ARENT

11/11 ULM 2-0-5 15-1-0 9-3-1 12-6-0 10-5-5 2-3-5 1-0-0 DNP 9-4-0 2-5-1 12-9-2 9-7-1 2-2-011/18 at UT Arlington 0-1-2 9-3-1 17-4-0 4-2-1 7-2-1 0-1-0 DNP DNP 0-3-0 9-6-2 7-9-2 10-10-0 DNP11/22 vs. UTEP # 2-2-2 12-2-1 7-5-0 9-5-1 5-1-1 5-2-4 DNP DNP 2-2-0 2-4-0 8-4-1 16-10-4 DNP11/23 vs. Gonzaga (17) # 0-1-2 7-2-0 5-2-0 4-1-1 0-2-2 10-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 3-2-0 5-5-0 13-5-0 0-0-011/25 vs. West Virginia # 2-1-4 8-6-3 8-3-1 9-3-0 14-5-1 0-2-2 DNP DNP 3-6-0 6-0-2 19-6-0 8-6-0 DNP11/28 at Oral Roberts 4-3-1 9-1-2 11-6-1 5-3-1 5-3-0 0-4-3 DNP DNP 0-0-0 6-1-0 12-9-1 11-3-0 DNP11/30 Northwestern State 3-0-4 9-3-2 5-2-0 8-3-1 7-1-0 9-5-4 DNP DNP 3-5-0 6-1-0 8-8-0 11-8-1 DNP12/4 at Arkansas 5-1-2 12-3-3 6-2-1 4-1-0 5-2-1 2-3-1 DNP DNP 0-3-0 8-3-2 14-6-2 22-6-2 DNP12/15 vs. Texas A&M $ 2-0-2 10-2-2 12-4-1 2-3-1 2-4-3 0-3-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 17-4-0 0-0-0 19-7-1 DNP12/18 Stephen F. Austin DNP 12-5-1 9-11-1 6-2-0 12-3-3 1-1-0 DNP DNP 0-1-0 4-2-0 3-4-0 8-3-1 DNP12/29 Ohio 2-1-2 18-6-1 5-3-7 4-3-0 5-2-2 0-0-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 8-4-1 16-6-0 16-5-0 DNP12/31 Texas A&M-C.C. % 2-2-1 17-2-1 7-5-3 9-2-0 3-3-5 3-3-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-1 7-4-1 14-6-1 8-6-1 2-2-01/5 at West Virginia 2-4-2 12-4-0 8-7-5 0-1-0 4-2-1 6-0-1 DNP DNP 0-0-1 7-6-0 7-4-2 21-9-0 DNP1/12 Oklahoma State 6-3-3 11-9-2 15-4-5 1-1-0 8-3-1 0-2-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 4-4-0 15-5-0 17-3-2 DNP1/16 Texas Tech 0-4-5 11-3-0 16-7-3 12-4-0 2-1-0 6-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 10-3-1 7-5-0 17-6-2 0-1-01/19 at Kansas State (16) 4-4-4 10-1-3 8-10-3 6-2-0 5-2-3 2-3-2 DNP DNP 0-1-0 1-1-0 12-4-0 12-8-0 DNP1/21 Texas 7-0-4 5-3-0 12-4-4 0-1-0 3-1-3 0-3-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 2-2-0 15-5-0 29-8-0 DNP1/26 at Kansas (3) 2-1-1 10-1-0 9-2-2 4-8-1 1-4-2 0-0-2 DNP DNP DNP 4-2-0 12-7-0 12-6-2 DNP1/30 at Baylor 0-0-0 20-1-5 9-5-3 8-5-2 2-5-6 0-0-2 DNP DNP DNP 4-1-0 20-7-1 11-8-1 DNP2/2 Kansas State (18) 7-1-2 2-1-0 4-4-2 4-6-0 0-3-2 6-2-2 DNP DNP DNP 7-4-0 7-5-0 13-7-0 DNP2/4 at Iowa State 2-1-1 5-6-3 5-3-1 12-7-1 3-2-1 10-3-2 DNP DNP 3-3-1 10-2-0 8-6-0 6-6-2 0-1-02/9 Kansas (5) 0-1-3 15-6-2 2-3-1 6-2-0 7-2-2 7-4-4 DNP DNP 0-0-0 10-3-0 8-3-0 17-8-3 DNP2/11 TCU 0-2-1 4-2-1 8-0-2 9-3-0 9-2-2 6-3-2 DNP DNP 8-4-0 8-3-2 12-3-1 11-7-0 0-1-02/16 at Oklahoma State (17) 18-1-4 18-1-2 DNP 4-4-0 10-3-0 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 5-7-0 6-5-1 18-15-1 DNP2/20 at Texas Tech 12-2-5 22-4-2 DNP 2-4-0 2-0-1 0-1-1 DNP DNP 2-0-0 10-5-0 15-13-5 21-9-3 DNP2/23 Baylor 23-2-4 19-5-1 DNP 4-2-0 13-5-0 2-1-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 5-3-1 7-4-1 17-8-0 DNP2/27 at Texas 3-5-6 18-3-3 DNP 5-2-0 5-5-0 0-2-3 DNP DNP 0-0-0 8-6-0 16-4-2 31-5-3 DNP3/2 Iowa State 19-2-6 14-4-3 DNP 10-3-1 2-6-1 2-1-1 DNP DNP 0-1-1 6-3-0 11-4-1 22-9-3 DNP3/6 West Virginia 8-1-10 23-8-0 0-0-0 5-5-1 9-2-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-1-0 5-3-1 7-2-0 26-6-0 DNP3/9 at TCU 8-2-6 2-1-0 10-9-2 13-11-0 8-2-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 2-3-0 5-1-0 19-4-0 DNP3/14 vs. Iowa State ^ 8-4-3 8-4-2 0-1-0 2-2-0 7-2-1 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP 17-4-0 6-3-0 18-9-4 DNP

Starters underlinedAssociated Press rankings in parentheses# Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.)$ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.)% Field House Series (played on OU campus at McCasland Field House)^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/T PF A TO B S 1 2 TP

ULM 19-55 .345 3-16 .188 10-18 .556 8/22/30 16 9 14 0 9 22 29 51at Oklahoma 32-68 .471 9-23 .391 12-16 .750 16/33/49 12 20 12 7 7 38 47 85 Oklahoma 19-58 .328 5-18 .278 20-32 .625 15/33/48 22 9 18 3 8 38 25 63at UT Arlington 22-58 .379 3-18 .167 12-21 .571 8/30/38 21 10 18 8 5 28 31 59 UTEP # 19-46 .413 4-10 .400 19-24 .792 7/25/32 18 11 17 3 6 26 35 61vs. Oklahoma # 25-60 .417 6-18 .333 12-20 .600 15/23/38 24 14 11 5 8 38 30 68Oklahoma # 16-50 .320 5-16 .313 10-15 .667 5/19/24 18 6 14 5 7 22 25 47vs. Gonzaga (17) # 27-59 .458 6-22 .273 12-19 .632 17/34/51 18 10 11 0 9 32 40 72West Virginia # 21-58 .362 4-14 .286 24-34 .706 18/20/38 21 8 8 0 6 37 33 70vs. Oklahoma # 27-57 .474 4-15 .267 19-25 .760 15/24/39 27 13 10 4 4 42 35 77Oklahoma 25-63 .397 2-10 .200 11-16 .688 18/19/37 14 9 12 1 7 31 32 63at Oral Roberts 26-55 .473 3-13 .231 7-9 .778 10/23/33 19 13 15 3 4 35 27 62Northwestern State 22-58 .379 6-18 .333 15-18 .833 11/27/38 22 6 17 4 5 32 33 65at Oklahoma 22-56 .393 5-12 .417 20-28 .714 12/26/38 14 12 13 3 8 29 40 69Oklahoma 31-56 .554 6-15 .400 10-14 .714 10/21/31 14 14 17 2 7 38 40 78at Arkansas 30-57 .526 9-22 .409 12-16 .750 9/17/26 16 21 13 3 6 41 40 81Texas A&M $ 20-50 .400 5-11 .455 9-12 .750 12/23/35 15 9 19 1 7 27 27 54vs. Oklahoma $ 21-54 .389 4-16 .250 18-19 .947 11/20/31 11 11 11 4 10 28 36 64Stephen F. Austin 24-61 .393 3-14 .214 5-6 .833 17/20/37 14 17 13 4 10 26 30 56at Oklahoma 22-58 .379 3-14 .214 8-11 .727 17/21/38 16 6 13 3 5 30 25 55 Ohio 25-53 .472 8-26 .308 5-7 .714 5/25/30 19 16 18 1 5 29 34 63at Oklahoma 27-57 .474 3-12 .250 17-23 .739 10/23/33 13 14 11 1 12 29 45 74Texas A&M-Corpus Christi % 17-58 .293 3-14 .214 5-8 .625 12/23/35 16 3 18 2 5 21 21 42at Oklahoma % 24-59 .407 9-26 .346 15-16 .938 13/31/44 14 14 13 4 7 40 32 72 Oklahoma 27-61 .443 4-15 .267 9-11 .818 13/27/40 14 12 10 2 7 29 38 67at West Virginia 18-60 .300 11-30 .367 10-13 .769 17/22/39 10 12 14 3 3 35 22 57Oklahoma State 22-56 .393 6-21 .286 18-25 .720 12/24/36 18 11 15 3 7 29 39 68at Oklahoma 25-58 .431 8-13 .615 19-21 .905 10/27/37 21 13 13 1 8 38 39 77 Texas Tech 25-59 .424 5-22 .227 8-13 .615 14/18/32 23 9 14 2 8 29 34 63at Oklahoma 28-59 .475 3-11 .273 22-26 .846 16/24/40 13 13 9 4 7 34 47 81Oklahoma 25-53 .472 3-11 .273 7-15 .467 14/25/39 18 16 16 2 1 27 33 60at Kansas State (16) 22-50 .440 10-24 .417 15-22 .682 6/19/25 15 17 8 4 7 35 34 69Texas 27-61 .443 6-19 .316 7-11 .636 13/21/34 20 10 15 3 7 26 41 67at Oklahoma 25-52 .481 2-6 .333 21-27 .778 9/23/32 13 12 13 6 8 30 43 73 Oklahoma 21-59 .356 3-12 .250 9-14 .643 11/20/31 14 10 11 2 7 21 33 54at Kansas (3) 24-55 .436 7-17 .412 12-19 .632 12/29/41 13 15 14 6 8 29 38 67Oklahoma 29-55 .527 5-14 .357 11-17 .647 5/29/34 19 20 16 5 8 38 36 74at Baylor 28-75 .373 6-27 .222 9-17 .529 24/23/47 19 12 14 0 8 26 45 71Kansas State (18) 21-56 .375 5-16 .313 5-7 .714 9/25/34 18 11 10 2 10 28 24 52at Oklahoma 19-49 .388 3-14 .214 9-14 .643 10/28/38 12 8 14 1 4 23 27 50Oklahoma 26-71 .366 3-16 .188 9-17 .529 21/21/42 17 12 9 2 5 31 33 64at Iowa State 28-55 .509 11-27 .407 16-18 .889 7/26/33 15 18 10 6 7 44 39 83Kansas (5) 25-54 .463 5-15 .333 11-20 .550 10/25/35 17 11 13 1 5 34 32 66at Oklahoma 26-58 .448 7-20 .350 13-16 .813 10/25/35 18 15 11 1 6 38 34 72TCU 16-53 .302 5-21 .238 11-16 .688 13/22/35 15 7 16 3 3 11 37 48at Oklahoma 29-58 .500 3-11 .273 14-14 1.000 7/27/34 15 11 7 1 9 36 39 75 Oklahoma 29-61 .475 6-15 .400 15-21 .714 9/32/41 23 9 9 1 2 35 38/6 * 79at Oklahoma State (17) 27-62 .435 6-16 .375 24-33 .727 10/26/36 19 11 5 4 7 27 46/11 * 84Oklahoma 32-60 .533 8-17 .471 14-20 .700 9/30/39 24 17 13 2 6 44 42 86at Texas Tech 24-58 .414 6-13 .462 17-28 .607 10/19/29 19 6 10 2 8 36 35 71Baylor 26-70 .371 9-31 .290 15-21 .714 14/23/37 32 11 12 5 8 21 55 76at Oklahoma 22-49 .449 7-14 .500 39-45 .867 7/31/38 25 7 16 1 6 47 43 90Oklahoma 29-57 .509 9-18 .500 19-27 .704 11/23/34 25 17 16 3 6 43 34/9 * 86at Texas 29-58 .500 8-20 .400 26-35 .743 11/23/34 20 14 12 5 13 28 49/15 * 92Iowa State 22-51 .431 11-31 .355 14-22 .636 4/23/27 20 8 9 2 3 28 41 69at Oklahoma 23-52 .442 6-18 .333 34-34 1.000 6/30/36 18 17 5 2 4 40 46 86West Virginia 27-51 .529 10-21 .476 6-13 .462 9/16/25 21 13 13 1 5 28 42 70at Oklahoma 26-52 .500 10-18 .556 21-27 .778 14/19/33 15 15 11 3 5 39 44 83Oklahoma 24-66 .364 0-16 .000 19-27 .704 18/17/35 19 8 8 2 6 22 45 67at TCU 27-50 .540 8-14 .571 8-16 .500 9/27/36 23 20 16 3 3 44 26 70Iowa State 26-61 .426 7-26 .269 14-14 1.000 14/29/43 15 17 11 1 3 29 44 73vs. Oklahoma ^ 24-63 .381 3-18 .167 15-18 .833 12/19/31 15 10 5 4 5 37 29 66

Associated Press rankings in parentheses# Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.)$ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.)% Field House Series (played on OU campus at McCasland Field House)^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)* Overtime points

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INDIVIDUAL HIGHSOKLAHOMA HIGHSPoints 31, Romero Osby vs. Texas (2/27)

Field Goals 9, Romero Osby vs. West Virginia (3/6) 9, Romero Osby vs. Texas (2/27) 9, Sam Grooms vs. Oklahoma State (2/16) 9, Amath M’Baye vs. Baylor (1/30) 9, Romero Osby vs. Texas (1/21) 9, Romero Osby vs. Arkansas (12/4)

Field Goal Attempts 19, Romero Osby vs. Iowa State (3/14)

Field Goal Pct. (min. 5 made) .833 (5-for-6), Amath M’Baye vs. West Virginia (11/25)

3-Point Field Goals 6, Steven Pledger vs. Texas Tech (2/20)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts 13, Steven Pledger vs. Texas Tech (2/20)

3-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 4 made) .556 (5-for-9), Steven Pledger vs. ULM (11/11)

Free Throws 15, Sam Grooms vs. Baylor (2/23)

Free Throw Attempts 17, Romero OSby vs. Texas (2/27) 17, Sam Grooms vs. Baylor (2/23)

Free Throw Pct. (min. 5 made) 1.000 (10-for-10), Romero Osby vs. Iowa State (3/2)

Rebounds 15, Romero Osby vs. Oklahoma State (2/16)

Assists 10, Sam Grooms vs. West Virginia (3/6)

Turnovers 5, Romero Osby vs. Kansas State (1/19)

Blocked Shots 4, Amath M’Baye vs. Baylor (1/30)

Steals 4, Buddy Hield vs. Ohio (12/29)

OPPONENT HIGHSPoints 33, Marshawn Powell, Arkansas (12/4)

Field Goals 11, Marshawn Powell, Arkansas (12/4)

Field Goal Attempts 23, Pierre Jackson, Baylor (2/23)

Field Goal Pct. (min. 5 made) .750 (6-for-8), Reggie Keely, Ohio (12/29) .750 (6-for-8), Karol Gruszecki, UT Arlington (11/16)

3-Point Field Goals 6, Tyrus McGhee, Iowa State (3/2) 6, Terry Henderson, West Virginia (1/5)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts 13, Tyrus McGhee, Iowa State (3/2) 13, Pierre Jackson, Baylor (2/23)

3-Point Field Goal Pct. (min. 4 made) 1.000 (4-for-4), Garlon Green, TCU (3/9)

Free Throws 12, Myck Kabongo, Texas (2/27) 12, Sheldon McClellan, Texas (2/27)

Free Throw Attempts 15, Myck Kabongo, Texas (2/27)

Free Throw Pct. (min. 5 made) 1.000 (12-for-12), Sheldon McClellan, Texas (2/27)

Rebounds 20, Isaiah Austin, Baylor (1/30)

Assists 9, Korie Lucious, Iowa State (3/14) 9, Angel Rodriguez, Kansas State (1/19) 9, Hal Bateman, Stephen F. Austin (12/18)

Turnovers 6, Garlon Green, TCU (3/9) 6, Will Nelson, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/31) 6, Ivo Baltic, Ohio (12/29) 6, Charles Drew, UT Arlington (11/16)

Blocked Shots 4, Jeff Withey, Kansas (1/26) 4, Taylor Smith, Stephen F. Austin (12/18 4, Jordan Reves, UT Arlington (11/16)

Steals 5, David Stockton, Gonzaga (11/23)

OKLAHOMA’S TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

POINTS

31 ..........................................................................................Romero Osby vs. Texas (2/27)29 ..........................................................................................Romero Osby vs. Texas (1/21)26 ................................................................................Romero Osby vs. West Virginia (3/6)23 .............................................................................Steven Pledger vs. West Virginia (3/6)23 ......................................................................................... Sam Grooms vs. Baylor (2/23)22 ....................................................................................Romero Osby vs. Iowa State (3/2)22 ............................................................................... Steven Pledger vs. Texas Tech (2/20)22 .................................................................................... Romero Osby vs. Arkansas (12/4)21 .................................................................................. Romero Osby vs. Texas Tech (2/20)21 ................................................................................Romero Osby vs. West Virginia (1/5)20 ......................................................................................Amath M’Baye vs. Baylor (1/30)20 ..................................................................................... Steven Pledger vs. Baylor (1/30)

REBOUNDS

15 ......................................................................... Romero Osby vs. Oklahoma State (2/16)13 ................................................................................Amath M’ Baye vs. Texas Tech (2/20)11 .....................................................................................Andrew Fitzgerald vs. TCU (3/9 )11 ...................................................................... Buddy Hield vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/18)10 ............................................................................... Buddy Hield vs. Kansas State (1/19)10 ........................................................................................ Romero Osby vs. UTEP (11/22)10 ............................................................................ Romero Osby vs. UT Arlington (11/16)

ASSISTS

10 ................................................................................ Sam Grooms vs. West Virginia (3/6)7 .............................................................................................Buddy Hield vs. Ohio (12/29)6 ................................................................................................. Sam Grooms vs. TCU (3/9)6 ...................................................................................... Sam Grooms vs. Iowa State (3/2)6 .............................................................................................Sam Grooms vs. Texas (2/27)6 ......................................................................................Je’lon Hornbeak vs. Baylor (1/30)

BLOCKED SHOTS

4 ........................................................................................Amath M’Baye vs. Baylor (1/30)3 ........................................................................................... Romero Osby vs. ULM (11/11)

STEALS

4 .............................................................................................Buddy Hield vs. Ohio (12/29)3 ....................................................................................................................... eight times

3-POINT FIELD GOALS

6 ......................................................................................... Steven Pledger vs. Texas (2/27)6 ................................................................................. Steven Pledger vs. Texas Tech (2/20)5 ...............................................................................Steven Pledger vs. West Virginia (3/6)5 ........................................................................................ Steven Pledger vs. Ohio (12/29)5 ........................................................................................ Steven Pledger vs. ULM (11/11)4 ...................................................................................Steven Pledger vs. Iowa State (3/2)4 ................................................................................... Steven Pledger vs. Arkansas (12/4)

FREE THROWS

15 ......................................................................................... Sam Grooms vs. Baylor (2/23)13 ..........................................................................................Romero Osby vs. Texas (2/27)10 ....................................................................................Romero Osby vs. Iowa State (3/2)10 ..........................................................................................Romero Osby vs. Texas (1/21)9 ................................................................................. Romero Osby vs. Texas A&M (12/15)9 ................................................................... Romero Osby vs. Northwestern State (11/30)9 ........................................................................... Amath M’Baye vs. West Virginia (11/25)

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SPECIALTY STATS Won Opening Tip Points in Paint Points Off Turnovers 2nd Chance Points Bench PointsDate Opponent Score W/L OU Opp. OU Opp. OU Opp. OU Opp. OU Opp. 11/11 ULM 85-51 W X 42 26 17 13 16 6 37 1411/16 at UT Arlington 63-59 W X 18 26 21 11 11 6 30 2911/22 vs. UTEP # 68-61 W X 16 26 22 12 11 8 22 2211/23 vs. Gonzaga (17) # 47-72 L X 16 26 11 12 4 17 12 2711/25 vs. West Virginia # 77-70 W X 32 20 14 7 15 16 28 2311/28 at Oral Roberts 63-62 W X 32 32 16 14 17 10 26 011/30 Northwestern State 69-65 W X 20 28 19 9 7 9 25 3812/4 at Arkansas 78-81 L X 42 36 15 19 16 14 41 2212/15 vs. Texas A&M $ 64-54 W X 22 26 20 9 14 14 33 1312/18 Stephen F. Austin 55-56 L X 12 34 10 12 15 16 19 1012/29 Ohio 74-63 W X 30 28 22 10 10 2 14 2312/31 Texas A&M-C.C. % 72-42 W X 24 16 11 3 19 5 23 61/5 at West Virginia 67-57 W X 30 10 17 11 15 8 15 41/12 Oklahoma State 77-68 W X 26 26 14 14 12 9 11 211/16 Texas Tech 81-63 W X 34 34 16 10 12 13 28 181/19 at Kansas State (16) 60-69 L X 34 16 6 26 20 5 13 71/21 Texas 73-67 W X 34 28 12 14 10 16 9 441/26 at Kansas (3) 54-67 L X 16 28 14 13 14 9 10 121/30 at Baylor 74-71 W X 20 42 13 20 6 24 12 22/2 Kansas State (18) 50-52 L X 26 24 17 8 9 13 24 182/4 at Iowa State 64-83 L X 28 32 14 14 23 9 38 252/9 Kansas (5) 72-66 W X 16 32 6 12 11 14 23 112/11 TCU 75-66 W X 30 20 17 8 11 6 34 112/16 at Oklahoma State (17) 79-84 L (OT) X 22 34 5 13 9 9 27 122/20 at Texas Tech 86-71 W X 24 30 12 16 6 6 26 232/23 Baylor 90-76 W X 14 26 8 17 15 11 11 102/27 at Texas 86-92 L (OT) X 26 32 16 26 10 7 13 323/2 Iowa State 86-69 W X 22 20 13 8 6 5 18 363/6 West Virginia 83-70 W X 22 28 20 13 23 8 10 203/9 at TCU 67-70 L X 44 30 21 8 22 9 25 193/14 vs. Iowa State 66-73 L X 18 36 11 6 11 18 19 13

Totals 16 15 790 852 450 388 400 322 677 565

Associated Press rankings in parentheses# Old Spice Classic (Orlando, Fla.)$ All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.)% Field House Series (played on OU campus at McCasland Field House)^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)

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GROOMS’ CAREER HIGHSPoints ....................................................................................................23 vs. Baylor (2/23/13)Field Goals ...............................................................................9 vs. Oklahoma State (2/16/13)Field Goal Attempts ....................................................................... 13 vs. Iowa State (3/2/13)3-Point Field Goals ..............................................................2 vs. Sacramento State (12/2/11)3-Point Field Goal Attempts ....................................................................................3 (twice)Free Throws Made ...............................................................................15 vs. Baylor (2/23/13)Free Throw Attempts ..........................................................................17 vs. Baylor (2/23/13)Rebounds ......................................................................................6 vs. Idaho State (11/11/11)Assists ................................................................................................................ 10 (four times)Blocked Shots .............................................................................................................1 (twice)Steals .....................................................................................3 vs. Sacramento State (12/2/11)Minutes Played .............................................................................44 vs. Texas A&M (1/21/11)

PLEDGER’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ............................................................................................. 38 vs. Iowa State (1/29/11)Field Goals ..................................................................................... 12 vs. Iowa State (1/29/11)Field Goal Attempts ..................................................................... 20 vs. Iowa State (1/29/11)3-Point Field Goals ......................................................................... 7 vs. Iowa State (1/29/11)3-Point Field Goal Attempts .........................................................14 vs. Houston (11/26/09)Free Throws Made .......................................................................... 7 vs. Iowa State (1/29/11)Free Throw Attempts ................................................................................................8 (twice)Rebounds .........................................................................................10 vs. Houston (12/17/11)Assists ..........................................................................................................................6 (twice)Blocked Shots .............................................................................................................2 (twice)Steals ..................................................................................................................... 3 (six times)Minutes Played ............................................................................. 44 vs. Iowa State (1/29/11)

SAM GROOMS

6-1, 203, SENIOR, GUARDGREENSBORO, N.C.

(CHIPOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE [FLA.])

1 2 STEVEN PLEDGER

6-4, 219, SENIOR, GUARDCHESAPEAKE, VA.

(ATLANTIC SHORES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)

PTS REB AST MIN 5.1 1.7 3.2 20.6

PTS REB 3FG% MIN 11.8 3.3 .370 28.7

GROOMS GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM 14 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 5 0 0 0 2N16 at UT Arlington 15 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 2 1 0 0 0N22 vs. UTEP 16 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 2 2 1 0 0 2N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 1 0 0 0N25 vs. West Virginia 24 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 0 2N28 at Oral Roberts 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 2 0 0 4N30 Northwestern State 14 1-2 0-0 1-3 0-0-0 0 4 1 0 0 3D4 at Arkansas 25 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 0 2 1 0 0 5D15 vs. Texas A&M 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 3 0 0 2D18 Stephen F. Austin DNP – INJUREDD29 Ohio 20 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-0-1 2 2 1 0 1 2D31 Texas A&M-C.C. 17 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 2 1 1 0 0 2J5 at West Virginia 14 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-4-4 1 2 0 0 0 2J12 Oklahoma State 27 1-5 0-0 4-4 0-3-3 3 3 1 0 0 6J16 Texas Tech 20 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 1 5 2 0 1 0J19 at Kansas State (16) 25 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-4-4 0 4 2 0 0 4J21 Texas 17 1-2 0-0 5-8 0-0-0 0 4 0 0 0 7J26 at Kansas (3) 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 1 0 0 2J30 at Baylor 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0F2 Kansas State (18) 12 3-5 1-2 0-1 0-1-1 0 2 2 0 0 7F4 at Iowa State *15 1-3 0-0 0-2 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 2F9 Kansas (5) 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 0 0 0 0F11 TCU 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0F16 at Okla. State (17) 35 9-11 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 4 2 0 0 18F20 at Texas Tech 30 4- 8 0-0 4-7 1-1-2 2 5 0 0 0 12F23 Baylor *30 3-9 2-2 15-17 0-2-2 3 4 3 0 2 23F27 at Texas *31 0-4 0-1 3-4 2-3-5 4 6 4 0 0 3M2 Iowa State *31 7-13 1-2 4-4 1-1-2 2 6 1 0 1 19M6 West Virginia *36 3-3 1-1 1-1 1-0-1 2 10 3 0 2 8M9 at TCU *35 3-6 0-1 2-4 0-2-2 0 6 2 0 1 8M14 vs. Iowa State *32 2-6 0-2 4-6 0-4-4 3 3 0 0 0 8

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PLEDGER GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM *18 5-10 5-9 0-0 1-0-1 4 0 1 0 0 15N16 at UT Arlington *31 3-9 2-7 1-2 0-3-3 3 1 3 0 0 9N22 vs. UTEP *25 3-8 3-6 3-4 0-2-2 3 1 0 0 0 12N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) *24 3-8 1-5 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 2 7N25 vs. West Virginia *19 1-8 1-7 5-5 3-3-6 4 3 4 0 1 8N28 at Oral Roberts *24 4-7 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 0 0 0 9N30 Northwestern State *29 3-6 1-2 2-3 1-2-3 1 2 1 1 3 9D4 at Arkansas *32 4-9 4-7 0-1 1-2-3 2 3 0 0 2 12D15 vs. Texas A&M *24 2-4 2-3 4-4 1-1-2 3 2 1 0 3 10D18 Stephen F. Austin *32 6-14 0-6 0-0 2-3-5 1 1 1 0 1 12D29 Ohio *34 7-16 2-8 2-3 3-3-6 1 1 3 0 1 18D31 Texas A&M-C.C. *20 6-15 5-10 0-0 0-2-2 3 1 2 0 2 17J5 at West Virginia *28 5-12 2-8 0-0 2-2-4 1 0 1 1 0 12J12 Oklahoma State *29 2-7 2-5 5-5 4-5-9 2 2 3 0 2 11J16 Texas Tech *25 3-11 2-6 3-4 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 11J19 at Kansas State (16) *28 3-6 2-4 2-3 0-1-1 2 3 2 0 0 10J21 Texas *18 2-5 0-2 1-2 1-2-3 3 0 1 0 2 5J26 at Kansas (3) *29 4-8 2-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 2 10J30 at Baylor *34 6-12 3-7 5-7 0-1-1 1 5 1 0 2 20F2 Kansas State (18) *20 1-4 0-3 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 1 2F4 at Iowa State *28 2-9 0-4 1-2 1-5-6 1 3 0 0 0 5F9 Kansas (5) *35 6-14 2-7 1-1 0-6-6 1 2 1 0 0 15F11 TCU *23 2-8 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 1 4F16 at Okla. State (17) *42 7-15 3-6 1-2 0-1-1 2 2 2 0 0 18F20 at Texas Tech *38 8-15 6-13 0-0 0-4-4 2 2 1 1 2 22F23 Baylor *36 7-9 3-4 2-3 1-4-5 4 1 3 0 1 19F27 at Texas *42 6-15 6-12 0-0 2-1-3 4 3 4 0 1 18M2 Iowa State *31 4-9 4-9 2-2 0-4-4 2 3 0 0 1 14M6 West Virginia *37 7-14 5-10 4-4 3-5-8 2 0 1 1 0 23M9 at TCU *20 1-7 0-4 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2M14 vs. Iowa State *35 3-11 1-6 1-1 1-3-4 2 2 0 0 1 8

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HIELD’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ........................................................................................17 vs. UT Arlington (11/16/12)Field Goals ..................................................................................................................6 (twice)Field Goal Attempts .................................................................................. 14 vs. TCU (3/9/13)3-Point Field Goals ...............................................................37 vs. Oklahoma State (1/12/13)3-Point Field Goal Attempts ................................6 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/31/12)Free Throws Made ...........................................................................7 vs. Texas Tech (1/16/13)Free Throw Attempts ......................................................................7 vs. Texas Tech (1/16/13)Rebounds ........................................................................... 11 vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/18/12)Assists ...................................................................................................... 7 vs. Ohio (12/29/12)Blocked Shots ............................................................................................................... (twice)Steals ....................................................................................................... 4 vs. Ohio (12/29/12)Minutes Played .....................................................................37 vs. Oklahoma State (1/12/13)

FITZGERALD’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ............................................................................................... 27 vs. Iowa State (2/4/12)Field Goals ....................................................................................... 11 vs. Iowa State (2/4/12)Field Goal Attempts ....................................................................... 19 vs. Iowa State (2/4/12)3-Point Field Goals ......................................................................................................... None3-Point Field Goal Attempts ......................................................................................... NoneFree Throws Made ............................................................................ 8 vs. Iowa State (3/2/13)Free Throw Attempts ................................................................................................8 (twice)Rebounds ..................................................................................................................13 (twice)Assists ......................................................................................................3 vs. Baylor (2/27/10)Blocked Shots ...................................................................................3 vs. Texas Tech (1/18/11)Steals ............................................................................ 5 vs. North Carolina Central (11/15/10)Minutes Played ........................................................................................................39 (twice)

BUDDY HIELD

6-4, 199, FRESHMAN, GUARDFREEPORT, BAHAMAS

(SUNRISE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY [KAN.])

3 4 ANDREW FITZGERALD6-8, 238, SENIOR, FORWARD

BALTIMORE, MD. (BREWSTER ACADEMY [N.H.])

PTS REB AST MIN 8.0 4.2 1.9 25.2

PTS REB FG% MIN 5.9 3.5 .442 15.9

HIELD GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM 22 4-7 1-3 0-0 1-2-3 0 1 4 0 2 9N16 at UT Arlington 19 6-10 2-4 3-4 3-1-4 2 0 2 0 1 17N22 vs. UTEP 28 2-7 1-4 2-2 4-1-5 3 0 1 1 2 7N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) 19 2-8 1-3 0-1 0-2-2 2 0 3 2 1 5N25 vs. West Virginia 21 3-9 0-3 2-2 1-2-3 0 1 3 0 0 8N28 at Oral Roberts 24 4-9 1-3 2-2 5-1-6 1 1 3 0 2 11N30 Northwestern State 15 2-6 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0 5D4 at Arkansas 9 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-2-2 2 1 3 0 0 6D15 vs. Texas A&M 31 4-9 2-5 2-2 2-2-4 2 1 2 0 1 12D18 Stephen F. Austin 29 3-11 0-1 3-4 6-5-11 1 1 0 0 2 9D29 Ohio *34 2-7 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 0 7 1 0 4 5D31 Texas A&M-C.C. *22 3-10 1-6 0-0 2-3-5 1 3 1 0 0 7J5 at West Virginia *30 4-12 0-1 0-0 4-3-7 0 5 2 0 2 8J12 Oklahoma State *37 6-11 3-5 0-0 0-4-4 3 5 2 0 0 15J16 Texas Tech *36 4-9 1-4 7-7 1-6-7 3 3 0 1 2 16J19 at Kansas State (16) *31 4-9 0-3 0-1 2-8-10 4 3 3 0 0 8J21 Texas *32 5-8 0-0 2-2 1-3-4 4 4 3 2 2 12J26 at Kansas (3) *30 4-11 0-5 1-2 1-1-2 2 2 0 0 3 9J30 at Baylor *36 4-8 1-2 0-0 1-4-5 2 3 1 0 0 9F2 Kansas State (18) *33 1-7 0-3 2-2 2-2-4 2 2 2 0 1 4F4 at Iowa State *24 2-5 1-4 0-0 1-2-3 3 1 1 0 0 5F9 Kansas (5) *28 0-3 0-3 2-2 1-2-3 1 1 1 0 2 2F11 TCU *20 3-7 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 2 8F16 at Okla. State (17) DNP – INJUREDF20 at Texas Tech DNP – INJUREDF23 Baylor DNP – INJUREDF27 at Texas DNP – INJUREDM2 Iowa State DNP – INJUREDM6 West Virginia 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0M9 at TCU 25 5-14 0-5 0-1 8-1-9 5 2 1 0 3 10M14 vs. Iowa State 15 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 1 0 0

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FITZGERALD GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM 15 6-10 0-1 0-0 3-3-6 1 0 0 0 0 12N16 at UT Arlington 19 2-6 0-0 0-1 0-2-2 2 1 1 2 1 4N22 vs. UTEP 22 3-11 0-0 3-5 4-1-5 1 1 0 1 0 9N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) 23 2-5 0-0 0-2 0-1-1 2 1 1 2 0 4N25 vs. West Virginia 23 4-6 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 4 0 1 1 0 9N28 at Oral Roberts 19 2-10 0-0 1-2 3-0-3 0 1 0 0 1 5N30 Northwestern State 19 3-7 0-0 2-2 2-1-3 1 1 2 0 0 8D4 at Arkansas *14 2-4 0-0 0-2 1-0-1 2 0 1 0 1 4D15 vs. Texas A&M 15 1-5 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 0 1 0 0 1 2D18 Stephen F. Austin 22 3-5 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 1 1 1 6D29 Ohio 10 1-4 0-0 2-4 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 1 4D31 Texas A&M-C.C. 12 4-4 0-0 1-2 2-0-2 0 0 2 1 1 9J5 at West Virginia 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 1 0 1 0J12 Oklahoma State 9 0-2 0-0 1-2 1-0-1 2 0 1 1 1 1J16 Texas Tech 15 5-7 0-0 2-3 2-2-4 2 0 0 2 0 12J19 at Kansas State (16) 17 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 0 6J21 Texas 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0J26 at Kansas (3) 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-5-8 2 1 1 0 0 4J30 at Baylor 17 4-7 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 2 2 0 0 1 8F2 Kansas State (18) 16 1-3 0-0 2-3 0-6-6 2 0 0 0 0 4F4 at Iowa State 18 5-11 0-0 2-3 5-2-7 5 1 1 0 1 12F9 Kansas (5) 17 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 0 0 0 0 6F11 TCU 14 3-6 0-0 3-3 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 9F16 at Okla. State (17) 18 0-1 0-0 4-4 1-3-4 3 0 0 0 0 4F20 at Texas Tech 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 4 0 0 0 0 2F23 Baylor 13 0-2 0-0 4-4 0-2-2 2 0 1 0 0 4F27 at Texas 12 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-2-2 1 0 0 1 1 5M2 Iowa State 21 1-3 0-0 8-8 0-3-3 1 1 0 0 0 10M6 West Virginia 22 2-6 0-0 1-3 5-0-5 2 1 1 0 1 5M9 at TCU 27 6-12 0-0 1-2 4-7-11 3 0 0 0 0 13M14 vs. Iowa State 5 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 1 0 0 2

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HORNBEAK’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ....................................................................................... 14 vs. West Virginia (11/25/12)Field Goals ................................................................................. 5 vs. West Virginia (11/25/12)Field Goal Attempts .............................................................................10 vs. ULM (11/11/12)3-Point Field Goals ....................................................................................................3 (twice)3-Point Field Goal Attempts .................................................6 vs. Oklahoma State (2/16/13)Free Throws Made ....................................................................................... 8 vs. TCU (3/9/13)Free Throw Attempts ................................................................................................8 (twice)Rebounds ........................................................................................... 6 vs. Iowa State (3/2/13)Assists ......................................................................................................6 vs. Baylor (1/30/13)Blocked Shots ....................................................................................................... 1 (six times)Steals ...........................................................................................3 vs. UT Arlington (11/16/12)Minutes Played .....................................................................................28 vs. ULM (11/11/12)

COUSINS’ CAREER HIGHSPoints ........................................................................................................................10 (twice)Field Goals .......................................................................4 vs. Northwestern State (11/30/12) Field Goal Attempts ..............................................8 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/31/12)3-Point Field Goals .......................................................................... 3 vs. Gonzaga (11/23/12)3-Point Field Goal Attempts .......................................................... 5 vs. Gonzaga (11/23/12)Free Throws Made ............................................................................ 4 vs. Iowa State (2/4/13)Free Throw Attempts ....................................................................... 4 vs. Iowa State (2/4/13)Rebounds .........................................................................5 vs. Northwestern State (11/30/12)Assists .......................................................................................................5 vs. ULM (11/11/12)Blocked Shots .............................................................................................................1 (twice)Steals ................................................................................................................... 2 (four times)Minutes Played ........................................................................................................26 (twice)

JE’LON HORNBEAK

6-3, 180, FRESHMAN, GUARDARLINGTON, TEXAS

(GRACE PREPARATORY ACADEMY)

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HORNBEAK GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM *28 4-10 1-5 1-2 1-4-5 1 5 0 1 2 10N16 at UT Arlington *25 1-3 1-3 4-8 0-2-2 3 1 4 0 3 7N22 vs. UTEP *21 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 1 0 1 5N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) *19 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-1-2 2 2 1 0 1 0N25 vs. West Virginia *22 5-9 2-3 2-2 2-3-5 2 1 1 1 2 14N28 at Oral Roberts *16 2-3 0-1 1-1 0-3-3 3 0 2 0 1 5N30 Northwestern State *24 2-5 1-2 2-3 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 7D4 at Arkansas *20 2-5 0-2 1-2 0-2-2 1 1 4 1 2 5D15 vs. Texas A&M *32 0-6 0-4 2-2 0-4-4 1 3 4 1 1 2D18 Stephen F. Austin *33 4-9 3-5 1-1 0-3-3 4 3 2 1 0 12D29 Ohio *20 1-2 0-1 3-4 0-2-2 3 2 1 0 0 5D31 Texas A&M-C.C. *23 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-3-3 2 5 1 0 2 3J5 at West Virginia *25 1-2 1-1 1-2 0-2-2 2 1 2 0 1 4J12 Oklahoma State *13 3-3 2-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 1 4 0 1 8J16 Texas Tech *20 0-3 0-1 2-2 1-0-1 2 0 1 1 1 2J19 at Kansas State (16) *15 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-1-2 0 3 1 0 0 5J21 Texas *32 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 3 3 0 1 3J26 at Kansas (3) *29 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 0 2 3 1 0 1J30 at Baylor *30 0-6 0-3 2-3 0-5-5 3 6 3 0 1 2F2 Kansas State (18) *17 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 3 2 3 0 0 0F4 at Iowa State 13 1-3 1-3 0-2 2-0-2 2 1 2 0 0 3F9 Kansas (5) 16 1-2 1-2 4-6 1-1-2 0 2 0 0 1 7F11 TCU 19 3-7 1-2 2-2 0-2-2 3 2 3 0 2 9F16 at Okla. State (17) *31 3-6 3-6 1-2 1-2-3 4 0 0 0 1 10F20 at Texas Tech *17 1-6 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2F23 Baylor *22 4-6 1-3 4-4 1-4-5 5 0 1 0 1 13F27 at Texas *19 2-4 1-1 0-1 1-4-5 5 0 2 0 2 5M2 Iowa State *27 0-4 0-2 2-2 1-5-6 2 1 0 0 0 2M6 West Virginia *21 2-4 1-3 4-4 1-1-2 2 3 1 0 1 9M9 at TCU *22 0-5 0-4 8-8 1-1-2 4 0 0 0 2 8M14 vs. Iowa State *30 2-5 1-3 2-2 2-0-2 1 1 1 0 1 7

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COUSINS GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM *20 0-3 0-1 2-3 0-3-3 1 5 1 0 2 2N16 at UT Arlington *15 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 1 0 0 0N22 vs. UTEP *17 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 3 4 2 0 2 5N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) *26 3-6 3-5 1-2 0-1-1 2 1 4 0 1 10N25 vs. West Virginia *16 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 2 0 0 0 0N28 at Oral Roberts *25 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 2 3 0 0 1 0N30 Northwestern State *25 4-7 1-3 0-0 0-5-5 2 4 3 0 2 9D4 at Arkansas *14 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 1 1 1 2D15 vs. Texas A&M *16 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 0 0 1 0D18 Stephen F. Austin *16 0-4 0-1 1-2 1-0-1 1 0 2 0 0 1D29 Ohio 11 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 0 0D31 Texas A&M-C.C. 19 1-8 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 2 0 0 3J5 at West Virginia 17 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 3 1 0 0 2 6J12 Oklahoma State 11 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0J16 Texas Tech 16 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 1 2 3 0 1 6J19 at Kansas State (16) 16 1-4 0-1 0-0 2-1-3 3 2 0 0 1 2J21 Texas 17 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 0 1 0 0J26 at Kansas (3) 8 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0J30 at Baylor 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 4 2 1 0 1 0F2 Kansas State (18) 20 2-3 2-3 0-1 0-2-2 1 2 2 0 1 6F4 at Iowa State 25 3-7 0-2 4-4 0-3-3 3 2 1 0 1 10F9 Kansas (5) *26 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-4-4 2 4 4 0 1 7F11 TCU *26 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 2 1 0 1 6F16 at Okla. State (17) *10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 1 0 0 0F20 at Texas Tech *10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 4 0 1 0F23 Baylor 9 0-4 0-2 2-2 0-1-1 4 0 3 0 0 2F27 at Texas 19 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 2 3 0 0 1 0M2 Iowa State 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 1 0 0 2M6 West Virginia 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0M9 at TCU 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0M14 vs. Iowa State 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 00-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0

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ISAIAH COUSINS

6-3, 182, FRESHMAN, GUARDMOUNT VERNON, N.Y.(MOUNT VERNON HS)

JE’LON HORNBEAK

6-3, 180, FRESHMAN, GUARDARLINGTON, TEXAS

(GRACE PREPARATORY ACADEMY)

PTS REB AST MIN 5.6 2.7 1.7 22.6

PTS REB AST MIN 2.5 1.9 1.5 15.7

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NEAL’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................................................................................18 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Field Goals ........................................................................................5 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Field Goal Attempts ........................................................................9 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)3-Point Field Goals ..........................................................................4 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)3-Point Field Goal Attempts ..........................................................8 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Free Throws Made .............................................................................6 vs. Virginia (11/23/10)Free Throw Attempts ...................................................................................... 6 (three times)Rebounds .......................................................................................................... 7 (three times)Assists ................................................................................................4 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Blocked Shots .................................................................................. 2 vs. Iowa State (2/18/12)Steals ................................................................................................................... 2 (four times)Minutes Played ........................................................................................................28 (twice)

FRASCHILLA’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................................................................2 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)Field Goals ......................................................................1 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)Field Goal Attempts ......................................................2 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)3-Point Field Goals ......................................................................................................... None3-Point Field Goal Attempts ......................................................................................... NoneFree Throws Made .....................................................................................................1 (twice)Free Throw Attempts ................................................................................................2 (twice)Rebounds ........................................................................1 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)Assists ............................................................................................................................... NoneBlocked Shots .................................................................................................................. NoneSteals ................................................................................................................................ NoneMinutes Played .................................................................................................. 2 (four times)

NEAL’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................................................................................18 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Field Goals ........................................................................................5 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Field Goal Attempts ........................................................................9 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)3-Point Field Goals ..........................................................................4 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)3-Point Field Goal Attempts ..........................................................8 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Free Throws Made .............................................................................6 vs. Virginia (11/23/10)Free Throw Attempts ...................................................................................... 6 (three times)Rebounds .......................................................................................................... 7 (three times)Assists ................................................................................................4 vs. Arkansas (12/10/11)Blocked Shots .................................................................................. 2 vs. Iowa State (2/18/12)Steals ................................................................................................................... 2 (four times)Minutes Played ........................................................................................................28 (twice)

FRASCHILLA’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................................................................2 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)Field Goals ......................................................................1 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)Field Goal Attempts ......................................................2 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)3-Point Field Goals ......................................................................................................... None3-Point Field Goal Attempts ......................................................................................... NoneFree Throws Made .....................................................................................................1 (twice)Free Throw Attempts ................................................................................................2 (twice)Rebounds ........................................................................1 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)Assists ............................................................................................................................... NoneBlocked Shots .................................................................................................................. NoneSteals ................................................................................................................................ NoneMinutes Played .................................................................................................. 2 (four times)

JAMESFRASCHILLA

5-10, 150, SOPHOMORE, GUARDDALLAS, TEXAS

(HIGHLAND PARK HS)

PTS REB AST MIN 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3

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FRASCHILLA GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 N16 at UT Arlington DNPN22 vs. UTEP DNPN23 vs. Gonzaga (17) 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0N25 vs. West Virginia DNPN28 at Oral Roberts DNPN30 Northwestern State DNPD4 at Arkansas DNPD15 vs. Texas A&M DNPD18 Stephen F. Austin DNPD29 Ohio DNPD31 Texas A&M-C.C. 4 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0J5 at West Virginia DNPJ12 Oklahoma State DNPJ16 Texas Tech 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0J19 at Kansas State (16) DNPJ21 Texas DNPJ26 at Kansas (3) DNPJ30 at Baylor DNPF2 Kansas State (18) DNP F4 at Iowa State DNPF9 Kansas (5) DNPF11 TCU DNPF16 at Okla. State (17) DNPF20 at Texas Tech DNP F23 Baylor DNPF27 at Texas DNPM2 Iowa State DNPM6 West Virginia DNPM9 at TCU DNPM14 vs. Iowa State DNP

TYLER NEAL

6-7, 229, JUNIOR, FORWARDOKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

(PUTNAM CITY WEST HS)

PTS REB FT% MIN 1.2 1.4 .667 6.7

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NEAL GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM 18 2-5 1-3 4-4 1-3-4 0 0 0 0 0 9N16 at UT Arlington 13 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 1 0 1 0N22 vs. UTEP 9 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 1 2N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0N25 vs. West Virginia 8 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-5-6 3 0 0 0 0 3N28 at Oral Roberts 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0N30 Northwestern State 11 1-4 1-2 0-0 2-3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3D4 at Arkansas 15 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0D15 vs. Texas A&M 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0D18 Stephen F. Austin 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0D29 Ohio 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0D31 Texas A&M-C.C. 14 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 0 0 0 0J5 at West Virginia 6 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0J12 Oklahoma State 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0J16 Texas Tech 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0J19 at Kansas State (16) 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0J21 Texas 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0J26 at Kansas (3) DNPJ30 at Baylor DNPF2 Kansas State (18) DNPF4 at Iowa State 7 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-2-3 0 1 0 0 0 3F9 Kansas (5) 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0F11 TCU 14 2-3 2-3 2-2 0-4-4 2 0 0 0 0 8F16 at Okla. State (17) DNPF20 at Texas Tech 9 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 1 2F23 Baylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0F27 at Texas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0M2 Iowa State 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 0M6 West Virginia 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0M9 at TCU 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0M14 vs. Iowa State DNP

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2012-13.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL

CLARK’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ..................................................................................26 vs. Central Arkansas (12/30/10)Field Goals ................................................................................................................11 (twice)Field Goal Attempts ..............................................................................19 vs. Baylor (2/2/11)3-Point Field Goals ..............................................................4 vs. Central Arkansas (12/30/10)3-Point Field Goal Attempts ..................................................................7 vs. Baylor (2/2/11)Free Throws Made ....................................................................6 vs. Oklahoma State (3/5/11)Free Throw Attempts ...............................................................7 vs. Oklahoma State (3/5/11)Rebounds ........................................................................................................ 11 (three times)Assists ..........................................................................................................................4 (twice)Blocked Shots .......................................................................3 vs. Sacramento State (12/2/11)Steals ...........................................................................................................................3 (twice)Minutes Played ............................................................................. 44 vs. Iowa State (1/29/11)

M’BAYE’S CAREER HIGHSPoints .............................................................................................. 27 vs. Air Force (2/23/11*)Field Goals ...................................................................................... 11 vs. Air Force (2/23/11*)Field Goal Attempts ..............................................................................................18 (twice*)3-Point Field Goals .......................................................................................... 2 (three times)3-Point Field Goal Attempts ....................................................................................4 (twice)Free Throws Made .................................................................... 9 vs. West Virginia (11/25/12)Free Throw Attempts ............................................................. 13 vs. West Virginia (11/25/12)Rebounds ........................................................................................13 vs. Texas Tech (2/20/13)Assists ................................................................................................5 vs. Texas Tech (2/20/13)Blocked Shots ......................................................................................... 5 vs. Utah (2/27/10*)Steals ..................................................................................................... 4 vs. Kean (11/13/10*)Minutes Played ............................................................................................ 38 (three times*)

*At Wyoming

CAMERONCLARK

6-6, 208, JUNIOR, GUARD/FORWARDSHERMAN, TEXAS

(SHERMAN HS)

PTS REB FG% MIN 6.5 3.3 .517 17.3

21

CLARK GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM 17 1-6 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 3 1 1 1 0 2N16 at UT Arlington 17 2-5 0-0 5-6 1-5-6 1 2 2 0 0 9N22 vs. UTEP 13 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) 14 1-5 0-0 1-1 0-2-2 3 0 1 0 1 3N25 vs. West Virginia 18 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 2 0 1 0 6N28 at Oral Roberts 15 2-5 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 6N30 Northwestern State 13 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1 6D4 at Arkansas 20 3-4 0-0 2-2 3-0-3 3 2 1 0 1 8D15 vs. Texas A&M 26 8-12 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 4 0 1 0 1 17D18 Stephen F. Austin 18 1-4 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 2 0 2 0 0 4D29 Ohio 18 4-7 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 3 1 1 0 1 8D31 Texas A&M-C.C. 19 1-2 1-1 4-4 0-4-4 1 1 1 1 1 7J5 at West Virginia 13 3-7 0-0 1-1 1-5-6 0 0 1 0 0 7J12 Oklahoma State 15 2-6 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 3 0 1 0 1 4J16 Texas Tech 22 5-6 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 1 0 0 2 10J19 at Kansas State (16) 14 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 1J21 Texas 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2J26 at Kansas (3) 15 2-3 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 1 0 2 0 0 4J30 at Baylor 9 1-3 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 3 0 3 0 2 4F2 Kansas State (18) 19 3-4 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 0 0 1 0 1 7F4 at Iowa State 15 5-8 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 2 0 1 10F9 Kansas (5) 14 4-7 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 2 0 0 0 0 10F11 TCU 17 4-6 0-0 0-0 3-0-3 0 2 1 0 1 8F16 at Okla. State (17) 19 1-3 0-0 3-4 3-4-7 1 0 1 0 0 5F20 at Texas Tech 25 5-6 0-0 0-0 1-4-5 3 0 1 0 1 10F23 Baylor 23 1-4 0-0 3-4 0-3-3 2 1 1 0 0 5F27 at Texas 26 3-5 0-0 2-3 1-5-6 4 0 1 0 0 8M2 Iowa State 21 1-2 0-0 4-4 1-2-3 2 0 1 0 0 6M6 West Virginia 18 1-2 0-0 3-5 2-1-3 2 1 1 0 0 5M9 at TCU 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 3 0 3 1 0 2M14 vs. Iowa State 20 5-7 0-0 7-7 3-1-4 1 0 1 0 3 17

AMATH M’BAYE

6-9, 208, JUNIOR, FORWARDBORDEAUX, FRANCE

(UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING)

PTS REB FG% MIN 10.1 5.2 .464 25.0

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M’BAYE GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM *22 6-9 0-0 0-1 2-7-9 2 2 4 2 0 12N16 at UT Arlington *24 1-7 0-1 5-7 4-5-9 1 2 2 0 2 7N22 vs. UTEP *19 4-8 0-1 0-2 3-1-4 3 1 3 1 1 8N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) *24 2-8 0-1 1-1 0-5-5 3 0 1 1 1 5N25 vs. West Virginia *32 5-6 0-0 9-13 3-3-6 3 0 1 1 1 19N28 at Oral Roberts *28 6-13 0-2 0-1 4-5-9 2 1 3 0 2 12N30 Northwestern State *25 2-6 0-1 4-5 2-6-8 1 0 4 2 0 8D4 at Arkansas *25 6-10 0-1 2-2 1-5-6 1 2 3 0 0 14D15 vs. Texas A&M *14 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0D18 Stephen F. Austin *22 1-2 0-0 1-2 4-0-4 1 0 3 1 0 3D29 Ohio *22 6-8 0-0 4-5 1-5-6 2 0 2 0 3 16D31 Texas A&M-C.C. *21 7-11 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 2 1 0 1 1 14J5 at West Virginia *27 3-8 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 1 2 1 0 0 7J12 Oklahoma State *25 5-9 1-1 4-4 0-5-5 3 0 0 0 2 15J16 Texas Tech *18 3-8 0-0 1-1 3-2-5 0 0 3 0 0 7J19 at Kansas State (16) *27 5-9 0-1 2-2 4-0-4 2 0 3 1 0 12J21 Texas *30 6-9 0-0 3-4 2-3-5 2 0 4 1 0 15J26 at Kansas (3) *30 4-11 0-1 4-4 2-5-7 4 0 1 0 1 12J30 at Baylor *29 9-12 1-2 1-3 0-7-7 1 1 2 4 1 20F2 Kansas State (18) *29 3-10 0-2 1-1 4-1-5 3 0 3 1 0 7F4 at Iowa State *24 4-12 0-1 0-0 3-3-6 2 0 1 0 2 8F9 Kansas (5) *23 3-9 2-4 0-0 1-2-3 5 0 3 1 1 8F11 TCU *26 4-8 0-1 4-4 1-2-3 2 1 0 0 0 12F16 at Okla. State (17) *30 3-9 0-1 0-0 0-5-5 5 1 1 0 1 6F20 at Texas Tech *25 5-10 2-3 3-4 4-9-13 4 5 2 0 0 15F23 Baylor *35 1-6 1-2 4-4 0-4-4 3 1 2 0 0 7F27 at Texas *37 7-11 2-3 0-0 1-3-4 3 2 2 2 1 16M2 Iowa State *24 3-8 1-3 4-4 1-3-4 3 1 1 0 1 11M6 West Virginia *18 2-7 2-3 1-2 0-2-2 2 0 2 1 0 7M9 at TCU *21 2-7 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 2 0 1 1 0 5M14 vs. Iowa State *20 3-7 0-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 0 2 0 6

* Starter

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2012-13.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL

ARENT’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ..........................................................................................6 vs. Coppin State (11/18/11)Field Goals ..................................................................................3 vs. Coppin State (11/18/11)Field Goal Attempts ..................................................................5 vs. Coppin State (11/18/11)3-Point Field Goals ......................................................................................................... None3-Point Field Goal Attempts ......................................................................................... NoneFree Throws Made .....................................................................................................2 (twice)Free Throw Attempts ................................................................................................2 (twice)Rebounds ....................................................................................................................9 (twice)Assists ..........................................................................................1 vs. Coppin State (11/18/11)Blocked Shots ................................................................................................... 1 (three times)Steals .....................................................................................2 vs. Sacramento State (12/2/11)Minutes Played ...........................................................................15 vs. Saint Louis (11/27/11)

OSBY’S CAREER HIGHSPoints ......................................................................................................31 vs. Texas (2/27/13)Field Goals .......................................................................................11 vs. Texas A&M (3/3/12)Field Goal Attempts ...............................................................17 vs. Oklahoma State (1/9/12)3-Point Field Goals .............................................................................................2 (five times)3-Point Field Goal Attempts ......................................................................... 3 (seven times)Free Throws Made .................................................................................13 vs. Texas (2/27/13)Free Throw Attempts ............................................................................17 vs. Texas (2/27/13)Rebounds ...................................................................... 18 vs. South Carolina State (12/21/11)Assists .................................................................................................................. 4 (four times)Blocked Shots ...................................................................................5 vs. Texas Tech (1/17/12)Steals ................................................................................................................. 3 (three times)Minutes Played .................................................................................................38 (five times)

CASEY ARENT

6-10, 223, SENIOR, CENTERPENRYN, CALIF.

(SIERRA COLLEGE)

PTS REB FG% MIN 0.7 1.2 .500 5.2

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ARENT GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2N16 at UT Arlington DNPN22 vs. UTEP DNPN23 vs. Gonzaga (17) 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0N25 vs. West Virginia DNPN28 at Oral Roberts DNPN30 Northwestern State DNPD4 at Arkansas DNPD15 vs. Texas A&M DNPD18 Stephen F. Austin DNPD29 Ohio DNPD31 Texas A&M-C.C. 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 0 2J5 at West Virginia DNPJ12 Oklahoma State DNPJ16 Texas Tech 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0J19 at Kansas State (16) DNPJ21 Texas DNPJ26 at Kansas (3) DNPJ30 at Baylor DNPF2 Kansas State (18) DNPF4 at Iowa State 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0F9 Kansas (5) DNPF11 TCU 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0F16 at Okla. State (17) DNPF20 at Texas Tech DNPF23 Baylor DNPF27 at Texas DNPM2 Iowa State DNPM6 West Virginia DNPM9 at TCU DNPM14 vs. Iowa State DNP

OSBY GAME BY GAME IN 2012-13Date Opponent MIN FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TPN11 ULM *16 3-5 1-1 2-2 2-5-7 0 1 1 3 1 9N16 at UT Arlington *22 4-12 0-1 2-4 3-7-10 3 0 0 1 0 10N22 vs. UTEP *30 6-10 0-1 4-4 2-8-10 4 4 1 2 1 16N23 vs. Gonzaga (17) *28 3-6 0-0 7-8 1-4-5 3 0 1 0 0 13N25 vs. West Virginia *17 4-7 0-0 0-1 3-3-6 4 0 0 0 0 8N28 at Oral Roberts *26 3-9 0-0 5-8 2-1-3 2 0 1 1 0 11N30 Northwestern State *25 1-8 0-0 9-12 3-5-8 5 1 0 0 2 11D4 at Arkansas 26 9-12 0-0 4-4 3-3-6 1 2 3 0 0 22D15 vs. Texas A&M *25 5-9 0-0 9-9 4-3-7 0 1 0 2 1 19D18 Stephen F. Austin *18 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 4 1 2 0 1 8D29 Ohio *30 5-8 0-0 6-6 1-4-5 0 0 1 1 1 16D31 Texas A&M-C.C. *19 1-1 0-0 6-6 2-4-6 1 1 3 1 0 8J5 at West Virginia *36 7-11 1-1 6-6 3-6-9 2 0 2 1 1 21J12 Oklahoma State *31 6-12 0-0 5-6 0-3-3 2 2 1 0 0 17J16 Texas Tech *22 6-10 0-0 5-7 2-4-6 2 2 0 0 0 17J19 at Kansas State (16) *23 5-9 0-0 2-6 1-7-8 4 1 5 1 0 12J21 Texas *32 9-15 1-1 10-11 1-7-8 1 0 0 2 3 29J26 at Kansas (3) *33 4-16 1-1 3-4 4-2-6 4 2 1 1 1 12J30 at Baylor *35 5-7 0-0 1-2 1-7-8 3 1 4 1 0 11F2 Kansas State (18) *34 5-12 0-0 3-4 1-6-7 1 0 0 0 0 13F4 at Iowa State *28 2-10 0-0 2-4 4-2-6 1 2 1 2 0 6F9 Kansas (5) *29 6-8 1-2 4-5 5-3-8 4 3 2 0 1 17F11 TCU *22 5-8 0-0 1-1 1-6-7 1 0 0 1 2 11F16 at Okla. State (17) *40 6-15 0-1 6-9 2-13-15 4 1 1 1 0 18F20 at Texas Tech *32 7-11 0-0 7-8 1-8-9 4 3 3 1 1 21F23 Baylor *31 6-9 0-1 5-7 2-6-8 2 0 1 1 2 17F27 at Texas *38 9-13 0-0 13-17 2-3-5 2 3 3 0 0 31M2 Iowa State *34 6-11 0-1 10-10 0-9-9 4 3 1 2 1 22M6 West Virginia *37 9-14 1-1 7-8 2-4-6 2 0 1 1 0 26M9 at TCU *28 6-11 0-0 7-10 2-2-4 2 0 1 0 0 19M14 vs. Iowa State *35 8-19 1-2 1-2 5-4-9 3 4 1 1 0 18

* Starter

ROMERO OSBY

6-8, 238, SENIOR, FORWARDMERIDIAN, MISS.

(MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY)

24

PTS REB FG% MIN 15.8 7.0 .522 28.5

2011-12.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL

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2010-11.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL2012-13.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL

INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATS1 SAM GROOMS 6-1.•.203.•.SENIOR.•.GUARD.•.GREENSBORO,.N.C..Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2011-12. 31-31. 978-31.5. 72-206. .350. 8-40. .200. 55-83. .663. 17-75-92. 3.0. 58-0. 185. 65. 2. 28. 207. 6.72012-13. 30-7. 618-20.6. 50-105. .476. 5-13. .385. 48-69. .696. 7-45-52. 1.7. 35-0. 97. 36. 0. 8. 153. 5.1Career 61-38 1596-26.2 122-311 .392 13-53 .245 103-152 .678 24-120-144 2.4 93-0 282 101 2 36 360 5.9

2 STEVEN PLEDGER 6-4.•.219.•.SENIOR.•.GUARD.•.CHESAPEAKE,.VA..Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2009-10. 30-3. 567-18.9. 60-161. .373. 44-130. .338. 22-26. .846. 14-30-44. 1.5. 49-0. 17. 23. 5. 11. 186. 6.22010-11. 32-26. 961-30.0. 112-285. .393. 62-177. .350. 63-74. .851. 15-51-66. 2.1. 78-0. 55. 59. 10. 28. 349. 10.92011-12. 30-30. 987-32.9. 170-370. .459. 72-173. .416. 75-90. .833. 41-76-117. 3.9. 73-1. 49. 57. 7. 30. 487. 16.22012-13. 31-31. 890-28.7. 126-305. .413. 70-189. .370. 45-58. .776. 30-73-103. 3.3. 59-0. 46. 38. 4. 31. 367. 11.8Career 123-90 3405-27.7 468-1121 .417 248-669 .371 205-248 .827 100-230-330 2.7 259-1 167 177 26 100 1389 11.3

3 BUDDY HIELD 6-3.•.199.•.FRESHMAN.•.GUARD.•.FREEPORT,.BAHAMAS.Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2012-13. 26-13. 654-25.2. 79-204. .387. 19-77. .247. 30-36. .833. 47-62-109. 4.2. 47-1. 49. 42. 7. 32. 207. 8.0Career 26-13 654-25.2 79-204 .387 19-77 .247 30-36 .833 47-62-109 4.2 47-1 49 42 7 32 207 8.0

4 ANDREW FITZGERALD 6-8.•.238.•.SENIOR.•.FORWARD.•.BALTIMORE,.MD..Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2009-10. 26-11. 407-15.7. 48-94. .511. 0-0. .000. 30-47. .638. 22-29-51. 2.0. 40-0. 13. 17. 7. 9. 126. 4.82010-11. 32-32. 985-30.8. 154-317. .486. 0-0. .000. 94-127. .740. 66-94-160. 5.0. 116-6. 23. 76. 21. 34. 402. 12.62011-12. 31-31. 869-28.0. 159-339. .469. 0-0. .000. 57-78. .731. 74-80-154. 5.0. 92-2. 18. 40. 15. 20. 375. 12.12012-13. 31-1. 492-15.9. 72-163. .442. 0-2. .000. 39-59. .661. 47-60-107. 3.5. 59-1. 12. 16. 12. 13. 183. 5.9Career 120-75 2753-22.9 433-913 .474 0-2 .000 220-311 .707 209-263-472 3.9 308-9 66 149 55 76 1086 9.1

5 JE’LON HORNBEAK 6-3.•.180.•.FRESHMAN.•.GUARD.•.ARLINGTON,.TEXAS.Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2012-13. 31-28. 701-22.6. 50-134. .373. 25-73. .342. 50-67. .746. 18-67-85. 2.7. 71-2. 53. 51. 7. 31. 175. 5.6Career 31-28 701-22.6 50-134 .373 25-73 .342 50-67 .746 18-67-85 2.7 71-2 53 51 7 31 175 5.6

11 ISAIAH COUSINS 6-3.•.182.•.FRESHMAN.•.GUARD.•.MOUNT.VERNON,.N.Y..Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2012-13. 31-14. 486-15.7. 29-105. .276. 9-39. .231. 12-16. .750. 6-52-58. 1.9. 51-0. 48. 39. 2. 22. 79. 2.5Career 31-14 486-15.7 29-105 .276 9-39 .231 12-16 .750 6-52-58 1.9 51-0 48 39 2 22 79 2.5

13 JAMES FRASCHILLA 5-10.•.150.•.SOPHOMORE.•.GUARD.•.DALLAS,.TEXAS.Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2011-12. 10-0. 12-1.2. 1-2. .500. 0-0. .000. 1-2. .500. 1-0-1. 0.1. 3-0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 3. 0.32012-13. 5-0. 9-1.8. 0-2. .000. 0-2. .000. 1-2. .500. 0-0-0. 0.0. 0-0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 1. 0.2Career 15-0 21-1.4 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 1-0-1 0.1 3-0 0 1 0 0 4 0.3

15 TYLER NEAL 6-7.•.229.•.JUNIOR.•.FORWARD.•.OKLAHOMA.CITY,.OKLA..Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2010-11. 26-6. 325-12.5. 32-75. .427. 11-39. .282. 35-43. .814. 13-48-61. 2.3. 46-1. 13. 17. 3. 4. 110. 4.22011-12. 31-0. 407-13.1. 38-97. .392. 23-68. .338. 24-30. .800. 18-59-77. 2.5. 39-1. 18. 34. 4. 14. 123. 4.02012-13. 26-0. 175-6.7. 9-41. .220. 6-22. .273. 6-9. .667. 7-30-37. 1.4. 16-0. 4. 7. 0. 4. 30. 1.2Career 83-6 907-10.9 79-213 .371 40-129 .310 65-82 .793 38-137-175 2.1 101-2 35 58 7 22 263 3.2

21 CAMERON CLARK 6-6.•.208.•.JUNIOR.•.GUARD/FORWARD.•.SHERMAN,.TEXAS.Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2010-11. 32-32. 1074-33.6. 120-253. .474. 25-67. .373. 31-47. .660. 39-106-145. 4.5. 47-0. 34. 33. 12. 25. 296. 9.32011-12. 31-28. 844-27.2. 107-259. .413. 5-18. .278. 46-69. .667. 34-111-145. 4.7. 56-0. 37. 51. 12. 25. 265. 8.52012-13. 31-0. 536-17.3. 78-151. .517. 1-1. 1.000. 46-57. .807. 33-68-101. 3.3. 52-0. 14. 32. 4. 18. 203. 6.5Career 94-60 2454-26.1 305-663 .460 31-86 .360 123-173 .711 106-285-391 4.2 155-0 85 116 28 68 764 8.1

2012-13.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATS22 AMATH M’BAYE 6-9.•.208.•.JUNIOR.•.FORWARD.•.BORDEAUX,.FRANCE.Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2009-10*. 21-0. 418-19.9. 38-82. .463. 2-18. .111. 40-73. .548. 20-48-68. 3.2. 65-3. 10. 37. 19. 11. 118. 5.62010-11*. 31-31. 940-30.3. 150-316. .475. 8-49. .163. 65-97. .670. 51-125-176. 5.7. 89-3. 22. 76. 29. 22. 373. 12.02012-13. 31-31. 776-25.0. 121-261. .464. 12-40. .300. 60-80. .750. 53-109-162. 5.2. 69-2. 23. 58. 24. 22. 314. 10.1Career 83-62 2134-25.7 309-659 .469 22-107 .206 165-250 .660 124-282-406 4.9 223-8 55 171 72 55 805 9.7*.at.Wyoming

24 ROMERO OSBY 6-8.•.232.•.SENIOR.•.FORWARD.•.MERIDIAN,.MISS..Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2008-09*. 36-0. 452-12.6. 51-118. .432. 8-28. .286. 39-58. .672. 28-66-94. 2.6. 53-1. 12. 28. 12. 8. 149. 4.12009-10*. 35-3. 457-13.1. 55-119. .462. 16-39. .410. 26-41. .634. 34-55-89. 2.5. 33-0. 22. 34. 12. 8. 152. 4.32011-12. 31-31. 936-30.2. 147-300. .490. 7-18. .389. 98-137. .715. 80-147-227. 7.3. 77-2. 28. 56. 31. 18. 399. 12.92012-13. 31-30. 882-28.5. 165-316. .522. 7-14. .500. 152-191. .796. 65-152-217. 7.0. 75-1. 38. 41. 27. 19. 489. 15.8Career 133-64 2727-20.5 418-853 .490 38-99 .384 315-427 .738 207-420-627 4.7 238-4 100 159 82 53 1189 8.9*.at.Mississippi.State

32 CASEY ARENT 6-10.•.223.•.SENIOR.•.CENTER.•.PENRYN,.CALIF..Year G-GS MP-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot Avg. PF-D A TO B S TP Avg.2011-12. 24-0. 147-6.1. 12-30. .400. 0-0. .000. 4-4. 1.000. 19-23-42. 1.8. 30-0. 1. 15. 3. 6. 28. 1.22012-13. 6-0. 31-5.2. 1-2. .500. 0-0. .000. 2-2. 1.000. 3-4-7. 1.2. 3-0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 4. 0.7Career 30-0 178-5.9 13-32 .406 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 22-27-49 1.6 33-0 1 15 3 6 32 1.1

2012-13.OKLAHOMA.MEN’S.BASKETBALL

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GAME 1: OU 85, ULM 51Nov..11,.2012..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsULM vs Oklahoma11/11/12 2 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

ULM 51 • 0-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 James, Jayon f 3-8 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 2 6 4 4 0 2 2923 Brown, Millaun f 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 2 3203 Hansberry, Marcelis g 1-6 0-1 2-4 0 2 2 1 4 0 4 0 1 2305 Mackey, Trent g 0-7 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 2410 Olatayo, Amos g 7-15 2-5 5-10 3 5 8 3 21 1 2 0 3 3104 McCray, R.J. 3-6 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 2514 Eke, Ife 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 815 Koszuta, Kyle 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 824 Birchett, Taylor 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 435 Lindsey, Trey 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 16

Team 0 2 2Totals 19-55 3-16 10-18 8 22 30 16 51 9 14 0 9 200

FG % 1st Half: 7-23 30.4%3FG % 1st Half: 0-8 0.0%

FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

2nd half: 12-32 37.5%2nd half: 3-8 37.5%2nd half: 2-6 33.3%

Game: 19-55 34.5%Game: 3-16 18.8%Game: 10-18 55.6%

DeadballRebounds

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Oklahoma 85 • 1-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 6-9 0-0 0-1 2 7 9 2 12 2 4 2 0 2224 Osby, Romero f 3-5 1-1 2-2 2 5 7 0 9 1 1 3 1 1602 Pledger, Steven g 5-10 5-9 0-0 1 0 1 4 15 0 1 0 0 1805 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 4-10 1-5 1-2 1 4 5 1 10 5 0 1 2 2811 Cousins, Isaiah g 0-3 0-1 2-3 0 3 3 1 2 5 1 0 2 2001 Grooms, Sam 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1403 Hield, Buddy 4-7 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 9 1 4 0 2 2204 Fitzgerald, Andrew 6-10 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 1 12 0 0 0 0 1513 Fraschilla, James 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 215 Neal, Tyler 2-5 1-3 4-4 1 3 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 1821 Clark, Cameron 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 1732 Arent, Casey 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8

Team 2 2 4Totals 32-68 9-23 12-16 16 33 49 12 85 20 12 7 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 15-36 41.7%3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3%

FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0%

2nd half: 17-32 53.1%2nd half: 5-11 45.5%2nd half: 8-12 66.7%

Game: 32-68 47.1%Game: 9-23 39.1%Game: 12-16 75.0%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: James Breeding, Mark Schnur, Jon StiglianoTechnical fouls: ULM-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 8734Estimated Attendance: 3456

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalULM 22 29 51Oklahoma 38 47 85

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchULM 26 13 6 10 14OU 42 17 16 11 37

Last FG - ULM 2nd-00:14, OU 2nd-03:58.Largest lead - ULM by 2 1st-19:26, OU by 36 2nd-02:01.

Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 7 times.

GAME 3: OU 68, UTEP 61Nov..22,.2012..•..Orlando,.Fla...•..HP.Field.House..•..Old.Spice.Classic

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUTEP vs Oklahoma11/22/12 7 p.m. ET at HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)

UTEP 61 • 1-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min31 LANG, Cedrick f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 1 1532 WASHBURN, Chris f 3-8 0-1 6-9 1 5 6 2 12 2 2 2 3 2802 RAGLAND, Jalen g 1-7 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2204 WASHBURN, Julian g 3-10 0-1 5-6 0 6 6 4 11 1 4 0 1 3711 STREETER, Jacques g 4-5 2-2 1-1 0 1 1 0 11 4 3 0 1 3005 COOPER, C.J. 2-5 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 0 2521 BOHANNON, John 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 5 8 0 3 1 0 3133 HOWARD, Twymond 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 644 MOORE, Malcolm 1-1 0-0 3-4 1 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 6

Team 2 2 4Totals 19-46 4-10 19-24 7 25 32 18 61 11 17 3 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 9-24 37.5%3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6%

FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

2nd half: 10-22 45.5%2nd half: 2-3 66.7%2nd half: 13-16 81.3%

Game: 19-46 41.3%Game: 4-10 40.0%Game: 19-24 79.2%

DeadballRebounds

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Oklahoma 68 • 3-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 4-8 0-1 0-2 3 1 4 3 8 1 3 1 1 1924 Osby, Romero f 6-10 0-1 4-4 2 8 10 4 16 4 1 2 1 3002 Pledger, Steven g 3-8 3-6 3-4 0 2 2 3 12 1 0 0 0 2505 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 5 1 1 0 1 2111 Cousins, Isaiah g 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 3 5 4 2 0 2 1701 Grooms, Sam 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1603 Hield, Buddy 2-7 1-4 2-2 4 1 5 3 7 0 1 1 2 2804 Fitzgerald, Andrew 3-11 0-0 3-5 4 1 5 1 9 1 0 1 0 2215 Neal, Tyler 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 921 Clark, Cameron 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 13

Team 0 1 1Totals 25-60 6-18 12-20 15 23 38 24 68 14 11 5 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-31 54.8%3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%

2nd half: 8-29 27.6%2nd half: 3-12 25.0%2nd half: 11-16 68.8%

Game: 25-60 41.7%Game: 6-18 33.3%Game: 12-20 60.0%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Mic Eades, Karl Hess, Brian O'ConnellTechnical fouls: UTEP-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 2076Game 3 of 2012 Old Spice Classic

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUTEP 26 35 61Oklahoma 38 30 68

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUTEP 26 12 8 2 22OU 16 22 11 11 22

Last FG - UTEP 2nd-03:31, OU 2nd-01:03.Largest lead - UTEP None, OU by 20 2nd-14:37.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

GAME 2: OU 63, UT ARLINGTON 59Nov..16,.2012..•..Arlington,.Texas..•..College.Park.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs UT Arlington11/16/12 7 p.m. at Arlington, Texas (College Park Center)

Oklahoma 63 • 2-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 1-7 0-1 5-7 4 5 9 1 7 2 2 0 2 2424 Osby, Romero f 4-12 0-1 2-4 3 7 10 3 10 0 0 1 0 2202 Pledger, Steven g 3-9 2-7 1-2 0 3 3 3 9 1 3 0 0 3105 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 1-3 1-3 4-8 0 2 2 3 7 1 4 0 3 2511 Cousins, Isaiah g 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1501 Grooms, Sam 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 1503 Hield, Buddy 6-10 2-4 3-4 3 1 4 2 17 0 2 0 1 1904 Fitzgerald, Andrew 2-6 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 1915 Neal, Tyler 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1321 Clark, Cameron 2-5 0-0 5-6 1 5 6 1 9 2 2 0 0 17

Team 3 4 7 1Totals 19-58 5-18 20-32 15 33 48 22 63 9 18 3 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-36 38.9%3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4%

FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

2nd half: 5-22 22.7%2nd half: 1-7 14.3%2nd half: 14-23 60.9%

Game: 19-58 32.8%Game: 5-18 27.8%Game: 20-32 62.5%

DeadballRebounds

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UT Arlington 59 • 1-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min33 Gruszecki, Karol f 6-8 2-4 1-2 0 2 2 4 15 0 1 0 1 2035 Edwards, Brandon f 3-6 1-2 0-1 2 5 7 2 7 0 0 3 0 2455 Reves, Jordan c 2-6 0-0 0-2 3 7 10 3 4 1 4 3 0 3003 Outler, Jamel g 0-9 0-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2812 White-Miller, Shaq g 2-7 0-2 0-1 0 3 3 4 4 6 4 0 0 2904 Charles, Drew 2-4 0-1 3-3 0 2 2 0 7 2 6 1 2 1621 Gainey, Greg 3-6 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 4 8 0 2 1 0 2124 Butler, Kevin 4-12 0-3 6-10 2 5 7 2 14 0 1 0 2 3042 Rodgers, Deon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 1 2 3Totals 22-58 3-18 12-21 8 30 38 21 59 10 18 8 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4%3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2%

FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

2nd half: 11-26 42.3%2nd half: 1-9 11.1%2nd half: 8-15 53.3%

Game: 22-58 37.9%Game: 3-18 16.7%Game: 12-21 57.1%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Tom Eades, Jeff Malham, Toby MartinezTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. UT Arlington-None.Attendance: 6421

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 38 25 63UT Arlington 28 31 59

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 18 21 11 4 30UTA 26 11 6 6 29

Last FG - OU 2nd-02:24, UTA 2nd-00:17.Largest lead - OU by 17 2nd-15:15, UTA by 9 1st-15:07.

Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 2 times.

GAME 4: NO. 17/16 GONZAGA 72, OU 47Nov..23,.2012..•..Orlando,.Fla...•..HP.Field.House..•..Old.Spice.Classic

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Gonzaga11/23/12 7:30 p.m. ET at HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)

Oklahoma 47 • 3-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 2-8 0-1 1-1 0 5 5 3 5 0 1 1 1 2424 Osby, Romero f 3-6 0-0 7-8 1 4 5 3 13 0 1 0 0 2802 Pledger, Steven g 3-8 1-5 0-0 1 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 2405 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 1911 Cousins, Isaiah g 3-6 3-5 1-2 0 1 1 2 10 1 4 0 1 2601 Grooms, Sam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1403 Hield, Buddy 2-8 1-3 0-1 0 2 2 2 5 0 3 2 1 1904 Fitzgerald, Andrew 2-5 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 0 2313 Fraschilla, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 215 Neal, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 521 Clark, Cameron 1-5 0-0 1-1 0 2 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 1432 Arent, Casey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 2 0 2Totals 16-50 5-16 10-15 5 19 24 18 47 6 14 5 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 7-27 25.9%3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2%

FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

2nd half: 9-23 39.1%2nd half: 3-7 42.9%2nd half: 4-5 80.0%

Game: 16-50 32.0%Game: 5-16 31.3%Game: 10-15 66.7%

DeadballRebounds

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Gonzaga 72 • 5-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min10 EDI, Guy Landy f 2-3 0-0 3-4 1 3 4 2 7 1 2 0 0 1920 HARRIS, Elias f 7-10 1-2 3-4 2 2 4 2 18 1 1 0 2 2335 DOWER, Sam c 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 2 4 1 1 0 0 2304 PANGOS, Kevin g 2-11 1-6 3-4 2 3 5 2 8 2 2 0 0 3205 BELL JR., Gary g 3-7 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 2103 DRANGINIS, Kyle 1-4 1-4 0-0 2 2 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 1611 STOCKTON, David 2-7 0-3 1-2 0 6 6 0 5 0 2 0 5 2413 OLYNYK, Kelly 4-6 0-1 0-0 1 7 8 4 8 2 2 0 0 1715 BAKAMUS, Rem 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 124 KARNOWSKI, Przemek 3-6 0-0 2-5 4 2 6 1 8 0 1 0 0 1430 HART, Mike 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 843 BARHAM, Drew 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 4 2 6Totals 27-59 6-22 12-19 17 34 51 18 72 10 11 0 9 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0%3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0%

2nd half: 15-34 44.1%2nd half: 4-12 33.3%2nd half: 6-7 85.7%

Game: 27-59 45.8%Game: 6-22 27.3%Game: 12-19 63.2%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials:Technical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Gonzaga-None.Attendance: 2205Game 8 of 2012 Old Spice Classic

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 22 25 47Gonzaga 32 40 72

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 16 11 4 0 12GON 26 12 17 4 27

Last FG - OU 2nd-01:56, GON 2nd-00:23.Largest lead - OU None, GON by 25 2nd-09:16.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

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GAME 5: OU 77, WEST VIRGINIA 70Nov..25,.2012..•..Orlando,.Fla...•..HP.Field.House..•..Old.Spice.Classic

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsWest Virginia vs Oklahoma11/25/12 4:30 p.m. ET at HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, Fla.)

West Virginia 70 • 1-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min13 Kilicli, Deniz f 6-12 0-0 1-4 2 2 4 4 13 0 2 0 0 2324 Murray, Aaric c 3-7 0-0 2-4 6 3 9 4 8 0 0 0 1 2203 Staten, Juwan g 5-8 0-0 5-6 0 2 2 1 15 3 2 0 0 3604 Hinds, Jabarie g 3-10 2-4 1-2 2 1 3 0 9 2 0 0 1 3015 Henderson, Terry g 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1501 Rutledge, Dominique 0-1 0-0 2-3 1 3 4 4 2 0 1 0 1 1410 Harris, Eron 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 314 Browne, Gary 1-6 1-4 10-11 1 3 4 2 13 2 1 0 0 2421 Humphrey, Matt 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 334 Noreen, Kevin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 755 Miles, Keaton 2-3 1-1 3-4 2 2 4 3 8 1 2 0 3 23

Team 1 1 2Totals 21-58 4-14 24-34 18 20 38 21 70 8 8 0 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5%3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

FT % 1st Half: 14-18 77.8%

2nd half: 11-29 37.9%2nd half: 1-8 12.5%2nd half: 10-16 62.5%

Game: 21-58 36.2%Game: 4-14 28.6%Game: 24-34 70.6%

DeadballRebounds

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Oklahoma 77 • 4-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 5-6 0-0 9-13 3 3 6 3 19 0 1 1 1 3224 Osby, Romero f 4-7 0-0 0-1 3 3 6 4 8 0 0 0 0 1702 Pledger, Steven g 1-8 1-7 5-5 3 3 6 4 8 3 4 0 1 1905 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 5-9 2-3 2-2 2 3 5 2 14 1 1 1 2 2211 Cousins, Isaiah g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1601 Grooms, Sam 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 2403 Hield, Buddy 3-9 0-3 2-2 1 2 3 0 8 1 3 0 0 2104 Fitzgerald, Andrew 4-6 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 4 9 0 1 1 0 2315 Neal, Tyler 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 5 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 821 Clark, Cameron 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 1 0 18

Team 0 1 1Totals 27-57 4-15 19-25 15 24 39 27 77 13 10 4 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-34 50.0%3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3%

FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

2nd half: 10-23 43.5%2nd half: 1-6 16.7%2nd half: 14-18 77.8%

Game: 27-57 47.4%Game: 4-15 26.7%Game: 19-25 76.0%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Mike Eades, Bryan O'Connelly, Terry WymerTechnical fouls: West Virginia-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 4121Game 11 of 2012 Old Spice ClassicOklahoma finishes in third place

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalWest Virginia 37 33 70Oklahoma 42 35 77

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchWVU 20 7 16 0 23OU 32 14 15 2 28

Last FG - WVU 2nd-00:18, OU 2nd-04:22.Largest lead - WVU by 5 1st-18:47, OU by 12 1st-06:03.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.

GAME 6: OU 63, ORAL ROBERTS 62Nov..28,.2012..•..Tulsa,.Okla...•..Mabee.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Oral Roberts11/28/12 7 p.m. CT at Tulsa, Okla. (Mabee Center)

Oklahoma 63 • 5-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 6-13 0-2 0-1 4 5 9 2 12 1 3 0 2 2824 Osby, Romero f 3-9 0-0 5-8 2 1 3 2 11 0 1 1 0 2602 Pledger, Steven g 4-7 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 9 2 0 0 0 2405 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-3 0-1 1-1 0 3 3 3 5 0 2 0 1 1611 Cousins, Isaiah g 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 2501 Grooms, Sam 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 4 1 2 0 0 1503 Hield, Buddy 4-9 1-3 2-2 5 1 6 1 11 1 3 0 2 2404 Fitzgerald, Andrew 2-10 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 1915 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 821 Clark, Cameron 2-5 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 15

Team 3 1 4 1Totals 25-63 2-10 11-16 18 19 37 14 63 9 12 1 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8%3FG % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0%

FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

2nd half: 12-34 35.3%2nd half: 2-6 33.3%2nd half: 6-9 66.7%

Game: 25-63 39.7%Game: 2-10 20.0%Game: 11-16 68.8%

DeadballRebounds

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Oral Roberts 62 • 3-4Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min11 GLOVER, Shawn f 8-15 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 17 1 1 0 0 3822 ROUNDTREE, Steven f 6-12 0-0 2-4 5 3 8 5 14 4 1 1 2 3132 BELL-HOLTER, Damen c 3-6 0-1 2-2 1 6 7 4 8 1 4 1 1 3313 NILES, Warren g 8-17 2-9 3-3 2 3 5 3 21 0 3 0 0 3923 BILLBURY, Korey g 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 2 1 5 1 1 1512 JACKSON, D.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 2431 KAUFMAN, Jorden 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 635 MANGHUM, Mikey 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14

Team 1 3 4 1Totals 26-55 3-13 7-9 10 23 33 19 62 13 15 3 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-27 51.9%3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

2nd half: 12-28 42.9%2nd half: 0-7 0.0%2nd half: 3-4 75.0%

Game: 26-55 47.3%Game: 3-13 23.1%Game: 7-9 77.8%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Doug Sirmons, Don Daily, Brent MeauxTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Oral Roberts-None.Attendance: 7219

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 31 32 63Oral Roberts 35 27 62

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 32 16 17 4 26ORU 32 14 10 0 0

Last FG - OU 2nd-01:16, ORU 2nd-00:19.Largest lead - OU by 3 2nd-01:16, ORU by 10 2nd-09:08.

Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 6 times.

GAME 7: OU 69, NORTHWESTERN STATE 65Nov..30,.2012..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsNorthwestern State vs Oklahoma11/30/12 7 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Northwestern State 65 • 3-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min10 Robinson, Patrick f 2-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 2235 Evans, O.J. f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1840 Frazier, Marvin f 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 2 3 0 1 3 0 1703 Davis, Shamir g 2-8 0-2 6-8 1 2 3 2 10 1 1 0 0 2644 Stewart, Gary g 2-7 1-4 3-3 0 1 1 0 8 0 3 0 1 2112 West, Jalan 4-10 3-5 2-2 0 1 1 1 13 2 1 0 1 2322 White, Brison 3-7 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 7 0 1 0 0 1832 Hicks, DeQuan 1-5 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 2 4 3 5 0 2 2033 Hulbin, James 4-8 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 4 9 0 2 0 1 2034 Roberson, Gary 2-4 0-1 1-1 1 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 15

Team 2 6 8 1Totals 22-58 6-18 15-18 11 27 38 22 65 6 17 4 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7%3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0%

FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

2nd half: 10-27 37.0%2nd half: 2-8 25.0%2nd half: 11-13 84.6%

Game: 22-58 37.9%Game: 6-18 33.3%Game: 15-18 83.3%

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Oklahoma 69 • 6-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 2-6 0-1 4-5 2 6 8 1 8 0 4 2 0 2524 Osby, Romero f 1-8 0-0 9-12 3 5 8 5 11 1 0 0 2 2502 Pledger, Steven g 3-6 1-2 2-3 1 2 3 1 9 2 1 1 3 2905 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-5 1-2 2-3 0 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2411 Cousins, Isaiah g 4-7 1-3 0-0 0 5 5 2 9 4 3 0 2 2501 Grooms, Sam 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 1403 Hield, Buddy 2-6 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1504 Fitzgerald, Andrew 3-7 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 1 8 1 2 0 0 1915 Neal, Tyler 1-4 1-2 0-0 2 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 1121 Clark, Cameron 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 13

Team 1 1 2 1Totals 22-56 5-12 20-28 12 26 38 14 69 12 13 3 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7%3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%

FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

2nd half: 12-28 42.9%2nd half: 2-4 50.0%2nd half: 14-19 73.7%

Game: 22-56 39.3%Game: 5-12 41.7%Game: 20-28 71.4%

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Officials: John Higgins, Terry Moore, Randy HeimermanTechnical fouls: Northwestern State-None. Oklahoma-Osby, Romero.Attendance: 8915Estimated Attendance: 3420

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalNorthwestern State 32 33 65Oklahoma 29 40 69

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchNWLA 28 9 9 4 38OU 20 19 7 10 25

Last FG - NWLA 2nd-00:28, OU 2nd-00:54.Largest lead - NWLA by 6 2nd-05:35, OU by 7 1st-07:02.

Score tied - 14 times.Lead changed - 10 times.

GAME 8: ARKANSAS 81, OU 78Dec..4,.2012..•..Fayetteville,.Ark...•..Bud.Walton.Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Arkansas12/04/12 6 p.m. CT at Fayetteville, Ark. (Bud Walton Arena)

Oklahoma 78 • 6-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 Fitzgerald, Andrew f 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 1422 M'Baye, Amath f 6-10 0-1 2-2 1 5 6 1 14 2 3 0 0 2502 Pledger, Steven g 4-9 4-7 0-1 1 2 3 2 12 3 0 0 2 3205 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-5 0-2 1-2 0 2 2 1 5 1 4 1 2 2011 Cousins, Isaiah g 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 1401 Grooms, Sam 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 2503 Hield, Buddy 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 1 3 0 0 915 Neal, Tyler 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1521 Clark, Cameron 3-4 0-0 2-2 3 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 2024 Osby, Romero 9-12 0-0 4-4 3 3 6 1 22 2 3 0 0 26

Team 0 1 1Totals 31-56 6-15 10-14 10 21 31 14 78 14 17 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 15-31 48.4%3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5%

FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

2nd half: 16-25 64.0%2nd half: 5-7 71.4%2nd half: 3-6 50.0%

Game: 31-56 55.4%Game: 6-15 40.0%Game: 10-14 71.4%

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Arkansas 81 • 4-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min21 MICKELSON, Hunter f 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 2 6 0 1 2 0 1933 POWELL, Marshawn f 11-17 4-6 7-8 3 3 6 1 33 5 2 0 0 3201 WADE, Mardracus g 3-7 2-5 2-2 0 2 2 2 10 0 1 0 1 3011 YOUNG, BJ g 4-12 0-2 2-2 1 3 4 2 10 8 1 0 0 3523 WAGNER, DeQuavious g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 600 MADDEN, Rashad 4-7 0-2 0-2 3 0 3 2 8 2 3 0 2 3203 SCOTT, Rickey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 604 CLARKE, Coty 3-3 1-1 1-2 0 0 0 3 8 1 2 1 1 1805 BELL, Anthlon 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 820 HAYDAR, Kikko 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 422 WILLIAMS, Jacorey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 124 QUALLS, Michael 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 9

Team 1 1 2Totals 30-57 9-22 12-16 9 17 26 16 81 21 13 3 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-29 55.2%3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7%

FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

2nd half: 14-28 50.0%2nd half: 4-10 40.0%2nd half: 8-11 72.7%

Game: 30-57 52.6%Game: 9-22 40.9%Game: 12-16 75.0%

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Officials: Antinio Petty, Jamie Luckie, Mark WhiteheadTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Arkansas-None.Attendance: 12548Estimated Actual Attendance: 9,501

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 38 40 78Arkansas 41 40 81

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 42 15 16 4 41AR 36 19 14 11 22

Last FG - OU 2nd-00:22, AR 2nd-00:15.Largest lead - OU by 4 1st-18:37, AR by 11 2nd-16:52.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 3 times.

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GAME 9: OU 64, TEXAS A&M 54Dec..15,.2012..•..Oklahoma.City,.Okla...•..Chesapeake.Energy.Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTexas A&M vs Oklahoma12/15/12 1 p.m. CT at Oklahoma City, Okla. (Chesapeake Arena)

Texas A&M 54 • 7-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min32 Kourtney Roberson f 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 1935 Ray Turner f 5-10 0-0 2-4 2 3 5 3 12 0 2 0 2 3011 J'Mychal Reese g 4-7 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 8 0 4 0 1 2621 Alex Caruso g 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 6 4 0 2 1931 Elston Turner g 6-13 4-6 1-2 1 5 6 1 17 1 5 0 1 3400 Andrew Young 2-5 0-0 2-2 5 5 10 3 6 0 1 0 0 1904 Keith Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 912 Fabyon Harris 1-7 1-4 4-4 0 0 0 1 7 1 1 0 1 3013 Jordan Green 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1142 Jarod Jahns 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 3 2 5Totals 20-50 5-11 9-12 12 23 35 15 54 9 19 1 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-24 41.7%3FG % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

2nd half: 10-26 38.5%2nd half: 2-6 33.3%2nd half: 5-6 83.3%

Game: 20-50 40.0%Game: 5-11 45.5%Game: 9-12 75.0%

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Oklahoma 64 • 7-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1424 Osby, Romero f 5-9 0-0 9-9 4 3 7 0 19 1 0 2 1 2502 Pledger, Steven g 2-4 2-3 4-4 1 1 2 3 10 2 1 0 3 2405 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-6 0-4 2-2 0 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 3211 Cousins, Isaiah g 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1601 Grooms, Sam 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 1403 Hield, Buddy 4-9 2-5 2-2 2 2 4 2 12 1 2 0 1 3104 Fitzgerald, Andrew 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1515 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321 Clark, Cameron 8-12 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 4 17 0 1 0 1 26

Team 2 2 4Totals 21-54 4-16 18-19 11 20 31 11 64 11 11 4 10 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-23 34.8%3FG % 1st Half: 3-13 23.1%

FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

2nd half: 13-31 41.9%2nd half: 1-3 33.3%2nd half: 9-9 100.0%

Game: 21-54 38.9%Game: 4-16 25.0%Game: 18-19 94.7%

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Officials: Mark Whitehead, Doug Sirmons, John HamptonTechnical fouls: Texas A&M-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 4254All-College Classic

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTexas A&M 27 27 54Oklahoma 28 36 64

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchTAMU 26 9 14 4 13OU 22 20 14 11 33

Last FG - TAMU 2nd-03:08, OU 2nd-04:00.Largest lead - TAMU by 6 1st-11:34, OU by 14 2nd-04:35.

Score tied - 5 times.Lead changed - 3 times.

GAME 10: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 56, OU 55Dec..18,.2012..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsStephen F. Austin vs Oklahoma12/18/12 7 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Stephen F. Austin 56 • 8-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min32 Smith, Taylor f 7-15 0-0 0-1 2 5 7 3 14 1 1 4 3 3634 Parker, Jacob f 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 4 6 3 5 1 0 0 1 3504 Bateman, Hal g 5-9 0-1 3-3 1 4 5 4 13 9 0 0 2 3405 Bostic, Antonio g 4-18 1-5 0-0 2 2 4 2 9 3 4 0 2 3725 Haymon, Desmond g 2-7 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 1 2 0 0 2300 Walkup, Thomas 3-6 0-1 2-2 4 0 4 1 8 0 1 0 1 1903 Walker, Deshaunt 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 610 Pinkney, Trey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 623 Gajic, Nikola 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 243 Asortse, Ice 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Team 5 3 8 2Totals 24-61 3-14 5-6 17 20 37 14 56 17 13 4 10 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4%3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0%

2nd half: 12-34 35.3%2nd half: 2-9 22.2%2nd half: 4-5 80.0%

Game: 24-61 39.3%Game: 3-14 21.4%Game: 5-6 83.3%

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Oklahoma 55 • 7-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 1-2 0-0 1-2 4 0 4 1 3 0 3 1 0 2224 Osby, Romero f 4-8 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 4 8 1 2 0 1 1802 Pledger, Steven g 6-14 0-6 0-0 2 3 5 1 12 1 1 0 1 3205 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 4-9 3-5 1-1 0 3 3 4 12 3 2 1 0 3311 Cousins, Isaiah g 0-4 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1603 Hield, Buddy 3-11 0-1 3-4 6 5 11 1 9 1 0 0 2 2904 Fitzgerald, Andrew 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 0 1 1 1 2215 Neal, Tyler 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1021 Clark, Cameron 1-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 18

Team 3 3 6Totals 22-58 3-14 8-11 17 21 38 16 55 6 13 3 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4%3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7%

FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

2nd half: 10-29 34.5%2nd half: 2-8 25.0%2nd half: 3-4 75.0%

Game: 22-58 37.9%Game: 3-14 21.4%Game: 8-11 72.7%

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Officials: Kipp Kissinger, Bryan Kersey, Ray NatiliTechnical fouls: Stephen F. Austin-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 8572Estimated Attendance: 3020

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalStephen F. Austin 26 30 56Oklahoma 30 25 55

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSFA 34 12 16 2 10OU 12 10 15 2 19

Last FG - SFA 2nd-02:58, OU 2nd-02:28.Largest lead - SFA by 11 2nd-12:52, OU by 5 1st-00:54.

Score tied - 8 times.Lead changed - 5 times.

GAME 11: OU 74, OHIO 63Dec..29,.2012..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOhio vs Oklahoma12/29/12 7 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Ohio 63 • 8-5Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min30 KEELY, Reggie f 6-8 0-0 1-1 1 7 8 1 13 1 0 0 1 2703 OFFUTT, Walter g 4-10 3-8 0-2 0 0 0 2 11 1 3 0 1 3705 COOPER, D.J. g 6-13 2-7 0-0 0 2 2 1 14 7 5 0 0 3115 KELLOGG, Nick g 0-6 0-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2420 JOHNSON, Ricardo g 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 3 2 2 3 0 0 2501 GREEN, Kadeem 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 213 HALL, T.J. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 221 SMITH, Jon 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 1 1 1622 TAYLOR, Stevie 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 923 BALTIC, Ivo 2-3 1-1 4-4 0 3 3 4 9 2 6 0 0 27

Team 1 5 6Totals 25-53 8-26 5-7 5 25 30 19 63 16 18 1 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8%3FG % 1st Half: 5-14 35.7%

FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

2nd half: 14-29 48.3%2nd half: 3-12 25.0%2nd half: 3-3 100.0%

Game: 25-53 47.2%Game: 8-26 30.8%Game: 5-7 71.4%

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Oklahoma 74 • 8-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 6-8 0-0 4-5 1 5 6 2 16 0 2 0 3 2224 Osby, Romero f 5-8 0-0 6-6 1 4 5 0 16 0 1 1 1 3002 Pledger, Steven g 7-16 2-8 2-3 3 3 6 1 18 1 3 0 1 3403 Hield, Buddy g 2-7 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 7 1 0 4 3405 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 1-2 0-1 3-4 0 2 2 3 5 2 1 0 0 2001 Grooms, Sam 1-2 0-1 0-1 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2004 Fitzgerald, Andrew 1-4 0-0 2-4 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 1011 Cousins, Isaiah 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1115 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 Clark, Cameron 4-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 8 1 1 0 1 18

Team 2 1 3Totals 27-57 3-12 17-23 10 23 33 13 74 14 11 1 12 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-33 30.3%3FG % 1st Half: 0-8 0.0%

FT % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%

2nd half: 17-24 70.8%2nd half: 3-4 75.0%2nd half: 8-11 72.7%

Game: 27-57 47.4%Game: 3-12 25.0%Game: 17-23 73.9%

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Officials: Doug Sirmons, Andrew Walton, Bret SmithTechnical fouls: Ohio-JOHNSON, Ricardo. Oklahoma-M'Baye, Amath.Attendance: 10036Estimated Attendance: 4699

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOhio 29 34 63Oklahoma 29 45 74

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOHIO 28 10 2 14 23OU 30 22 10 14 14

Last FG - OHIO 2nd-00:02, OU 2nd-02:59.Largest lead - OHIO by 5 1st-17:10, OU by 17 2nd-02:59.

Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 7 times.

GAME 12: OU 72, TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 42Dec..31,.2012..•..Norman,.Okla...•..McCasland.Field.House

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTexas A&M-Corpus Christi vs Oklahoma12/31/12 2 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (McCasland Field House)

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 42 • 1-10Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 Nelson, Will f 2-12 1-3 0-1 2 2 4 4 5 1 6 2 1 2631 Williamson, Joy f 5-13 1-5 3-4 2 3 5 4 14 0 4 0 2 3000 Pye, Brandon g 2-5 1-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 2501 Ali, Hameed g 3-9 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 2910 Jordan, Johnathan g 3-11 0-2 0-1 2 4 6 0 6 1 5 0 2 3402 Martinez, Cole 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 Currie, Jelani 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 315 Francis, Dale 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2823 Maxey, Nate 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 2132 King, James 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

Team 2 3 5 1Totals 17-58 3-14 5-8 12 23 35 16 42 3 18 2 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-23 34.8%3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6%

FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

2nd half: 9-35 25.7%2nd half: 1-7 14.3%2nd half: 2-2 100.0%

Game: 17-58 29.3%Game: 3-14 21.4%Game: 5-8 62.5%

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Oklahoma 72 • 9-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 7-11 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 2 14 1 0 1 1 2124 Osby, Romero f 1-1 0-0 6-6 2 4 6 1 8 1 3 1 0 1902 Pledger, Steven g 6-15 5-10 0-0 0 2 2 3 17 1 2 0 2 2003 Hield, Buddy g 3-10 1-6 0-0 2 3 5 1 7 3 1 0 0 2205 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 5 1 0 2 2301 Grooms, Sam 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1704 Fitzgerald, Andrew 4-4 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 0 9 0 2 1 1 1211 Cousins, Isaiah 1-8 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 1913 Fraschilla, James 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 415 Neal, Tyler 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1421 Clark, Cameron 1-2 1-1 4-4 0 4 4 1 7 1 1 1 1 1932 Arent, Casey 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 10

Team 4 3 7Totals 24-59 9-26 15-16 13 31 44 14 72 14 13 4 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-32 40.6%3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2%

FT % 1st Half: 8-8 100.0%

2nd half: 11-27 40.7%2nd half: 3-13 23.1%2nd half: 7-8 87.5%

Game: 24-59 40.7%Game: 9-26 34.6%Game: 15-16 93.8%

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Officials: Rick Hartzell, Terry Davis, Roland SimmonsTechnical fouls: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 2751Estimated Attendance: 2501

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTexas A&M-Corpus Christi 21 21 42Oklahoma 40 32 72

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchAMCC 16 3 5 4 6OU 24 11 19 11 23

Last FG - AMCC 2nd-01:40, OU 2nd-04:16.Largest lead - AMCC None, OU by 32 2nd-02:01.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

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GAME 13: OU 67, WEST VIRGINIA 57Jan..5,.2013..•..Morgantown,.W.Va...•..WVU.Coliseum

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs West Virginia1/5/13 4 p.m. ET at Morgantown, W.Va. (WVU Coliseum)

Oklahoma 67 • 10-3/1-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 3-8 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 1 7 2 1 0 0 2724 Osby, Romero f 7-11 1-1 6-6 3 6 9 2 21 0 2 1 1 3602 Pledger, Steven g 5-12 2-8 0-0 2 2 4 1 12 0 1 1 0 2803 Hield, Buddy g 4-12 0-1 0-0 4 3 7 0 8 5 2 0 2 3005 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 1-2 1-1 1-2 0 2 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 2501 Grooms, Sam 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 1404 Fitzgerald, Andrew 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 411 Cousins, Isaiah 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 2 1715 Neal, Tyler 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 621 Clark, Cameron 3-7 0-0 1-1 1 5 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 13

Team 2 1 3Totals 27-61 4-15 9-11 13 27 40 14 67 12 10 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-30 43.3%3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%

FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

2nd half: 14-31 45.2%2nd half: 2-9 22.2%2nd half: 8-9 88.9%

Game: 27-61 44.3%Game: 4-15 26.7%Game: 9-11 81.8%

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West Virginia 57 • 7-6/0-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min13 Kilicli, Deniz f 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 3 6 1 3 0 1 1 0 1924 Murray, Aaric c 2-7 2-4 2-2 2 2 4 4 8 1 1 1 1 2403 Staten, Juwan g 4-9 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 0 10 7 3 0 0 3604 Hinds, Jabarie g 3-7 2-4 3-3 0 3 3 1 11 2 3 1 1 2715 Henderson, Terry g 7-14 6-11 1-2 2 0 2 2 21 1 2 0 1 3001 Rutledge, Dominique 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1210 Harris, Eron 1-8 1-6 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1514 Browne, Gary 0-8 0-4 0-0 3 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1134 Noreen, Kevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2555 Miles, Keaton 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 3 2 5Totals 18-60 11-30 10-13 17 22 39 10 57 12 14 3 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 35.5%3FG % 1st Half: 9-19 47.4%

FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

2nd half: 7-29 24.1%2nd half: 2-11 18.2%2nd half: 6-7 85.7%

Game: 18-60 30.0%Game: 11-30 36.7%Game: 10-13 76.9%

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Officials: Gerry Pollard, Rick Randall, Darron GeorgeTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. West Virginia-None.Attendance: 12112id-1185750

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 29 38 67West Virginia 35 22 57

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 30 17 15 2 15WVU 10 11 8 0 4

Last FG - OU 2nd-00:42, WVU 2nd-05:44.Largest lead - OU by 10 2nd-00:42, WVU by 12 2nd-17:58.

Score tied - 6 times.Lead changed - 7 times.

GAME 14: OU 77, OKLAHOMA STATE 68Jan..12,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma State vs Oklahoma01/12/13 2 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Oklahoma State 68 • 11-4, 1-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Nash, Le'Bryan f 5-9 0-1 2-3 0 3 3 2 12 2 4 0 1 3621 Murphy, Kamari f 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1144 Jurick, Philip c 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 3 6 0 2 0 0 1622 Brown, Markel g 4-12 2-7 9-11 1 5 6 3 19 2 4 1 1 3833 Smart, Marcus g 3-10 1-3 3-6 0 2 2 4 10 3 4 0 3 2701 Gardner, Kirby 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 1110 Forte, Phil 3-12 3-10 3-3 1 0 1 0 12 2 1 0 2 3620 Cobbins, Michael 4-5 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 8 0 0 2 0 25

Team 3 4 7Totals 22-56 6-21 18-25 12 24 36 18 68 11 15 3 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7%3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0%

FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%

2nd half: 11-29 37.9%2nd half: 0-9 0.0%2nd half: 17-21 81.0%

Game: 22-56 39.3%Game: 6-21 28.6%Game: 18-25 72.0%

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Oklahoma 77 • 11-3, 2-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 5-9 1-1 4-4 0 5 5 3 15 0 0 0 2 2524 Osby, Romero f 6-12 0-0 5-6 0 3 3 2 17 2 1 0 0 3102 Pledger, Steven g 2-7 2-5 5-5 4 5 9 2 11 2 3 0 2 2903 Hield, Buddy g 6-11 3-5 0-0 0 4 4 3 15 5 2 0 0 3705 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 3-3 2-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 8 1 4 0 1 1301 Grooms, Sam 1-5 0-0 4-4 0 3 3 3 6 3 1 0 0 2704 Fitzgerald, Andrew 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 911 Cousins, Isaiah 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1115 Neal, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 321 Clark, Cameron 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 4 0 1 0 1 15

Team 3 0 3Totals 25-58 8-13 19-21 10 27 37 21 77 13 13 1 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-32 43.8%3FG % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

2nd half: 11-26 42.3%2nd half: 5-9 55.6%2nd half: 12-13 92.3%

Game: 25-58 43.1%Game: 8-13 61.5%Game: 19-21 90.5%

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Officials: Mike Stuart, Don Daily, Andrew WaltonTechnical fouls: Oklahoma State-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 12695Estimated Attendance: 8696Foul on OU #21 Clark at 12:42 of the second half was ruled a Flagrant 1 foul.

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma State 29 39 68Oklahoma 38 39 77

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOSU 26 14 9 3 21OU 26 14 12 7 11

Last FG - OSU 2nd-00:26, OU 2nd-01:15.Largest lead - OSU None, OU by 14 1st-04:35.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

GAME 15: OU 81, TEXAS TECH 63Jan..16,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTexas Tech vs Oklahoma01/16/13 7 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Texas Tech 63 • 8-7 (1-3)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min11 Kravic, Dejan f 8-10 0-0 4-7 4 5 9 2 20 0 4 0 1 2632 Tolbert, Jordan f 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 4 4 1 3 0 0 1602 Hannahs, Dusty g 3-9 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 8 0 2 0 0 3305 Gray, Josh g 3-10 0-5 1-2 1 2 3 3 7 1 1 0 3 2423 Williams, Jamal g 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 2504 Nurse, Ty 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 510 Robinson, Daylen 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1812 Tapsoba, Kader 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 1020 Gotcher, Toddrick 1-4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1430 Crockett, Jaye 5-14 0-4 1-1 4 6 10 2 11 3 2 0 0 2935 Lammert, Clark 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+

Team 2 2 4Totals 25-59 5-22 8-13 14 18 32 23 63 9 14 2 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-27 40.7%3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2%

FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

2nd half: 14-32 43.8%2nd half: 3-13 23.1%2nd half: 3-5 60.0%

Game: 25-59 42.4%Game: 5-22 22.7%Game: 8-13 61.5%

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Oklahoma 81 • 12-3 (3-0)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 3-8 0-0 1-1 3 2 5 0 7 0 3 0 0 1824 Osby, Romero f 6-10 0-0 5-7 2 4 6 2 17 2 0 0 0 2202 Pledger, Steven g 3-11 2-6 3-4 1 2 3 1 11 0 0 0 0 2503 Hield, Buddy g 4-9 1-4 7-7 1 6 7 3 16 3 0 1 2 3605 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-3 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2001 Grooms, Sam 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 5 2 0 1 2004 Fitzgerald, Andrew 5-7 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 2 12 0 0 2 0 1511 Cousins, Isaiah 2-3 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 6 2 3 0 1 1613 Fraschilla, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 221 Clark, Cameron 5-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 10 1 0 0 2 2232 Arent, Casey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 3 1 4Totals 28-59 3-11 22-26 16 24 40 13 81 13 9 4 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4%3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0%

2nd half: 15-26 57.7%2nd half: 2-6 33.3%2nd half: 15-19 78.9%

Game: 28-59 47.5%Game: 3-11 27.3%Game: 22-26 84.6%

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Officials: Joe DeRosa, J.B. Caldwell, Kipp KissingerTechnical fouls: Texas Tech-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 9178Estimated Attendance: 4521

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTexas Tech 29 34 63Oklahoma 34 47 81

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchTTU 34 10 13 4 18OU 34 16 12 6 28

Last FG - TTU 2nd-03:13, OU 2nd-01:03.Largest lead - TTU by 3 1st-19:44, OU by 18 2nd-01:03.

Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 1 time.

GAME 16: KANSAS STATE 69, OU 60Jan..19,.2013..•..Manhattan,.Kan...•..Bramlage.Coliseum

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Kansas State1/19/13 3 p.m. CT at Manhattan, Kan. (Bramlage Coliseum)

Oklahoma 60 • 12-4 (3-1)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 5-9 0-1 2-2 4 0 4 2 12 0 3 1 0 2724 Osby, Romero f 5-9 0-0 2-6 1 7 8 4 12 1 5 1 0 2302 Pledger, Steven g 3-6 2-4 2-3 0 1 1 2 10 3 2 0 0 2803 Hield, Buddy g 4-9 0-3 0-1 2 8 10 4 8 3 3 0 0 3105 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 1501 Grooms, Sam 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 4 4 0 4 4 2 0 0 2504 Fitzgerald, Andrew 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 1711 Cousins, Isaiah 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1615 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 421 Clark, Cameron 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14

Team 3 0 3Totals 25-53 3-11 7-15 14 25 39 18 60 16 16 2 1 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0%3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0%

2nd half: 12-27 44.4%2nd half: 2-6 33.3%2nd half: 7-13 53.8%

Game: 25-53 47.2%Game: 3-11 27.3%Game: 7-15 46.7%

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Kansas State 69 • 15-2 (4-0)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min42 Gipson, Thomas f 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 1801 Southwell, Shane g 4-7 2-4 2-2 0 7 7 2 12 0 1 1 1 2913 Rodriguez, Angel g 4-14 1-4 3-6 1 1 2 2 12 9 1 0 3 3222 McGruder, Rodney g 6-12 4-9 4-4 1 0 1 0 20 3 1 0 1 4055 Spradling, Will g 5-9 3-6 2-3 0 3 3 2 15 1 0 0 0 3403 Irving, Martavious 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 0 1 1611 Williams, Nino 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 720 Diaz, Adrian 1-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 421 Henriquez, Jordan 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 20

Team 1 0 1Totals 22-50 10-24 15-22 6 19 25 15 69 17 8 4 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9%3FG % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8%

FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0%

2nd half: 10-22 45.5%2nd half: 3-11 27.3%2nd half: 11-18 61.1%

Game: 22-50 44.0%Game: 10-24 41.7%Game: 15-22 68.2%

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Officials: Gerry Pollard, Randy Heimerman, Brent MeauxTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Kansas State-None.Attendance: 12528

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 27 33 60Kansas State 35 34 69

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 34 6 20 4 13KS 16 26 5 9 7

Last FG - OU 2nd-00:37, KS 2nd-01:30.Largest lead - OU by 5 1st-14:05, KS by 14 2nd-08:51.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 11 times.

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GAME 17: OU 73, TEXAS 67Jan..21,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTexas vs Oklahoma01/21/13 8:30 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Texas 67 • 8-10, 0-5Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min10 Holmes, Jonathan f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 833 Papapetrou, Ioannis f 5-8 2-4 0-0 3 1 4 4 12 0 2 0 0 1755 Ridley, Cameron c 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1203 Felix, Javan g 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 3 3 0 1 3214 Lewis, Julien g 2-10 1-5 2-4 2 3 5 4 7 2 2 0 2 3301 McClellan, Sheldon 10-20 1-4 4-5 2 2 4 0 25 2 3 0 2 3102 Holland, Demarcus 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1705 Bond, Jaylen 1-3 1-1 1-2 1 4 5 3 4 1 1 0 0 2021 Lammert, Connor 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 1 1444 Ibeh, Prince 4-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 8 0 0 1 0 16

Team 0 0 0 1Totals 27-61 6-19 7-11 13 21 34 20 67 10 15 3 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-27 44.4%3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0%

FT % 1st Half: 0-1 0.0%

2nd half: 15-34 44.1%2nd half: 4-11 36.4%2nd half: 7-10 70.0%

Game: 27-61 44.3%Game: 6-19 31.6%Game: 7-11 63.6%

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Oklahoma 73 • 13-4, 4-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 6-9 0-0 3-4 2 3 5 2 15 0 4 1 0 3024 Osby, Romero f 9-15 1-1 10-11 1 7 8 1 29 0 0 2 3 3202 Pledger, Steven g 2-5 0-2 1-2 1 2 3 3 5 0 1 0 2 1803 Hield, Buddy g 5-8 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 4 12 4 3 2 2 3205 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 3201 Grooms, Sam 1-2 0-0 5-8 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 1704 Fitzgerald, Andrew 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 811 Cousins, Isaiah 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1715 Neal, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 421 Clark, Cameron 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 10

Team 4 1 5Totals 25-52 2-6 21-27 9 23 32 13 73 12 13 6 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9%3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0%

FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0%

2nd half: 13-24 54.2%2nd half: 2-4 50.0%2nd half: 15-21 71.4%

Game: 25-52 48.1%Game: 2-6 33.3%Game: 21-27 77.8%

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Officials: Paul Janssen, Doug Simmons, Don DailyTechnical fouls: Texas-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 10409Estimated Attendance: 7335

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTexas 26 41 67Oklahoma 30 43 73

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUT 28 14 16 4 44OU 34 12 10 10 9

Last FG - UT 2nd-00:06, OU 2nd-03:18.Largest lead - UT by 5 1st-04:14, OU by 12 2nd-12:26.

Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 3 times.

GAME 18: KANSAS 67, OU 54Jan..26,.2013..•..Lawrence,.Kan...•..Allen.Fieldhouse

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Kansas01/26/13 3 p.m. CT at Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse)

Oklahoma 54 • 13-5, 4-2 Big 12Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 4-11 0-1 4-4 2 5 7 4 12 0 1 0 1 3024 Osby, Romero f 4-16 1-1 3-4 4 2 6 4 12 2 1 1 1 3302 Pledger, Steven g 4-8 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 10 0 1 0 2 2903 Hield, Buddy g 4-11 0-5 1-2 1 1 2 2 9 2 0 0 3 3005 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 1 2 3 1 0 2901 Grooms, Sam 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1404 Fitzgerald, Andrew 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 2 4 1 1 0 0 1211 Cousins, Isaiah 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 821 Clark, Cameron 2-3 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 15

Team 0 0 0Totals 21-59 3-12 9-14 11 20 31 14 54 10 11 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-28 28.6%3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6%

FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%

2nd half: 13-31 41.9%2nd half: 1-5 20.0%2nd half: 6-8 75.0%

Game: 21-59 35.6%Game: 3-12 25.0%Game: 9-14 64.3%

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Kansas 67 • 18-1, 6-0 Big 12Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min40 Young, Kevin f 3-7 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 3 6 0 2 0 3 2105 Withey, Jeff c 6-11 0-0 1-4 5 4 9 1 13 1 1 4 3 3415 Johnson, Elijah g 3-8 2-6 0-0 0 1 1 4 8 2 4 0 1 2623 McLemore, Ben g 5-10 3-5 5-5 2 5 7 1 18 1 2 0 0 3724 Releford, Travis g 4-10 1-4 1-2 0 5 5 1 10 5 3 1 1 3801 Tharpe, Naadir 1-5 1-2 5-6 0 0 0 1 8 4 2 0 0 1702 Adams, Rio 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 331 Traylor, Jamari 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1034 Ellis, Perry 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 14

Team 1 5 6Totals 24-55 7-17 12-19 12 29 41 13 67 15 14 6 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7%3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7%

FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

2nd half: 12-24 50.0%2nd half: 6-11 54.5%2nd half: 8-12 66.7%

Game: 24-55 43.6%Game: 7-17 41.2%Game: 12-19 63.2%

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Officials: Joe DeRosa, Gary Maxwell, Bert SmithTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Kansas-None.Attendance: 16300

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 21 33 54Kansas 29 38 67

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 16 14 14 6 10KU 28 13 9 10 12

Last FG - OU 2nd-00:19, KU 2nd-01:28.Largest lead - OU by 3 1st-17:47, KU by 15 2nd-05:16.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 2 times.

GAME 19: OU 74, BAYLOR 71Jan..30,.2013..•..Waco,.Texas..•..Ferrell.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Baylor1/30/13 6 p.m. CT at Waco, Texas (Ferrell Center)

Oklahoma 74 • 14-5,(5-2)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 9-12 1-2 1-3 0 7 7 1 20 1 2 4 1 2924 Osby, Romero f 5-7 0-0 1-2 1 7 8 3 11 1 4 1 0 3502 Pledger, Steven g 6-12 3-7 5-7 0 1 1 1 20 5 1 0 2 3403 Hield, Buddy g 4-8 1-2 0-0 1 4 5 2 9 3 1 0 0 3605 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-6 0-3 2-3 0 5 5 3 2 6 3 0 1 3001 Grooms, Sam 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 Fitzgerald, Andrew 4-7 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 2 8 2 0 0 1 1711 Cousins, Isaiah 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 821 Clark, Cameron 1-3 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 2 9

Team 0 2 2 1Totals 29-55 5-14 11-17 5 29 34 19 74 20 16 5 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-30 53.3%3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0%

FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

2nd half: 13-25 52.0%2nd half: 1-4 25.0%2nd half: 9-14 64.3%

Game: 29-55 52.7%Game: 5-14 35.7%Game: 11-17 64.7%

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Baylor 71 • 14-6,(5-2)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 Jefferson, Cory f 3-6 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 3 7 0 1 0 0 1721 Austin, Isaiah c 8-16 0-2 3-4 11 9 20 2 19 1 1 0 0 3405 Heslip, Brady g 4-8 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 1 11 1 2 0 0 2222 Walton, A.J. g 4-12 0-2 2-5 0 3 3 5 10 2 4 0 3 3355 Jackson, Pierre g 8-22 3-12 3-5 4 4 8 2 22 6 2 0 3 3801 Rose, L.J. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 302 Gathers, Rico 1-4 0-0 0-0 5 2 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 1604 Franklin, Gary 0-3 0-3 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2914 Bello, Deuce 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 8

Team 0 0 0 1Totals 28-75 6-27 9-17 24 23 47 19 71 12 14 0 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-32 31.3%3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7%

FT % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4%

2nd half: 18-43 41.9%2nd half: 4-15 26.7%2nd half: 5-8 62.5%

Game: 28-75 37.3%Game: 6-27 22.2%Game: 9-17 52.9%

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Officials: Mark Whitehead, Rick Crawford, Rodrick DixonTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Baylor-Gathers, Rico.Attendance: 6533Fouled Out: BU: #22 Walton 0:17; #14 Bello 0:08

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 38 36 74Baylor 26 45 71

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 20 13 6 2 12BU 42 20 24 4 2

Last FG - OU 2nd-01:06, BU 2nd-00:17.Largest lead - OU by 16 2nd-13:39, BU by 2 1st-18:41.

Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 2 times.

GAME 20: KANSAS STATE 52, OU 50Feb..2,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsKansas State vs Oklahoma02/02/13 5 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Kansas State 52 • 17-4, 6-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 Southwell, Shane f 1-7 0-4 1-2 2 1 3 0 3 4 1 0 3 2721 Henriquez, Jordan f 4-9 0-0 0-1 3 0 3 2 8 0 1 1 1 1313 Rodriguez, Angel g 1-6 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 3 4 3 2 0 1 3122 McGruder, Rodney g 2-8 1-2 2-2 1 8 9 2 7 1 2 0 1 2755 Spradling, Will g 5-8 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 3 12 0 0 0 1 2503 Irving, Martavious 4-9 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 10 1 3 0 0 2211 Williams, Nino 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1412 Lawrence, Omari 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1142 Gipson, Thomas 3-7 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 3 6 1 1 0 1 2650 Johnson, DJ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4

Team 0 4 4Totals 21-56 5-16 5-7 9 25 34 18 52 11 10 2 10 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9%3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0%

FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%

2nd half: 9-28 32.1%2nd half: 1-6 16.7%2nd half: 5-7 71.4%

Game: 21-56 37.5%Game: 5-16 31.3%Game: 5-7 71.4%

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Oklahoma 50 • 14-6, 5-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 3-10 0-2 1-1 4 1 5 3 7 0 3 1 0 2924 Osby, Romero f 5-12 0-0 3-4 1 6 7 1 13 0 0 0 0 3402 Pledger, Steven g 1-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2003 Hield, Buddy g 1-7 0-3 2-2 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 1 3305 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 2 3 0 0 1701 Grooms, Sam 3-5 1-2 0-1 0 1 1 0 7 2 2 0 0 1204 Fitzgerald, Andrew 1-3 0-0 2-3 0 6 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 1611 Cousins, Isaiah 2-3 2-3 0-1 0 2 2 1 6 2 2 0 1 2021 Clark, Cameron 3-4 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 7 0 1 0 1 19

Team 1 4 5Totals 19-49 3-14 9-14 10 28 38 12 50 8 14 1 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 9-25 36.0%3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5%

FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

2nd half: 10-24 41.7%2nd half: 2-6 33.3%2nd half: 5-8 62.5%

Game: 19-49 38.8%Game: 3-14 21.4%Game: 9-14 64.3%

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Officials: John Higgins, Rick Randall, Keith KimbleTechnical fouls: Kansas State-Irving, Martavious. Oklahoma-Hornbeak, Je'lon.Attendance: 11882Estimated Attendance: 8559

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalKansas State 28 24 52Oklahoma 23 27 50

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchKS 24 8 13 6 18OU 26 17 9 4 24

Last FG - KS 2nd-02:58, OU 2nd-00:13.Largest lead - KS by 8 2nd-07:49, OU by 2 1st-18:09.

Score tied - 7 times.Lead changed - 4 times.

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GAME 21: IOWA STATE 83, OU 64Feb..4,.2013..•..Ames,.Iowa..•..Hilton.Coliseum

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Iowa State02/04/13 6 p.m. CT at Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum)

Oklahoma 64 • 14-7, 5-4Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 Grooms, Sam * 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1502 Pledger, Steven * 2-9 0-4 1-2 1 5 6 1 5 3 0 0 0 2803 Hield, Buddy * 2-5 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 2422 M'Baye, Amath * 4-12 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 2 8 0 1 0 2 2424 Osby, Romero * 2-10 0-0 2-4 4 2 6 1 6 2 1 2 0 2804 Fitzgerald, Andrew 5-11 0-0 2-3 5 2 7 5 12 1 1 0 1 1805 Hornbeak, Je'lon 1-3 1-3 0-2 2 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 1311 Cousins, Isaiah 3-7 0-2 4-4 0 3 3 3 10 2 1 0 1 2515 Neal, Tyler 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 721 Clark, Cameron 5-8 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 10 0 2 0 1 1532 Arent, Casey 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 2 0 2Totals 26-71 3-16 9-17 21 21 42 17 64 12 9 2 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-38 36.8%3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3%

FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

2nd half: 12-33 36.4%2nd half: 2-9 22.2%2nd half: 7-13 53.8%

Game: 26-71 36.6%Game: 3-16 18.8%Game: 9-17 52.9%

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Iowa State 83 • 16-6, 6-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Babb, Chris * 4-6 4-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 12 2 0 0 1 2703 Ejim, Melvin * 4-7 1-3 3-3 2 5 7 4 12 1 0 0 1 2513 Lucious, Korie * 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 2421 Clyburn, Will * 7-10 1-3 4-4 4 1 5 1 19 2 2 0 1 3531 Niang, Georges * 4-6 1-1 0-1 0 6 6 4 9 0 2 0 0 1701 Palo, Bubu 1-2 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 1 6 3 1 0 0 1810 Law, Aaron 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 McBeth, Austin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 215 Long, Naz 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 322 Booker, Anthony 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 924 Gibson, Percy 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 1 1325 McGee, Tyrus 3-9 2-8 3-4 0 2 2 1 11 1 1 0 2 2333 Ellerman, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Team 1 2 3Totals 28-55 11-27 16-18 7 26 33 15 83 18 10 6 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-33 51.5%3FG % 1st Half: 8-16 50.0%

FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%

2nd half: 11-22 50.0%2nd half: 3-11 27.3%2nd half: 14-15 93.3%

Game: 28-55 50.9%Game: 11-27 40.7%Game: 16-18 88.9%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Mike Stuart, David Hall, Duke EdsallTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Iowa State-None.Attendance: 13178Fouled Out: OU #4 Fitzgerald (3:05)

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 31 33 64Iowa State 44 39 83

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 28 14 23 0 38ISU 32 14 9 8 25

Last FG - OU 2nd-00:16, ISU 2nd-00:37.Largest lead - OU by 4 1st-18:05, ISU by 25 2nd-14:30.

Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 1 time.

GAME 22: OU 72, KANSAS 66Feb..9,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsKansas vs Oklahoma02/09/13 3 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Kansas 66 • 19-4, 7-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min40 Young, Kevin f 4-7 0-1 0-2 2 2 4 5 8 0 0 0 1 1805 Withey, Jeff c 5-8 0-0 4-5 3 3 6 3 14 1 5 1 3 3515 Johnson, Elijah g 3-11 2-6 2-4 0 3 3 3 10 4 3 0 0 3623 McLemore, Ben g 6-10 1-4 2-2 2 1 3 1 15 3 2 0 1 3524 Releford, Travis g 3-7 1-2 1-4 1 8 9 1 8 1 2 0 0 3501 Tharpe, Naadir 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 7 2 1 0 0 2204 Wesley, Justin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 431 Traylor, Jamari 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 734 Ellis, Perry 0-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 8

Team 2 3 5Totals 25-54 5-15 11-20 10 25 35 17 66 11 13 1 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-32 43.8%3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

2nd half: 11-22 50.0%2nd half: 3-5 60.0%2nd half: 7-14 50.0%

Game: 25-54 46.3%Game: 5-15 33.3%Game: 11-20 55.0%

DeadballRebounds

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Oklahoma 72 • 15-7, 6-4Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 3-9 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 5 8 0 3 1 1 2324 Osby, Romero f 6-8 1-2 4-5 5 3 8 4 17 3 2 0 1 2902 Pledger, Steven g 6-14 2-7 1-1 0 6 6 1 15 2 1 0 0 3503 Hield, Buddy g 0-3 0-3 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 2811 Cousins, Isaiah g 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 2 7 4 4 0 1 2601 Grooms, Sam 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1004 Fitzgerald, Andrew 3-7 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 1705 Hornbeak, Je'lon 1-2 1-2 4-6 1 1 2 0 7 2 0 0 1 1615 Neal, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 Clark, Cameron 4-7 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 2 10 0 0 0 0 14

Team 1 2 3Totals 26-58 7-20 13-16 10 25 35 18 72 15 11 1 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 15-27 55.6%3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4%

FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0%

2nd half: 11-31 35.5%2nd half: 3-11 27.3%2nd half: 9-12 75.0%

Game: 26-58 44.8%Game: 7-20 35.0%Game: 13-16 81.3%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Tom Eades, Paul Janssen, Gerry PollardTechnical fouls: Kansas-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 13490Estimated Attendance: 10503

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalKansas 34 32 66Oklahoma 38 34 72

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchKU 32 12 14 0 11OU 16 6 11 4 23

Last FG - KU 2nd-00:18, OU 2nd-01:29.Largest lead - KU by 3 1st-18:00, OU by 9 2nd-10:06.

Score tied - 2 times.Lead changed - 3 times.

GAME 23: OU 75, TCU 48Feb..11,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTCU vs Oklahoma02/11/13 6 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

TCU 48 • 10-14, 1-10Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Crossland, Connell f 3-7 0-0 4-6 2 6 8 3 10 1 3 1 1 3923 Abron, Devonta f 4-5 0-0 4-4 5 4 9 4 12 0 1 0 0 2933 Green, Garlon f 2-9 0-4 0-0 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 1 3205 Anderson, Kyan g 4-19 3-9 0-0 0 3 3 2 11 1 3 0 0 3521 Butler Lind, Nate g 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 2100 Hill Jr., Charles 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1003 Smith III, Clyde 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 511 Montigel, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 224 McKinney, Adrick 1-3 0-0 3-6 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1625 Zurcher, Chris 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 11

Team 5 0 5 2Totals 16-53 5-21 11-16 13 22 35 15 48 7 16 3 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 4-24 16.7%3FG % 1st Half: 1-9 11.1%

FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%

2nd half: 12-29 41.4%2nd half: 4-12 33.3%2nd half: 9-10 90.0%

Game: 16-53 30.2%Game: 5-21 23.8%Game: 11-16 68.8%

DeadballRebounds

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Oklahoma 75 • 16-7, 7-4Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 4-8 0-1 4-4 1 2 3 2 12 1 0 0 0 2624 Osby, Romero f 5-8 0-0 1-1 1 6 7 1 11 0 0 1 2 2202 Pledger, Steven g 2-8 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 2303 Hield, Buddy g 3-7 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 8 2 1 0 2 2011 Cousins, Isaiah g 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 6 2 1 0 1 2601 Grooms, Sam 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1404 Fitzgerald, Andrew 3-6 0-0 3-3 1 2 3 1 9 0 0 0 0 1405 Hornbeak, Je'lon 3-7 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 9 2 3 0 2 1915 Neal, Tyler 2-3 2-3 2-2 0 4 4 2 8 0 0 0 0 1421 Clark, Cameron 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 0 8 2 1 0 1 1732 Arent, Casey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5

Team 1 3 4Totals 29-58 3-11 14-14 7 27 34 15 75 11 7 1 9 200

FG % 1st Half: 15-30 50.0%3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9%

FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0%

2nd half: 14-28 50.0%2nd half: 0-4 0.0%2nd half: 11-11 100.0%

Game: 29-58 50.0%Game: 3-11 27.3%Game: 14-14 100.0%

DeadballRebounds

0

Officials: Mark Whitehead, Kelly Self, Terry OglesbyTechnical fouls: TCU-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 8948Estimated Attendance: 4372

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTCU 11 37 48Oklahoma 36 39 75

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchTCU 20 8 6 3 11OU 30 17 11 8 34

Last FG - TCU 2nd-01:07, OU 2nd-00:53.Largest lead - TCU None, OU by 36 2nd-13:20.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

GAME 24: OKLAHOMA STATE 84, OU 79 (OT)Feb..16,.2013..•..Stillwater,.Okla...•..Gallagher-Iba.Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Oklahoma State02/16/13 12:45 p.m. at Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)

Oklahoma 79 • (16-8, 7-5)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 3-9 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 5 6 1 1 0 1 3024 Osby, Romero f 6-15 0-1 6-9 2 13 15 4 18 1 1 1 0 4002 Pledger, Steven g 7-15 3-6 1-2 0 1 1 2 18 2 2 0 0 4205 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 3-6 3-6 1-2 1 2 3 4 10 0 0 0 1 3111 Cousins, Isaiah g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1001 Grooms, Sam 9-11 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 18 4 2 0 0 3504 Fitzgerald, Andrew 0-1 0-0 4-4 1 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 1813 Fraschilla, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+21 Clark, Cameron 1-3 0-0 3-4 3 4 7 1 5 0 1 0 0 19

Team 2 2 4 1Totals 29-61 6-15 15-21 9 32 41 23 79 9 9 1 2 225

FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4%3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%

FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

2nd half: 14-23 60.9%2nd half: 3-5 60.0%2nd half: 7-11 63.6%

OT: 2-5 40.0%OT: 0-2 0.0%OT: 2-2 100.0%

Game: 29-61 47.5%Game: 6-15 40.0%Game: 15-21 71.4%

DeadballRebounds

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Oklahoma State 84 • (19-5, 9-3)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Nash, Le'Bryan f 9-18 0-1 8-11 1 4 5 3 26 3 0 0 0 3420 Cobbins, Michael f 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 4 4 0 0 3 0 4044 Jurick, Philip c 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 522 Brown, Markel g 5-13 1-5 3-6 1 5 6 4 14 3 0 0 3 3833 Smart, Marcus g 7-14 3-4 11-14 2 5 7 1 28 4 3 1 2 4001 Gardner, Kirby 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 504 Williams, Brian 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1513 Forte, Phil 3-6 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 2 10 1 0 0 1 3321 Murphy, Kamari 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 15

Team 1 1 2Totals 27-62 6-16 24-33 10 26 36 19 84 11 5 4 7 225

FG % 1st Half: 9-29 31.0%3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0%

FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%

2nd half: 14-25 56.0%2nd half: 3-5 60.0%2nd half: 15-20 75.0%

OT: 4-8 50.0%OT: 0-1 0.0%OT: 3-4 75.0%

Game: 27-62 43.5%Game: 6-16 37.5%Game: 24-33 72.7%

DeadballRebounds

2

Officials: Joe DeRosa, Duke Edsall, J.B. CaldwellTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Oklahoma State-None.Attendance: 13611Fouled Out: OU-#22 M'Baye (01:32)

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT TotalOklahoma 35 38 6 79Oklahoma State 27 46 11 84

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 22 5 9 5 27OSU 34 13 9 13 12

Last FG - OU OT-02:03, OSU OT-00:37.Largest lead - OU by 11 2nd-17:31, OSU by 11 1st-11:50.

Score tied - 12 times.Lead changed - 8 times.

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GAME 25: OU 86, TEXAS TECH 71Feb..20,.2013..•..Lubbock,.Texas..•..United.Spirit.Arena

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Texas Tech02/20/13 6 p.m. CT at Lubbock, Texas (United Spirit Arena)

Oklahoma 86 • 17-8, 8-5Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Pledger, Steven * 8-15 6-13 0-0 0 4 4 2 22 2 1 1 2 3805 Hornbeak, Je'lon * 1-6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1711 Cousins, Isaiah * 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 1 1022 M'Baye, Amath * 5-10 2-3 3-4 4 9 13 4 15 5 2 0 0 2524 Osby, Romero * 7-11 0-0 7-8 1 8 9 4 21 3 3 1 1 3201 Grooms, Sam 4-8 0-0 4-7 1 1 2 2 12 5 0 0 0 3004 Fitzgerald, Andrew 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1415 Neal, Tyler 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 921 Clark, Cameron 5-6 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 3 10 0 1 0 1 25

Team 0 1 1 1Totals 32-60 8-17 14-20 9 30 39 24 86 17 13 2 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-27 59.3%3FG % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%

2nd half: 16-33 48.5%2nd half: 2-7 28.6%2nd half: 8-12 66.7%

Game: 32-60 53.3%Game: 8-17 47.1%Game: 14-20 70.0%

DeadballRebounds

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Texas Tech 71 • 9-15, 2-11Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Hannahs, Dusty * 3-9 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 2 9 1 0 0 0 3705 Gray, Josh * 10-22 0-1 6-9 1 3 4 4 26 5 1 0 4 3611 Kravic, Dejan * 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1423 Williams, Jamal * 0-3 0-2 1-3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2832 Tolbert, Jordan * 3-9 0-0 4-9 4 3 7 3 10 0 2 1 0 2310 Robinson, Daylen 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 412 Tapsoba, Kader 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 413 Adams, Luke 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 620 Gotcher, Toddrick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1030 Crockett, Jaye 5-11 3-5 2-2 3 4 7 4 15 0 2 0 2 2835 Lammert, Clark 2-2 2-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 6 0 1 0 0 10

Team 0 0 0Totals 24-58 6-13 17-28 10 19 29 19 71 6 10 2 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9%3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

FT % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5%

2nd half: 12-30 40.0%2nd half: 2-6 33.3%2nd half: 9-15 60.0%

Game: 24-58 41.4%Game: 6-13 46.2%Game: 17-28 60.7%

DeadballRebounds

5

Officials: Darron George, Ray NatiliTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Texas Tech-None.Attendance: 8248

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 44 42 86Texas Tech 36 35 71

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 24 12 6 2 26TTU 30 16 6 8 23

Last FG - OU 2nd-00:27, TTU 2nd-00:18.Largest lead - OU by 17 2nd-00:27, TTU by 2 1st-10:44.

Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 4 times.

GAME 26: OU 90, BAYLOR 76Feb..23,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsBaylor vs Oklahoma02/23/13 4 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Baylor 76 • 16-11, 7-7Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min34 Jefferson, Cory f 3-6 0-0 0-0 4 2 6 1 6 1 1 1 2 2421 Austin, Isaiah c 7-17 1-5 0-0 1 3 4 4 15 2 2 3 0 2405 Heslip, Brady g 4-10 3-9 0-0 1 1 2 2 11 0 0 0 1 2622 Walton, A.J. g 2-7 0-1 2-4 1 3 4 4 6 0 1 0 3 3455 Jackson, Pierre g 8-23 3-13 9-11 1 3 4 3 28 8 4 0 0 3701 Rose, L.J. 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 702 Gathers, Rico 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 704 Franklin, Gary 1-2 1-2 3-4 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 1 2214 Bello, Deuce 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1235 Prince, Taurean 1-3 1-1 0-0 2 2 4 5 3 0 1 0 1 7

Team 3 2 5Totals 26-70 9-31 15-21 14 23 37 32 76 11 12 5 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 8-31 25.8%3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 21.4%

FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

2nd half: 18-39 46.2%2nd half: 6-17 35.3%2nd half: 13-17 76.5%

Game: 26-70 37.1%Game: 9-31 29.0%Game: 15-21 71.4%

DeadballRebounds

5

Oklahoma 90 • 18-8, 9-5Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 1-6 1-2 4-4 0 4 4 3 7 1 2 0 0 3524 Osby, Romero f 6-9 0-1 5-7 2 6 8 2 17 0 1 1 2 3101 Grooms, Sam g 3-9 2-2 15-17 0 2 2 3 23 4 3 0 2 3002 Pledger, Steven g 7-9 3-4 2-3 1 4 5 4 19 1 3 0 1 3605 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 4-6 1-3 4-4 1 4 5 5 13 0 1 0 1 2204 Fitzgerald, Andrew 0-2 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 1311 Cousins, Isaiah 0-4 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 0 3 0 0 915 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 121 Clark, Cameron 1-4 0-0 3-4 0 3 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 23

Team 3 5 8Totals 22-49 7-14 39-45 7 31 38 25 90 7 16 1 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-29 44.8%3FG % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%

FT % 1st Half: 15-17 88.2%

2nd half: 9-20 45.0%2nd half: 1-4 25.0%2nd half: 24-28 85.7%

Game: 22-49 44.9%Game: 7-14 50.0%Game: 39-45 86.7%

DeadballRebounds

3

Officials: Mark Whitehead, Paul Janssen, Keith KimbleTechnical fouls: Baylor-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 12199Estimated Attendance: 7834OU #21 Clark was charged with a Flagrant 1 foul at 9:56 of the 2nd Half

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalBaylor 21 55 76Oklahoma 47 43 90

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchBU 26 17 11 8 10OU 14 8 15 2 11

Last FG - BU 2nd-00:24, OU 2nd-01:52.Largest lead - BU None, OU by 26 1st-00:02.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.

GAME 27: TEXAS 92, OKLAHOMA 86 (OT)Feb..27,.2013..•..Austin,.Texas..•..Frank.Erwin.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs Texas02/27/13 8 p.m. at Austin, Texas (Erwin Center)

Oklahoma 86 • 18-9, 9-6Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 7-11 2-3 0-0 1 3 4 3 16 2 2 2 1 3724 Osby, Romero f 9-13 0-0 13-17 2 3 5 2 31 3 3 0 0 3801 Grooms, Sam g 0-4 0-1 3-4 2 3 5 4 3 6 4 0 0 3102 Pledger, Steven g 6-15 6-12 0-0 2 1 3 4 18 3 4 0 1 4205 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-4 1-1 0-1 1 4 5 5 5 0 2 0 2 1904 Fitzgerald, Andrew 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 1 1 1211 Cousins, Isaiah 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 1915 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 Clark, Cameron 3-5 0-0 2-3 1 5 6 4 8 0 1 0 0 26

Team 2 0 2Totals 29-57 9-18 19-27 11 23 34 25 86 17 16 3 6 225

FG % 1st Half: 17-24 70.8%3FG % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%

FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0%

2nd half: 10-28 35.7%2nd half: 1-7 14.3%2nd half: 13-16 81.3%

OT: 2-5 40.0%OT: 1-2 50.0%OT: 4-6 66.7%

Game: 29-57 50.9%Game: 9-18 50.0%Game: 19-27 70.4%

DeadballRebounds

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Texas 92 • 13-15, 5-10Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min10 Holmes, Jonathan f 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1521 Lammert, Connor f 3-7 1-3 0-2 2 3 5 0 7 0 0 1 0 3102 Holland, Demarcus g 4-8 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 10 2 2 1 2 3212 Kabongo, Myck g 9-13 2-4 11-14 0 8 8 3 31 6 4 0 4 3733 Papapetrou, Ioannis g 3-6 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 5 9 0 1 0 2 2401 McClellan, Sheldon 2-7 1-2 13-13 3 5 8 3 18 3 2 1 2 3503 Felix, Javan 3-7 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 1905 Bond, Jaylen 2-3 0-1 0-2 3 0 3 5 4 0 0 1 0 1644 Ibeh, Prince 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 855 Ridley, Cameron 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 8

Team 1 0 1Totals 29-58 8-20 26-35 11 23 34 20 92 14 12 5 13 225

FG % 1st Half: 11-24 45.8%3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%

FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%

2nd half: 14-30 46.7%2nd half: 3-10 30.0%2nd half: 18-19 94.7%

OT: 4-4 100.0%OT: 2-2 100.0%OT: 5-8 62.5%

Game: 29-58 50.0%Game: 8-20 40.0%Game: 26-35 74.3%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: David Hall, Rick Crawford, J.B. CaldwellTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. Texas-None.Attendance: 9860Turnstile - 5,385

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT TotalOklahoma 43 34 9 86Texas 28 49 15 92

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 26 16 10 12 13UT 32 26 7 17 33

Last FG - OU OT-01:19, UT OT-00:15.Largest lead - OU by 22 2nd-07:54, UT by 7 OT-00:15.

Score tied - 4 times.Lead changed - 12 times.

GAME 28: OU 86, IOWA STATE 69March.2,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsIowa State vs Oklahoma03/02/13 12:45 p.m. at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

Iowa State 69 • 19-10,9-7Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 Ejim, Melvin f 2-5 2-4 4-4 0 4 4 4 10 0 1 2 2 3231 Niang, Georges f 3-9 2-6 2-2 0 5 5 2 10 0 1 0 0 3102 Babb, Chris g 0-4 0-3 0-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2113 Lucious, Korie g 3-7 1-4 0-1 0 1 1 4 7 2 2 0 0 2721 Clyburn, Will g 1-5 0-3 4-6 0 3 3 2 6 2 3 0 0 3001 Palo, Bubu 4-5 0-0 4-7 1 3 4 1 12 2 1 0 0 1911 Okoro, Nkereuwem 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 Long, Naz 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 422 Booker, Anthony 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 324 Gibson, Percy 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 525 McGee, Tyrus 8-13 6-9 0-0 0 2 2 1 22 1 1 0 0 27

Team 3 3 6Totals 22-51 11-31 14-22 4 23 27 20 69 8 9 2 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 9-26 34.6%3FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0%

FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0%

2nd half: 13-25 52.0%2nd half: 7-15 46.7%2nd half: 8-16 50.0%

Game: 22-51 43.1%Game: 11-31 35.5%Game: 14-22 63.6%

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Oklahoma 86 • 19-9, 10-6Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 3-8 1-3 4-4 1 3 4 3 11 1 1 0 1 2424 Osby, Romero f 6-11 0-1 10-10 0 9 9 4 22 3 1 2 1 3401 Grooms, Sam g 7-13 1-2 4-4 1 1 2 2 19 6 1 0 1 3102 Pledger, Steven g 4-9 4-9 2-2 0 4 4 2 14 3 0 0 1 3105 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-4 0-2 2-2 1 5 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 2704 Fitzgerald, Andrew 1-3 0-0 8-8 0 3 3 1 10 1 0 0 0 2111 Cousins, Isaiah 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 915 Neal, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 221 Clark, Cameron 1-2 0-0 4-4 1 2 3 2 6 0 1 0 0 21

Team 2 1 3Totals 23-52 6-18 34-34 6 30 36 18 86 17 5 2 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-31 51.6%3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%

FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0%

2nd half: 7-21 33.3%2nd half: 2-10 20.0%2nd half: 30-30 100.0%

Game: 23-52 44.2%Game: 6-18 33.3%Game: 34-34 100.0%

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Officials: Don Daily, Gerry Pollard, Jeff MalhamTechnical fouls: Iowa State-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 10789Estimated Attendance: 6712

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalIowa State 28 41 69Oklahoma 40 46 86

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchISU 20 8 5 2 36OU 22 13 6 3 18

Last FG - ISU 2nd-00:59, OU 2nd-02:04.Largest lead - ISU None, OU by 26 2nd-03:40.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.

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GAME 29: OU 83, WEST VIRGINIA 70March.6,.2013..•..Norman,.Okla...•..Lloyd.Noble.Center

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsWest Virginia vs Oklahoma03/06/13 8 p.m. CT at Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center)

West Virginia 70 • 13-17, 6-11Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min13 Kilicli, Deniz f 9-13 0-0 2-8 1 3 4 4 20 2 2 0 1 3421 Humphrey, Matt f 1-1 1-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 734 Noreen, Kevin f 1-1 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 1603 Staten, Juwan g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 1 0 4 1 0 1 2810 Harris, Eron g 8-17 5-10 2-2 2 2 4 2 23 1 3 0 0 3401 Rutledge, Dominique 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 904 Hinds, Jabarie 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 1314 Browne, Gary 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1315 Henderson, Terry 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2024 Murray, Aaric 4-8 2-5 0-0 1 3 4 4 10 2 2 1 0 2055 Miles, Keaton 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6

Team 3 3 6Totals 27-51 10-21 6-13 9 16 25 21 70 13 13 1 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3%3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0%

FT % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%

2nd half: 16-23 69.6%2nd half: 7-11 63.6%2nd half: 3-5 60.0%

Game: 27-51 52.9%Game: 10-21 47.6%Game: 6-13 46.2%

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Oklahoma 83 • 20-9, 11-6Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 2-7 2-3 1-2 0 2 2 2 7 0 2 1 0 1824 Osby, Romero f 9-14 1-1 7-8 2 4 6 2 26 0 1 1 0 3701 Grooms, Sam g 3-3 1-1 1-1 1 0 1 2 8 10 3 0 2 3602 Pledger, Steven g 7-14 5-10 4-4 3 5 8 2 23 0 1 1 0 3705 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-4 1-3 4-4 1 1 2 2 9 3 1 0 1 2103 Hield, Buddy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 404 Fitzgerald, Andrew 2-6 0-0 1-3 5 0 5 2 5 1 1 0 1 2211 Cousins, Isaiah 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 515 Neal, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 221 Clark, Cameron 1-2 0-0 3-5 2 1 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 18

Team 0 5 5Totals 26-52 10-18 21-27 14 19 33 15 83 15 11 3 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-23 47.8%3FG % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

FT % 1st Half: 12-14 85.7%

2nd half: 15-29 51.7%2nd half: 5-11 45.5%2nd half: 9-13 69.2%

Game: 26-52 50.0%Game: 10-18 55.6%Game: 21-27 77.8%

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Officials: Tom O'Neill, John Higgins, Terry OglesbyTechnical fouls: West Virginia-Henderson, Terry. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 9857Estimated Attendance: 5426

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalWest Virginia 28 42 70Oklahoma 39 44 83

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchWVU 28 13 8 6 20OU 22 20 23 4 10

Last FG - WVU 2nd-01:31, OU 2nd-01:20.Largest lead - WVU None, OU by 17 1st-10:46.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

GAME 30: TCU 70, OU 67March.9,.2013..•..Fort.Worth,.Texas..•..Daniel-Meyer.Coliseum

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOklahoma vs TCU03/09/13 4 p.m. CT at Fort Worth, TX (Daniel-Meyer Coliseum)

Oklahoma 67 • 20-10 (11-7)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 2-7 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 2124 Osby, Romero f 6-11 0-0 7-10 2 2 4 2 19 0 1 0 0 2801 Grooms, Sam g 3-6 0-1 2-4 0 2 2 0 8 6 2 0 1 3502 Pledger, Steven g 1-7 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2005 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 0-5 0-4 8-8 1 1 2 4 8 0 0 0 2 2203 Hield, Buddy 5-14 0-5 0-1 8 1 9 5 10 2 1 0 3 2504 Fitzgerald, Andrew 6-12 0-0 1-2 4 7 11 3 13 0 0 0 0 2711 Cousins, Isaiah 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 615 Neal, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321 Clark, Cameron 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 0 3 1 0 13

Team 2 0 2Totals 24-66 0-16 19-27 18 17 35 19 67 8 8 2 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-30 33.3%3FG % 1st Half: 0-8 0.0%

FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%

2nd half: 14-36 38.9%2nd half: 0-8 0.0%2nd half: 17-21 81.0%

Game: 24-66 36.4%Game: 0-16 0.0%Game: 19-27 70.4%

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TCU 70 • 11-20 (2-16)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Crossland, Connell f 6-10 0-0 1-2 4 3 7 5 13 2 2 1 0 2224 McKinney, Adrick f 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 1933 Green, Garlon f 6-10 4-4 2-2 1 4 5 1 18 1 6 0 0 3705 Anderson, Kyan g 4-8 1-4 2-3 0 1 1 3 11 7 1 0 1 3821 Butler Lind, Nate g 2-4 0-1 1-5 1 5 6 2 5 2 1 1 0 3500 Hill Jr., Charles 5-9 3-5 0-0 0 5 5 4 13 4 2 1 0 2823 Abron, Devonta 1-2 0-0 2-4 1 5 6 4 4 3 0 0 1 1925 Zurcher, Chris 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2

Team 2 2 4 2Totals 27-50 8-14 8-16 9 27 36 23 70 20 16 3 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 19-31 61.3%3FG % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

2nd half: 8-19 42.1%2nd half: 3-7 42.9%2nd half: 7-14 50.0%

Game: 27-50 54.0%Game: 8-14 57.1%Game: 8-16 50.0%

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Officials: Duke Edsall, Brent Meaux, Bret SmithTechnical fouls: Oklahoma-None. TCU-None.Attendance: 5392

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOklahoma 22 45 67TCU 44 26 70

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOU 44 21 22 2 25TCU 30 8 9 6 19

Last FG - OU 2nd-00:08, TCU 2nd-00:18.Largest lead - OU None, TCU by 25 2nd-19:26.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.

GAME 31: IOWA STATE 73, OU 66March.14,.2013..•..Kansas.City,.Mo...•..Sprint.Center..•..Big.12.Quarterfinals

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsIowa State vs Oklahoma03/14/13 11:30 a.m. at Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)

Iowa State 73 • 22-10, 11-7Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 Ejim, Melvin f 8-13 0-2 7-7 5 7 12 2 23 3 1 0 0 3231 Niang, Georges f 4-9 2-4 0-0 3 2 5 2 10 0 3 1 0 2402 Babb, Chris g 4-6 2-4 0-0 0 6 6 1 10 1 0 0 1 3513 Lucious, Korie g 0-8 0-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 9 2 0 1 2921 Clyburn, Will g 6-14 2-5 3-3 3 5 8 4 17 1 2 0 1 3101 Palo, Bubu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 1022 Booker, Anthony 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 824 Gibson, Percy 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 725 McGee, Tyrus 2-8 1-6 2-2 1 3 4 2 7 2 0 0 0 24

Team 0 2 2Totals 26-61 7-26 14-14 14 29 43 15 73 17 11 1 3 200

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 35.5%3FG % 1st Half: 1-12 8.3%

FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0%

2nd half: 15-30 50.0%2nd half: 6-14 42.9%2nd half: 8-8 100.0%

Game: 26-61 42.6%Game: 7-26 26.9%Game: 14-14 100.0%

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Oklahoma 66 • 20-11, 11-7Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 M'Baye, Amath f 3-7 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 6 0 0 2 0 2024 Osby, Romero f 8-19 1-2 1-2 5 4 9 3 18 4 1 1 0 3501 Grooms, Sam g 2-6 0-2 4-6 0 4 4 3 8 3 0 0 0 3202 Pledger, Steven g 3-11 1-6 1-1 1 3 4 2 8 2 0 0 1 3505 Hornbeak, Je'lon g 2-5 1-3 2-2 2 0 2 1 7 1 1 0 1 3003 Hield, Buddy 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1504 Fitzgerald, Andrew 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 511 Cousins, Isaiah 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 821 Clark, Cameron 5-7 0-0 7-7 3 1 4 1 17 0 1 0 3 20

Team 0 0 0Totals 24-63 3-18 15-18 12 19 31 15 66 10 5 4 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-35 45.7%3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0%

FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0%

2nd half: 8-28 28.6%2nd half: 1-10 10.0%2nd half: 12-15 80.0%

Game: 24-63 38.1%Game: 3-18 16.7%Game: 15-18 83.3%

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Officials: Joe DeRosa, Don Daily, Terry OglesbyTechnical fouls: Iowa State-None. Oklahoma-None.Attendance: 17996Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinals

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalIowa State 29 44 73Oklahoma 37 29 66

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchISU 36 6 18 4 13OU 18 11 11 4 19

Last FG - ISU 2nd-00:36, OU 2nd-08:10.Largest lead - ISU by 7 2nd-00:07, OU by 14 1st-03:41.

Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 1 time.

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OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUALPoints: 37, Stacey King vs. Auburn, March 19, 1988Field Goals: 14, Blake Griffin vs. Michigan, March 21, 2009; Mookie Blaylock vs. Louisiana Tech, March 18, 1989; Harvey Grant vs. Louisville, March 24, 1988; Stacey King vs. Auburn, March 19, 1988; Wayman Tisdale vs. Illinois State, March 16, 1985Field Goal Attempts: 28, Mookie Blaylock vs. Louisiana Tech, March 18, 19893-Point Field Goals: 7, Dave Sieger vs. Kansas, April 4, 1988; Tim McCalister vs. Iowa, March 20, 19873-Point Field Goal Attempts: 13, Dave Sieger vs. Kansas, April 4, 1988Free Throws: 12, Wayman Tisdale vs. Dayton, March 17, 1984Free Throw Attempts: 14, David Johnson vs. Northeastern, March 13, 1986Rebounds: 17, Blake Griffin vs. Michigan, March 21, 2009; Harvey Grant vs. Tulsa, March 13, 1987Assists: 11, Terrell Everett vs. UW-Milwaukee, March 16, 2006; John Ontjes vs. Manhattan, March 16, 1995; John McCullough vs. Texas, March 10, 1979Turnovers: 8, Ray Whitley vs. Indiana State, March 5, 1979Blocks: 5, Al Beal vs. Texas, March 10, 1979Steals: 7, Mookie Blaylock vs. Kansas, April 4, 1988; Ricky Grace vs. Iowa, March 20, 1987

OKLAHOMA TEAMPoints: 124, vs. Louisiana Tech, March 18, 1989Field Goals: 48, vs. Louisiana Tech, March 18, 1989Field Goal Attempts: 98, vs. Louisiana Tech, March 18, 1989Field Goal Percentage: .660 (35-53), vs. Illinois State, March 16, 19873-Point Field Goals: 13, vs. UNC Charlotte, March 14, 19993-Point Field Goal Attempts: 28, vs. Syracuse, March 30, 2003; vs. UNC Charlotte, March 14, 19993-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .556 (10-for-18) vs. South Carolina State, March 20, 2003Free Throws: 24 vs. Missouri, March 23, 2002; vs. Xavier, March 17, 2002Free Throw Attempts: 36 vs. Louisville, March 24, 1988Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .900 (18-for-20), vs. North Carolina A&T, March 14, 1985Rebounds: 62, vs. Louisiana Tech, March 18, 1989Assists: 31, vs. Auburn, March 19, 1988Turnovers: 21 vs. Manhattan, March 16, 1995Blocks: 10, vs. Texas, March 10, 1979 Steals: 16, vs. Louisiana Tech, March 18, 1989; vs. Auburn, March 19, 1988

NCAA TOURNAMENT SINGLE-GAME RECORDS

OPPONENT INDIVIDUALPoints: 41, Roosevelt Chapman, Dayton, March 17, 1984Field Goals: 13, Danny Manning, Kansas, April 4, 1988; Sean Elliott, Arizona, April 2, 1988; Roosevelt Chapman, Dayton, March 17, 1984Field Goal Attempts: 34, Reggie Lewis, Northeastern, March 13, 19863-Point Field Goals: 6, David Moss, Tulsa, March 13, 19873-Point Field Goal Attempts: 13, Reggie Holmes, Morgan State, March 19, 2009Free Throws: 15, Roosevelt Chapman, Dayton, March 17, 1984Free Throw Attempts: 19, Roosevelt Chapman, Dayton, March 17, 1984Rebounds: 22, Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech, March 21, 1985Assists: 12, Andre Turner, Memphis State, March 24, 1985Turnovers: 10, Morris Lyons, UT-Chattanooga, March 17, 1988 Blocks: 5, David West, Xavier, March 17, 2002Steals: 7, Ted Ellis, Manhattan, March 16, 1995

OPPONENT TEAMPoints: 98, Louisville, March 24, 1988Field Goals: 40, Louisville, March 24, 1988Field Goal Attempts: 84, Auburn, March 19, 1988Field Goal Pct.: .636 (35-55), Kansas, April 4, 19883-Point Field Goals: 10, Michigan, March 21, 20093-Point Field Goal Attempts: 28, Niagara, March 17, 20053-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .700 (7-for-10), North Carolina, March 17, 1990Free Throws: 27, Virginia, March 23, 1989Free Throw Attempts: 36, Virginia, March 23, 1989Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 attempts): .938 (15-for-16), North Carolina, March 29, 2009Rebounds: 57, Auburn, March 19, 1988Assists: 26, Louisiana Tech, March 21, 1985Turnovers: 29, Louisiana Tech, March 18, 1989Blocks: 8, Indiana, March 30, 2002 Steals: 13, Syracuse, March 30, 2003; Manhattan, March 16, 1995

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NCAA TOURNAMENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHSOKLAHOMAPOINTS

1. 37, Stacey King vs. Auburn, 3/19/88 2. 36, Wayman Tisdale vs. Dayton, 3/17/84 3. 34, Mookie Blaylock vs. Louisiana Tech, 3/18/89 34, Harvey Grant vs. Louisville, 3/24/88 5. 33, Blake Griffin vs. Michigan, 3/21/09 6. 29, Blake Griffin vs. Syracuse, 3/27/09 29, Wayman Tisdale vs. Illinois State, 3/16/85 8. 28, Tony Crocker vs. Syracuse, 3/27/09 28, Blake Griffin vs. Morgan State, 3/19/09 28, Stacey King vs. East Tennessee State, 3/16/89 28, Stacey King vs. Villanova, 3/26/88 28, Tim McCalister vs. Pittsburgh, 3/15/87 28, Wayman Tisdale vs. North Carolina A&T, 3/14/85

REBOUNDS

1. 17, Blake Griffin vs. Michigan, 3/21/09 17, Harvey Grant vs. Tulsa, 3/13/87 3. 16, Blake Griffin vs. North Carolina, 3/29/09 4. 15, Taj Gray vs. Utah, 3/19/05 15, Eduardo Najera vs. UNC Charlotte, 3/14/99 15, Stacey King vs. Louisiana Tech, 3/18/89 7. 14, Blake Griffin vs. Syracuse, 3/27/09 14, William Davis vs. North Carolina, 3/17/90 14, David Johnson vs. Northeastern, 3/13/86 10. 13, Blake Griffin vs. Morgan State, 3/19/09 13, Taj Gray vs. Niagara, 3/17/05 13, Eduardo Najera vs. Arizona, 3/12/99 13, Wayman Tisdale vs. Memphis State, 3/24/85

ASSISTS

1. 11, Terrell Everett vs. UW-Milwaukee, 3/16/06 11, John Ontjes vs. Manhattan, 3/16/95 11, John McCullough vs. Texas, 3/10/79 4. 9, Mookie Blaylock vs. Chattanooga, 3/16/89 9, Mookie Blaylock vs. Auburn, 3/19/88 9, Linwood Davis vs. Northeastern, 3/13/86 9, Tim McCalister vs. Dayton, 3/17/84 8. 8, Alex Spaulding vs. UNC Charlotte, 3/14/99 8, Michael Johnson vs. Arizona, 3/12/99 8, Ricky Grace vs. Arizona, 4/2/88 8, Ricky Grace vs. Louisville, 3/24/88 8, Ricky Grace vs. Auburn, 3/19/88 8, Dave Sieger vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga, 3/17/88 8, Ricky Grace vs. Iowa (OT), 3/20/87 8, Linwood Davis vs. North Carolina A&T, 3/14/85

OPPONENTSPOINTS

1. 41, Roosevelt Chapman, Dayton, 3/17/84 2. 35, Reggie Lewis, Northeastern, 3/13/86 3. 31, Danny Manning, Kansas, 4/4/88 31, Sean Elliott, Arizona, 4/2/88 5. 30, Kurk Lee, Towson State, 3/15/90 6. 29, Larry Bird, Indiana State, 3/15/79 7. 28, Romain Sato, Xavier, 3/17/02 28, Bryant Stith, Virginia, 3/23/89 9. 27, Brian Wethers, California, 3/22/03 10. 26, Boo Davis, UW-Milwaukee, 3/16/06 26, Andrae Patterson, Indiana (OT), 3/12/98 26, Kevin Gamble, Iowa (OT), 3/20/87

REBOUNDS

1. 18, Danny Manning, Kansas, 4/4/88 2. 16, Karl Malone, Louisiana Tech (OT), 3/21/85 3. 15, Juan Mendez, Niagara, 3/17/05 15, Greg Dennis, East Tennessee State, 3/16/89 15, Reggie Lewis, Northeastern, 3/13/86 15, Larry Bird, Indiana State, 3/15/79 7. 14, Justin Hawkins, Utah, 3/19/05 14, Brent Dabbs, Virginia, 3/23/89 14, Pervis Ellison, Louisville, 3/24/88 14, Keith Lee, Memphis State, 3/24/85

ASSISTS

1. 12, Andre Turner, Memphis State, 3/24/85 2. 10, Brevin Knight, Stanford, 3/14/97 10, B.J. Armstrong, Iowa (OT), 3/20/87 4. 8, Luke Walton, Arizona, 3/21/02 8, Levan Alston, Temple, 3/15/96 8, John Crotty, Virginia, 3/23/89 8, William Howard, Auburn, 3/19/88 8, Alan Davis, Louisiana Tech (OT), 3/21/85 8, Wayne Smith, Louisiana Tech (OT), 3/21/85 8, Larry Schellenberg, Dayton, 3/17/84

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NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAM HIGHSOKLAHOMAPOINTS1. 124 vs. Louisiana Tech, 19892. 108 vs. Louisville, 19883. 107 vs. Auburn, 19884. 96 vs. Pittsburgh, 1987 96 vs. North Carolina A&T, 1985

FIELD GOALS1. 48 vs. Louisiana Tech, 19892. 41 vs. Auburn, 1988 41 vs. Texas, 19794. 39 vs. Louisville, 1988 39 vs. North Carolina A&T, 1985

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS1. 98 vs. Louisiana Tech, 19892. 82 vs. Pittsburgh, 19873. 76 vs. Auburn, 19884. 74 vs. Niagara, 2005 74 vs. Louisville, 1988 74 vs. North Carolina A&T, 1985

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE1. .660 vs. Illinois State, 19852. .622 vs. Texas, 19793. .604 vs. Morgan State, 20094. .576 vs. UT-Chattanooga, 19885. .571 vs. Saint Joseph’s, 2008

3-POINT FIELD GOALS1. 13 vs. UNC Charlotte, 19992. 10 vs. South Carolina State, 2003 10 vs. Arizona, 2002 10 vs. Winthrop, 2000 10 vs. Arizona, 1999 10 vs. Indiana (OT), 1998 10 vs. Louisiana Tech, 1989 10 vs. Kansas, 1988 10 vs. Louisville, 1988

3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS1. 28 vs. Syracuse, 2003 28 vs. UNC Charlotte, 19993. 27 vs. Temple, 19964. 25 vs. Arizona, 2002 25 vs. Arizona, 1999

3-POINT FG PCT. (MIN..10.ATTEMPTS)

1. .556 (10-for-18) vs. S.C. State, 20032. .538 (7-for-13) vs. California, 20033. .529 (9-for-17) vs. Auburn, 19884. .526 (10-for-19) vs. Louisville, 19885. .500 (7-for-14) vs. Missouri, 2002 .500 (7-for-14) vs. Iowa (OT), 1987 .500 (7-for-14) vs. Pittsburgh, 1987

FREE THROWS1. 24 vs. Missouri, 2002 24 vs. Xavier, 20023. 22 vs. UNC Charlotte, 1999 22 vs. Arizona, 19885. 21 vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1992

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS1. 36 vs. Louisville, 19882. 34 vs. Arizona, 19883. 32 vs. Morgan State, 2009 32 vs. Missouri, 20025. 31 vs. UNC Charlotte, 1999

FREE THROW PCT. (MIN..10.ATTEMPTS)

1. .900 (18-for-20) vs. N. C. A&T, 19852. .889 (16-for-18) vs. Arizona, 20023. .867 (13-for-15) vs. Niagara, 20054. .857 (24-for-28) vs. Xavier, 2002 .857 (12-for-14) vs. Winthrop, 2000

REBOUNDS1. 62 vs. Louisiana Tech, 19892. 48 vs. Niagara, 20053. 47 vs. Illinois-Chicago, 20024. 46 vs. Towson State, 1990 46 vs. Dayton, 1984

ASSISTS1. 31 vs. Auburn, 19882. 28 vs. Texas, 19793. 25 vs. Louisville, 1988 25 vs. UT-Chattanooga, 19885. 24 vs. Illinois State, 1985 24 vs. North Carolina A&T, 1985

TURNOVERS1. 21 vs. Manhattan, 19952. 20 vs. Towson State, 19903. 19 vs. Syracuse, 20034. 18 vs. Syracuse, 2009 18 vs. UW-Milwaukee, 2006

BLOCKED SHOTS1. 10 vs. Texas, 19792. 9 vs. Louisiana Tech, 19893. 8 vs. Louisiana Tech (OT), 19854. 6 vs. Morgan State, 2009 6 vs. Indiana State (OT), 2001 6 vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1992

STEALS1. 16 vs. Louisiana Tech, 1989 16 vs. Auburn, 19883. 14 vs. Iowa, 19874. 13 vs. Syracuse, 2003 13 vs. Kansas, 1988 13 vs. Louisville, 1988 13 vs. Pittsburgh, 1987

OPPONENTSPOINTS1. 98, Louisville, 19882. 94, Indiana, 19983. 93, Pittsburgh, 1987 93, Iowa, 1987 93, Indiana State, 1979

FIELD GOALS1. 40, Louisville, 19882. 38, Pittsburgh, 19873. 35, Kansas, 1988 35, North Carolina A&T, 1985 35, Indiana State, 1979

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS1. 84, Auburn, 1988 84, Louisiana Tech, 19853. 79, Texas, 19794. 77, Morgan State, 2009 77, Louisiana Tech, 1989

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE1. .636, Kansas, 19882. .595, Utah, 20053. .593, Louisville, 2008 .593, Indiana, 19985. .583, Indiana State, 1979

3-POINT FIELD GOALS1. 9, Louisville, 2008 9, Indiana, 1998 9, Temple, 19964. 8, Indiana, 2002 8, Xavier, 2002 8, UNC Charlotte, 1999 8, Auburn, 1988 8, Tulsa, 1987

3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS1. 28, Niagara, 20052. 27, Michigan, 20093. 24, Syracuse, 2009 24, Auburn, 19885. 23, Morgan State, 2009 23, UNC Charlotte, 1999 23, Arizona, 1988

3-POINT FG PCT. (MIN..10.ATTEMPTS)

1. .700 (7-for-10), North Carolina, 19902. .615 (8-for-13), Indiana, 20023. .529 (9-for-17), Louisville, 20084. .500 (9-for-18), Indiana, 19985. .474 (9-for-19), Temple, 1996

FREE THROWS1. 27, Virginia, 19892. 26, UW-Milwaukee, 20063. 24, Stanford, 1997 24, Manhattan, 19955. 23, Indiana State, 1979`

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS1. 36, Virginia, 19892. 35, Manhattan, 19953. 34, Missouri, 2002 34, Indiana State, 19795. 33, Indiana, 2002

FREE THROW PCT. (MIN..10.ATTEMPTS)

1. .938 (15-for-16), North Carolina, 20092. .913 (21-for-23), Auburn, 19883. .867 (13-for-15), Niagara, 20054. .864 (19-for-22) E. Tenn. State, 19895. .857 (12-for-14), Texas, 1947

REBOUNDS1. 57, Auburn, 19882. 50, Indiana State, 19793. 48, Louisiana Tech, 19894. 46, Northeastern, 1986 46, Louisiana Tech, 1985

ASSISTS1. 26, Louisiana Tech, 19852. 24, Louisville, 20083. 23, Pittsburgh, 19874. 21, Iowa, 19875. 19, Indiana, 2002 19, DePaul, 1986 19, Memphis State, 1985

TURNOVERS1. 29, Louisiana Tech, 19892. 26, UT-Chattanooga, 19883. 25, Auburn, 19884. 24, Syracuse, 20035. 23, Kansas, 1988 23, Indiana State, 1979

BLOCKED SHOTS1. 8, Indiana, 20022. 7, Louisiana Tech, 19893. 6, Xavier, 20024. 5, North Carolina, 1990 5, Memphis State, 1985 5, Indiana, 1983

STEALS1. 13, Syracuse, 2003 13, Manhattan, 19953. 11, Kansas, 1988 11, Louisiana Tech, 19855. 10, Syracuse, 2009 10, Arizona, 1999 10, North Carolina, 1990 10, Memphis State, 1985

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NCAA TOURNAMENT CATEGORY LEADERSGAMES PLAYED1. 12, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) 12, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)3. 11, Dave Sieger (1986, 1987, 1988)4. 10, Terrence Mullins (1988, 1989, 1990) 10, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987) 10, David Johnson (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)7. 9, Jabahri Brown (2002, 2003) 9, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003) 9, Quannas White (2002, 2003) 9, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989) 9, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988) 9, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988) 9, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

MINUTES PLAYED1. 393, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)2. 365, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)3. 362, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)4. 345, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)5. 337, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)6. 310, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)7. 306, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)8. 282, Dave Sieger (1986, 1987, 1988)9. 265, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)10. 257, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)

POINTS1. 246, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)2. 170, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)3. 158, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)4. 153, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)5. 140, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)6. 138, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)7. 134, Blake Griffin (2008, 2009)8. 132, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)9. 120, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)10. 118, Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)

FIELD GOALS1. 102, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)2. 66, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988) 66, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)4. 61, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987) 61, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)6. 56, Blake Griffin (2008, 2009)7. 52, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)8. 48, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)9. 45, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)10. 39, Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS1. 185, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)2. 136, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)3. 126, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)4. 123, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)5. 121, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)6. 116, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)7. 112, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)8. 109, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)9. 78, Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)10. 77, David Johnson (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (MIN..40.ATTEMPTS)

1. .778, Blake Griffin (2008, 2009)2. .606, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)3. .551, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989) 4. .548, Jabahri Brown (2002, 2003)5. .545, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)6. .500, Taj Gray (2005, 2006) .500, Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)8. .496, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)9. .494, David Johnson (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)10. .493, Anthony Bowie (1985, 1986)

3-POINT FIELD GOALS1. 21, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)2. 20, Dave Sieger (1986, 1987, 1988)3. 14, David Godbold (2005, 2006, 2008) 14, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989) 14, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)6. 13, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)7. 11, Eric Martin (1999)8. 10, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)9. 9, Willie Warren (2009) 9, Eduardo Najera (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) 9, Terrence Mullins (1988, 1989, 1990)

3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS1. 60, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)2. 52, Dave Sieger (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988)3. 43, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)4. 39, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)5. 38, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)6. 29, Tony Crocker (2008, 2009)7. 27, Eduardo Najera (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)8. 26, Willie Warren (2009)9. 23, David Godbold (2005, 2006, 2008) 23, Kelley Newton (2000, 2001)

3-PT. FG PERCENTAGE (MIN..15.ATTEMPTS)

1. .609 (14-23), David Godbold (2005, 2006, 2008)2. .590 (13-22), Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)3. .500 (11-22), Eric Martin (1999) .500 (9-18), Terrence Mullins (1988, 1989, 1990)5. .400 (6-15), Austin Johnson (2006, 2008, 2009)6. .385 (20-52), Dave Sieger (1986, 1987, 1988)7. .375 (6-16), Nate Erdmann (1996, 1997) .375 (6-16), Skeeter Henry (1989, 1990)9. .368 (7-19), Tim Heskett (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001) .368 (14-38), Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)

FREE THROWS1. 42, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)2. 38, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)3. 36, Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)4. 32, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)5. 26, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)6. 24, David Johnson (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)7. 23, Gerald Tucker (1943, 1947)8. 22, Blake Griffin (2008, 2009)9. 21, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) 21, Quannas White (2002, 2003)

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS1. 69, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)2. 55, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)3. 44, David Johnson (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)4. 43, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)5. 42, Blake Griffin (2008, 2009) 42, Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)7. 35, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)8. 29, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)9. 28, Gerald Tucker (1943, 1947)10. 27, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987) 27, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (MIN..20.ATTEMPTS)

1. .857 (36-42), Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)2. .840 (21-25), Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)3. .821 (23-28), Gerald Tucker (1943, 1947)4. .808 (21-26), Quannas White (2002, 2003)5. .760 (19-25), William Davis (1989, 1990)6. .744 (32-43), Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)7. .743 (26-35), Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)8. .722 (26-36), Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)9. .691 (38-55), Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)10. .667 (18-27), Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987) .667 (18-27), Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

REBOUNDS1. 93, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)2. 73, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)3. 71, Blake Griffin (2008, 2009) 71, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)5. 68, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)6. 67, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)7. 57, Ebi Ere (2002, 2003)8. 55, David Johnson (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)9. 52, Eduardo Najera (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)10. 48, Aaron McGhee (2001, 2002)

ASSISTS1. 57, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)2. 52, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)3. 50, Tim McCalister (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)4. 45, Dave Sieger (1986, 1987, 1988)5. 41, Quannas White (2002, 2003)6. 37, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)7. 35, Anthony Bowie (1985, 1986)8. 28, Darryl Kennedy (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)9. 25, Austin Johnson (2006, 2008, 2009) 25, Linwood Davis (1985, 1986)

BLOCKED SHOTS1. 17, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)2. 12, Wayman Tisdale (1983, 1984, 1985)3. 8, Harvey Grant (1987, 1988)4. 7, Ryan Humphrey (1998, 1999)5. 6, Johnnie Gilbert (2001, 2003, 2005) 6, Eduardo Najera (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) 6, Renzi Stone (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)

STEALS1. 32, Mookie Blaylock (1988, 1989)2. 28, Ricky Grace (1987, 1988)3. 21, Dave Sieger (1984, 1986, 1987, 1988)4. 17, Hollis Price (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)5. 15, Stacey King (1987, 1988, 1989)

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ByJonRothsteinCBSNewYorkSeptember20,2012

AmathM’Bayemightbethemostimpactfulnewcomerincollegebasketballthatnoonereallyknowsabout.

The6-9forwardstartedhiscareeratWyomingandledtheCowboysinreboundingin2011beforehetransferredtoOklahoma.Nowwithtwoseasonsofeligibilityremaining,M’BayeseemsprimedtoplayamajorrolefortheSoonersduringtheupcomingseason.

“HegotasmuchoutofthetransferyearasanyoneI’veevenbeenaround,”OklahomacoachLonKrugersaidofM’Baye,whoaveraged12pointsand5.7reboundspergamein2010-11atWyoming.“He’sbeengreat.He’sareallyversatileplayerthatcanattackyouinanumberofways.”

TheadditionofM’BayeshouldalsogiveKrugerapotentialsecondaryoffensiveoptiontotakepressureoffguardStevenPledger,wholedtheSoonersinscoringlastyearat16.2pointspergame.

“Steven’saterrificshooterandhe’sgotagreatfeel,”KrugersaidofPledger,whoshotanimpressive41.6%fromthree-pointrangelastseasonasajunior.“ButnowwithAmath,he’sgotsomeonewhocanhelphim.Amath’sgotaninterestinggameinthesensethathe’smostcomfortableinthatmidrangearea.Heknowshowtofindseamsinthedefenseandgetbaskets.”

“He’safirstroundpick,”aDivisionOnecoachthat’sfamiliarwithM’Baye’sgamesaid.“There’snodoubt.”

WithM’BayeandfellowseniorsRomeroOsbyandAndrewFitzgerald,KrugerhasthreecapableplayersthatshouldbeabletomatchupwithmostfrontcourtsintheBig12.OsbyledOklahomainreboundinglastyearat7.3pergameandtalliedsevendouble-doubles.

HeadyplaymakerSamGroomsreturnsatpointguardandCameronClarkisalsobackaftershowingflashesofbeingacapablescorerasasophomore.Nowajunior,the6-6ClarkscoredindoublefiguresinfiveoftheSoonersfinalsevengamesin2011-12.Krugeralsobringsinthreetalentedfreshmenguards—BuddyHield,Je’lonHornbeak,andIsaiahCousinsthatshouldallbeinthemixformajorminutesimmediately.

“ThethingIlikeaboutourfreshmenclassistheycomefromwinningpedigree,”Krugersaid.“Theyexpecttohavesuccess.”

WhileHornbeakcouldpossiblypushGroomsatpointguardandCousinsfigurestoplaybothbackcourtspots,Hieldmayhavethebiggestchanceoutofthistriotomakeabigsplashthankstohisabilitytoscore.

The6-3guardaveragedalmostthree3-pointersagameasahighschoolseniorandhasanuncannyknacktoputdefendersontheirheels.

“Hismentalityistoscore,”KrugersaidofHield.“Hecanreallyfillthingsupinahurry.”

WiththistriumvirateoffreshmenontheperimeterplusM’Baye,Krugerhasfourqualityplayerstoaddtofivereturningstarters.WhileOklahomaonlymanagedtowinfivegamesinconferenceplaylastseason,doublingthattotaldoesn’tseemoutoftherealmofpossibilityifeverythingbreaksright.

“Ourdepthwillbemuchdifferent,”Krugersaid.“Wehavemoreguysthatcanplaynowandthecompetitionfortimewillbereally,reallygood.Weshouldbeatough,rangyathletictypeofteam.”

OnethathasalltherequisitestomakeajumpintheBig12.

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ByMattBrackenTheBaltimoreSunOctober9,2012

At6feet8,235pounds,AndrewFitzgeraldisarguablythemostrecognizablebigmanonOklahoma’scampus.

HegoestoSoonersfootballgamesand“everyothersportingevent”oncampusthathecan.HeisanAcademicAll-Big12honoreewitha3.3GPAmajoringinleadershipandadministrationwithaminorinhistory.

Andonthebasketballcourt,Fitzgerald,aseniorpowerforward,isoneofOklahoma’ssteadiestperformers.InNorman,Fitzgeraldfoundwhathewassearchingforduringahighschoolcareerthatspannedfourhighschoolsinfouryears:stability.

“Ididn’twanttogothroughthechangesthatIwentthroughinhighschool,”saidFitzgerald,whoattendedSt.Frances,TowsonCatholic,OwingsMillsandBrewster(N.H.)Academy.“Ithinkthebigkeyformewasjustcomingouthereandstayingouthere.WhateveradversityIhadtogothrough,justfightingthroughit,keepplaying.Thatwasabigkeyforme–areallybigkeyformyfamily.Getstabilityoutthereandjustgofromthere.”

Fitzgerald’scollegecareerhasn’tbeenwithoutcomplication.Asafreshman,Fitzgeraldaveragedjust4.8points,2.0reboundsand0.5assistsin15.7minutespergame.Hequicklydiscoveredhowmuchharderhe’dhavetoworktobesuccessfulintheBig12.

“Iwastooheavytoplayinthisconference,”hesaid.“Iwas6-8,265,270.SometimesIhavetochangemygame.[Iaddeda]mid-rangejumpshot[andtriedto]keepmylow-postskills.Ijustkeptworkingit.Ikeptworkingit,weightstartedgoingdown.”

Afteraveraging12.6pointsand5.0reboundsasasophomore,Fitzgeraldputup12.1pointsand5.0reboundspergameasajunior.Hisalmostpredictableproductionwasaboonforfirst-yearcoachLonKrugerlastseason,buttheSoonersstruggledthrougha15-16season,whichincludeda5-13markinconferenceplay.

“[It’stough]knowingthatwegaveawaygames,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“Wewouldgetinsomanygames,andwegaveawaysevengamesthatwehadthehalftimelead.Littlemistakesjustpileduponus.Thatwasreallybigforus.”

Butdespitethedisappointmentofhisjunioryear,FitzgeraldisoptimisticheadingintohisfinalseasonwiththeSooners.Partofthatisbasedonhisownproduction.Fitzgeraldwasunstoppableattimes,mostnotablyinaFebruarygameagainstIowaStatewhenheshot11-for-19fromthefieldforacareer-high27points.Healsopouredin21pointson9-for-10shootinginawinoverNo.18KansasState.

Heplanstocontinueplayingtheroleofleaderandlow-postpresenceonaSoonerssquadthatreturnsallfivestarters.

“Thetalentisthere.It’sjustaboutusputtingeverythingtogetherandworkingashardaswecan,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“Thetalentlevel

thatwehave,allstartingfiveguysarereturning,that’stherealbigkeyforus.Thatleadership,someofthatseniorleadershipwehaveisreallyakeyforus.Ifeellikethat’sabigfactorthatwewanttohavethisyear.”

Fitzgeraldsaysthatthefirstthreeyearsofhiscollegecareer“flewby.”He’slookingforwardtoplayingprobasketballaftergraduation,andpursuingacareerinbusinessafterthat.Butfornow,he’ssavoringeverylastbitofhissenioryear,anddoingeverythinginhispowertomakesurehiscollegecareerendsintheNCAAtournament.

“That’samajoraccomplishment,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“Everyonehasgoalsforthisyear.…Wecandefinitelydoit.That’soneofmybiggoals,toaccomplishthat–tosayinmylifethatI’vebeentotheNCAAtournament.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptOctober12,2012

NORMAN—NooneassociatedwithOklahomabasketballwilllikelyworkfortheCIA.TheSoonersmakelittleattempttokeepsecrets.

WanderbyLloydNobleCenterat5p.m.todayandyoucanwatchtheirfirstpracticeofthe2012-13season.Ifthat’snotconvenientenough,thepracticewillbestreamedliveonsoonersports.tv.

TheSoonersdon’thaveanythingtohide.

“Wedon’thaveanysecrets,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Thisgamealwayscomesdowntoexecutionanddoingitwellenoughtogettheresultthatyouwant.Ithinkthiswillbegoodforthepeoplethatwanttotuneinandfindoutaboutwhat’sgoingon.Hopefully,they’llgettoknowtheplayersalittlebitbetter.Inthelongrun,IhopeitwillencouragethemtocomeouttoLloydNobleCenterandbepartofthecrowd.”

TheSoonersfirmlybelievethisisaseasonthatwon’tendwithalossintheBig12tournament.

OUreturnsitstopsixscorersfromlastseason’s15-16squad,includingallfivestarters.Alltold,88percentoftheirscoring,81percentoftheirreboundingand78percentoftheirassistsfromlastseasonwillbeinthepracticegymtoday.

StevenPledgerandRomeroOsbyaretheBig12’sleadingreturningscorer(16.2pointspergame)andrebounder(7.3reboundspergame),respectively.PointguardSamGroomsrankedsecondintheleagueinassistslastyear(6.0pergame).PreseasonBig12NewcomeroftheYearAmathM’Baye,atransferfromWyomingwhopracticedwiththeSoonerslastseason,willalsobeonthecourt.

“We’reamuchdeeperandmoreathleticteamonthewhole,”Krugersaid.“There’sgonnabebettercompetitionfortime,internally.We’llbeabletokeeppeoplefresherinballgames,whichisgreat.”

OUwaspickedtofinishseventhintheBig12ConferenceinthecoachespollthatwasreleasedonThursday.

Itmightsoundlikeaslight,buttheleagueeasilyplacedsixteamsintheNCAATournamentlastseason.Exceedingexpectationsbyonespotcanmeantheendofathree-yearabsencefromMarchMadness.

“Ihopethat’sthecase,”Groomssaid.“Moreimportantly,Ijustthinkweneedtopushourselvesabove20winsthisyear.It’sreallypossiblewiththereturningpeoplewehaveandwithguysbeingbetterthanwewerelastyearandtheguyswe’veadded.Thiscouldbeareallygoodyear.”

Ifyoudon’tbelieveGrooms,checkoutforyourself.TheSoonerswilllivestreamtheirfirsteightpractices.

“Ithinkifwecangetmorepeopletotakeaninterest,thenwe’reallforit,”Krugersaid.

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanOctober17,2012

Themen’sbasketballteamvotedandOklahomabasketballcoachLonKrugerannouncedthemen’sbasketballteamwillbeledbytwoseniorandonejuniorcaptains.

SeniorsAndrewFitzgeraldandRomeroOsbyandjuniorAmathM’Bayearethe2012-2013captainsfortheSooners.

“We’vehadalotofguysstepupandworkhardintheoffseason,butit’snosurprise,asindicatedbythevoteoftheirteammates,thatRomero,AndrewandAmathwereselectedascaptains,”Krugersaid.“Thoseguyshavedoneanexcellentjobconsistentlywithworkoutsaswellasoncampusandinthecommunity,andtheirteammatesobviouslyrespectthat.Theywantwhat’sbestfortheteamandthey’reallaboutworkingtomakeeachotherbettereverydayandrepresentingwell,andforthosethreeitcomesprettynaturally.”

Osbystartedall31gameslastseasonaveraging12.9points,ateam-high7.3reboundsand1.0blockedshotin30.2minutespergame.Fitzgeraldhasstartedthelast64gamesforOklahoma,finishinglastseasonthirdinteamscoring.M’BayeismakinghisdebutwiththeSoonersthisseasonaftertransferringfromWyomingandsittingoutlastseasonduetoNCAA’stransferrules.

ThethreecaptainswillleadtheOklahomamen’sbasketballteamduringthefirsthomeexhibitiongameagainstWashburnat7p.m.onNov.2.

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldOctober18,2012

KANSASCITY,Mo.—Thereisa55-secondYouTubevideothatshowsexactlywhyOklahomabasketballfansfeelsafetobeexcitedagain.

ItfeaturesAmathM’Baye,theSooners’PreseasonBig12NewcomeroftheYear,dunking.Andsendingsomeone’sshotstraighttothefloor.Andhitting3sfromthecorner,fromonewingandthenfromtheother.Andthendunkingagain.

OUsawalotofthisfromM’Bayelastyearinpractice,wherethe6-foot-9forwardspentallofhistimeaftertransferringfromWyoming.This,however,wasnoOUpractice.

ThiswasahighlightreelfromtheAdidasNationscamplastAugustnearLongBeach.ThiswasM’BayeamongfellowcollegecounselorslikeDuke’sMasonPlumlee,Louisville’sPeytonSivaandMurrayStateAll-AmericanIsaiahCanaan.

M’Bayehadbeeninvitedtojointhecast.Andherehewasprovinghebelongedonstage.

“IthoughtIdidOK,”hesaidWednesdayfromBig12MediaDay.

“Iheardhedidreallywell,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Ididn’tseeanyofthat,butallofthecommentsbackwereheheldhisownverywellagainstotherverygoodplayers.”

Hereisasample,fromon-the-sceneHoopsworld.comcollegebasketballeditorYannisKoutroupis:“SomewhatofamysterygoingintotheNations,M’BayeearnedhimselfalotofattentionforthisupcomingseasonatOklahoma.”

ThisiswhytheSoonersweresoexcitedastheycloseddowntheir15-162011-12season,theirthirdstraightlosingeffortsinceBlakeGriffinskippedtown.Helpwasontheway.TheyhadseenwhatM’Bayecoulddo.

Theyfiguredwithanotheroffseasonofwork,hecoulddoevenmore.

“He’sfine-tunedhisjumpshot,”guardSamGroomssaid.“Ithinkhe’sinbettershape.He’salwaysbeenathletic,buthelooksevenmoreathleticthisyear.Hecandomore.He’sbetter.

“It’llbeexcitingtowatch,Ipromiseyouthat.”

M’Baye’soffseasonwasn’tallCaliforniacampflash.Therewereplentyofnon-glamorousearlymornings.

“Hewasinthereatseveno’clock,andliftingat7:05,”Krugersaid.“That’sjusthisroutine.”

“Alwaysinthegym,”forwardRomeroOsbysaid.“We’dgetintheretogetherandcompeteagainsteachother.”

AndwhatdidOsbynotice?

“He’sreallybeenworkingonhisgame,”hesaid.“Hecanplayoutsidejustaswellashecanplayinsidenow.Ithinkthebiggestthingwithhimistomakesurehecomesinconfident.Ifhe’sconfident,thesky’sthelimit.”

M’Baye’sinvitationtoAdidasNationsshouldonlyfeedhisego.Amongplayerstheevent’swebsitetoutsashavingtakenpartinthepast:DerrickRose,KevinLove,TyrekeEvans,AntawnJamisonandEricGordon,plusOklahomaCityThunderplayersJamesHarden,SergeIbaka,DaequanCookandColeAldrich.

Lastsummer,itwasM’Baye’sturntotutorsomeofthenation’stophighschooltalent,andscrimmagewithfellowcounselorsinbetweenthehighschoolers’games.

“Ihadn’tplayedallyear,”M’Bayesaid,“andIwasabletoscrimmageandplayagainstverygoodcompetitiontoseewhereIstood.Anytimeyouplayagainstsuchgoodplayers,itmakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.”

M’Bayefeelsprettygoodgoingintohisjuniorseason,hisfirstasaSooner.ThathastheSoonersfeelingmuchbetter.

“It’sverygoodmotivationtoseethatpeopleactuallyseemyimprovementandseehowIworkandareconfidentthatI’mgoingtobeafactorintheBig12,”M’Bayesaid.“ItmakesmewanttoworkhardertomakesureIdon’tdisappointallofthesepeoplethatbelieveinme.”

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldOctober21,2012

NORMAN—TherecameapointduringSaturday’sintrasquadscrimmagewhereOklahomashowedexactlyhowitwantedtoplaythisseason,beginningwhenAmathM’BayeroseforadefensivereboundandzippedanoutletpasstoStevenPledger.

“Good!”coachLonKrugeryelledfromthebench.“Nowfinishit!”

FinishPledgerdid.HecaughtM’Baye’soutletandattackedimmediately,swoopingtothebasketfromtherightwingbeforelayingitinwithhisrighthand.

ThisisadeeperSoonersteamthanKruger’sfirstbunchayearago.ItistheirmostathleticsinceWillieWarren,JuanPattilloandBlakeandTaylorGriffinsoaredtoanEliteEightappearancein2009.

ItstandstoreasontheSoonerswanttoplayfasterthantheydidlastseason.

“Alotfaster,”AndrewFitzgeraldconfirmed.

“Alotfaster,”Pledgerechoed.“We’vegotmorebodies.Wecanexertourselvesmore.”

M’BayeisnowaboardaftersittingoutlastyearduetoNCAAtransferpolicy.HeandCameronClarkareOU’smostexplosiveplayers.

FreshmanguardsIsaiahCousins,BuddyHieldandJe’lonHornbeakjoinPledger,M’Baye,Clark,SamGroomsandTylerNealaroundtheperimeter.ThreerookieswereoccasionallyoutofcontrolSaturday,butyoucouldalsoseetheirinfluence.

“Thethreeasagroupbringathleticability,goodranginess,goodactivitydefensively,enthusiasm,”Krugersaid.“Theylovetoplay,lovetocompete.Justtremendousupside.”

Hieldscored16pointsinthescrimmage.Cousinschalkedup10.Hornbeakhitapairof3-pointers.

Itwasn’tsomuchthattheyscored,though.Itwasthattheyran.

“Ithinkwe’llhavemorespeedcomingoutofthebackcourt,”Krugersaid,“moreabilitytopushit.”

Thatgenerallywasn’tthecaseayearago.Krugertightenedhisrotationastheseasonworeon,bynecessity.TheSoonerswent1-8inFebruaryand3-11overtheirlast14games.

SeveralplayersshowedupSaturday.

“‘Ro’didalotofgoodthings,”KrugersaidofforwardRomeroOsby,whoputup24pointsandeightrebounds.“IthoughtTylerNealdidalotofgoodthings.Ithoughtthethreefreshmanguardsdidsomegoodthingsasagroup.”

Nealhadninepointsandfourrebounds.Clarkhad13and11.Pledgerscoredeightpointsbehindapairof3s.

Therewasplentyofugly,tobesure.

“Agoodreminderwe’vegottoimproveourhabits,improvealotofthings,”Krugersaid.“ButI’mstillexcitedaboutthisgroup.”

Ifnothingelse,theyshouldbemoreexcitingtowatch.

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptOctober30,2012

NORMAN—It’sbeennearlytwoyearssinceAmathM’Bayeplayedinanofficialcollegebasketballgame.Sincetheneverythinghaschanged.

He’sleftWyomingforOklahoma,addedmuscletohislean6-foot-9frame.

TheobscurityofplayingintheMountainWesthasbeenreplacedwiththebrightlightsoftheBig12Conference.

M’BayeisalsoprojectedasthefinalpiecethatallowstheSoonerstoendathree-yearNCAATournamentdrought.

That’salotofweightforanyplayertocarry.ButthejuniorfromFrancedoesn’tseemtomind.

“Highexpectationsmeanyou’vebeendoingagoodjobofdoingwhatyoudo,sothat’sthewayIseeit.Iseeitwithalotofpride,”hesaid.“I’mreallyexcitedpeopleexpectalotfromme.It’salotofpressure,butthereisalwaysgoingtobepressureformeinthisworldofbasketballincollege,oronceyoubecomeapro.Youjusthavetofocusonyourgameandhelpingyourteamthebestwayyoucan.”

M’BayebringsphysicalattributesOUhaslackedthelasttwoseasons.Thereisn’tonespecificareathatlimitedittoa15-16season.TheSoonershadalotofholes.

Nevertheless,addingaforward,whocanscore(12.0pointsagameasasophomorein2011atWyoming),rebound(5.7boardsagamethatseason)andblockshots(oneagame),helpsplugalotofthem.PlayersandcoachesravedaboutM’Baye’spotentialwhilehespentlastseasonplayingonthescoutteamduetoNCAAtransferrules.

“Amathbringsversatility,agreatmotor,greatenergy,(theabilitytorun)thefloorandefforttotheboard.He’sjustengagedallthetime,”saidOUcoachLonKruger,whoisenteringhissecondseason.“Whenyouthinkaboutaplayerlikethat,andyougetthatmanyminutesthathe’sgoingtoplayontheflooratthathighlevelofcompetitivenessandengagementandproductivity;that’sabigboostrightoffthetop.”

ThatwillbeondisplaywhentheSoonersplaytheirfirstoftwoexhibitiongamesat7p.m.onFridaywhenWashburnvisitsLloydNobleCenter.Theathleticabilityshouldbeeasytosee.M’Bayehasaforward’ssize,butglideslikeaguard.Heisn’taback-to-basketplayer.Hecanplayontheperimeter.

ItwillhelpateamthatpossessestheBig12’sleading-returningrebounder(RomeroOsby)andscorer(StevenPledger).However,OsbyseesadditionalbenefitsfromM’Baye’spresence.

“Hewillbringadifferenttoneofleadershipbecauseheleadsvocallyandbyexampleaswell,”hesaid.“Ithinksometimespeoplegettiredofhearingthatsamevoiceinthelockerroomall

thetime.Whenyouhavetwoorthreeguysouttherewhohaveproventhemselvesasleaderssayingsomething,it’salwaysgoodfortheteamtohavetwoorthreeguyswhocanbeleaders.Sohavinghiminthelockerroomwillhelpusaswell.”

ThatissomethingM’BayeadmitshewasneveraskedtodoatWyoming.Thelasttimeheplayedacollegebasketballgame,hewasascorer—plainandsimple.Now,he’sinsituationwheretheSooners’hopesforplayingbeyondthesecondweekendinMarchhingeonhimscoringanddoingalotmore.

M’Bayehaslonglegs,butit’sstillagiantstridehe’sbeingaskedtomake.He’shadplentyoftimetomaketheadjustment.

“Ihavealotmoreresponsibilities,”hesaid.”IthinkmygamechangedinthewaythatIworkonmyskills.Iworkedondifferentaspectsofthegame.I’vewatchedthegamealot.I’vewatchedfilmfromallofourgames,ourpractices.IjusttrytomakegoodchoicesandmakesureIcanhelpthisteamthebestway.”

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldOctober30,2012

NORMAN—ThethingSamGroomsremembersisbeingsubmergedfromtheneckdowninwatermorefitforpolarbears,andthencrawlingalongthegroundlikesloths.

“Inmud,”saidAmathM’Baye,Grooms’Oklahomabasketballteammate.“Theyhadmeliftinglogs.”

“Big60-poundlogsthatyouhadtocarryasagroup,”Groomssaid.“Youhadtoturnacertainway.Youcouldn’tcheatthedrill.”

Cheatingatanythingwhenyou’rebeingtrainedbyaNavySEALisaparticularlybadidea.WhichiswhytheSoonerstooktheirrecentsessionwithSEALchiefspecialwarfareoperatorRobStellalastmonthveryseriously.

“Itwasforreal,”Groomssaid.“Everythingthathesaidwastrue.Hesaidhewasgonnafindoutalotaboutusinashortamountoftime.Hedid.”

ThekeywasfortheSoonerstolearnjustasmuchaboutthemselves.Theideaisthatwillpayoffasthe2012-13seasongrindsintoFebruary.

OUwent1-8overthatmonthlastyear.TheSoonersmadeahabitofplayingteamscloseforawhile,thenfadinglate.They’vedonethatalot,actually,sinceBlakeGriffinleftschool.TheirFebruaryrecordoverthepastthreeyearsis3-21.

Itisaprogramcryingfortoughness.SowhenwordgotoutthatStellawasgoingtobeavailable,well,whynot?

“Thelacrosseteamoncampus,theircoachcalledusandsaid,‘Hey,we’vegottheSEALscomingin.Wouldyouguysliketopartake?’”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Icheckedwiththeplayersandtheywereveryintriguedbyit.”

SoSept.11,bothmen’sandwomen’sbasketballteamsjoinedlacrosseplayersandmembersofOU’sROTC.Theypushedaroundmonstertrucktiresandlogsthatlookedmoreliketelephonepoles.Theydidpushupsandbear-crawledunderbridgesformedbytheirteammates.

Stellaoversawthetwo-hoursession,barkingthingslike:“Youlearntoplayoutofyourcomfortzone,youropponentswillnotbeabletomatchyou.”And:“Situationalawareness,confidenceinyourselfandyourteammates,andresiliency.You’vegotthose,you’vegottherecipeforsuccess.”

“Itwasdifferent,thewaywewentaboutthings,thewaywehadtorepeatthings.Itwasgoodforus,”guardStevenPledgersaid.“Itboostedteamunity.Itbroughtusclosertogether.”

TheSoonersdon’tpushtiresaroundAllenFieldhouse,orlogsacrossGallagher-IbaArena.Butthen,thatwasn’treallythepoint.

“Idon’tknowifthatonedayofphysicalstuffwillbethedifferenceinagame,”guardTylerNealsaid.“ButIthinkjusttakingthatandbuildingoniteachday,yeah,Ithinkit’llhelp.”

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ByClayHorningTheNormanTranscriptOctober30,2012

NORMAN—ItwasnotwhatSamGroomssaidsomuchashowhesaiditMondayafternoonatOklahomamen’sbasketballmediaday.

GroomswasaskedwhattheSoonernewcomersbringtopractice.

Thereareacoupleofwalk-ons—C.J.ColeandSteveNoworyta—andthey’reprobablydoingaheckofajob,becausethatisthewayofthewalk-on.Still,“thenewcomers,”really,arefreshmenIsaiahCousins,BuddyHieldandJe’lonHornbeakandpreseasonBig12newcomeroftheyearAmathM’Baye.

ThisiswhatGroomssaid:

“It’salot.Theybringintensityeveryday.Sometimes,whenyou’reyounger,youwanttodothingstoimpressthecoachesandtheydothateveryday.”

ButthetellingpartofthemomentwasthisbigsmileGroomshadasheheardthequestionandlaunchedintohisanswer.

Itsaidsomuchmore.

Likeit’shardtokeepupwiththeseguys.Liketheveteransmayhavetheexperience,buttheydon’thavewhattheseguyshave.Likemaybeyoujusthavetobetheretounderstandbecausepracticeisacompletelydifferentdeal.It’sdifferent.Thingshavechanged.

Ifthere’samediadayimage(orthedescriptionofanimage)Soonerroundballfansmightwanttotakewiththem,that’saboutasgoodasitgets.Grooms’smilegivesteethtothenarrativethatwillbemakingtheroundsthisseason,theonethathastheSoonersheadedbacktotheNCAAtournament.

ThatwascoachLonKruger’smessageMondayafternoon.

“TheopportunitytoplayintheNCAAtournamentisthegoalofeveryplayerandeveryteamintheBig12,andthatshouldbeourgoal,too…That’sarealisticgoalandahealthygoal,”hesaid.“We’renotdownplayingthat.That’sthegoalwewantourguystohaveeveryyear,andIthinkthisyearismorelegitimateandmorereasonable…Thisgroupshouldhavethatgoal.”

Itmaynotbeapromise,butcomingoffa15-16seasonanda5-13tripthroughtheconference,itsoundslikeanexpectationandthathastobewelcomenewsfromaprogramthreeseasonsremovedfromitslastwinner,backwhenBlakeGriffinwasasupersophomoreplayinghiswaytothetopofthedraft.

Itwouldmeancomingalongwayinashortperiodoftime,butitdoesmakesomesense,becausetheSooners’biggestissuelastseasonwasthewaytheyfellapartafterthehalf.Itwasn’tthatOUwasn’tgoodenoughsomuchasitcouldn’tbegoodenoughforalongenoughperiodoftime.

Fortyminutes.

Atthetime,Krugerwouldtalkabouttheneedtoremainconsistentandcompetitivethroughout.Butthetruthwas,theOU’score—StevenPledger,RomeroOsby,AndrewFitzgeraldandGrooms—justdidn’thavemuchhelp.Thefirstthreecombinedtoaverage41.3pointspergame,whileGroomsaveraged6.7andhadanassist-to-turnoverration(2.85to1)mostpointguardsdreamabout.

Nottoobad,butnotgoodenough.

“Icanthinkofaboutfiveorsevengameswhereifwedothelittlethings,wewin,”Pledgersaid.“Winthosegamesandthewholeseason’sdifferent.”

WinfivemoregamesandtheSoonerswouldhavebeen20-11.Winsevenandtheywouldhavebeen22-9.

So,whynotturnthingsaround?ThebigwordMondaywas“depth.”Andthiswas“depth”initbestlight(sometimes“depth”iswhatpeopletalkaboutwhennobody’sverygood),whenwhatitreallymeansis“qualitydepth.”

OUbelievesithasit.Thatitwillmakeallthedifference.

“Itwoulddefinitelybeadisappointment,”iftheSoonersfallshortofMarchMadness,”Pledgersaid.

“‘Failure’istheperfectword,”saidGroomsofthepossibility.“Wehaveeverythingweneed.”

Whattheyhaveisabunchofnewcomers.But,asKrugersaid,itseems“realistic,”“legitimate.”

Grooms’smilewassobig.

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NORMAN,Okla.—AfteralongjourneybroughtonbyhisdreamtoplayintheNBA,AmathM’BayefinallyfeelsrightwherehebelongsatOklahoma.

M’BayelefthisnativeFrancebecausehethoughtplayingcollegebasketballintheU.S.wouldgivehimabetterchanceofgettingtotheNBA.ItledhimtoaprepschoolinCalifornia,thenastintatWyomingbeforehetransferredtoplayforLonKrugerwiththeSooners.

WhileM’Bayepursuesthatgoalofmakingittothenextlevel,OklahomabelieveshecouldbeoneofthemissingpiecesingettingtheprogrambacktotheNCAAtournamentafteradownstretchthatincludedNCAAsanctionsandJeffCapelbeingfired.AndM’BayebelievesinKruger,whohegottowatchasanopponentintheMountainWestandjumpedatthechancetofollowhimtoOklahoma.

“Everywherehe’sbeen,theprogramendsupwithsuccess.There’snomystery,there’snomagic.Heworkstherightway,”M’Bayesaid.“Whenyoulookattheplayerswe’vegotandtherecruitingclasscomingin,Idon’tseehowwecouldnotplaywell.There’snoreasonforusnottoplaywell.There’snoexcuses.”

ItstartswithM’Baye,whohadtositoutlastseasonbecauseoftheNCAA’sguidelinesontransfers.Heaveraged12pointsandateam-best5.7reboundsasasophomorefortheCowboysandfeelshewasn’tnearlyascompleteofaplayerbackthen.

“IwasnotverycomfortableoutsidethepaintwhenIwasinWyoming,”M’Bayesaid.“Icoulddostuffbutitwasn’tmystrength.IthinkIkindofexpandedmygame.Ifeelcomfortableinthepostandoutsidethepaint,I’vegotmoretoolstoworkwith.I’vegotmoreweaponstobeathreatonthedefenses.”

M’BayeisfindinghiscomfortlevelwiththeSoonersafterawhirlwindfewyears.Hedidn’tstartplayinghoopsunithismid-teens,thenmadethedecisiontoleavehomeaftermeetingcoachBabacarSyfromStoneridgePrep(Calif.).HewaslightlyrecruitedandsignedwithWyomingtofollowbestfriendandfellowFrenchmanArthurBouedo.

“Alotofthingswentgoodbutnoteverythingwasgreat.Welostalotofgamesandmycoach(HeathSchroyer)gotfired,”M’Bayesaid.“IprettymuchknewIwasgoingtoleavebeforemycoachgotfired.Butmycoachgotfired,andIstartedlookingfornewteamsandnewschools.”

M’BayecouldbeakeyadditionforOklahoma,whichwaslackingmanpowerwhilegoing15-16andfinishingeighthintheBig12inKruger’sfirstseason.KrugerisalsocountingoncontributionsfromfreshmenJe’lonHornbeak,IsaiahCousinsandBuddyHield.FreshmanC.J.ColeandjuniorcollegetransferD.JBennettwillredshirt.

“EspeciallywhenwegotintotheBig12,wereallycouldn’tpresslikewewantedtobecausewewereonlyplayingsevenoreightguys,”seniorforwardRomeroOsbysaid.“Nowthatwe’vegotthechancetoplay10guys,11guysmaybe,we’vegotadecentchancetoreallygetoutandpressurepeopleandnotevenworryaboutgettingfatigued.Justplaythroughitandknowthatyou’llgetachancetorest.”

TheSoonersopentheseasonathomeNov.11againstLouisiana-MonroewiththehopesofreturningtotheNCAAtournamentforthefirsttimesince2009.They’vehadthreestraightlosingseasonssincethatappearanceintheregionalfinals.

“TheopportunitytoplayintheNCAAtournamentisthegoalofeveryplayerandeveryteamintheBig12,andthatshouldbeourgoal,too.Thatwouldbeanindicatorofsuccess,forsure.Wehaven’tbeenthereforawhile,noquestion,butthat’sarealisticandahealthygoal.We’renotdownplayingthat,”Krugersaid.

“That’sthegoalwewantourguystohaveeveryyear,andIthinkthisyearismorelegitimate,morereasonablethatperhapsjustayearago.”

AmeasureoftheimpactM’Bayecouldhavecamewhenteammatesvotedhimateamcaptain,alongwithseniorsOsbyandAndrewFitzgerald,beforeheevenplayedagame.M’Bayeisanxioustoshowwhathecando,andhismotheriscominginfromFrancetowatchhimplayinanexhibitiongameFridaynight.Untilnow,she’sonlybeenabletowatchhispracticesonline—anewadditionforOklahomathisfall.

“Ithinkthejourneythroughlifemakesmeappreciatelifeevenbetter,”M’Bayesaid.“I’vebeenthroughalotofstuffandIthinkeveryyearI’minabettersituation.”

“Icouldn’thavelandedanywherebetterthanhere,”headded.“ItwasatumultuousridebutIthinkattheendoftheday,IlandedexactlywhereIwanttobe.”

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OU freshmen set to make impact this seasonByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldNovember4,2012

NORMAN—They’vecomefromDallas,WichitaandNewYorktoplaybasketballtogetheratOklahoma.Theyare,asnicknamedbyassistantcoachLewHill,“ThreetheHardWay.”

FreshmanguardsJe’lonHornbeak,BuddyHieldandIsaiahCousins.

Getusedtothem.They’regoingtoimpactOUbasketballforaprettylongtime.

Theyhavealreadydoneso.

AfterallthreestoodoutattheSooners’firstpublicintrasquadscrimmageOct.20,coachLonKrugersaid:“Thethreeasagroupbringathleticability,goodranginess,goodactivitydefensively,enthusiasm.Theylovetoplay,lovetocompete.Justtremendousupside.”

Krugerhasn’tbackedoffmuchsince.Lastweek,hedeclaredatOU’smediadaythethreefreshmen“aregoingtoplayqualityminutesforsure.”

“Ithinkthey’vereallybeenagoodadditiontotheteam,”forwardTylerNealsaid.“They’vebeenreallyexplosive.Theyreallyhaveanurgetoscore.”

CousinsandHornbeakcandosofromthepointguardposition,wherethey’llpressreturningstarterSamGroomsforplayingtime.Hieldisawingwho,Krugersaid,“canattackthepaintandshootthethree.”

TheSoonerswillbecountingontheyoungsters’aggressivenesstohelpthembackintotheNCAAtournamentforthefirsttimeinfouryears.Theylikethataboutthetrio,butthat’snotnearlyall.

“They’vebeenagoodadditiontothelockerroomaswell,”Nealsaid,“andIthinkthey’rehardworkers.They’reinthegymoften.”

“Weallpusheachother.We’relikeabandofbrothers,usthree,”saidHornbeak,afour-starplayerforGracePreparatoryAcademyinArlington,Texas.“Wepickeachotherupandallthreeofusgotothegym.Welivehere.Sometimeswemightsleephere,takenaps.We’llbringsomefood,stoptoeat,thengobacktoworkout.”

HornbeakandHieldbondedlastMarchinNewOrleans,wheretheyroomedtogetheratahighschoolslamdunk/3-pointcontestaspartofFinalFourweekend.TheyroomedtogetherafterarrivingatOU.

“AndthenIsaiahcameinamonthafter,”Hornbeaksaid.“Oncehewarmeduptous,youcouldn’tbreakusapart.That’sjusthowitwas.Sincehereallydidn’tknowanybody,wetookituponourselvestogettoknowhim.”

Cousins,whosesoftspeechbeliesthefacthegrewupplayingstreetballacrossNewYork’sfiveboroughs,wasdrawninimmediately.

“Allthreeofusareaggressive.Allofusliketocompete.Welikethesamestuffoffthecourt,too,”Cousinssaid.“Weliketodance.Welikegirls.Wedefinitelylikemusic.Allofuslikereggae.”Hield,whopreppedatSunriseChristianAcademyintheWichitasuburbofBelAire,didn’thavetheothers’big-citybackground.Butheabsolutelyfitinfromaconfidencestandpoint.

“Wecompeteeverydaywithachiponourshoulder,”Hieldsaid.“That’showweplay.”

TheSoonersappreciatethat.Theyexpecttobenefitfromthat,thisseasonandbeyond.

“Peoplewilllikethattriorightthere,”Groomssaid.“They’llbegoodforyearstocome,Ipromiseyou.”

PLAYERS TO WATCHThe starStevenPledgerbecameafocalpointforthefirsttimeinhiscareerlastseason.Herespondedwithcareerhighsinpoints,rebounds,fieldgoalpercentage,3-pointpercentageandsteals.HeistheBig12’sleadingreturningscorerafteraveraging16.2pointsasajunior.

The supporting castIt’sbiggerandbetterthanitwasinLonKruger’sfirstseasonascoach.HesignedJe’lonHornbeak,BuddyHieldandIsaiahCousinstoplugholesinthebackcourt.Allthreewillplaysignificantminutes,withHornbeakandCousinsexpectedtopushSamGroomsatthepoint.Allthreefreshmencanshoot,givingKrugeroptionsbeyond18feetbesidesPledger.CameronClarkneedstoscoremorethanhedidasasophomore,whenhescoredlessthanhedidasafreshman.AmathM’BayeandTylerNealcanplaysmallorpowerforward,withM’Bayeexpectedtoprovideinstantimpactaftersittingoutlastseason.He’stheBig12PreseasonNewcomeroftheYear.ItwillbeinterestingtoseehowheaffectsreturningstartersRomeroOsbyandAndrewFitzgerald

Budding starIt’stoughtocallM’Baye“budding,”sincehe’sajuniorwhoaveraged10pointsintwoyearsatWyoming.He’sjustnewisall.Instead,keepaneyeonHield,HornbeakandCousins

WHAT TO EXPECTBest-case scenarioAmathM’BayegivestheSoonersanathletic,versatileforward,makingthingseasierforfrontcourtmainstaysRomeroOsbyandAndrewFitzgerald.LonKrugerworkshisthreefreshmenintothebackcourttocomplementStevenPledger,CameronClarkandSamGrooms.OUplaysafaster,moreentertaininggamefeaturingmoreplayersandmorepressure.

Most likely scenarioThethreefreshmenallcontribute,butalsofightthroughgrowingpainstypicaloffirst-yearBig12players.Pledgergoesthroughstreaksofgameswherehecan’tmissandsomewherehestruggles.Clarkbenefitsfromafasterpace,butdoesn’tquitebreakout.Grooms,OsbyandFitzgeraldcontinuetheirsteadycontributions,whileM’Bayeprovidesaninstantshotinthearm.OUhoversaround20winsinMarch,andfacesSelectionSundayasanervousbubbleteam.

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanNovember10,2012 NORMAN—SoonerNation,welcomefreshmanBuddyHield.TheMicrowave.

Well,it’satemporarynickname.

Hehastocontinuetoearnthepreseasontitlehisteammatesgavehimoveralongstretchofgamesinregular-seasonplay.

Buttheythinkhe’smorethanearneditforpreseasonproduction—thewayhe’sheatedthingsupoffthebenchinbothgames,leadingallscorersinOklahoma’ssecondexhibitiongameagainstCentralOklahoma.

Hieldendedthepreseasonwithanaverageof17.5pointsandfourrebounds.

Hesmiledawidegrinanytimehisteammatesgrabbedhimontheshoulderandmentionedhisinstantenergy.Histhree-pointshotsfromthetopofthearc.Hisconstantjabberonthecourt.

Earlierthisseason,seniorSamGroomssaidhethinkssometimesHieldtalksjusttobetalking.

“Hereallydoesn’thaveanythingspecifiche’stryingtosay,”Groomssaid.

Groomsalsosaidthoughthathisenergycomesfromafirethatstaysonfullheat.

“Allday,everyday,”Groomssaid.“WhatyouseeoutofBuddyiswhatyou’regoingtogeteveryday.Justbythewayheplaysandhisenergy,everytimehehitsthecourtyou’regoingtobeabletotell.”

HieldalsohasanenergyhebringsoffthebenchthatisunmatchedbyanyotherOklahomaplayer.It’sthereasonhefirstgotrecruitedoutofhishighschoolintheBahamas.WhenOklahomacoacheslatersawhimatahighschoolgameatSunriseChristianAcademyinKansas,LonKrugerreceivedacall.

He’sreallysomethingspecial.

ThereispotentialforHieldtobecomeastarter,butKrugersaidit’salsogreatfortheSoonerstohavethatelectricsparkrightfromthebench.Hieldhassaidmorethanoncethispreseasonthathe’shappytoproducewherevertheteamneedshim.It’snotjustalinethefreshmanisusing,Krugersaid.Hereallymeansit.

Besides,thereareapparentlytwootherelectricalappliancesthathelptheSoonersheatthingsup.

FreshmanJe’lonHornbeaktriedtoconvincehiscohortsthatthefreshmenarelikeaone-stopapplianceshop.Hield’sthemicrowave,Hornbeak’sthestoveandIsaiahCousinsistheoven.

They’rereadytoheatitupanddishitout.

“Wethebuffetandwedeliver,”Hornbeaksaid.“We’rehungryandwe’rejustgoingtoeat.”

DuringOklahoma’sfirsttwoexhibitiongames,thethreefreshmenproduced,andnewcomerAmathM’Bayecombinedtoshoot.591frombeyondthearc(13-for-22)and.517fromthefield.Hornbeakaveraged10.5pointsperexhibition,whileCousinsaveraged7.5.

Allthreefreshmensaidthey’reexcitedtocontinue“cooking”intheregularseason.

“It’swhatwelivefor,”Hornbeaksaid.“Weusedtobeonthevideogameplayingbutnowit’snotavideogame,weactuallygettoplay.”

Still,seniorRomeroOsbyisholdingOU’sfreshmantrioaccountable.Exhibitionproductionwasgreat,butheemphasizedthattheycankeepthenicknamesiftheyproduce.

“Holdon.Holdon.Holdon,”OsbysaidwhenheoverheardtheMicrowavenicknameforHield.HewrappedhisarmaroundHield’sshoulderandputhisfacewithininchesofthefreshman’s.

“That’sVinnieJohnson’snickname.Toearnthatnicknameyouhavetocomein,intheNCAATournament,knockdownshots,intheclutch.”

Allthelaughtersubsidedforasecond,andHieldlookedOsbyintheeyesashesaid,“Yes,sir.”

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OU’s objective this season — earn NCAA Tournament bidByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldNovember7,2012

NORMAN—StevenPledgerhascontributed1,022pointsand1783-pointerstoOklahomabasketballwhilemaking59startsinthreeyears.Still,hedoesnotcare.

It’ssomuchmoreaboutwhatPledgerhasnotdone,andthat’swhyafterarecentpractice,heinsisted:“Ifwedon’tplayinthetournamentthenit’sfouryearswasted.”

Afewweeksago,coachLonKrugerbroughttoeveryone’sattentionthelackofNCAATournamentsonhisfiveseniors’resumes.Hesaiditmatteroffactly,explainingwhyitwassuchanaturalgoalforthegroup.

Sincethen,thoseseniorshavemadeitmorepersonal.Theyhaveuppedtheanteonthe2012-13seasonthatbeginsSundaywitha2p.m.homegameagainstLouisiana-Monroe.

“EversinceIcametotheUniversityofOklahoma,Iexpectedtobeinthetournament,”AndrewFitzgeraldsaid.“It’samustthatwegothisyear.”

Ithasn’thappenedsince2009,BlakeGriffin’slastseasonatOU.PledgerandFitzgeraldarrivedthefollowingsummer.SamGroomsandCaseyArenttransferredfromjuniorcollegesin2011.RomeroOsbyarrivedviaMississippiStatein2010.

He,atleast,reachedtheNCAAfirstroundasaBulldogsfreshmanin2009.Heratherlikedit.

“It’sjusttheatmosphere,”Osbysaid.“Yougetapoliceescorteverywhereyougo.Youeatwell.Theytreatyoulikeaking,justformakingitinthetournament.”

Thereisn’tanythinglikeitincollegebasketball,whichiswhyMarchhasdrivenOU’stwofour-yearseniorscrazythepastthreeyears.

“EverytimeIwatchitIgetmad,”Pledgersaid,“soIstopwatching.”

“ThefirstIwatchedlastyearwaswhenKansasplayedintheFinalFour,”saidFitzgerald,whofeltlikeheowedoldpalThomasRobinsonthatcourtesy.“Otherthanthat,Ididn’twatchatall.Ijustgotafeelinginmygutlike,‘Dang,weshouldbeplayingintheNCAA.’Iuseditasmotivationfornextyear.”

Nowthatnextyearhasarrived,theSoonersplanonbeingoneofthe68teamsthatfrustratedoutsiderschoosenottowatch.

“Everythingthatwe’redoingnowispreparingustowininMarch.That’skindofwhatwegoby,”Osbysaid.“WewanttogetbacktotheNCAAtournamentasplayers.Coachwantstogetbackthere.That’swherehe’susedtobeing.”

KrugerhasbeentherewithKansasState,Florida,IllinoisandUNLVthepastquartercentury.Thus,theSoonerstuneinwhenhetellsthemNovemberhabitsleadtoMarchappearances.

“It’sourattitude,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“We’rereallycompetitivewitheachother.”

“Guysneverwalking,”Osbysaid,“alwaysbeingreadytofightforeverypossession.”

“Makingextrapasses,gettingontheboards,”Pledgersaid,“thingslikethat.”

Ithelps,ofcourse,tohavetalent.OU’shasbeenupgradedsinceKruger’sfirstseason.That,asmuchasanything,haseveryonehopeful.

Ormaybehopefulisn’ttherightword.

AskedifthisseasonwillbeafailurewithoutanNCAATournamentappearance,Osbyreplied:“Yeah.That’smyopinion.Becauseit’smylastyear.Iwantitforalltheseniors.IwantitforCamClark,whohasn’tmadeit.TylerNeal,who’sbeenherethreeyears.Iwantitforthem.IwantitforCoach,too.Hedeservesitaswell.

“Butit’sgottacomefromus.”

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Andrew Fitzgerald grips new role off bench for SoonersByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldNovember16,2012

NORMAN—AndrewFitzgeraldisn’tgoingtolie.Hewasprettytickedoffatfirst.

ItwasafewdaysafterthestartofOklahomabasketballpractice,andhewasbeingtoldthatafterstartingall63ofOU’sgamesthepasttwoyears,hewouldnowbecomingoffthebench.

“Thefirst10minutes,myegogottome,”FitzgeraldrecalledofhismeetingwithcoachLonKruger.“Itwaskindofhardtoabsorb.”

Krugerfigureditwouldbe.AllhecoulddowaskeepreassuringFitzgeraldandhopehismessagemightovercometheseniorforward’shurtfeelings.

Afterthose10minutes,that’sjustwhathappened.

“Itwasn’tlikeeverythingischanging.Myroleisthesame.Theystillwantmetoscore.Theystillwantmetodoalotofthings,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“Whenhekeptsayingthat,thathestillwantsmetobeaggressive,itdidn’tbothermeasmuch.”

SotherewasFitzgeraldlastSundayafternoon,comingoffthebenchsevenminutesintoOU’sseason-openingwinoverLouisiana-Monroe,scoringsixpointsbeforecheckingbackouttohelpthesluggishSoonerstakecontrol.

Hissixfieldgoalson10attemptstiedforteamhighs.Headdedsixrebounds,threeoneachendofthefloor.ItwasjustthekindofaggressionKrugerhopedtoget.

Itwasjustthekindofattitudeaswell.

“Deepdown,everybodywouldliketostart,”Krugersaid.“Drewunderstandsthatdepthisastrengthofourteam.”

AndsohehasgivenuphisstartingpositiontoAmathM’Baye,theBig12’spreseasonnewcomeroftheyear.M’BayeandRomeroOsby,asFitzgeraldacknowledgedhimself,“arepracticinghardandaremoreathleticthanme.ButI’mstillworkinghardanddoingwhatIneedtohelptheteam.”

AsnapshotofFitzgerald’sselflessnessfromtheopener:AsM’Bayedrovethebaselinemidwaythroughthesecondhalf,FitzgeraldscreenedtheclosestULMdefenderandinstructed,“Alltheway!Alltheway!”

M’Bayedidwhathewastoldandtooktheballinforanuncontesteddunk.

“Emotionally,Drewhashandleditverywell,”Krugersaid,“andhe’splayedwellingamestothispoint.We’llexpectthattocontinue.”

It’snotlikeFitzgeraldhasbeenbanishedtomop-upduty.Krugergave10playersatleast14minutesSunday.Fitzgeraldlogged15.He’llcontinuetoplayakeyrole.

He’lljustdoitinquickerbursts,somethinghecanhandlenowthathehasshed12poundsfromlastyear’splayingweightof247.

“He’smovingalotbetterthanhedidayearago,”Krugersaid.

Fitzgerald’sbodyissounder,andhismindhascleared.That’sdoublybeneficialfortheSooners.

“IfiguredI’dmakeapositiveaboutthewholesituation,”hesaidofhisnewrole,“justkeepplayingbasketballanddoingwhateverittakestohelpthisteamout.”

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ByJohnShinnNormanTranscriptNovember28,2012

NORMAN—Thefour-daytriptoOrlando,Fla.,turnedouttobeaneducationalexperienceforOklahoma.Itwent2-1,beatingUTEPinitsopeninggameintheOldSpiceClassicandclosingwithavictoryoverWestVirginiatosecurethirdplace.

However,itwasthat72-47losstoGonzagawheretheenlightenmentoccurred.

“Wegotphysicallywhipped;Imeanreallybeatup,”OUcoachLonKrugersaidofthelosstotheBulldogs.“IthoughtitshowedinourplayonSunday.Wereallyrespondedwelltothat.Welearnedfromit.GonzagapushedusallovertheplaceandthenwereallybattledWestVirginiaonevenground.”

TheSooners(4-1)leftFloridaplayingliketheteamtheyplantobe.

AmathM’BayeandRomeroOsbyledtheway.M’Bayescoredacareer-high19pointsagainsttheMountaineersandpulleddownsixrebounds.Osbyfoughtthroughfoultroubletoscoreeightpointsandyankeddownsixboards.

OsbywasnamedtotheOldSpiceClassic’sall-tournamentteam.M’BayeendedupbeingnamedtheBig12’snewcomeroftheweek.

OUneedsittocarryover.ItheadstoTulsatofaceOralRoberts(3-3)at7tonightattheMabeeCenter.It’soneoftwogamesOUwillhavethisweek.Northwestern(La.)StatevisitsLloydNobleCenteronFriday.

GettingthebigmengoingissomethingtheSoonersneedtoseemoreofthisweek.OnetraitM’Baye,OsbyandbackupsAndrewFitzgeraldandTylerNealshareistheycancreatematchupproblemsontheoffensiveend.Nonearetraditionalback-to-basketlowpostplayers.Theycanallhitmid-rangejumpers.M’BayeandOsbybothhadsuccessbeatingpostdefendersoffthedribbleinFlorida.

“Wehavetheopportunitytocreatemismatches,”Osbysaid.“Whenthathappensteamshavetodouble-teamusandthatcreatesopportunitiesforourshooters.Ithinkwhenweplaythatwayitcreatesalotofeasyshotswithouthavingtoforceanything.”

OUshot47.4percent(27-for-57)againsttheMountaineers.M’Bayewas5-for-6fromthefieldandgottothefree-throwline13times,sinkingnine.

HewasthekindofoffensiveforceKrugerhopedhe’dbewhenhetransferredinfromWyominglastseason.

“ThatwasthefirsttimeIthoughthe’splayedwiththeconfidenceandtheswaggerthathe’llplaywitheventually,”Krugersaid.“Ithoughtthatwasbigstepforhim.”

That’sthereasonforplayingtoughgamesearlyintheseason.TheSoonershadacouplelastweekandlearnedavaluablelesson.

“Welearnedthatifyoudon’twanttogetbullied,youhavetobethebullies,”M’Bayesaid.

TheSoonersalsolearnedwinningisaloteasierwhenthey’redishingitoutratherthantakingit.

Sooners finding momentum, identity

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ByJohnShinnNormanTranscriptNovember30,2012

NORMAN—TheclimbfromwhereOklahomahasbeenthelastthreeseasonstowhereitwantstobehascertainthresholdsthatmustbecrossed.

OneappearedtooccurWednesdaynightinTulsaagainstOralRoberts.

TheSoonerstrailedby10pointswith9minutesleft,afamiliarspotlastseasonfromwhichtheyrarelyescaped.

Thistime,theSoonersdidescapewitha63-62victoryovertheGoldenEagles.

“Lastyear,weprobablywouldhavegivenuporjusthungourhead,”OUforwardRomeroOsbysaid.“Tonight,webattledbackandjustkepttellingourselves,‘We’regoingtowinthisgame.’Wefoughtourwayback.”

It’sanimportantstepbecauseteamsrarelyplay40minutesofgreatbasketball.Whatwinningteamstodoisfigureouthowtostayingamesuntilthegreatfive-minutespurtcomesalong.

OUwaslethargicforabout31minutesonWednesdaynight.Aftermakingthefirstbasket,itdidn’ttaketheleadagainuntiltherewaslessthanfourminutesleft.

ThewinwasOUcoachLonKruger’s499thinacareerthatdatesback27years.TherewasonetogettotheFinalFouratFloridain1994.OtherswereforconferencetitlesorbigwinsintheNCAATournament.

ButmanyofthewinswerelikeWednesday’s.

“WewerefortunatetolearnalotfromthisballgameandstillhaveitbeintherightcolumnsoIfeelgoodaboutthat,butwestillhavealotofworktodo,”Krugersaid.

TheSooners(5-1)arebackatLloydNobleCenterat7tonighttofaceNorthwestern(La.)State(3-2).

ItwillbeOU’sfifthgameinthelastninedays.It’sbeenagruelingstretchdesignedtoputtheSoonersintoughsituationsandseeiftheycanworkthroughthem.

OutsideofalosstoNo.12Gonzagalastweek,theSoonershavesucceeded.

“We’relearningfromeachgame,”KrugersaidonThursday.“Eventhoughyouwouldn’tsaylastnightwasn’tpretty,we’recompetingbetterforresults.”

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldNovember30,2012

NORMAN—LonKrugerdoesn’trememberanythingspecificaboutthefirstgamehewonasacollegecoach.Somethingdoesstrikehimaboutthefirstgamehelost.

“LouisianaTechbeatusintheopener,”hesaid.“Wedidn’tgetourfirstagainst‘TheMailman.’Hemadesureofthat.”

KrugerbrushedoffthedebrisfromKarlMalone’sfirstcollegegame,senthisTexasPan-AmericanBroncsbackintobattleoneweeklater,andbeatAirForce78-44.ItwasDec.4,1982.

Thirtyyears,fivecollegestopsandanother498victorieslater,theOUheadcoachisonthevergeofhistory.

HisSoonerstaketheLloydNobleCentercourtat7p.m.Friday.HeissimplyconcernedwithbeatingNorthwesternState,theLouisianavisitorfromtheSouthandConference,andimprovingto6-1ontheseason

Hisplayershavesomethingalittlebiggerontheirminds.

“Itwouldmeanalot,tobepartofagreatcareer,ahistoriccareer,”forwardRomeroOsbysaid.“TogetachancetogiveCoachKrugerhis500thwin,it’sablessingtobeapartofthat.”

“I’mlookingforwardtoit,”saidpointguardSamGrooms.“I’dratherhimdoitheresoeveryonecancelebratewithhim.Whenyou’reawayfromhome,you’vegotthebusrideback.Youdon’tgettoenjoyitasmuch.Here,youcansitdownandenjoyitafterwards.”

ThefansinsideLloydNobleshouldenjoyit,too,providedOUwins.Therewillbesomesortofrecognition,whetheritbeanannouncementorgame-ballpresentationorsomethingalongthoselines.

Justdon’texpectKrugertomakeabigfussaboutit.ReporterstriedtodrawthatoutofhimafterpracticeThursday,tonoavail.

“It’snice,Iguess,becausewe’vebeendoingitawhilewithalotofgoodplayersandalotofgoodcoaches,”hesaid.“Butotherthanthat...”

Someoneaskedaboutfavoritewins.Krugersaidsomethinggeneralaboutsecond-orthird-weekNCAAtournamentvictories.Hesaidwhathemostlyremembersis,“Yourplayersfeelsomuchsatisfaction,yourfansfeelsomuchjoyfromit.Butasfaranythingspecificaboutit...”

Right.He’drathercoachwinsthantalkaboutthem.That’sbeenhiswayfromPanAmericantoKansasStatetoFlorida.FromIllinoistoUNLVtohiscurrentshopatOU.

Whichiswhyheshookeveryone’shandsafterfieldingtheirquestionsThursday,thenwentoverandstartedtossingOsbytennisballs,smilingandencouragingasherotatedfromleftto

righthandduringthehand-eyecoordinationexercise.

Fivehundredwins?Itisaverybigdeal,anditwillbetreatedassuchifOUwinstonight.

It’sjustyou’llseemoreofareactionfromtheplayerswhocontributedthanthecoachwhoreachedthemilestone.

“Hehasn’tsaidanythingaboutit.Hedoesn’ttalkaboutstufflikethat.That’snothispersonalityordemeanor,”Groomssaid.“Butthatamancancoachthatlongandhavetheabilitytowinthatmanygames?Fivehundredgames?That’scrazyrightthere.”

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanNovember30,2012

NORMAN—Thereweremissedshots,46totalfreethrowattemptsandpilesofplayersstrugglingfortheballonthefloor.

Therewasastopofplayrightaftertipduetotheofficialgettingsmackedinthechin.

Thereweredunksandalley-oops,shoutingandatechnical.Itwasanugly,messy,physicalbasketballgame,butintheendtherewasvictory.

Nearmidcourt,theOklahomaplayersraisedtheirpointerfingerswhilesurroundingtheirsuccessfulcoach.

OnFridaynight,infrontofanestimated3,420fans,theSoonersbeatNorthwesternState(La.)69-65.ThevictorywasNo.500foraLonKruger-coachedteam.

“IntrueOklahomastyle,youhunghalfathousandonthem,”OklahomaathleticdirectorJoeCastiglionesaidinapostgameceremonyforKruger’shistoricalvictory.“We’regladyoudiditrighthereinOklahoma,andwehopeyouhavemany,manymoreinthecrimsonandcream.”

Thisvictory,however,wasoneKrugersaidwashardforhisteamtograsp.

“Lotofbigplaystherelatethatallowedustosneakoutwithawin,”thesecond-yearOUcoachsaid.

ThegamewasOU’sfifthineightdays,andalthoughKrugercreditedNorthwesternStateforaphysicalgame,seniorStevenPledgersatshakinghisheadupanddownwhenaskediftheuglywincamebecauseofatiredteam.

TheSoonersfinishedthegame22of56fromthefloorand5of12from3-pointrange.

Oklahomastruggledinthefirsthalf.StartersAmathM’BayeandRomeroOsbycombinedforeightmissedshots.Pledgermissedathree.TylerNealmissedathree.Pledgerstoletheballandnothingcamefromit.

Therewasmissedopportunityaftermissedopportunity.Andthewhistleblewoftenforfouls.TheSoonerswentintothelockerroomathalftimedownbythree.

“Justnotmovingtheballlikewereallywantto,”Pledgersaidofthestruggles.“Itlooksrealsmoothinpractice,butwhenwegetingames,ithasn’tcomeoutthewaywepracticed.”

Thesecondhalfstartedmuchofthesameway.

Pledgerstartedthehalfwitha3-pointer.ButonOU’snextattempt,twoNorthwesternStateplayerslayinatangledmessaftertryingforarebound—andtheSoonersstillfailedtoscore.

Thegamecontinuedtohaveanedge,andwithabout51/2minutesleft,OsbywaspushedtothefloorasaNorthwesternStateplayerwentupforshot.Osbythoughtitwasacharge,buttherefereecalledtheSoonerforafoul.Whilesittingontheflour,Osbybegantoshoutandthrewhishandintheair.Hewascalledforatechnical.

OUtrailedbysixpointsbutworkeditswayback.With2:05remaining,freshmanJe’lonHornbreakhita3fromtheleftsidetogivetheSoonersaone-pointlead.

“Usuallythat’sthewayit’sbeengoing,”Pledgersaidaboutthelate-gameboost.“It’sbeeneveryothergame,meorJe’lon...Je’lonhitthislastone.It’sjustthoseshotsduringthegamethatsparkssomethingthatwe’rewinninggamesoffof.”

Asthegame’sfinalminutebegantotickoff,Pledgerputupanalleyoop,whichM’Bayefinishedfromtherightsideofthehoop.

Whenthefinalsecondsfadedfromtheclock,Krugerstoodjustbeyondthebenchwithhisarmsspread.

“It’sanhonortohelpcoachgethis500thwin,”Osbysaid,“andatestamenttohowhardhe’sworked.”

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ByJohnShinnNormanTranscriptDecember6,2012

NORMAN—Itwasn’tthemissedshotsthathadOklahomacoachLonKrugerirkedafterTuesday’s81-78lossatArkansas.He’lltakea55.4-percentshootingnightanytime,anywhere,againstanybody.

ItwasOU’sdefensiveeffortthatelevatedhisbloodpressure.

“Wehadstretchesofdecentplay,butwedidn’tsustainanythingdefensively,”Krugersaid.“We’dgoalongandhaveaprettygoodpossessionandthenwe’dgiveupasecondshotorlayuporbreakdownlate.Wehavetobegrittier,tougher,morephysical.Easiersaidthandone,becauseit’snotournaturepersonalitywise.Wehavetoworkonthat.”

DefenseiswhereOU(6-2)hasmadeitsbiggestleapsincelastseasonended.Ithelditsfirstsevenopponents—includingNo.10Gonzaga—tolessthan50percentshooting.OnlyOralRoberts,whichtheSoonersbeat63-62onNov.28,shotover50percentinahalf.

Arkansasdidn’thaveaproblemgettingtheballinthebasket,shooting52.6percentfromthefieldand9for22from3-pointrange.

Someofthedefenseissuescouldbetracedtofacingahotplayer.ArkansasforwardMarshawnPowellscoredacareer-high33pointswith12ofitcomingon4-for-6shootingfrombeyondthe3-pointline.

PowellonlymadethreetreysintheRazorbacks’firstsixgames.

Therestofitlackedanacceptableexcuse.

TheSoonersemployedtheirusual10-manrotation.OnlyguardStevenPledgerplayedover30minutes.Theystillhadplentyofenergytorallytotaketheleadwith20secondsremaining.

ThepermanentmemoryfromTuesday’sgamewillbeArkansasguardB.J.Young’soff-balancefloaterthatwentinwith14secondstogivetheRazorbackstheleadforgood.

Thatwasatough,contestedshot.

OU’sissuewastheother34pointsitallowedinthepaintandthe14pointsitgaveupoffoffensiverebounds.

“Wehadalotofpossessionswherethefirst30secondsontheshotclockwasreallygooddefense.Inthatlastfiveseconds,we’dgiveupthatoffensivereboundorbreakdownandsomeonegotawide-openlayupbecausewedidn’ttalkordon’thelp,”OUforwardRomeroOsbysaid.“Thosearethekindsofthingsthatfrustrateasaplayeroracoach.Youworksohardfor30secondstoplayreallygooddefenseandyouhaveabreakdowninthelastfiveseconds.Ithinkthatwasthewholetaleofthegame.”

Thestingfromthelosswillstickaroundforawhile.TheSooners

don’tplayagainuntiltheyfaceTexasA&MonDec.15inAll-CollegeClassicatChesapeakeArenainOklahomaCity.

Alotoftimewillbespentonthedefensiveend.ItwasthedifferencebetweenwinningabiggameandlosingoneTuesday.

“Weneedtobemoreaggressive,morecommitted,morephysical,”Krugersaid.“Wehaveafewdaystoworkonallthat.”

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanDecember12,2012

Therearen’tenoughparksinOklahomatoletIsaiahCousinsballout.

TheSooners’freshmanguardgrewupplayinginparks.Hewasn’tattractedtothemonkeybarsortheslide.

HepreferredtoboppeopleinsidethecagedcourtsofHarlem.

“Youknow,bopsomeone,”CousinssaidinhisthickNewYorkaccent.“Likecrossover.Breakapersondown.Breaktheirankles.”

Cousins’childhood“crib”islocatedacrossfromtheMetroNorthsubwaythatwilltakehimtodowntownNewYorkCityintwostops.Rightnow,though,the6-foot-3guardislearningtheslowerpaceoflifeinthe“south”duringhisfirstcollegiatebasketballseason,wherehe’saveraging19.8minutespergame,2.6reboundspergameandhascollectedatotal20assistsasastarter.

“InNewYork,everythingisonthemove.You’vealwaysgotsomethingtodo,”Cousinssaid.Ashetalked,hesnappedhisfingerstoaquickrhythm,thenstoppedandcontinued.“It’skindoflikethatincollege,afastpace...butnotlikeNewYork.Nothing’sbetterthanNewYork.”

InNewYork,it’sallaboutfashion.That’swhatCousinsmissesthemost.ThatandaSausalitosandwich—aspicedturkeysandwichwitha“specialkindofcheese.”Cousinsalwaysboughtonefromthecornerstorefor$3withanArizonaIcedTea.

“Everybody’sflyinNewYork,”Cousinssaid.“Yougottalookgoodfromtheheadtotoe—thewatch,thesocks,theshoes.Theydon’tjokearoundwiththefashion.”

Andtheydon’tjokearoundwiththeirstreetbasketball,either.

Likemostguysinafast-pacedlife,Cousinsdidn’thavetoaskpeopletoplay.Hejustknewpeopleallaround,knewthetournamentsintheparks.

“InHarlem,thereareseveraltournaments,”Cousinssaid.“Iusedtogothereandplay.IwenttoaparkinMountVernonandthereyoujustplaybasketball.InHarlem,it’smorecompetition.”

CousinsusedtoplayagainstDivisionIathletesandplayersfortheRockets,LakersandtheNBA’sEuropeanDevelopmentLeague.Hesaidhenevergotdunkedonorhadamanputalotofpointsonhim.

“That’snotmystyle,”Cousinssaidwithahalfsmile.Oklahoma’sfreshmanguardexplainedthatstreetballinNewYorkistotallydifferentfromthecollegegame.InHarlem,theyplaywithNBArules.

“Incollege,youcanjustsaginthepaint,”Cousinssaid.“Instreet

ball,youcan’tsaginthepaint.It’sjustone-on-one.Soyoucanjustkillyourmaninthecorner.Givehim30allnight.”

SeniorforwardRomeroOsbywatchesCousinsbringhisstreet-balltoughnesstopracticedaily.Althoughthestartingguardisyoung,Osbycanseethathecanplayandleadtheteambytakingtheballdownthecourtaftermostpossessions.

“GuysfromNewYorkCityareedgy,”Osbysaid.“Theyalwaystalkalotofcashmoneyoraswecallorittrash.

“He’stough.Hebringsanedge.Hecangettothebasketandmakeplaysthathewantsandcanreallyhandletheballforhissize.”

Thattoughnessandedgecanleadtoaplayerbeingaggressive.OUcoachLonKrugersaidthecoacheshavetalkedwithCousinsaboutbeingabitmoreaggressive—likehewouldifhewereplayingstreetball.

“Wealsowanthimtoattackandbemoreaggressivebecausehe’soneoftheguyswehavethatcandothat,”Krugersaid.“AndIthinkwe’llseehimdothatastheyearunfolds—tobemoreaggressive,moreintuitive.”

BesideshisNewYorkbackground,Cousinsisaquietkid.Hedidn’teventalktofreshmenBuddyHieldorJe’lonHornbeakwhentheyallcametoOklahoma.

“He’sjustquiet,”Hornbeaksaid.“Hewantedtoknowhecouldtrustus.Idon’tblamehim,beingfromNewYork.”

Thethreefreshmenlovetolistentomusictogether,especiallyreggae.Cousinsisalsoknownabitontheteamforhisdancemoves.

“YeahIcandancealittle,”hesaidafteravideoappearedofhimbustingmovesattheOldSpiceClassicsurroundedbytheotherseventeamsofthetournament.

Whatelse?

“Areyouserious?WhatamIsupposedtotellyou?”Cousinssaid.“I’mtall,light-skinnedandhandsome.6-foot-3,smoothdude,knowwhatImean?”

He’sdefinitelygotthatNewYorkswag.

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ByJohnShinnNormanTranscriptDecember15,2012

OKLAHOMACITY—Earlyinthesecondhalf,thebasketballequivalentofaquagmirehadtakenoverOklahoma’smeetingwithTexasA&MintheAll-CollegeClassic.Shotsweren’tfallingandturnoverswerepilingupatarapidpace.

CameronClarkbroketheSoonersoutoftherutinSaturday’s64-54victoryovertheAggiesatChesapeakeEnergyArena.

Thejuniorforward—almostsingle-handedly—igniteda10-0runthatputOUinmotion.

“Cam’sactivitywasfantastic,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Hehadareallygoodweekofpractice.Hewasattacking.Heknockeddownacoupleofjumpersandgottherimacoupleoftimes.Heworkedreallyharddefensively.”

Forthefirsttimethisseason,helefttheimpressionhecouldbetheSooners’bestplayer.His17pointswerethemostinmorethanayearandthefirsttimehehascrackeddoubledigitsthisseason.

“Itwasagoodgame.Itwasabouttime,whichiswhatIwouldsay,”Clarksaid.

TheSooners(7-2)hadtohaveit.ForwardRomeroOsbyledthemwithagame-high19points.StevenPledgeradded10,waslimitedto21minutesduetoearlyfoultrouble.

StartersAmathM’Baye,IsaiahCousinsandJe’lonHornbeakwereacombined0-for-13fromthefieldwithtwopoints.

Obviously,OU’sbenchpickeduptheslack.FreshmanguardBuddyHieldadded12pointstohelptheSooners’benchoutscoretheAggies’reserves,33-13.

However,itwasmorethanenergythatOUgotoffitsbench.KrugerplayedClark,whowasnamedtheevent’sMVP,atthepowerforwardspot.Therewasasizedisadvantage,buthewasabletobeatTexasA&MpostplayersKourtneyRobersonandRayTurnerawayfromthebasket.

“WhenCameronClarkcameinandplayeda4,orsomethingthathehadn’tdoneawholelotofthisyearandmakeshotslikehemade,thatmakesatoughmatchup,”TexasA&McoachBillyKennedysaid.

TheSoonersexploitedit.TwelveofClark’s17pointscameinthesecondhalfand10ofthosecameduringa21-7runthatstartedwithaClarklayupat11:41togivetheSoonersa43-41leadandendedwithaClarkjumpertoputthethemup62-48withfourminutestogo.

“Coachisalwaysonhimaboutattacking.Iamalwaysinhiseartellinghimtokeepattacking,”OsbysaidofClark.“Iamnottakingcreditforit;hereallyworkshardbeforeandaftereverypractice.Whenaguyworkslikethat,eventuallytheyareduefor

somethingbig.Iamhappythathegotachancetodoit,andwegotawinoutofit.”

TheSoonerswondespiteshootingjust38.9percent.Theygotawaywithitbyforcing19turnovers(10viasteals)andgoing18for19fromthefree-throwline.TexasA&Mwas20for50(40percent).ElstonTurnerleditwith17points.RayTurneradded12.Botharestarters.

WhenKrugerwenttohisbench,theAggiesdidn’thaveananswer.

“Nicetohaveguyscomeoffthebenchandplaywhenyouhavethreeplayersnotgettinganyfieldgoals.It’sbeenthatwaytothispoint.Differentguyshavecomeoffthebenchandpickedusup,”Krugersaid.“Buddydidareallygoodjobcominginthefirsthalfandgaveusgoodactivityinthesecondhalf.Cam,ofcourse,wasfantastic.”

Clark provides much-needed spark for Sooners’ win vs. Aggies

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NORMAN—TheboostOklahomahasusedtowinsevenofitsfirstninegameshastypicallycomewithabout5minutesremaining.

WhatwasuniqueaboutSaturday’s64-54victoryoverTexasA&MattheAll-CollegeClassicwasthatOUfoundthatspurtalittleearlier.An8-0runmidwaythroughthesecondhalfdidthetrick.

“Midwayinthesecondhalfismuchbetterthantodoitlater,ifyouhavechoice,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Thisgroupkeepsworkingatit;that’sthegoodthingaboutthegroup.Theywanttohaveagoodbasketballteamandthey’rewilling.They’refindingalittlemoreoutaboutthemselvesandwhattheyhavetodotobemoreeffective.”

There’sstillmuchroomforimprovement.TheSooners(7-2)wondespiteshooting38.9percent.Threeoftheirstarters—forwardAmathM’BayeandguardsJe’lonHornbeakandIsaiahCousins—didn’tmakeashotfromthefield.Theyevengotoutrebounded35-31.

TherewerealotofreasonswhyOUshouldhavelost.

TheywereovercomebytheSooners’abilitytoovercometheirfailings.

OUforced19turnoversandturnedtheminto11fast-breakpoints.

ThirteenofthoseturnoverscamefromtheAggiesstartingbackcourt—J’MychalReese,AlexCarusoandElstonTurner.Whenguardscommitturnovers,itusuallyleadstoeasybaskets.ThatwasthecaseonSaturday.

Despitelosingthebattleontheboards,SoonerforwardRomeroOsbywasstillanoffensiveforce,bullyinghiswayto19pointswithninecomingfromthefree-throwline.

Particularlyinthesecondhalf,Osbywasunrelentinginhisattemptstogetthebasket.

“Whenitisaphysicalgamelikethat,youjusthavetostickyournoseinthere,ifthatmakessense,andjusttrytobephysicalandcounteractwhattheyaredoing,”Osbysaid.

AnotherbonusinOU’scolumnwastheplayofCameronClark.Krugerwentwithafour-guardlineupmostofthesecondhalfandplayedthe6-foot-6Clarkatpowerforward.Itworkedlikeacharm.Clarkscored12ofhis17pointsinthesecondhalf.

TheAggiesneveradjusted.

TheversatilityClarkshowedSaturdaywasanewelement.It’ssomethingOUwilllikelyuseagainwhenitfacesStephenF.Austinat7p.m.TuesdayatLloydNobleCenter.

Inmanyways,Clark’sperformancewaslikefindinganunexpectedpresentundertheChristmastree.

“What’sinterestingiswe’requiteawaysintotheseasonandwe’restillsearchingforidentitiesanddifferentroles,”Krugersaid.“Ilikewhatthefour-guardlineupwithCamproducedtoday.Cammadethathappen.”

AndtheSoonersfoundanotherwaytowinwhenstrugglingtomakeshots.Theywouldprefertonothavetowinugly,butithastobenicetoknowitcanbedone.

TheSooners’victoryoverTexasA&Mwasanotherexample.

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ByClayHorningNormanTranscriptDecember31,2012

NORMAN—Oklahomascored30pointsbeforethefirsthalfwashalfover,attimesthreatenedtodoubleupMonday’schallenger,TexasA&M-CorpusChristi,andeveninsertedcrowdfavoriteJamesFraschilla3:56beforeits72-42victorywascomplete.

Onthefaceofit,itwaseverythingtheSoonerscouldhavewantedonthrowbackdayatHowardMcCaslandFieldHouse,wheretheprogramwonitsfirstregularseasongamesinceMarch5,1975(an84-79decisionoverIowaState).

TheonlydownsidewasOUmighthavegoneforalittlemore.

Scoring30inthefirst10minutesmeanttheSoonersscoredjust42thegame’slasthalfhour.Thosefirst10minutesalsoincludedsix3-pointersfromfivedifferentplayers—StevenPledger(2),BuddyHield,CamClark,Je’lonHornbeak,IsaiahCousins—yetonlythreemoretherestofthegame.Andafterahotstart,OUshotjust40.7percent(24of59)overall.

SoonercoachLonKrugerchosedoorNo.1.

“Itwasgoodtofinishnon-conferenceplaywithnotonlyawin,butagamewherewehadalotofguyswhosteppedupandplayedwellandmadeshotsandmovedtheballwell,”hesaid.“WehadgoodactivityonthefloorandnowwehaveafewdaysinpreparationfortheBig12opener.”

OUmovedto9-3,whiletheIslandersfellto1-10.TheSoonersopenconferenceplaySaturdayatWestVirginia.

Theplayerswerewiththeircoach.

“I’mjustgladwegotthewininthewaywegotit,”Pledgersaid.“Wekeptourfootdownthewayweweresupposedtoanddidthingswetalkaboutdayinanddayout.”

Pledgerledwith17points,followingafinesecondhalftwodaysearlieragainstOhiowith5-of-10accuracyfrombeyondthe3-pointarcagainsttheIslanders.AmathM’Bayefinishedwith14pointsandsixrebounds.AndrewFitzgeraldcameoffthebenchtoaddninepoints.

Thatithappenedinthevenerableoldarena,normallythehometoSoonerwrestlingandvolleyball,madeitanicechangeofpace.

“Ithinkitisalotoffun,M’Bayesaid.“Wedoitforthefansand,apparently,theylikeit,too…It’salwaysfuntocomebackandplayhere.”

Throwbackdayincludedscoreboardreplaysinblackandwhiteandfedoraswornalongthescorer’stable.Eventhesecuritydetailwentwithdarksuits.

Throwbackornot,itwasnofunfortheIslanders.LedbyOklahomaCitynativeJoyWilliamson’s14points,TAMU-CCwasdownby10points6:26intothegame,by201:17beforethehalf

andby30forthefirsttimewith6:34remaining.

OU’sbestmomentswereveryearly.Bygettingpointson7of9and11of14possessionstobeginthegame,theSoonerssetafantasticpace.WhenHornbeakknockeddownhis3-pointer,theleadwas27-10.

OUwasrunning,gunningandconverting.

“It’sdefinitelysomethingwehavebeenworkingon…Weweredoingwhatwe’resupposedtobedoing,andthatisgettingoutandrunning,”M’Bayesaid.“Thewingsarerunningthefloorandthebigsarerunningthefloor,sowehadsomebreakawayopportunities.”

Adifficultpacetomaintain,sure,buttheSoonersgotwhattheywanted.

“Therewerealotofgoodshots,”Krugersaid.

Plentyenoughtowinbig.

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ByJohnShinnNormanTranscriptJanuary5,2013

NORMAN—The12gamesOklahomaplayedthroughthelasttwomonthswereallinpreparationfortoday.

ItopensBig12Conferenceplayat3p.m.todayagainstWestVirginiaattheWVUColiseuminMorgantown,W.V.Thegruelingconferencegrindisabouttobegin.

Itwillbeatoughenvironment,butoneOUhasconditioneditselftoplayin.

“Yes,Ithinkwe’reinalotbettershape.Lastyear,wegotofftoaprettygoodstartandthenwelostsomekeygameswethoughtweshouldhavewon.Idon’tthinkwereallylearnedfromthat,”forwardRomeroOsbysaid.“Wewentontheroadalotthisyearandgotoutofourcomfortzone.Wehavethreelossestoshowforit,butwewereabletogainsomeexperiencefortheyoungguys.Ithinkwe’llhaveabetteropportunityintheBig12becauseweplayedsometoughroadgamesinthenon-conferenceschedule.”

SuccessintheBig12isdependentonwinningatleastacoupleroadgames.JustbreakingevenawayfromthehomecourtisusuallyenoughtoearnanNCAATournamentbid.

OUhasn’tcomeclosetogettingonesince2009.Thereason:thewoefulperformanceinconferenceroadgames.TheSoonershavetwowinsintheirlast25conferenceroadgamessince2010.

OUcoachLonKrugerbeefedupthenon-conferenceschedulewiththehopesoftougheninghisteamforthelonghaul.TheconferenceopeneragainsttheMountaineersmarkstheeighthgameawayfromNorman.TheSoonerswent5-2inthoseprevioussevengames—includinga77-70victoryoverWestVirginia—andentersconferenceplayatNo.25inthelatestRatingsPercentageIndex.

TheSoonersbelievethey’reabetter,tougherteamthanatanypointinthepreviousthreeseasons.

“Relativelytolastyear,sure.Wehavemoreguysplayingwithmoreconfidencerightnow.Obviously,we’redeeperasagroup,whichhelpsyourconfidencelevel,”Krugersaid.“Ithinktheytrusteachothertobeabletostepinandtakecareofresponsibilitiesinkindofanunspokenway.Yeah,we’vetakenstepsinthatdirectiontobereadyforBig12play.”

Whathashelpedhasbeentheabilitytowinclose,low-scoringgames.OUhashadapenchantfordiggingoutgamesinthelastfiveminutesallseason.ThevictoryovertheMountaineerswasoneofseveralthatcameinthatmanner.

“Therearegonnabegamesthataretightwiththescoreinthelow60sandtheyarereallydefensivebattles,”Osbysaid.“Youhavetofigureoutawaytoscrapeoutawininthosegames.We’veplayedingameslikethatandwonthem.Ithinkwe’rebetterpreparedforthat.”

Whathappenstodaycouldbeaprecursortotherestoftheseason.TheMountaineers(7-5)didn’tgetofftothehotstartithopedforthisseason.Theyhaveathree-gamewinningstreakheadingintotoday’sgame,andareundefeatedatWVUColiseum.

It’sthekindofgametheSoonershavehabituallylostsince2009.They’veshownsignsthisseasonofhowthatcouldbedifferent.

“There’saknacktowinninganditusuallycomesdowntogettingarebound,gettingastopormakingakeyshot,”Krugersaid.“Itcomesinalotofdifferentforms,butwe’vehadsomecloseballgamesthatwehavefiguredouthowtowinandthat’sagoodqualitytohave.”

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ByJohnShinnNormanTranscriptJanuary9,2013

NORMAN—Competitiveinstinctslackaswitch.They’realwaysonforbetterorworse.OklahomafreshmanguardBuddyHieldhasseentheresultshiscanproduce.

HisinitialintroductiontoOUfanscameinavideotheschoolreleasedoverthesummer.FormerAll-AmericanBlakeGriffinwasintownoverthesummerforaworkout.Griffin,whoisthemostfeareddunkerontheplanet,wenttotherim.Hieldchallengedtheshot…andfailedmiserably.

AmidthelaughsofteammateswonderingwhyhebotheredtotrywhatmanyNBAHallofFamerswon’t,somethingaboutHieldwasrevealed.

“Somebodyhastoblockitsometime,”hesaid.“Iwasalsothinkinghewascomingoffaninjury,soImighthaveachance.Ididn’tknowtheyhadacameragoing.”

Naturetookover.ItmighthaveledtosomeembarrassmentthatAugustafternoon,butit’shelpingtheSooners(10-3,1-0Big12).

HieldscoredeightpointsinOU’s67-57conference-openingvictoryatWestVirginialastSaturday.ButdeeperinthatboxscoreshowsthespiritHieldbringstothecourt.Therewerethesevenreboundsfromthe6-3,200-poundguardtogoalongwithateam-highfiveassistsandtwosteals.

Thelastfiveminuteswerelikeahighlightreel:thelayuptogivetheSoonerstheleadforgoodat4:33togo,mixedinwithtwoassists,tworeboundsandanotherlayup.

“Thelastsevenplaystheothernight,Buddywasinvolvedwithsixofthem,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Hegotalotofthingsdone.”

Hieldhasbeenadifference-maker.OnethingtheSoonershavelackedforseveralseasonsistheconsistentjoltofenergyhebrings.Thefreshmanstillmakesmistakes,buteverythinghedoesinvolveshimmovingatarapidpace.

Thefirst10games,thatsparkcameoffthebench.Hield’sstatuschangedwhenOUreturnedfromChristmasbreak.KrugermovedhimintothestartinglineuppriortoitsDec.29meetingwithOhio.Itnowcarriesathree-gamewinningstreak—withallthreewinsbydoubledigits—intothe2p.m.SaturdaymeetingwithOklahomaStateatLloydNobleCenter.

HavingHieldonthefloorattheopeningtipisn’tthesolereasonforOU’simprovement.Asateam,OUhasshottheballbetterinthelastthreegames.

Butthemovehelped.

“He’searnedtheopportunitytobeastarterfromDayOnewithhisactivityandhisproduction,”Krugersaid.“Itwasn’tanythingspecific,butyoujustwanthimoutthereasmuchashecanbeoutthere.”

Hield,anativeoftheBahamas,admitsbreakingintothestartinglineuphasbeenagoal.However,it’soneofseveralthatmakeupthebiggestone.HeplayedhighschoolbasketballatSunriseChristianAcademyinWichita,Kan.HehadacloselookathowhardithasbeenforOUtowingamessinceGriffinleftfortheNBA.

“Iwanttobeoneofthepeoplethathelpsbringawinningcultureback,”Hieldsaid.“Winningishabit.Ihatelosing.Everybodyhatesit,butlosingisafeelingItrytostayfarawayfrom.”

He’snottheonlySoonerplayerwiththatattitude,buttheresultshaveshowninthewincolumnthisseason.

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10-3 overall, 1-0 Big 12

OutlookTheSoonershaveseveralthingsgoingforthem.Theyhavereliabledepthforthefirsttimeinfiveyears,sotheyshouldn’tfadeinFebruary.Theyhavesomeconfidenceafterbagginganout-of-the-gateBig12roadwinatWestVirginia.AndtheygettoplayTCUandTexasTechtwice.

Signature winWestVirginiaisn’tverygoodrightnow,soit’snotliketheSoonerscanframetheirNCAAresumearoundSaturday’s67-57wininMorgantown.Still,itcameontheroad,anditcameafterOUtrailedby12inthesecondhalf.TheSoonersshowedsomeresolveandfight,twothingstheyhavebeenwithoutsinceBlakeGriffinleft.

Worst lossIt’sprobablythe56-55setbacktoStephenF.AustinonDec.18.TheSoonerscouldn’tmakeshots,couldn’timposetheirphysicaladvantageandseemedembarrassedafterward.YoucanalsomakeacaseforOU’s81-78lossatArkansasonDec.4.WinninginFayetteville,evenwhentheRazorbacksaredown,getstheNCAAselectioncommittee’sattention.

Star performerForwardRomeroOsbyleadstheSoonersinpoints,rebounds,blockedshotsandfieldgoalpercentage.Hehasmade31straightfreethrows.HehasbeenOU’smostconsistentplayerbyawidemargin,andhehasprovidedthemostseniorleadership.WithoutOsby-OUlosttoStephenF.Austinbecauseofhisfoultrouble-theSoonersarehurting.

Biggest surpriseTheelementsareinplacefortheSoonerstoscore.Theirdepthshouldforceafastpace.Theirdefenseshouldforceturnoversandeasytransitionbaskets.ShootersStevenPledgerandAndrewFitzgeraldarearound.SoareathleticfinishersCameronClark,AmathM’BayeandBuddyHield.SohowisOUeighthintheBig12inscoring?

Toughest remaining gameAnyremaininggameontheroad,withtheexceptionofTexasTechonFeb.20andTCUonMarch9.TheSoonersaren’twinningatKansas.Whattheymustdo,besideswinatTechandTCU,isfindawaytogo3-2or2-3ingamesatKansasState,Baylor,IowaState,OSUandTexas.

OU will make the NCAA Tournament if ...Pledgerstartsmakingshotsmoreconsistently,andLonKrugerfindsonemoresourceofoutsideshooting....M’BayeandClarkplaytotheirpotentialmoreoften....FreshmenHield,Je’lonHornbeakandIsaiahCousinscontinuefindingwaystocontribute....Theteamhoversaround.500inconferenceplay.

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldJanuary12,2013

NORMAN-MississippiremainsRomeroOsby’sfirsthome.

He’lltellyouaboutitsSouthernhospitality,easypaceandthefactthat“youdon’thavetoworryaboutgunshots,unlessit’ssomebodybackoffinthewoodsshootingatadeer.”

Hewouldn’tmindreturningsomeday.

Rightnow,though,therearematterstoattendtoatOklahoma.Heistheleadingscorerandrebounderona10-3OUteamwhichhosts11-3OklahomaStateat2p.m.Saturday.

ItisthemostimportantgameoftheSooners’seasontodate,andheistheirmostimportantplayer.Notjustbecauseheaverages13pointsand6.5rebounds,andleadshisteaminblockedshotsandchargestaken,andhasmadehislast31freethrows.

“‘Ro’hasbeenterrificfromdayoneintermsofhisbodylanguage,hismessagetoeveryoneelse,hisattitude,hisfocus.He’sanidealteamguy,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“He’sacoach’sdream.”

Osbyisgladtooblige.He’struetohisMississippirootsthatway.

Besides,ithonorshissecondhome.

“HelovesOklahoma,”DarylOsby,Romero’sfathersaidfromMeridian,Miss.,whereheteachesandcoacheshighschoolandjuniorhighbasketball.“Thepeopleareveryfriendly.It’skindoflikeMeridian.Everybodyspeakstoyouandwavesatyouwhentheyseeyou.Youcangosomeplacesandpeoplearealwaysinsomehustleandbustle.Notthere.Nothere,either.Healwaystalksabouthowmuchhelovesit.”

TheonlythingOsbyknewaboutNormanbeforehevisitedthreeyearsagowasthathe’dbeinforasurprise.JeffCapel,OU’scoachatthetime,toldhimso.

“CoachCapelsaidhehadinterviewedinAtlanta,notNorman,sowhenhegotherehethoughtitwouldbedifferent,”Osbyrecalled.“Hewasright.IthoughtitwouldbelikeStarkville(MississippiState’shome),moreofacountrytown.ButNormanisacity.It’snice.It’sstillflatlandlikeMississippi.Buttherearegreatpeople,veryversatilepeople.ItstillhasthatSouthernhospitality,butit’smixedwithMidwestculture.”

Osbywasonthemarketatthetimebecausethingshadn’tworkedoutatMississippiState.Hehadbeenatwo-yearreservefortheBulldogs.Itwasn’texactlywhatheenvisionedafterchoosingthecomfortsofhome(Starkvilleis75milesfromMeridian)overoffersfromprogramslikeKansas,LouisvilleandTennesseecomingoutofhighschool.

“Youfeellikeyouhaveanopportunitytowalkinandstartasafreshman,andit’sadisappointmentwheninyourmindyoufeellikecoachestoldyouonethinganditwasdifferent,”DarylOsbysaid.“Romerowasn’tveryhappy.Bythemiddleofhissophomoreyear,hestartedsaying,‘Idon’tknowifIwanttostayhere.’

“Isaid,‘OK,let’sfinishtheseasonandthenweighouroptions.Ifyoustillfeelthatway,wecanmoveonfromthere.’“

OsbyhadOUinthebackofhismindsinceCapelrecruitedhimoutofMeridian’sNorthLauderdaleHigh.

“IhadagoodrelationshipwithCoachCapel,andwithRodBarnes,whousedtobeanassistanthereandwasonceheadcoachatOleMiss,”Osbysaid.“WhenIdecidedtotransfer,SouthFloridaandVCUwerehighonme.ButIwassoldonCoachCapel.”

“I’vealwaysknowntheirhistory,”DarylOsbysaid.“IrememberMookieBlaylockgoingtothenationalchampionshipagainst‘DannyandtheMiracles.’IknewtheywenttotheFinalFourin2002,andlosttoCarmeloAnthonyintheEliteEight.I’vebeenwatchingbasketballsinceIwasyoung,soIknewabouttheirtradition.IrememberedWaymanTisdaleandBillyTubbsandallthoseteams.”

Thecoachandprogramwereslamdunks.AllOsbyneededwasreassuranceaboutleavinghiscomfortzone.Complicatingmatterswasarelationshipwithhisgirlfriendsincehighschool.They’dbeensoulmatessincegradeschool.TheyhadababygirlOsby’ssophomoreyearatMississippiState.

AllOsbycoulddowasvisitOU.

“Ijustfellinlove,”hesaid.“Thewholeauraofthisplacewasgreat.”

Therewereroughpatches.Osby’sgirlfriend-turned-fiancéeanddaughterstayedinMississippi.HestayedonthebenchhisfirstseasonatOUperNCAAtransferrules.ThenCapelwasfired.

Osbywastooattachedtotheprogramtodoanythingbutgivethenewcoachachance,however.

Itworkedoutfine.

“MeandAlexBrown,ourtrainer,justtalkedaboutthis,”Osbysaid.“ThebestthingthatevercouldhavehappenedformewasCoachKruger.Andhereallykindofhasbeen,becausehehashelpedmedevelopintomoreofaman.”

Sohasareunionwithhisfamily.HisfiancéebecameShalondaOsbylastMay.ShehasrelocatedtoOklahomaalongwiththeirdaughter,Saniya.

“EventhoughRomerowasabletotalktohiswifeandchild,hewasalwaysworriedaboutthebaby,”DarylOsbysaid.“Iseeacalmnessoverhimnow.Nowhehashisfamilywithhim.Nowhecangohomeandhashoutifpracticewasn’tgoodthatday,oranyotherproblems.Hecanwatchhischildgrowup,seehereveryday.Itmakesabigdifference.”

Thisweek,whenOsbywasaskedabouttheBedlamgame,herattledoffnamesandnumberslikesomeonewhogrewuparoundBedlam.Likeahome-stateplayer.

Itis,inasense,whathehasbecome.

“Iwouldn’tmindhavingahousebackhome.It’ssolaidbackandchilloutinthecountry,”Osbysaid.“ButI’llalwayscomebacktoNorman,anditwillalwaysfeellikehomeaswell.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptJanuary14,2013

NORMAN—It’sbeenyearssinceanOklahomabasketballteamtrulyprogressedthroughoutaseason.SinceBlakeGriffinleftfollowingthe2009season,thethreeteamsthatfollowedwereworndowntoanubbytherigorsofBig12Conference.

WhathappensinFebruaryandMarchwillultimatelydecideifthatstringisover.ButtheSooners’77-68victoryoverOklahomaStateSaturdayatLloydNobleCenterwasadisplayofhowfarthey’veprogressedthisseason.

Winningwasn’tshocking,butOUholdingoffitsBedlamrivalwas.

TheoffensiveexecutionwasexactlywhatSoonercoachLonKrugerwaslookingfor:lotsoflayupsandwideopen3-pointersthatcamewithinthedesignoftheoffense.

“We’reshootingtheballalotbetter,”Krugersaid.

Statistically,itcouldhavebeenbetter.OUonlyshot43.1percentforthegame.Butgoing8-for-13from3-pointrangeand19-for-21fromthefree-throwlinewasimpressive.

Theoffensiveimprovementdidn’tstartonSaturday.ThevictorywasmorethanOU’sfourthstraight,itwasthethirdtimeinthelastfourgamestheSooners(11-3,2-0Big12)havescoredatleast70points.

GameslikeSaturday’shavebeenrareforateamthatgotofftoahotstartbywinningdefensivestruggles.

Butseveralthingshavestartedtoclickinthelasttwoweeks.Oneistypicalforcollegebasketballteams.Theholidaybreakallowsgivesteamsaboutthreeweekswithoutschoolandthattimeisheavilyspentinthepracticegym.

TheSoonershavegottencrisperontheoffensiveendintheirlastfourgamesbecauseoftheextrawork.

ForwardAmathM’Bayeistheprimeexample.Hescored15pointsSaturdayon5-for-9shootingandnoneoftheshotslookedforced.InmidDecember,thejuniorseemedtobelostonthefloor.

“I’mstartingtofeelgreat,”hesaid.“JustthefactthatI’mabletoworkwithmyteammatesandmyteammatesareabletoworkwithme.ItakeissuetomakesureIknoweveryplayorphilosophytoknowwheretheballissupposedtogo.IthinkthatI’mstarttofeelrealcomfortableinit.”

ItwasM’Baye’salley-oopdunkoffaninboundsplaywith4minutesleftthatstretchedOU’sleadoutto13pointsandputthegameaway.

ItwasaplayOUlooksforeverytimeitinboundstheballunderneathitsbasket,butinvolvestimingandreadingthedefenseandalltheotherthingsthatcomewithextendedtimeonthecourt.

OUmadethemthroughoutthegame.

The17pointsRomeroOsbyfinishedwithweretypical.The15pointsfromfreshmanguardBuddyHieldwerenot.Hewas3-for-5from3-pointrange.FreshmanguardJe’lonHornbeakwas2-for-2frombeyondthearcbeforetwistinghisanklemidwaythroughthesecondhalf.

Therearestillotherpiecesthatcanfallintoplace.GuardSamGroomsandforwardCameronClarkweretheonlybenchplayerstoscore.OUwondespiteitsbenchbeingoutscored21-11.Itwasoneofthefewtimesthat’shappenedallseason.ForwardsAndrewFitzgerald,TylerNealandguardIsaiahCousinsarecapableofmorethantheyshowedSaturdayafternoon.

“Ithinkthedepthisabigkey,”Krugersaid.Wehaveveteranguyscomingoffthebench,andlastyearwedidn’tquitehavethatabilitytosustainanythinggoodthatwehadgoing.WehaveAndrew,andSamcameintodayandplaysgreatinacriticalstage,andIthinkCousinsisatalentedfreshmanthatisgoingtogetbetterandbetter.Cameronisdoingagreatjoboffthebench,aswellasTylerNeal,aveteranguy,comingin.Thatdepthisimportantinsustaininggoodplay.”

Untilthatallstartstoclick,theceilingisn’tgoingtogetintheway.

Inthatsense,OU’srightwhereithopeditwouldbeinthemiddleofJanuary.

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OU’s Buddy Hield won’t back down from challengeRJYoungSoonerScoop.comJanuary18,2013

NORMAN,Okla.—BlakeGriffinwantedachallenge.

HewantedAmathM’Bayetotrytoblockhisshot,someonesimilarinsize,stature.M’Bayesaidno.

“Igottoomuchprideforthat,”hesaid.

Understandable.Griffinleapstallmeninasinglebound.He’smademanyaposteroutofunwillingaccomplicesingame-timeandplaygroundsituations.

NobodywantedanypartofthebestbasketballplayerOklahomahaseverproducedthatday,a6-foot-10,250-poundNBAAll-Star.NobodyexceptBuddyHield.

Hieldvolunteeredtostepunderneaththebasketandleapwiththe2011NBASlamDunkContestChampion.

“That’safreshmanmistake,”M’Bayesaid.

GriffinacceptedHield’schallengeandtookhispositionatthebaseline.Playersandstaffsurroundedthenorthbasketwithcameraphonesattheready.

Hedribbledfourtimesandlaunchedintotheairwithtwosteps.Withtheballsqueezedinthepalmofhisrighthand,GriffinengagedHield.

Hielddodgedtheonslaughttocomeafterfiguringout,midflight,hehadnochance.HeshiftedhisbodyaroundGriffinandlandedwithaloudlaugh.

“Hejustclimbedamonsterthatdayandlost,”SamGroomssaid.“Ididn’tthinkhehadachanceanyway.Ithoughtitwasoverwithwhenhefirsttriedtostandunderneaththebasketandchallengehim.Idon’tunderstandwhyheeventriedthat.”

KyleLindsteddoes.It’sthereasonheleftthecountrytorecruitHieldtoplayforhimatSunriseChristianAcademyinWichita,Kan.

A TRIP DOWN SOUTHChavanoRainier“Buddy”HieldwasasophomoreinhighschoolwhenLindstedfirstsawhimatashowcaseforyoungballplayersinFreeport,Bahamas.Hieldwasaskinny6-foot-1kidthen,buthehadapurestroke,brilliantscoringsenseandanoseforthebasket,eveninmiddleschool.

Hielddidn’tplaybasketballseriouslyuntilseventhgrade.

Beforebasketballbecameafocalpointinhislife,hewasatrackandfieldathlete,specializinginthemiddledistances,untilhelearnedhewasgoodatthisbasketballthing.

“ThefirstyearIplayedIstartedonaJV(highschool)team,”Hieldsaid.“Peoplewerelike,‘SeventhgradeandyoustartingonaJVteam?Youprobablybegood,youknow?’”

That’swhatLindstedthought,too.HeregularlytakesbusinesstripstoFreeporttolookforthetypeofballplayerswhofithisprogram.Hieldwasonesuchplayerbutnotforplainreasonsatthetime.

Itwasn’tHield’sathleticismandabilitytoscorethatattractedLindstedtohim.ByLindsted’saccount,Hieldwasn’toneofthemoreskilledbasketballplayersattheshowcase.

ThetraithewasmostenamoredwithwasHield’senergy,hismagneticpresence.WhereHieldwalked,themassesfollowed.

“Whereverhewasinthegym,therewasalwaysacrowdofpeoplearoundhim,”Lindstedsaid.“Hewasalwaysmakingthemlaugh.Itwashispersonalityandallthelittleintangiblethingsthathedid.”

Notlongaftertheshowcase,LindstedaskedHieldifhe’dbeinterestedinattendingSunriseChristian.Normally,thiskindofexchange--arecruitingpitch--islacedwithpromisesandflattery.

Lindstedsaiditwasn’tlikethatatallbetweenHieldandhim.Therewasarelationshipbetweenthemthatusuallytakescoachesmonths,ifnotyears,toestablishwithplayers.

“Wehadaconversation,anditwaslikewe’dknowneachotherourwholeentirelife,”Lindstedsaid.“That’sjusthowflawlessitwasbetweenBuddyandI.”

Hield’smothersenthimawaywithsimpleandpowerfuladvice,advicehe’sheldontothroughhisfirstseasonasaSooner.

“ShealwayssaidreadtheBible,”Hieldsaid.“Neverloseyourfaith,andneverforgetwhereyoucomefrom.”

BUDDY BUCKETSBythetimeHieldsteppedoncampusatSunriseChristian,he’dgrownto6-foot-3andgained30poundswithoutlosinganyofhisquicknessoragility.CoupleHield’sphysicalmaturationwithhisconstantdesiretoshootinthegym,alongwithanabundanceofenergy,andhisscoringaveragingof22.7pointsin21minutesasaprepseniorisn’ttoughtobelieve.

Italsoisn’ttoughtobelieveLindstedhadahardtimeslowinghimdown.Sohard,infact,LindstedhadtobeconsciousofjusthowmuchtimeHieldspentinthegym.

“He’sthekindofkidthatwewouldgohardforthreeorfourhoursinthegym,andhewouldspendtwomorehoursjustgettingupshotsandworkingonhisgame,”Lindstedsaid.“He’salmostakidyou’dhavetolockoutofthegymtogethimtorestatall.”

That’sthekindofdriveittakestobecomeaRivalstop100recruit.That’sthekindofworkethicthatallowedHieldtoleadSunriseChristiantoaNationalAssociationofChristianAthletesnationaltitleasajuniorand24-4record.

That’sthekindofdisciplinethatreceivesrecruitingattentionfromColorado.FromKansas.FromOklahoma.

Ofthosethree,Kansasseemstheobviouschoiceforabasketballplayer--especiallyonewhoplayedhighschoolballintheSunflowerState.Jayhawkbasketballisasrichintraditionandcommittedtowinningchampionshipsasanyprograminthecountry.

SowhyturndownKansasmen’sbasketballcoachBillSelfifheoffersyouascholarship?

“WechoseOUbecauseweknewBuddywasdifferent,”Lindstedsaid.“WeknewLon[Kruger]wouldlethimgoupanddownthefloor,andIalsoknewthatitwasgoingtobetoughonBuddy.Therewouldbetransitionperiodthathe’sgoingthroughrightnow.”

IfHieldbecomesthekindofplayermanyinandaroundtheprogrambelievehecanbe,it’llbebecausehedisplayedthesameconfidencethatcausedhimtocalloutBlakeGriffin.Believethat.

“I’mnotafraidofanybody,”Hieldsaid.

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptJanuary23,2013

NORMAN—Evenafterplaying31gruelingminutesMondaynight,OklahomaforwardRomeroOsbyrandowntothefree-throwlineafterbeingfouled.Itwasn’tthetwofoulshotsheeventuallymadetocaphis29-pointeffortagainstTexasthatcausedhimtohurry.

Hewantedtobethefirstonedownthere,andhewantedhisteammatesandtheLonghornstoseeit.

Itwasallpsychological,butit’soneofthereasonstheSooners’73-67victoryoverTexaswasanothergameworthnotinginwhat’sturningintoarenaissanceseasonforOUbasketball.

It’stherarecasewherethebestplayerhappenstobetheteamleader,too.

JuniorforwardAmathM’Baye,whoscored15pointsagainstTexasandisnowaveraging10.5pointsingameinBig12play,watchesOsbylikeahawk.Pickingupnewmovesisn’tthereasonthejuniorcollegetransfer,whoisoriginallyfromFrance,studieshisteammate.It’sthemannerismsthatmakeOsbytheplayeronthefloorwhoeveryonelooksto.

“Iseehiminpracticeeveryday,andheisoneofthemosthumblepostplayersIhaveeveryplayedwithinEuropeorhere.Heisaworkhorse,andheisjustamazing,”M’Bayesaid.“Itisalwayseasiertoworknexttosomeonelikethatbecausealloftheattentionisonhimandtheytendtoforgetyoualittlebit.Heisarolemodelforme.Heisagreatseniorandagreatleader.Thefactthathewasabletogetsomanypointsandsomanyreboundsisjustamodelofhowhardyoushouldplayandhowwellyoucanplay.”

AllgoodteamshaveaplayerlikeOsby.Theyarecraftyveteranswhounderstandtheupsanddownsoftheseasonandofgames.Theleadershiptheyprovideisinvaluable.Osbyprovidesitalongwithscoring,reboundinganddefense.

TheSooners(13-4,4-1Big12)dohavesevenplayersintheir10-manrotationwhoarejuniorsandseniors.Whenitcomestowinning,however,thegroupisstillinexperienced.

OneofthereasonsisthatOUlackedaplayerofOsby’simposingstaturebothasaplayerandapresence.

It’srubbedoffonhisclasspeersaswellasfreshmenguardsBuddyHield,Je’lonHornbeakandIsaiahCousins.

“Ro’sleadershiphasbeeninvaluabletotheentiregroup,butespeciallytheyoungguys.Again,itisnotjusttheyoungguysthathesetsthebarfor.Hesetsitforeveryone,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Ithinkourguys,likeAmathsaid,theyappreciatethefactthatheisverygenuineandisdoingitforalltherightreasonsandisallabouttheteam.Nooneputsmoretimeinorworksharderorismoreconsistentinpracticethanheis.Thatiswhat

youwantoutofyourleadingscorerandaguythateveryoneelseiskindofrallyingaround.”

OsbyshowedhowpowerfulthatcanbeinthewinovertheLonghorns.

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanJanuary29,2013

NORMAN—RightafterOklahoma’slosstoKansasonSaturday,SoonerfreshmanJe’lonHornbeakreceivedamessagefromIsaiahAustin,Baylor’sstandoutfreshmancenter.

“Gogetthenextone,”itsaid.

Hornbeak’s“nextone”isWednesdayat6p.m.inWaco,Texas,againstAustinandBaylor.It’sthefirstgamethefriendshaveplayedagainsteachothersincebeforetheywerehighschoolteammatesatDallas’GraceAcademy.

“Wealwaystelleachother,‘Hey,gogettheW,’”Hornbeaksaid.“Eventhoughthenextoneisagainsthim...we’renotenemies.Whenwegetonthecourt,we’renotgoingtolikeeachother.That’sjustthewayweare.Butoffthecourt,we(are)stillbrothers.”

It’snormalforthetwotooffereachotheradviceorencouragement.

Hornbeak’smother,Sheila,saidhersonisalwayscallingcoachesandplayersforadviceonhowtogetbetter.

“IthinkJe’lonsthattypeofguy,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“That’spartofwhoheis.”

ButthepersonHornbeaktalkstodailyisAustin.

“Basketballwiseifhewatchesagameandseessomething,he’lltellmesomethingandifIwatchagameandIseesomething,I’lltellhimsomething,”Hornbeaksaid.“It’sbrotherly.It’slikemeandIsaiahCousinsandBuddy(Hield)—howweareisthesamewaywithhim.Wecangetoneachotheranditreallydoesn’tmatter.”

AustinandHornbeakhavebeenfriendssincetheywereinthesixthgrade,whenAustinmovedtoTexasfromMinnesota.TheyplayedonthesameAAUteamandplayedoneonone—a6-foot-3guardvs.a7-1center.“Thereweredayshedestroyedme,”Hornbeaksaid,“andgamesIbeathim.Youreallygottoworkonyourshotandcreatespace(toshootoverhim).SometimeshetakesmetothepostandIjusthavetofoulhim.”

Hornbeaksaidtheall-timeseriesbetweenthetwois“probablyeven,butit’sprobablyinhisfavor.I’llgiveittohim.”

Thetwotalkedaboutgoingtothesamecollege,buttheyalwayssaidthattheywoulddowhatwasbestforeachother.OnceAustintoldHornbeakhewasgoingtoBaylor,Hornbeakalmostjoinedhim,butconcludedBaylorwasn’tforhim.Thetwokeepincontacteverydaythroughagrouptextmessagewithtwootherhighschoolfriends.

“(Isaiah)justsendsmesomecrazypicturehefindsontheInternet,”Hornbeaksaid.“Wealljustlaughaboutit.”

WednesdaynightwilljustaddonemoregametothelistinwhichHornbeakandAustinwilltrytooutdoeachother,butnomattertheoutcome—they’lltelltheirbrotherto“getthenextone.”

“Wealwaystoldeachothernomatterwherewegowe’llstillbebrothersandfamily,”Hornbeaksaid.“Becauseitdoesn’tmatterthedistance—familyisalwaysfamily.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptJanuary30,2013

NORMAN—ThereareplayersthatOklahoma’scoachingstaffwillnevertrytoholdbackwhenitcomestoattemptingsomethingbold.AnytimeAmathM’Bayefeelsliketestingthelimitsofathleticability,nooneontheSooners’benchisgoingtoputupastopsign.

“Whenhe’saggressive,weareabetterteam,”teammateRomeroOsbysaid.

TheSooners(13-5,4-2Big12)needM’BayetoplaythatwaywhentheyfaceBaylor(14-5,5-1)at6tonightattheFerrellCenterinWaco,Texas.Andthat’sthedirectionthejuniorforwardhasbeenmovingsinceconferenceplaybeganearlierthismonth.

Overthelastsixgames,M’Bayeisaveraging11.3pointsand6.0rebounds.They’rerespectablenumbers,buttalktoanyonearoundOU’sprogramandthefeelingissomethinggreatisonthevergeofemerging.However,it’samatterofgettingM’Baye’sconfidenceleveltoexpand.

There’spressurethatcomeswithbeingtheBig12Conference’snewcomeroftheyear,whichhewasnamedbackinNovember.Itmeanseveryoneisexpectingadifference-makingplayertotakethecourteverysingleday.

Thoseexpectationsdidn’tjustcomefromfans,coachesorteammates.M’Bayeholdsthemaswell.WhenhestruggledinthemiddleofDecember,the6-foot-9forwardwasaskinghimselfwhy.Everytimehegottheball,hewasthinkingmorethanreacting.Therewasnoconfidencetoleanon.

“Heworkssohardandhe’ssoconscientious,heburdenshimselfwithdoingeverythinggreatallthetime,anditjustwasn’thappeningforhim,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Ithinkthebestthingabouthimishejustkeptworkingatitandpluggingaway.He’sgothimselfbackaround.”

TherehavebeenperiodswhereM’Bayehasbeenthatexplosiveplayereveryonearoundhimseesdaily.InlastSaturday’slossatKansas.M’Bayeonlyscored12points,buthewasneverpassive.

OneofthemostmemorableplaysthatafternoonwasM’Baye’sattempteddunkoverKansascenterJeffWithey.M’Bayewascalledforacharge,butteammateswerefinewiththeboldnessofwhathewasattempting.

“Isawapictureofit,andbothheandWitheywerebothwayabovetherim.Iwaslike,‘Ifhecangetacoupleofthosedown,peoplearegonnabescaredofhim,’”Osbysaid.“It’sgoodtoseethataggressionandhimattackingtherimlikethat.”

Tonight’shisnextchancetoshowwhathereallycando.TheBearsarealongandathleticteam.Therearewaystobeatthem,butM’BayegivesOUtheopportunitytofightfirewithfire.

Theyneedmoreofthatboldnesstomaterializeinbigmoments.

Thosearoundhimbelieveit’srightaroundthecorner.M’Bayehasthesameopinion.

“I’mjustfeelinggoodwiththisteam,thisoffenseandthiscoachingstaff,”hesaid.“ItrytodoasmuchextraworkasIcantofeelmorecomfortableeveryday.Thecoachingstaffhasbeengreat.Theyhelpedmethroughit.Theywerewatchingfilmwithmeinthemorningandtalkingtomeduringpractice.MyteammateshavedoneagreatjoboffindingmewhereI’mcomfortabletoscore.I’mdefinitelyfeelingbetterintheoffense.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptJanuary31,2013

WACO,Texas—AfterAmathM’Bayemadehisthird-straightshotWednesdaynight,thegrinonhisfacewidened.ThesamefeelingshotthroughStevenPledgerafterhisfirst3-pointerswishedthroughthenet.

Itwastheirnightandbecauseofit,OklahomawasonitswaytoahugeroadwinoverBaylor.ThefeelingwasstillthereaftertheSoonersheldonfora74-71victoryattheFerrellCenter.

Bothscoredaseason-high20pointstoleadtheSooners(14-5,5-2Big12)totheirbiggestvictorythusfar.Bothknewtheyhadbrokenoutofoffensiveslumpsintheprocess.

ForPledger,itwashisfirst20-pointgameoftheseasonandthefirsttimethisyearheplayedlikeoneoftheBig12Conference’sbestshooters.

“It’sbeenawhile,”Pledgeradmittedaftergoing6for12fromthefield,3for7from3-pointrangeand5for7fromthefree-throwline.“Ineededone,anditcameatagreattime.”

ItcoincidedwithM’Bayedisplayingafulloffensivearsenal.Thejuniorforwardwent9for12fromthefieldinadominantperformance.

“Ifeltgood.I’vehadgameswhereI’vefeltbetter,buttonightIfeltlikemyoldself,”hesaid.“Iputpointsontheboard.IwashappytoseealltheworkI’vebeenputtinginpayingoff.”

Intruth,theyhelpedtheSoonersmakethegamelookeasyforthefirst30minutes.

Baylorwasontheropesmostofthenight.M’BayeandPledgerhelpedOUgoona15-2runlateinthefirsthalfthatbuilta38-26halftimelead.

“Theguysdidareallygoodjobofmovingtheballandsettinggoodscreensforeachother,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Thetimingwasgood,shotscameinrhythm,anditwasgreattoseePledgerstepupthereandknockdownshots.Itwasgoodtoseeguyssetthetone.”

Baylor(14-6,5-2)wasinpanicmodemostofthenight.TheSooners,whoshot52.7percent(29for55)didn’tcooloffuntilmidwaythroughthesecondhalf.

TheonlyreasontheBears,whoshot37.3percent(28for75)stayedinthegamewasforwardIsaiahAustin.The7-footfreshmanscored17pointsandcollected22rebounds.Bothofhistotalscame,mostly,offofput-backs.

“Austinwassuchabigfactorontheoffensiveboards,”Krugersaid.“Wejustcouldn’tkeephimawayfromtheball.”

Yet,thebiggestplaysbyafreshmaninthefinalminutesbelongedtoOU’sBuddyHield.

OUledthefinal36minutes,buttheBearshadwhittledOU’sleaddowntofivepointswith3:29togo.BaylorpointguardPierreJackson,whoscored17ofhisgame-high22pointsinthesecondhalf,wasaconstantballofenergy.

Hisdrivinglayupbroughtthecrowdbackintothegame.Hieldsilenceditwitha3-pointerfromthewingtoputOUbackupbyeight.Secondslater,Pledgerpickedupastealandconverteda3-pointplaytoputOUbackupby11.

“ThatwasatimeIwantedtostepupandshowthecoachesIcouldbeonthecourtthelastfewminutes,whichIdid,”saidHield,whofinishedwithninepoints.“Igotacoupleopportunities.”

Thenextonecamewith66secondsleft.OU’sleadwasdowntoonebythen.Hieldlifteditbackuptothreewithadrivinglayup.

Baylorhadchancestotie,butOUwardedthemallofftogetanNCAATournamentresumé-buildingvictorythatmovedtheSoonersintoatieforsecondintheBig12standingswithJanuarycomingtoaclose.

“Anytimeyoucanwinontheroad,youfeelgoodaboutit,”Krugersaid.“AnywinagainsttheverygoodBaylorclubmakesitbetter.”

Gettingtwoessentialplayerstobreakoutofoffensiveshellswastheicingonthecake.

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanFebruary1,2013

NORMAN—AsthefinalshotwentupintheOU-Baylorgame,BearscoachScottDrewbouncedaroundlikeakangarooonthesidelinebeforefallingtohisback.

Lessthan90feetaway,OklahomacoachLonKrugerstoodsolidasarock.

ForthefirsttimesinceBlakeGriffinleftNorman,theever-steadyKrugerhasmadeOUbasketballrelevantagain.TheSoonersaresecondintheconference,andiftheNCAATournamentstartedtoday,they’dbeashoo-infortheBigDance.

LonKruger’srebuildingstorystartedatKansasState,theteamtheSoonersfaceat5p.m.Saturday.

KansasStateiswhereKrugerfirstcameonthesceneasagentleMidwesternman,wherehefirstshowedhisknowledgeofthegameasaAll-BigEightplayerwhoeventuallyreturnedasaconqueringyetmild-manneredcoach.Asherebuiltoneprogramafteranother,peoplewhoworkedclosetohimbegantoseeacommontheme.

LonKrugerputsothersfirst.

Playersseeitanditputsthematease.OklahomaseniorRomeroOsbysaidKrugermakeshimcomfortablebecauseheknowshiscoachisn’tdwellingonwhathappenedfivepossessionsago.He’sthere,inthemoment,tryingtocoachthemtovictory.

AmongthecoachingfraternityandKruger’sfaithfulfollowers,nooneissurprisedKruger’skindheartandbasketballsmartsarequicklyrebuildinganotherprogram.

It’sthatknowledgeandgentledemeanorthatpeoplesaymakesLonKrugeradifferentkindofcoach.

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Hegrewupthesonofamailmanandahomemaker,raisedamongfourbrothersandasisterinSilverLake,Kan.

Helearnedatayoungagetonevertalkabouthimself,toaskaboutothersandtoputthematease.Tothisday,inconversation,Krugerrarelysaystheword“I”.

Hecarriedthosevaluesfromjobtojob—rebuildingTexas-PanAmerican,Florida,IllinoisandUNLV.

“Heisgenuinelyandsincerelyinterestedinothers,”saidBillKoss,aFoxSportsanalystforFloridabasketball.“Inordertohavesuccessfulbasketballteamsthatarecenteredaroundtheconceptofteam,thentheplayershavetobelievethatthecoachisreallyinterestedinthem.That’swhereLonstartswitheverythinginlife.

“He’saveryfinehumanbeingandhecaresaboutothers.Intoday’sworldyouthink,‘Cansomeonereallybethatgenuineandthatsincere?’Themoresomeonegetstoknowthemthemoretheyrecognizethathetrulyisaleaderinthatregard.”

Krugeralsoknowshowtomakepeoplecomfortable—inagameorout.Herarelyraiseshisvoice.Clapshishandsalot.Rarelyhasanirategesture.

Watchhimduringagameafterapossessionwithamistake.SometimesKrugerfurrowshisbrowandhisforeheadcreases.Sometimesheslightlysticksouthislowerjaw.Rarely,he’llshout.That’sasfarasitgoes.

DuringOklahoma’spractice,Kruger,usuallydressedinapairofredsweatpants,willquickenhisstridewhenhemeansbusinessbutassoonashereacheshisgroupofplayers,he’sbacktoclappinghishandsandsayingsomethingsternwithasenseofencouragementandalwaysaloadofknowledge.

“Theguysaroundhimfeelcomfortable,”saidJeffGuin,aformerbasketballmanagerforKrugeratFloridaandwholaterjoinedKruger’sIllinoisstaff.“Somecoacheswhentheycoach,youcantellthekidsaretenseandthey’reworriedaboutmakingmistakes.Hejustgetsthemtogooutandplay.Atthesametime,it’snotthatthekidsarelookingovertheshoulderonwhattodonext.Coachhasalreadytaughtthemwhattodo.”

Kruger’sabilitytorebuildcomesfrommorethanjusttheteamacceptinghim.Healsoacceptstheteam.D.J.Allen,acommunicationsdirectoratUNLV,saidKrugerlookedatwhatplayershehas,whatstrengthstheyprovidedanddeterminedthepositionshecouldputthemintobesuccessful.

AllenwassoamazedatKruger’sabilitytorebuild,hewroteabookwithhimaboutit.KrugertookFloridafrombeingecstaticaboutmakingittotheNITallthewaytotheprogram’sfirstFinalFour.HesetIllinoisonasteadycourseforsuccess.HeturnedUNLVfrombeinganNITteamtoanNCAASweetSixteenteam.

Kosssaid:“Alotofpeopletendtofocusonweaknessesandsay,‘Wellyouknow,thispersonhasthisshortcomingandthatshortcoming.’Idon’tthinkLonseesshortcomings.”

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Krugersmiledashewatchedhisteamrunaplayduringarecentpractice.That’showKrugerlooksmostofpractice.

Attheendofthepractice,hechattedwithfanswhohadmadetheirwaytowatchtheSoonerspractice.

Inadayofreducedaccessandavailability,Krugerandhisteamareavailableforalltowatch.Hegatherswithhisteamattheendofpracticeastheysayaprayer,watchesthemshakehandswithfansandthenfollows.

Krugerthankspeopleforcoming,divertingattentionfromhimself.

“Needanything?”hesays.

“He’sthesameguy,I’mtellingyou,”Kosssaidofthecoach.“LonKrugerhasn’tchangedoneiota.He’sthesamegrounded,down-to-earth,interestedinothers,onlyseesthepositivethingsguy.I’molderthanLonandI’dstillliketogrowupandbelikeLon.”

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldFebruary9,2013

NORMAN—WhentheLloydNobleCenterhornsounded,OklahomafreshmanBuddyHieldwasjumpingupanddownatmidcourt,staringatallofthoseKansasseniorsandlaughing.

Prettysoon,Hieldwasridingaroundthecourtonsomeone’sshouldersinthemassofOU’sfirstcourt-rushsince...Sincewhenexactly?Nearasanyonecouldremember,sinceFeb.20,1995,theBigMondaynighttheSoonersbeatNo.1KansasinKelvinSampson’sfirstyearonthejob.

Here,18yearslater,OUhadbeatenKansasagain.ThistimetheNo.5Jayhawkswentdown72-66.Howithappenedwas,inaway,evenmorestunning.

Backin‘95,ittookanErnieAbercrombie3-pointerinthefinalminuteforOUtopullaheadandwin.Saturdayafternooninfrontof10,503fans,theSoonerstookaleadonIsaiahCousins’3with14:27leftinthefirsthalf,andtheynevergaveitup.

“GiveOUcredit,”BillSelfsaid.“Theycontrolledthegame,basically,fromthestart.”

Selfdidn’tdumponhisteamlikehedidafterlastweek’slossestoOklahomaStateandTCU.Hecouldn’t.TheSooners(15-7,6-4)werejustbetterwasall,anditsawtotheirfirstwinoverKansassince2005after10straightdefeats.

“I’mnotleavingdisgustedwithmyteamatall,”SelfsaidinthemidstofKU’sfirstthree-gamelosingstreaksince‘05.“Weactuallyplayedbettertoday.Wejustplayedagoodteam.Theyshottheheckoutofthebasketball.”

RomeroOsby,whowent4-of-16inOU’s67-54lossatKansasJan.26,made6-of-8foragame-high17points.HegotthebetterofKUcenterJeffWithey.

CameronClarkmade4-of-7andscored10points.ThathelpedOU’sbenchoutscoreKU’s23-11.

StevenPledgerwasn’talwayshot,buthemadea3fromtherightwingafterOsby’soffensivereboundwithfourminutesleft.ThatkepttheSoonersahead63-59.

“Iwantthoseshots,”saidPledger,whofinished6-of-14enrouteto15points.“Ihavemoreconfidencetohitthosethanatanypointinthegame.”

HowaboutJe’lonHornbeak’sconfidence?OU’sfreshmanguardhadmissedhisonlyshotuntiltakingOsby’sfeedontherightwingwith1:29toplay.

“Igotit,sizeditupandsawIhadofspace,”Hornbeaksaid.“SoItookit.”

Heburiedit,andtheSoonersled66-61.

Hornbeakfollowedthatbymaking3-of-4freethrowsinthefinal30secondstokeepKansasatbay.HefinishedwhatanotherOUfreshmanstarted-Cousinsgettinghisfirststartsincemid-Decemberandrespondingwithfivepoints,areboundandanassistinthefirst51/2minutesasOUjumpedinfront.

“Wehadalotofenergyfromtheget-go,”saidOsby,whoaddedateam-higheightrebounds.“Shootaroundwasrealactive.Theguyswereallanxioustogetoutthereandplay.”

It’snotthattheJayhawkswereflatcomingofftheirshockinglossatTCU.OUwassimplymoreenergized.

It’snotthataKansaslineupincludingfourseniorsplayedpoorly.It’sjustthatOU’sgroup,includingstartingfreshmenCousinsandHieldandreserveHornbeak,werebetter.Theymadebiggershots,morefreethrows.Theysharedtheballbetterandcameupwithonemoresteal.

“It’sgreat,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Alotofpeoplefeelgoodabouttheircontributions.”

Itwasacomplete,deservedvictorythatleftnolessaplayerthanKUseniorpointguardElijahJohnsoninsistinghisteamtookastepforwarddespitelosing.

“WelookeddifferenttonightthanwedidatTCU,anddifferentthanattheendofOklahomaState,”hesaid.

TheSoonersenjoyedthemselvesSaturday,forthetwohoursduringthegameandthe10minutesafterwhentheyweresweptupbycourt-rushers.Thefanshadbeentakenonquitearide,sotheyreturnedthefavortoplayerslikeHield.

“IseethatonTVallthetime,”Pledgersaid.“Ialwayswishedwecouldgetsomethinglikethattohappen.”

Saturday,after18years,itfinallydid.

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptFebruary13,2013

NORMAN—OklahomacoachLonKrugersaidfreshmanguardBuddyHieldunderwentsuccessfulsurgeryonhisbrokenrightfootTuesdaymorning.Hieldisexpectedtomissatleastthenextfourweekswhilemending.

However,losingastartertoinjuryisn’tsomethingtheSoonershavedealtwiththelasttwoseasons.UntilHieldsufferedabrokenfootinMondaynight’s75-48victoryoverTCU,theonlyOUplayertomissagamethisseasonduetoinjurywasbackuppointguardSamGrooms.HemissedtheStephenF.AustingameonDec.18withaconcussion.Noplayermissedagameduetoinjurylastseason.

TheSooners(16-7,7-4Big12)willbewithoutHieldforatleastthefinalsevenregular-seasongames.Hisenergeticpresencewillbemissedonbothendsofthecourt.Hieldistheteam’sleaderinminutesplayedat26.5pergame.

OnewayOUappearsequippedtohandletheextendedabsenceofastarterisKrugerhasn’toverextendedanyofhisplayersthisseason.He’susedhisbenchliberallythisseason.

“Ithinkwehave10guyswhocangetresults,soit’snotjustforthatreason,”KrugersaidTuesday.“Whenyoudohavetheluxuryofdoingthatitdoeshelpwithfoultroubleorinjury.We’refortunateenoughtohavethequalityofdepth—notjustdepth—thatwedohavethatcancomeinandmakeadifference.”

ThevictoryoverTCUwasanothergamewherethatwasthecase.TheSooners’benchscored34points.AndrewFitzgeraldandJe’lonHornbeakbothscoredninewhileTylerNealandCameronClarkbothfinishedwitheight.

Becauseofthedeepcontributions,theperformanceagainsttheHornedFrogswasoneofOU’sbestoftheseason.Winningwasn’tasurprise,butOUshowednosignsoftheexpectedletdownafterbeatingKansasonSaturday

“Ithoughtitwas.Everyonewastogetherandintothegame,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“AlotofteamsdogetsidetrackedaftertheywinabiggameagainstateamlikeKansas.Wecameoutwithalotofenergyandthatenergywonthegameforus.”

Obviously,withHieldoutoneofthosefour,mostlikelyHornbeak,willturnintoastarter.Butallwillneedtomakegreatercontributions.

Krugerhasalotofoptionswithhowhe’llreplaceHieldinthelineup.Hornbeakhasrespondedwellinthelasttwogamessincebeingmovedfromthepointguardspottothewing.Clarkhasbeenincrediblyproductiveaswell.AfterMondaynight’s4-for-7performance,he’sshooting53percentinconferenceplay.

Alotwilldependontheopponent.TheSoonersfaceNo.17OklahomaState(17-5,7-3)at12:30p.m.,SaturdayatGallagher-IbaArenainStillwater.

ItwillbeOU’sfirstgamesincethelossofHield.Bedlamshouldgiveastrongindicationhowitwillhandlehisabsence.

“Buddyisaplayerwhobringsalotofenergyandit’shardtoseehimgethurtlikethat,”Clarksaid.“Wehavesomeguysonthiswhocanstepup.”

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldFebruary16,2013

NORMAN—BuddyHieldleanedoverhiscrutchestheotherday,hisinjuredrightfootinacastandboot,andplayfullyreferredtotheOklahomastaff’snicknamefortheirthreefreshmanguards.

“It’snot‘ThreetheHardWay’anymore,”Hieldsaid.“It’s‘TwotheHardWay.’”

Hieldisdonefortherestoftheregularseasonatleast,duetoabrokenbonesustainedduringOU’svictoryoverTCUlastMonday.NoSoonerhasplayedmoreminutes,mademorestealsorbeenmorereliablefromthefree-throwline.

HieldisamongOU’stopthreein3-pointers,reboundsandassists.Heleavesasizablevoid.

FellowfreshmenJe’lonHornbeakandIsaiahCousinsmusthelpfillitbeginningSaturdayinBedlamatOklahomaState.

YouhavetocontainMarcusSmarttocontaintheCowboys.Hieldwouldhaveledthatcharge.

“He’sbeentheguymeetingtheballforusontop.Hegivesusgoodactivitythere,”saidLonKruger,whoseSoonersenterStillwatertiedforsecondintheBig12Conference,onegamebehindKansas,OSUandKansasState.“He’slong,rangyandtireless.Hestaysafterit.We’llmissthat.”

WhogetsfirstcrackatSmartonSaturday?

“Buddynormallypickeduptheball.NowI’mgoingto,”Hornbeaksaid.“It’llbeprettymuchmeand(Smart)goingupanddownthecourt.”

Expectthespindly-armedCousinstohelpwiththat.

“Ifthat’swhatCoachKrugerwants,”hesaid.“Idon’tcare.I’llplayontheball.I’mreadyforthatchallenge.”

CousinsandHornbeakareinbetterpositiontomeetthechallengeofplayinginGallagher-IbaArena,aswellasreplacingHield,thantheywerejustacoupleweeksago.

Cousinshasshot50percent,raisinghisseasonpercentageto29,whileaveragingeightpointsoverhislastthreegames.Heisfinallyplayingwithconfidence,somethingHieldhasneverhadtroubledoing.

Hornbeakisalsoshootingandscoringbetter.Hehasmade12ofhislast263s.Heaveragedeightpointsinback-to-backwinsoverKansasandTCUlastweek.

Hieldaveraged8.6points.It’snotlikehewasgoingtoget30anytimesoon.Buthisoffensecameinmomentum-buildingspurts,andwasoftencreatedbyhisdefense.

“He’llcomeupwithaturnover,stealtheball,makealayup,makeapass,makeaplay.That’sBuddy,”Hornbeaksaid.“Hemakesplaysquick,quick,quick.That’sthebigthingwe’regoingtomiss.”

Amongotherbigthings.

“Defense...Theenergythathebrings...Reboundingfromaguard’sstandpoint,”Cousinssaid.“Andhittingbigbucketsatcrucialtimes.”

Itisalottomakeupfor.“TwotheHardWay”indeed.

“Italkedtothem.Isaid,‘Y’allneedtopickitup.’Je’lonandIsaiaharegonnaplayhard,”Hieldsaid.“They’lldowhatittakestogetthroughthis.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptFebruary18,2013

NORMAN—TherewasalotofsunkenshouldersafterOklahoma’s84-79overtimelosstoOklahomaStateonSaturday.Therewasnosensehidingthedisappointment.ItwasoneofthebestBedlamgamesintherivalry’sstoriedhistoryandtheSoonerswounduplosingit.

Still,theSoonersknewthesunwasgoingtocomeuponSunday.

“Ithurtstoleaveherewithoutthewin,butbythesametokenIthinkwedidalotofthingstohelpusgrowinthefuture,”saidOUguardSamGrooms,whocameoffthebenchtoscoreacareer-high18points.“That’swhatwe’relookingforwardto.It’sdifficultwalkingoutofherebecausewewantedtogetthiswin.”

AwinwouldhavevirtuallyguaranteedanNCAATournamentbidandopenedaveryrealisticpathtowintheBig12title.BotharestillplausiblefortheSooners(16-8,7-5Big12).

WhatBedlamrevealedistheycanplaywithjustaboutanybody.TheCowboysare13-1ontheirhomefloorandtheonlylosswastoNo.5GonzagainDecember.AllOUneededonSaturdaywasonemorebasketoronemoredefensivestoptomakeitagroup.

“Toughlossforsure,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Butitwasareallygoodbasketballgame.Guysonbothteamsplayedtheirheartsout.Itwasabig-timebattlefromstarttofinish.Guysonbothteamsmadealotofbig-timeplays.Defenseswerehavingatoughtimegettingstops.”

OU’slastpossessioninregulationwasthe35secondsitwouldliketohaveback.Thegamewastiedat73-allandallofthe13,611inattendanceknewOUwantedtogettheballtoRomeroOsby,whoscored18pointsalongwithGroomsandStevenPledger.Hedidn’tgetituntiltherewasfoursecondsleftontheshotclockandhewas20feetfromthebasket.

OnemorebasketandOsbywouldhavecementedoneofthebestBedlamperformancesinOUhistory.Headded15reboundsandwasvirtuallyunstoppableinthesecondhalf.

“Rodidsuchagoodjobcarryingusdownthestretchthere.Weweretryingtogethimisolatedtherewithsomeoptions,”Krugersaid.“O-Statedidagoodjobofcoveringit.Rowasterrific,ashe’sbeenallseason.”

NothingisalteredbecauseofSaturday’sloss.OUhitstheroadtofaceTexasTech(9-14,2-10)at6p.m.,WednesdayandthenreturnstoLloydNobleCenterat4p.m.,SaturdaytofaceBaylor(16-9,7-5).

Winboth,andOUcementsa.500recordintheconferencewithfourgamesleft.Winboth,anditsecuresaseasonsweepoftheRedRaidersandtheBears,whoarecurrentlytiedwithOUintheconferencestandings.

NothingthathappenedonSaturdaydetersthosepossibilities.Infact,theyshouldbebolstered.

“Ithinkwedidalotofthingstohelpusgrowinthefuture,”Groomssaid.“That’swhatwe’relookingforwardto.It’sdifficultwalkingoutofherebecausewewantedtogetthiswin.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptFebruary22,2013

NORMAN—OklahomacantakealotofpositivesawayfromWednesdaynight’s86-71victoryoverTexasTech.

Itshottheballextremelywell.Thepointtotalwasaseasonhigh,andthe53.3-percentshootingpercentagemarkedjustthethirdtimeOUhasmademorethanithasmissedthisseason.

ThemajorreasonallthosecametofruitionwastheplayofStevenPledger,RomeroOsby,AmathM’Baye,SamGroomsandCameronClark.Theyscored70oftheSooners’points.

It’shardtoignorewhattheyhaveincommon—allfivearejuniorsorolder.

OUcoachLonKrugerdidn’tdownplaythesignificanceoftheirexperienceafterWednesdaynight’svictory.

“They’vebeeninthissituationbeforeandthey’recomfortablebecausetheyknowhowtoughitis,”hesaid.“Ithinkthat’sallpartofit.”

TheexperiencewasneededagainsttheRedRaiders.OU(17-8,8-5Big12)wasabletoholdoffacoupleTexasTech(9-15,2-11)ralliesanditalsoovercameatoughnightfromfreshmenguardsJe’lonHornbeakandIsaiahCousins.

Hornbeaksufferedaminorankleinjuryinthesecondhalfandonlyplayed17minutes.OUcoachLonKrugersaidHornbeakcouldhavereturnedtothegameifneeded.However,Hornbeakwasjust1for6fromthefield.

ThedecisiontoplayCousinsforjust10minuteswasstrictlyKruger’s.Hestruggledwithfourturnovers(allstealsthatresultedinalayupsbyTexasTechguardJoshGray)andonlytookoneshot(amiss).

Cousins’bodylanguageaftergivingupback-to-backstealstoGraymidwaythroughthesecondhalfspokevolumes.Krugerhadtogethimoutofthegame.

Grooms,asenior,fullyunderstoodwhatCousinswasgoingthrough.

“Beingapointguard,it’stough.Ifhewasouttheremakingplaysandeverythingwasgoingright,everybodywouldhavepraisedhim,”Groomssaid.“Ihadtoexplaintohim,it’stoughrightnow.It’snotasbadasitlooks.Hemadeacouplemistakes.Nowhe’sgottoregroupandunderstandthattomorrowhehastogetbetter.ItriedtopickhimupasmuchasIcould,becauseI’vebeentherebefore.I’vebeenthere.”

Grooms,whoKrugersaidwillgetthestartagainstBayloronSaturday,hasexperiencedthosetoughnightsbefore.Wednesdaynightmarkedhis56thcareergameatOUaftercomingtotheSoonersin2011asajuniorcollegetransfer.

Hewasbenchedearlierintheconferenceseasonbecausehisplaywasn’tuptopar.WiththeexceptionofOsby,allfiveofthoseupperclassmenhaveseencriticalplaysincriticalgamesoccurwhileonthebench.Krugerhasalwaysbeenwillingtoridethehothandatanytime.

Wednesdayitwasthreeseniorsandtwojuniors.Don’tbesurprisedifitstaysthatwayforthenearfuture.EachofOU’sfiveremainingregular-seasongameswillgreatlyimpactitschancesofmakingtheNCAATournament—positivelyornegatively.

“There’salotworklefttodo,”Krugersaid.“Ithinkthemostimportantthingistheyunderstandthere’sstillalongwaytogoandlotofworklefttodo.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptFebruary26,2013

NORMAN—Itishardtogetarhythmgoingwhenthegamestopsevery45secondsforafoul,butthat’sbeentheaverageinOklahoma’slasttwogames.LastWednesday’sgameatTexasTechincluded43fouls.Saturday’sgameagainstBaylorhad57.

SomeofthatwastheBearsfoulingtostoptheclock,but,still,100foulsintwogamesseemsexcessive.

“Officialsareinano-winsituation,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Everyoneistalkingaboutdefensesgrabbingandholding,andclearlythat’shappening.Butifofficialscallallthosefoulseveryoneisupsetbecauseeveryoneisinfoultrouble.

“Ithinkitwillbeamajortopicthisspringandsummeraboutwhetherwewantofficialstocalltherulebookortobesubjectiveandbedifferentgame-to-game-to-game.”

TheaveragenumberoffoulsinanOUgamethisseasonhasbeen34.24.Intruth,thecurrentfoulspergamehasdeclinedslightlyfromthe34.77inOU’sgameslastseason.Therewere35.9pergameinthe2010-11season.Theaveragewas34.35in2009-10.In2008-09,whichwasBlakeGriffin’slastseasonasaSooner,theaveragewas38.5pergame.

Oneofthemajorcomplaintsaboutcollegebasketballisthelackofscoring.Thathasn’tbeentheSooners’problemthelasttwogames.TheysetseasonhighsforpointsagainsttheRedRaiders(86)andagainsttheBears(90).

Krugerispartoftheoverwhelmingmajorityofcoacheswhowouldliketoseetherulebookenforced.Itwouldcutdownonthegrabbingandpullingthatgoesoninmostgamesandallowformoremovementonoffense.

“TheNBAhadthisproblemafewyearsago,”Krugersaid.“Scoringwasgoingdown,sotheysaid,OK,nomore.Offensiveguysgettomove,andthegamebecameverypopularagain.Itcanbedone.”

Different Texas:TheSoonersfaceTexasat8p.m.WednesdayinAustin.EventhoughOUwonthefirstmeeting,73-67,inNorman.Texashasgonethroughsomechangessince.

SophomorepointguardMyckKabongohasreturnedtothelineupaftera23-gameNCAA-mandatedsuspension.

“They’reconsiderablydifferentbecausethey’veaddedatop,eliteplayer,”KrugersaidoftheLonghorns.“(Kabongo)doesalotofthingsoffensively,buthe’salsoveryactiveandveryquickdefensively.It’snotjusthispoints.Hecreates,hegetsinthelane,hepushestempo.Hedoesalotofgoodthingsforthem.”

NomedicalbootforHield:FreshmanguardBuddyHieldisstillisnotpracticingwiththeteam,buthewasshootingflat-footedshotsatMonday’spracticeandhewasnolongerwearingamedicalbootonhisrightfoot.

“He’smoreactiveeveryday,”Krugersaid.“He’smakinggoodprogressfromwhat(OUtrainerAlexBrown)says.Idon’tknowwhatitmeansintermsofnumberofdays,butBuddyiscertainlyonschedule.He’sworkingashardashecanworkatit.Hewantstogetback.”

HieldhasmissedthelastthreegamessincebreakingaboneinhisrightfootonFeb.11againstTCU.Theoriginalprognosiswasforhimtomissfour-to-sixweeks.

Long night:OUguardJe’lonHornbeakworeabigsmile.HechippedhistwofrontteethinSaturday’swinoverBaylorandhehadtogoseeadentistaboutanhourafterthegameended.Theprocedurelastedabout90minutesandincludedtworootcanals.

“Itwasworthit,”Hornbeaksaid.“…Itcameoutnice.”

HornbeaksaidthemostpainfulpartofthenightwastheshotofProcainehereceivedbeforethesurgery.

“Thenumbnessstuff,theyhitmeuprightonthenerves,”hesaid.“Thatstuffhurt;I’mnotgonnalie.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptFebruary27,2013

AUSTIN,Texas—For32minutes,OklahomadominatedTexas.Thelasteightminutesandovertime,however,turnedapotentialblowoutintoa92-86debilitatinglosstotheLonghorns.

RomeroOsbyscored31pointsandStevenPledgerscored18toleadtheSooners.Both,however,wereupstagedbyTexasguardMyckKabongo.TheLonghorns’pointguardscored31points,includinganoff-balanceprayerwiththeclockwindingdowninregulationthatsentthegametoovertime.

TheSooners(18-9,9-6Big12)neverrecovered.Theywereinshockafterblowinga22-pointleadwitha7:54toplay.Atthatpoint,asmallcrowdattheErwinCenterhadalreadystartedfilingout.MosthadnointreatsinwatchingOUsnapasix-gamelosingstreaktotheLonghornsinAustin.

Itwasanalley-oopdunkfromAmathM’Baye,whoscored16points,thatgaveOUitslargestleadofthegame.Thejuniorforwardflashedthe“’HornsDown”signashetrottedbackdownthefloor.

Texas(13-15,5-10)launcheda32-10runafterit.

OUlostdespiteshooting50.9percent(29-for-57)and9for18from3-pointrange.However,thehotshootingwasfromthefirst32minutes.

AfterM’Baye’sdunk,OUmadejustthreemoreshotstherestofthegame.Itscomposuredisappeared.Itcommittedfiveturnoversinathree-minutespanthatquicklyallowedTexastogetbackinthegame.

OsbygotinM’Baye’sfaceafterthetaunt.

“Iwasn’ttryingtogetonhim,becausehe’sagrown-up.Iwasjusttellinghim,‘Let’swinwithclass,’”Osbysaid.“Wewereupby20atthetime.Ijustdidn’twantkarmatokindacomebackonusoversomethinglikethat.”

Osby’sfearbecamereality.OUwas3for15fromthefieldafterM’Baye’sdunkandcommittedfiveturnovers.

NeitherKabongoorTexas’IoannisPappetrouorSheldonMcClellanclaimedtoseethegesture,butthegameobviouslychanged.

TheSoonersfinishedwith16turnovers.TheLonghornsturnedthoseinto26points.

“Wedidn’ttakecareoftheballandyouhavetocreditthem,”OUpointguardSamGroomssaid.“Theywenttothefull-courtpressandwereactive.Theygottheirhandsonsomeballsandgotsomesteals.Itledtoscoringopportunitiesforthemandgavethemmomentum.”

Kabongo,whodidn’tplayintheSooners’73-67victoryJan.21overtheLonghornsatLloydNobleCenter,onlyhadthreepointsinthefirsthalf.Hescored28inthefinal25minutes,includingeightinovertime.McClellanadded18andwasaperfect13-for-13fromthefree-throwline.ThreecameafteracontroversialfoulonPledgerona3-pointattemptwithninesecondstogo.

Osbyhadachancetosealthegameinregulation,butmissedoneoftwofreethrows.

Kabongodrovethelengthofthefloorandscoredinsixsecondstosendthegameintoovertime.

OsbygaveOUabriefleadwith3:10leftinovertimewithadunk,buttheSooners’neverledagain.

ThelossblewachanceforOUtoseizefourthplaceintheBig12allbyitself.Instead,it’llfaceIowaStateonSaturdayforthatdesignation.

“It’stoughtoletthisoneslipaway,we’vegottoregroup,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Thisoneisgoingtohurtforawhile,butwehavetobounceback.”

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanMarch1,2013

NORMAN—StevenPledgerandAndrewFitzgeraldhavegonethroughitallwithOklahomabasketball.

Well,allexceptMarch.

Thetwohavebeenroommatessincethesummerbeforetheirfreshmanyear—twoteenagersfromtheEastCoastthatcamehalfwayacrossthecountrytoplaycollegebasketball.TheycameintheyearafterBlakeGriffinledtheSoonerstoanEliteEightappearance.

ThetwofreshmenthoughttheirfirstyearwouldbeoneofvictoriesandaBigDance.Thentheywentthroughthefiring,thehiring,thelossesandtheeventualupsets.Now,thetwofourth-yearSoonersarereadyforSeniorDayagainstIowaState.

“Itbringsustothismomentrightnow,”Pledgersaid.“We’reintournamenttalk,andwe’reusedtoourcoach.Ittookusayear,butwe’reready.”

Itallbeganwithadifferentteam,adifferentheadman.Inthespringof2009,whenPledgerandFitzgeraldwereseniorsinhighschool,theysatassignedrecruitswatchingGriffintakeOUtotheEliteEight.Theywereexcitedtojointhen-coachJeffCapel’ssquad.

ButthenextyearwasnothinglikewhattheysawfromtheirhomesinChesapeake,Va.andBaltimore,Md.Theirfreshmanyearendedonanine-gamelosingstreak.Theirsophomoreyear,theyonlywon14games.

Capelwaslikeafather-figuretoPledger,buthewasfiredafterthe2010-2011season.TheseniorguardsaidheneverwouldhavelefthisfamilybackinVirginiaifhe’dknownthatinYear2hiscoachwouldbefired.

Year2,though,hadgonealotlikeYear1toPledgerandFitzgerald.Theteamfeltlikeoneofindividuals.Itdidn’tgelasaunit.Pledgerhadbeensoexcitedforthatteam,too.

“Inmyfirstgame,Iwentoutand(scored)21points,”Pledgersaid.“Astheyearwenton,abadfirstyear,andthestartofmysophomoreyearatplayingpointguard,itwasjustupanddown.”

That’sthesamewayFitzgeralddescribedtheyears.

“Ifeltlikewecouldwineverygame,butbeingrealistic,Iknewthatwecouldlose,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“Thatreallyhurtmeasaplayer.IstillwentoutthereandplayedashardasIcould.It’sreallyjusthardtothinkaboutstufflikethat.”

Thethoughtsoftournamenttitles,MarchMadnessandglorydisappearedfromtheirheads.

ButFitzgeraldandPledgerlearnedfromthelosses.Throughitall,theylearnedhowtobecomemenandbestfriends.

“Oh,we’vehadourarguments,”Pledgersaidoftheirfriendshipandofbeingroommates.“Theargumentsthatwehadwereidioticarguments.”

Theirlargestcamethesummerbeforetheirjuniorseason,whencurrentOklahomacoachLonKrugerwasgoingthroughhisfirstsummerwiththeteam.PledgerandFitzgeraldwerealwaysarguinginthegym.Eventually,theysolvedtheirdifferencesandtooktheirfrustrationtothecourtandunleasheditontheiropponents.

AlthoughOUonlywon15gamesduringtheirjuniorseason,Pledgerfinishedwithateam-high16.2pointspergame.Hemade723-pointers.

Fitzgeraldwasthethird-highestscorerontheteam.Hehadthesecond-mostreboundswith154.Theylearnedhowtoadjusttoanewsystem,anewcoachingstaffandanewstyleofteaching.Theylearnedmoreabouteachother.

“Weknowmoreabouteachotherthanweprobablyshould,”Pledgersaid.“Bloodcouldn’tmakeusanymorecloser.”

Now,fouryearslater,thoughtsoftournamentsandMadnessinMarchmakethemsmile.

WhilePledgersaidhe’llletothersbringupthetalksoftournaments,Fitzgeraldadmittedheandhisroommatelookattheprojectionsquiteabit.

“Wedon’tlikebeingthe8,9seedbecausethenyou’regoingtogettheNo.1seedinthe(second)round,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“We’rereallyjusttryingtogetittogetherwherewegetabetterseedinthetournament.”

Regardlessoftheirseed,thetwoEastCoastSoonersareplayingonSeniorDay—andanotherchancetoimpresstheNCAAselectioncommittee.

“Weneverbeeninit,”Pledgersaidoftournamenttalk.

Asheshookhisheadandsmiled,hesaid,“It’sagoodfeeling.”

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldMarch3,2013

NORMAN—Itwastorture,butSamGroomspushedthroughit.Thenhestartedoverandpushedthroughitagain.

Thenhewentbackanddiditagain.

TheOklahomapointguardreturnedhomefromhisteam’smidweekmeltdownatTexas,andwatchedthewholething“threeoffourtimes.”Allthoseturnovers,badfoulsandbadshotsthatcontributedtoTexas’22-pointrally.

Allaloneathome.

“Iwouldwatchandgettothepointwherewe’dturnitover,andI’dturnitoffandgetmad,”Groomssaid.“AndthenI’dbelike,‘Ican’tdothat.I’vegottafinishwatching.’I’dgetthroughtwomorepossessionsandturnitoffagain,beforeturningitbackon.

“Iwaslivid.”

BythetimeSaturday’sgameagainstIowaStaterolledaround...

“Ihadalottoprove,”hesaid.

Themostdrivenplayeronamotivatedteam,GroomsledtheSoonerstoan86-69hammeringofIowaState.Hemanaged19points,sixassistsandjustoneturnoverwhileconductinghisoffensein31minutesofplay.

ThatmadethemostdifferenceinwhatwassupposedtobearidiculouslycompetitivegamebetweentwoteamswithnearlyidenticalrecordsandNCAATournamenthopes.Bothteamsneededtoshowsomething,OUaftercollapsingatTexasandIowaStateafterhavingvictorysnatchedawayagainstKansaslastMonday.TheCylcones(19-10,9-7)didn’tcomeoutsohot.

“Wedidn’thaveit,”coachFredHoibergsaid.“It’sreallythefirsttimeallyearwherewe’vegottenitabsolutelytakentous,wherewegotourbuttskicked.”

Groomstookthefirstswing.Thirtysecondsaftertipoff,IowaState’sKorieLuciouslefthimforanopen18-footer.Swish.TheSoonersled2-0.Theynevertrailedfromthere.

GroomsfedStevenPledgercomingoffacurl,andPledger’s3madeit9-2atthefirsttimeout.IowaStatecamebackout,leftGroomsaloneagainandpaidagain.WhenGroomshittwomoreback-to-backperimetershotswithfiveminutesleftinthehalf,theCycloneschangedtactics.

We’llpickupGrooms,infullcourt,theydecided,likeTexaspressuredhimWednesdaynight.GroomshelpedtheSooners(19-9,10-6)breakitonce,andthenagain,whenGroomstookLucioustothebaskettandscoredtomakeit37-23.Somuchforthepress.

TheCyclonesclosedtowithin37-28,butGroomszippeda

3-pointerfivesecondsbeforehalftimetoswingthemomentumbackOU’sdirection.ThesecondhalfwasamatterofOUmaking30straightfreethrowstofinishanNCAArecord-tying34-of-34.

SomeoneaskedHoiberginpostgameaboutthat,andthedifferencebetweenSaturday’sgameandthe83-64spankingIowaStateadministeredOUFeb.4inAmes.

“Ourgameplanwassimilar,”thecoachsaid.“Groomssteppedupandhitshotsagainstus.Givethekidcreditforsteppingupwithconfidenceandknockingthosedown.”

Itdidn’thappeninAmes,whereGroomswent1-of-3fortwopoints.Itdidn’thappenatTexasWednesday,asGroomsmissedallfourofhisshotsandturnedtheballoverfourtimes.

Butithadhappenedinbetween.Grooms’emergencewasabigreasonforOU’sfour-wins-in-five-gamesstretchheadingtoAustin.Allheneededwasconfidencehecouldre-emerge.Teammateshelpedrestorethat.CoachesgavehimsomehelpbyrefiningOU’spressoffensethepasttwodaysinpractice.

“It’snotjusttheguywiththeball.It’salsoreceiversmovingandbeingavailable,”coachLonKrugersaid.“AlotofthefocusisonSambecausehehastheball,butalotofotherpeopleareresponsible.”

ThepracticepaidoffSaturday.OUhad17assistsandjustfiveturnovers.

Allthatremainedwasmotivation.GroomssuppliedthatbydigestingWednesday’sdebacle.

Saturdayafternoon,Groomscameoffthecourtshakinghands,posingforpicturesandhearingone“Greatgame!”afteranother.Hismomhadseenitall,havingtraveledfromGreensboro,N.C.,toseehersonhonoredwithOU’sotherfourseniorsinpregame.

Quiteachangeoverthreedays’time.

“I’mthankful,”Groomssaid.“IwantedtocomeouthereandplayashardasIcouldandshowthatIcouldbounceback.ThisistherealwaySamplays.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptMarch4,2013

NORMAN—OklahomapointguardSamGroomsplayedlikehewasonaredemptivemissionSaturday.Itwasn’tthejumpshotshemadeoreventhe19pointshescoredintheSooners’86-69victoryoverIowaStateSaturdaythatmatteredmost.

Theseniorwantedtoprovehecanstillkeephisteamclearoftroubleintheharshestofcircumstances.

“Ihadalottoprove.I’mprettysuremyteammatesbelieveinme.But,bythesametokenIdon’twantthemtoeversecond-guessme,thinkthatSamwillturntheballunderpressure.Idon’twantthemtoeverfeelthatway,”Groomssaid.“IwantedtocomeouthereandplayashardasIcouldandshowthemthatIcouldbouncebackfromit.ThisistherealwaySamplays.”

Ifthe“real”GroomskeepsplayinglikehedidSaturday,theSooners(19-9,10-6Big12)couldbeoneofthebestoffensiveteamsintheBig12Conference.

Saturday’svictorywasOU’sfifthstraightgamewithatleast79points,andfourthinarowwith80ormoreonthescoreboard.There’salotoffactorsthathavecontributedtothescoringoutburst.TheNCAArecord-tying34-for-34performancefromthefree-throwlinehadamajorimpact,buttherewereotherfactorslikethe17assists,withsixcomingfromGrooms’hands.

“Guyshavedoneagoodjobofmovingtheballandhandlingit.ThatstartswithSam,ofcourse,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Hedidaterrificjobagaintoday.Weexpectthattocontinue.It’snicetoseethathappenforhim.”

GroomstookthelosstoTexaslastWednesdayespeciallyhard.ItwasatotalteamcollapsethatcausedtheSoonerstoblowa22-pointleadwithlessthaneightminutestogo.Grooms,however,sawitasfailureinhisabilitytodirecttheSooners.HewasonlycreditedwithfouroftheSooners’16turnovers.Nonetheless,theSoonerswentintoafree-fallandhecouldn’tpullthemoutofitonceTexasunleashedafreneticpress.

Groomswatchedthegametapeseveraltimeswiththeteamandafewmoreonhisown.Thoselastsevenminuteswereexcruciatingtowatch.

“Iwouldwatchandgettothepointintimewherewe’dturnitover,andI’dturnitoffandgetmad.AndthenI’dbelike,Ican’tdothat.I’vegottafinishwatchingit.I’dgetthroughtwomorepossessionsandturnitoffagain,”Groomssaid.“I’vewatchedalotoftapesinceI’vebeenhere.That’sthebiggestthingthat’shelpedmeout.Iwaslivid,I’llbehonest,Iwaspissed.”

IrritationturnedintodeterminationagainsttheCyclones.

IowaStatewentwiththesamepressabout15minutesintoOU’sgame.TheSoonersdidn’tbataneye.Groomsweavedhiswaythroughitandtheycruisedtoawinthatsecuredtheprogram’sfirstwinningrecordinBig12playsince2009.

OUentersthefinalweekoftheregularseasoninpositiontoimproveitsseedfortheNCAATournamentinsteadofsecuringit.There’sstillachanceOUcouldfinishashighasthirdintheBig12standingsifitbeatsWestVirginiaatLloydNobleCenterWednesdayandwinsatTCUSaturday.TheSoonerswillbefavoredtoaccomplishthetasks.They’vemovedintothatpositionbecauseGroomshasledthemthere.

“WhathappenedinTexas...Ithappened,”Groomssaid.“ButIdon’twantthemtoeverthinkaboutit.”

AfterSaturday,there’snoneedtoworry.

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanMarch5,2013NORMAN—Withhiseyebrowsraisedandspeakingthroughahalf-smile,RomeroOsby’svoicerosetwolevels.HewasmessingaroundwithteammateSamGroomsliketheyweretwobestfriendsontheplaygroundatrecess.

That’sRomeroOsby—abigkidatheart.Excepttherewasatimeinhiscollegebasketballcareerwhenhewasjustanimmaturekid,whenhethoughteverythingwouldcomeeasyandthingswouldjustgohisway.ThatwasduringhistwoyearsatMississippiState.

DuringhisyearsasaSooner,Osbyhasgrownfromakidtothefatherofakid.Hehasbecomealeaderandabig,butstern,brothertohisteammates.Inhisfinalhomegame,whichcomesWednesdayat8p.m.againstWestVirginia,he’llbeallbusinessonthecourt.There’satimeandaplacetobeserious—andtobeakid.

WhenOsbywasturning17,hesaidheweighedalotofoptions.GotoKansasandplayforBillSelf?GotoLouisvilleandbewithRickPitino?Sitthebenchatboth?OrgotoMississippiStateandcontributerightaway?HechoseMississippiState.

“Iwasakidexpectingtoplayballandthinkingeverythingwasgoingtobeeasy,”hesaid.“Notasfarasonthecourt,butlifewouldbeeasy.”

Butthat’swhenhegotawake-upcall.Hewasn’tplayingasmuchashethought,andbasketballandlifestartedtochange.

“Mylifewasjustdifferentbecausebasketballwasdifferent,”hesaid.“Thatreallymademekindofbedifferent.Thatreallymademekindofbestubbornsometimes.Iwouldn’treallylistenanymorebecausethingsweren’tkindofgoingmyway...”

Osby’swife,Shalonda,whowashisgirlfriendwhilehewasatMississippiState,saidhebecame“boxedup”andhefeltlikehisdreamswere“slippingaway.”

Nothingwasforcinghimtomature.Hewasa45-minutedriveawayfromhishomeinMeridian,Miss.Coachesweren’tsayingwhattheywantedfromhim,accordingtoShalonda,andthingsontheteam,whichRomerodeclinestogointodetailabout,justweren’tgood.“MississippiStateisagreatuniversity,”Shalondasaid.“It’sthethingsthattranspireddowntherethatnobodyshouldeverbeapartof.”

ThenRomerotransferredtoOklahoma,andonthefirstday,then-coachJeffCapeltoldhimhewasgoingtohavetoworkharder.

Hespenthisfirstyearawayfromhiswifeandtheirnewborndaughter.Hebegantogrowandmature.Hewasn’takidanymore.

“WhenIwasatMississippiState,IcouldrunhomewheneverIwanted,”hesaid.“Now,being10hoursaway,Ican’tgohomeexceptmaybeonceortwiceayear.”

Helearnedhowtobeahusbandandafather,ateammatewhoplayerscouldlooktoforguidance,aswellasawell-developedthreatonthecourt.

“He’smaturedtremendously,”OklahomaassistantcoachLewHillsaid.“Hewentfrombeingayoungmanwhodidn’tunderstandhispotentialtorealizinghispotential.Hewentfromaguywhojustwantedtoshoot3stoknowinghe’sagreatinside-outsideguyandhestartsfromtheinside.Ithinkheunderstandshispotentialandhe’sgrownleapsandbounds,asfarasbeingaleader.”

Osbygotasecondchancetoprovethathecouldbeagreatbasketballplayer.Thisseason,heleadstheSoonersinscoring(15.2ppg)andrebounds(7.1rpg),aswellasfield-goalpercentage(.522).AlthoughtherearesomefirsthalveswhereitseemslikeOsbyishavinganoffgame,hehascomebackinthesecondhalfandhasled(ortiedforthelead)inscoringfor11ofOklahoma’slast16games.HeisalsooneofthemajorreasonstheSoonerscouldreachtheNCAATournamentforthefirsttimeinfouryears.

Buthe’snotoneforindividualaccolades.WhenShalondaaskshimaboutthepossibilityofbeingabigstarintheNBA,Osbytoldher“ifthat’sGod’splan.”

Rightnow,Romero’sallaboutbusinessonthecourtandalotofgoofingaround,justoffofit.

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ByStephanieKuzydymTheOklahomanMarch8,2013

SamGroomscouldtalkabouthisshareofstruggles—howhewentfromstartingforOUtocomingoffthebenchinayear.

Hecouldacknowledgethathe’shadhistriumphs,too.LikehowheregainedOklahomacoachLonKruger’strust,earninghisfirststartofhisseniorseason.HowGroomsbegantoplaybeyondwhatmanythoughthewascapableof.

ButGroomsisn’tonetoboast.Sincehewasachild,thesonoftwopreachers,helearnedhowtobethereforothers.Toletthemtalk,tolistentotheirwordsandthenguidethem.

Thatthinkingiswhathelpedtheseniorthroughhispersonalbattlesandthestrugglesofhisteammate,freshmanpointguardIsaiahCousins.

Now,inGrooms’finalregularseasongame,whichtipsoffat4p.m.atTCUinFortWorth,Groomsfeelslikehisapproachhasleftanimpactontheteamandtheworldaroundhim.

Beforehewasage10,Grooms’parents,whoareordainedministers,tookhimintothestreetsofhishometown,WashingtonD.C.,wheretheydidstreetministrytogether.TheywouldwitnessandbringpeopleonthestreetstoGod.

“Wejustgottointeractwithnormalpeople—peoplewhoareonthestreetsthathavenowheretogo,”Groomssaid.“It’samazingthatthosepeoplestillhavefaithinGodwhentheydon’thaveanything.Ilearnedalotfromit.”

Groomslearnedhowtotalktosomeone,understandtheirdifficulties.That’simpactedhimonthecourt,too.

He’slearnedthathowhetalkstoseniorRomeroOsbymightnotbethewayhecandeliveramessagetojuniorAmathM’Baye.

“That’showitwasonthestreetmissions,”Groomssaid.“SomethingsIwouldsaytocertainpeople,itwouldbringthemclosertoGod.Somepeople,youjusthadtoworkwiththemanotherway.”

ThroughoutFebruary,Cousinsstruggledthroughmessyperiodsofplay.Hewouldturnoverthebasketball.TheendresultwasthatGroomseventuallyearnedthestart.Cousinsearnedahard-to-breakdisposition.Groomswasalwaysthereforthefreshman.DuringahomegameagainstKansas,GroomswrappedhisarmaroundCousins’shoulderasheledhimtothelockerroomforhalftime.Cousinshadjustcommittedaturnoverwith26secondsremaininginthehalfandasterntalkingtofromKruger.

Groomssaidthatafterthatgame,insteadoftellingCousinswhathedidwrong,heworkedwithhimonhiscounttogetballacrossthecourtquicker.

Asthepointguard,andtheguytheSoonerscountontoruntheoffense,Groomslearnedhowtohelphisteammatesworkthroughtheirstrugglesduringagameorpractice.Inreturn,theygavehimadviceduringhislow-pointthisseason.

Sam’smother,Ora,saidhelpingateammateishowhersonhasalwaysbeen.That’sthewaysheraisedhim.

“Ialwaystoldhimwhenitcomesdowntobasketball,yougoforeverythingyouknow,”Orasaid.“Afterthebasketballgame,it’sover.Staycompetitiveinthatarena,butwhenthegame(over),beagoodhumanbeing.”

DuringthattimeGroomsworkedwithCousins,theseniorwasn’ttheguyearningthestart.Groomsdidn’tcareifhelpingCousinsthroughhisbattlesmadehisstrugglestobecomeastarterevenmoredifficult.Thosestreetmissionstaughthimhowtofindahappymediumofatoughsituation.

“Toughtimesdon’tlast,buttoughpeopledo,”Groomssaid.“That’sthebigquotethatIstickbywhenpeoplegothroughanything.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptMarch9,2013

NORMAN—Theplayersarethesame,butifyouwatchedOklahomaplayinNovember,DecemberorevenJanuaryit’shardtobelievethesamegroupthatstruggledtoscore60pointsthroughoutthefirsthalfoftheseasonhasaveraged80.25initslastsevengames.Andthataveragedoesn’tincludetwoovertimes.

TheSoonershaveblossomedintooneoftheBig12’sbestoffensiveteamsinthesecondhalfofconferenceplay.Wednesdaynight’s83-70victoryoverWestVirginiamarkedthefourthtimeinthelastfivegamestheyscoredatleast83pointsina40-minutegame.

“It’sacaseofwhenyouseeteamsplayingwelloffensively,it’sindividualsareplayingwithconfidenceandshootingwithconfidence,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“It’shappeningforus.”

TheoffensivesurgeisthereasonOUhasstormeditswayinsidetheNCAATournamentbubbleoverthelastmonth.ThevictoryovertheMountaineerswasitssixthinthelasteight.OnlyovertimelossesatTexasandNo.13OklahomaStateserveasblights.

So,wheredidthatshootingconfidencecomefrom?

TheSoonersarestillthesameteamthatscored70ormorepointsjustfivetimesin12non-conferencegames.They’restillthesamebunchthatcouldmusterjust50pointsinatwo-pointhomelosstoNo.9KansasStateonFeb.2.

Well,thatlosstotheWildcatsservedasaspringboard.

“IremembertheKansasStategamewasjustahorribleoffensivegameforbothteams,”OUforwardRomeroOsbysaid.“Itwasjustagrind-it-outdefensivegame.Ithinkifwewouldhavesharedtheballandmadetheplayswe’remakingnow,wewouldhavehadabetterchancetowinthatgame.”

Kruger,however,isoneofthefewwhoaren’tsurprisedbywhatOU’sdonerecord-wiseorontheoffensiveend.He’sabouttobecometheonlycoachtoguidefivedifferentprogramstotheNCAATournament.Thatdoesn’thappenbypigeonholingyourplayers.

KrugerbelievesifyouwatchedOU(20-9,11-6Big12)playinNovemberandwatchedtheOUteamthatwillconcludetheregularseasonagainstTCU(10-20,1-15)at4p.m.,todayatDaniel-MeyerColiseuminFortWorth,Texas,youwouldseeanight-and-daydifferenceontheoffensiveend.

ThebiggestalterationhasbeentheemergenceofOsby,whoisaveraging20.3pointsinhisthelasteightgames.

“Wedidn’tknowinNovemberhowdominantRowouldbeintermsofdictatingalotofwhatwe’redoingoffensively,”Krugersaid.“Alotofwhatwe’redoingrevolvesaroundhimgarnering

extraattentionfromthedefense.He’smadebettershotsforeveryoneelsebecausehe’sbeensoeffective.So,we’regivingittohimalotmorethanwedidinNovember.”

TheattentionOsbycommandshasgivenguardStevenPledgermoreroomtooperate.TheemergenceofSamGroomsasnotonlythefacilitatoroftheoffense,butasascorerhasmadeOUmorepotent.

However,noneofwhathashappenedhasbeenafluke.TherewasaprocesstheSoonersfollowedtogettotheircurrentstatus.Theywonwithdefenseearlyon,andcontinuallybuiltthemselvesoffensively.

“Guysarenowdoingwhatthey’recapableofdoing,”Krugersaid.“Thatmayexceedsomepeople’sexpectationsbasedonwhat’shappenedrecently.Ithinkwe’reachievingratherthanexceeding.”

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptMarch11,2013

NORMAN—RomeroOsbycarriedOklahomathisseasonandthoseeffortswererewardedbytheBig12Conference’scoachesSunday.OsbybecamethefirstSoonersinceBlakeGriffintobenamedfirst-teamAll-Big12.

Thesenioraveraged15.7pointspergameand6.9rebounds,butputupbetternumbersinconferenceplay.InBig12games,Osbyledtheleagueinfieldgoals(109),wassecondinscoring(17.8),thirdinfield-goalpercentage(54percent)andfifthinrebounding(7.3).His77.6-percentaccuracyatthefree-throwlinealsorankedfifth.

Duringthe18-gameconferenceschedule,OsbywastheSooners’leadingscorerin13games,andscoredatleast12pointsin17ofthosegames.OsbyalsoledOU(20-11,11-7Big12)with26blockedshotsand20chargestaken.

KansascenterJeffWithey,KansasguardBenMcLemore,KansasStateguardRodneyMcGruderandOklahomaStateguardMarcusSmart,whowasalsonamedtheconference’splayeroftheyearandfreshmanoftheyear,joinedOsbyonthefirstteam.

TheSoonersplacedtwoplayersontheAll-Big12thirdteam.SeniorguardStevenPledgerwasnamedtotheteamafteraveraging12.0pointspergame.Hefinishedthirdintheconferencewith2.3made3-pointerspergameandhis37.3-percentshootingfrombeyondthearcwassixthbestintheconference.Pledgerhasmade2473-pointersduringhiscareerandis12shortofmatchingOU’sall-timerecord.

JuniorforwardAmathM’BayewasnamedtotwoteamsSunday.

HejoinedPledgeronthethirdteamandwasalsovotedontotheall-rookiesquad.

M’Bayeaveraged10.3pointspergameduringtheregularseasonand5.3rebounds.MuchlikeOsby,M’Bayenumbersimprovedinconferenceplay.TheWyomingtransfershot82.9percentfromthefree-throwlineand40percentfrom3-pointrangeinleaguegames.Twicethisseason,M’BayewasnamedtheBig12RookieoftheWeek.

TheannouncementoftheAll-Big12awardscoincidedwiththeendoftheregularseason.Thevotingwasdonebytheconference’sheadcoaches.Theywerenotallowedtovotefortheirownplayers.

TheBig12tournamentbeginsWednesdayattheSprintCenterinKansasCity,Mo.OU,whichfinishedtiedforfourthintheleague,receivedafirst-roundbyeasthetournament’sfourthseed.Itwillfacefifth-seededIowaStateinthequarterfinalsat11:30a.m.Thursday.

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldMarch14,2013

KANSASCITY,Mo.—Cansomethinghopefulemergeoutofsomethingdreadful?InthecaseofBuddyHield,Oklahoma’suniquefreshmanguard,yes.

LessthanaminuteremainedintheSooners’firsthalfatTCUlastSaturday.OUtrailed42-20,andRomeroOsbyhadjustmissedashothemakes19timesoutof20.

Theballbouncedhighofftherim.Hieldroseabovethescrumofbiggerbodies,cuffeditwithhisrighthand,andrammeditthroughthehooponhiswaybackdown.

“Thatplay,itwasn’tsomuchtoprovemyfootwasfeelingOK.IwasjusthungryforthebasketballandIwasmadweweredown,”HieldsaidWednesdayfromKansasCity,whereOUplaysIowaStateinThursday’s11:30a.m.Big12Tournamentquarterfinals.“Thatplaytookalotofstressoffmyhead.”

Theentireprogram,shakenbythebrokenfootHieldsustainedinOU’sFeb.11victoryoverTCU,exhaled.

TheSoonersneedHieldinagamesomeconsideramust-haveforbothteams’NCAAresumes.Theyneedtheuncannysparksofenergyandmomentumhesuppliedthefirstthreemonthsoftheseason.

AskedwhetherOU’soffenseordefensebenefitsmostfromHield’sbursts,guardJe’lonHornbeaksaid:“Withhim,it’severything.He’llgetinthereandgetacoupletippedpasses.Andhe’llcomedownanddosomethingyouwouldn’tthinkanybodywoulddo.Andwe’llbelike,‘Man,that’sagame-changerrightthere.’”

TheSoonersoutscoredTCU45-28afterHield’sdunk.Theycouldn’tpreventthe70-67loss,butatleasttheyawokeintimetogivethemselvesachance.

Goingforward,theyalsohadsomethingtorallyaround-Hieldwashealthyagain.

Hereturnedtopracticethreeweeksafterundergoingsurgery,butwasn’tquitehimself.Hegotafour-minutetasteofOU’sMarch6winoverWestVirginia,butnothingmore.

Hecameoutofthatsaying,“Itdoesn’thurtmewhenI’mplaying,justthefearinside.Meandfeardon’tgowelltogether.Ihavetogetitoutofmysystem.”

That’sjustwhathappenedlateinthefirsthalfatTCU.

“Itwaskindofsurprising,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Hejumpedupthereoutofnowhere.”

Thiswasthepre-injuryHield,nottheonewhoworriedaboutcuttingandputtingtoomuchpressureontherepairedfoot.

Now,Krugercouldsay:“Buddyclearlyhastheemotionalandphysicalpartoftheinjurybehindhim.He’sfullspeed,readytogo.Hehasn’tshottheballwiththerhythmthathedidpriortotheinjury.Hemissedthreeweeksofshooting.It’sgoingtotakehimalittletimetocomebackthere.

“Butfromaphysicalstandpointandanemotionalstandpoint,Ithinkhefeelsgreat.”

It’sthebestnewstheSoonerscangetheadingintotheirpostseason,forHieldhasnoticedsomethingimportant.

“ThebetterIfeel,thebettertheteamplays,”hesaid.“IcangetaftertheirpointguardorwhoeverI’mguarding,bethatspark,makelittleplaystochangethewholegamearound...

“Ifeelmuchbetter.Myconfidencehasstartedgettinghigherandhigher.Everyturnandtwistdoesn’tbothermeanymore.I’mgettingbacktomyregularself,tryingtohelpuswinthisgametomorrrow.”

OU hopes Buddy Hield’s return can provide boost to team

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ByJohnShinnTheNormanTranscriptMarch14,2013

KANSASCITY,Mo.—IftheOklahomaSoonersgetalousyNCAATournamentseed,ortraveltoDaytonforaFirstFourplay-ingame,orevengetleftoffthe68-teambracketaltogether,theycanblameiton71/2minutesofbasketball.

TheycanblameitonthelaststretchofThursday’sBig12TournamentquarterfinalagainstIowaState,whena12-pointleadbecamea73-66loss.

Thefourth-seededSoonersneededtowintolockupanNCAAberth.Thatlookedlikeagoodbetmostoftheday.RomeroOsbywasunmanageable.CameronClarkwashavinghisbestgameoftheyear.And5-seedIowaStatewasn’tmakingthe3-pointerstheyrelyontowin.

WhenClarkmadetwofreethrowswith7:42remaining,OUled60-48.

Andthen?

“Weknewwehadourbacksagainstthewall,”CyclonesforwardMelvinEjimsaid,“andwejuststartedplayingharderthantheydid.”

Harderandbetter.

“Theyhittoughshots,”OUguardStevenPledgersaid.“Aspinningone-handedshotofftheglass.Astep-backfadeawaythreefromthecorner.Thosearetoughshots,andtheystartedtohitthem.”

Theyhitsomeeasyones,too.TheCyclonesmanhandledOU’sdefenseandscoredon10oftheirlast12possessions.Theywere3-of-20from3,untilGeorgesNianghitonefromtherightwingwith7:22left.

Thatmomentsignaledtwoimportantthings:ISUwasabouttogethot,andOUcoachLonKrugerwasabouttorueacoupledecisions.

TheCyclonesfollowedNiang’s3withfourthreethrows,thenWillClyburndroveOsbyforonebasketandhita3overhimforanother.Thetreyconcludeda12-0runwith4:10toplay,andpulledISUintoa60-60tie.

ThefewthousandCyclonefansgotlouderwitheverysecondoftherun.OUwasclearlyrattled,yetKrugerelectednottocalltimetosettlehisteamandquietthecrowd.

“Yeah,youcanalwayslookbackandsaylikedtohavemadethisshotorlikedtohavehadatimeouthere,likedtohaverunsomethingdifferently,”Krugersaid.“Noquestion,that’salwaysgoingthroughyourmind.”

RemovingOsbyfromthegameasClarkhitthosefreethrowstomakeit60-48wasevenmorecostly.ReplacementAndrewFitzgeraldgaveupa3-pointerandanoffensivereboundand

committedanoffensivefoulasIowaStatescoredaquicksevenpoints.

“Wetriedto(rest)himacoupleorthreepossessionsthere,”KrugersaidofOsby.“Wehadacoupleofplaystherewhen‘Ro’wasoutthatwewouldhavelikedtohavedonedifferently.”

KrugergotOsbybackinafteratwo-minutebreather,buttheCycloneshadmomentumbythen.Also,OU’soffensehadboggeddownbythen.

TheSoonersmissedalleightoftheirshotsoverthefinal7:42.Osby,whofinishedwith18points,went0-for-2.Clark,whotiedaseasonhighwith17,didn’tattemptonedownthatstretch.

Attheotherend,Clyburnconvertedathree-point-playafterOUgaveupanoffensivereboundwith3:19left.ThatgavetheCyclonestheirfirstlead,63-62.

Sixth-manTyrusMcGeeburieda3nearhisbenchatthe2:44marktoshoveISUahead66-63.Ejim,whoscoredagame-high23,hitaspinning,leaningbankeronPledgertomakeit68-64with1:18showing.

Then,afterapairofSamGroomsfreethrowscutittotwo,ChrisBabbhitastraightaway3tomakeit71-66with36secondstoplay.

The22-10CycloneshadthevictorytheyfelttheyneededtoavoidNCAATournamentlimbo.

The20-11Soonersboardedthebustospendthreenervousdaysathome.

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldMarch16,2013

KANSASCITY,Mo.—ThelastthingStevenPledgerdidbeforeleavingOklahoma’sSprintCenterlockerroomThursdaywasassesshisteam’sNCAATournamentsituation.

“I’mdefinitelygoingtobeanxiouswaitingtoseeiftheycallourname,”hesaid.“We’llsee.”

TheoddsremaininOU’sfavor.Butthey’renotasstrongastheywerebeforetheSoonerslostback-to-backgamestoTCUintheregularseasonfinale,andtoIowaStateintheBig12Tournamentquarterfinals.

OUissweatingitoutprimarilybecauseoftwoproblems:alackofshootingandalackofplaymakingincrunchtime.

TheSoonerswonfouroffivegamesfromFeb.20throughMarch6thankstoanoffensethatscoredmorethan80pointseachtimeout.OUhadn’tbeenthatproficientoverfivestraightconferencegamessinceBillyTubbswascoach.

Thingslikeballmovement,cuttingandscreeningwereallverygoodoverthatstretch.

Still,whatultimatelymadetheoffensehumwasshot-making,especiallyfromlongrange.

TheSoonersmadesixoftheir103-pointerstoopenacomfortablefirst-halfleadFeb.20atTexasTech.Theywent6-of-10againina47-21first-halfdominationofBayloronFeb.23.Theywent7-of-9beforecollapsinglateatTexasonFeb.27,then10-of-18intheirMarch6victoryoverWestVirginia.

Sincethen,however,they’veshot3slikeKendrickPerkins.Theywent0-for-16atTCUand3-for-18againstIowaState.Suddenly,theteamyoucouldn’tkeepunder80pointscan’tgetto70.

TheSoonershaveuntilnextThursday,thepotentialdayoftheirpotentialNCAAfirst-roundgame,torediscovertheirrange.ThatgoesparticularlyforguardsPledger,Je’lonHornbeakandBuddyHield(acombined2-for-24theirlasttwogames).

Asitis,waywardshootingcontributedtoOU’srecentfailurestocloseagainstTCUandIowaState.

RomeroOsby’sdunkpulledtheSoonerswithin59-58oftheHornedFrogslastSaturday,butthenOUmissedfivestraightshotsoverafour-minutestretch.ThatallowedTCUtokeepasafedistance,untilSamGroomsmissedonefinal3-pointjumperthatwouldhavetiedthegameatthebuzzer.

Thedroughtwasworse,andmorecostly,ThursdayagainstIowaState.

CameronClark’s15-footergavetheSoonersa58-48leadwith8:10remaining.Fromthere,Pledger,Hield,Hornbeak,Osby,GroomsandAndrewFitzgeraldallmissedshots.Notamakein

thebunch.OU’s0-for-8stretchhelpedIowaStateclosethegameona25-6runtoadvance.

FinishingtightgameshasbeenanissuefortheSoonerssinceFebruarystarted.RecallovertimelossesatOklahomaStateandTexas,aswellasa52-50homecourtsetbackagainstKansasState.

Theshootingwoesareamorerecentproblem.AfewdaysbeforetheTCUgame,coachLonKrugerwasaskedabouthisteam’shotstreakandsaid:“Anytimeyouseeateamplaywelloffensivelyit’saresultofindividualsplayingwithconfidence,shootingwithconfidence.Thatrightnowishappeningforus.”

Ithasn’thappenedsince,however.Whenthey’renotwatchingtheSelectionShow,expecttheSoonersinthegymtryingtogettheirconfidenceback.

Wewon’tknowuntilThursdayattheearliestwhetherthey,infact,recapturedit.

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ByBerryTramelTheOklahomanMarch16,2013

JoeCastiglioneheardtheknockatthehotelsuitedoorandgrewalarmed.

TheOUathleticdirectorhadworkedhardtogetLonKrugertomeetwithPresidentDavidBorenandacoupleofOUregents.Twoyearsagothismonth,CastiglionezeroedinonKrugerasthesolutiontoallthatailedSoonerbasketball.ButKrugertwicehadrejectedCastiglione’sadvances.

JoeC.wouldn’ttakenoforananswer.Sotheretheysat,inthatHoustonhotelsuite,withBorenworkinghischarmandCastiglionegrowingconfidentKrugerwasabouttoacceptthechallenge.

Thentheknock.NotellingwhatCastiglionefeared.Peskymedia?TheLasVegasmafiacometocarttheircoachbacktoUNLV?

JoeC.lookedthroughthepeepholeandsawnothing.Maybeitwaskidsfoolingaround.

Thenanotherknock.JoeC.lookedthroughthepeepholeagain.Sawnothing.Thistime,Castiglionecrackedopenthedoor.

Therestoodasmallwoman.“Turndown?”sheasked.

Castiglionewasconfused.What?“Turndown?”sheaskedagain.

Finally,Castiglionefigureditout.Thehousekeeperwasaskingifheneededturndownservice.

“No,ma’am,”JoeC.saidabruptly.“I’vealreadybeenthroughittwice.I’mnotgoingtoletithappenagain.”

TheNCAAbasketballcommitteewillannounceits68-teamfieldSundayafternoon,andtheSoonersarevirtuallycertaintobebackintheBigDanceforthefirsttimesince2009.

Inthathotelsuite,KrugeragreedtocoachOUbasketball,andnowhe’sonthevergeofNCAAhistory.KrugerwillbecomethefirstcoachevertotakefiveschoolstotheNCAATournament.

WhatKrugerdidatKansasState,Florida,IllinoisandNevada-LasVegas,he’sdoingatOU.

“Hereallyisoneofthemostsuccessfulchangeagentsincollegebasketballhistory,”Castiglionesaid.“Hefeltmotivatedtotakeonanotherchallenge.”

ButonlywithplentyofnudgesfromJoeC.

WhenhefiredJeffCapelinMarch2011,afterasecondstraightdisastrousOUseason,CastiglionetargetedafewprospectsandquicklysettledonKrugerashisprimary.ButKrugerwasn’tinterested.

“LotofrespectforOklahomaandthehistoryofit,butwewere

reallycomfortablewithwhatweweredoing,”KrugersaidofhisUNLVjob.

“Wereallyenjoyedthepeople.Whenyouknowwhatyouhave,there’svalueinthat.Welovedthecity.Friendsandfamiliescomingthroughallthetime.”

Krugerwasn’tplayinghard-to-get.

Krugerhadjustmovedintoahouseheandhiswife,Barbara,hadbuilt.HisdaughterandherfamilyhadrecentlymovedtoLasVegas.HissonusedVegasasabaseforhisbasketballcareer.

Plus,theUNLVprogramwasflourishing.WhenKrugerwashiredin2004,theRunnin’Rebelshadn’twonanNCAATournamentgamesincereachingthe1991FinalFourandhadmadethebracketonlytwice.

ButinKruger’sthirdseason,hecoachedVegastotheSweet16.AnotherNCAAvictoryfollowedin2008.TheRebelsmadethetournamentfourtimesinafive-yearspan.

WhichiswhyCastiglioneworkedsohardtoenticeKruger.

AtUNLV,Krugerhadrebuiltcommunityrelations.ThesametouchwasneededinNorman.

“TheUniversityofOklahomawaslookingforanexceptionalleader,”Castiglionesaid.“Wereallyfeltlikehewouldbeagreatfit.Itkeptcomingbacktome,therightpersonattherighttime.JustfitsOklahomatowhatwewanttodo.”

SoCastiglionecalledKruger,afterinformingUNLVathleticdirectorJimLivengood,andmadehispitch.Theyhadaniceconversation.KrugersaidhewouldgetbacktoJoeC.

Kruger’sanswerwasthanks,butnothanks.

Castiglionewasundeterred.HeflewouttomeetKrugerfacetoface,seekingtobuildarelationshipwiththecoachheknewonlysuperficially,mostlyfromoldBigEightdays,whenKrugercoachedatK-StateandCastiglionewasaMissouriadministrator.

Again,anicechat.Again,nothanks.

Atthatpoint,JoeC.wastorn.HesensedasliverofhopethatKrugercouldbepersuadedtotakethejob,butCastiglionealsohadtokeepthesearchgoinginotherdirections.

“It’sadelicatebalance,dealingwiththerealityofwhatcouldoccur,”Castiglionesaid.

JoeC.choseaggressionovercaution.HewentafterKrugeragain.

Castiglionedoesn’tclaimtoknowwhatfinallypiquedKruger’sinterest,andKrugerofferslittleinsighthimself.ButthenatureofCastiglione’scourtshipoffersclues.

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“Weclearlydemonstratedwewereseriousaboutchangingthedirectionofourbasketballprogram,”Castiglionesaid.

JoeC.saidhismissionwasto“buildtrustintherelationship,inacompressedtimeframe.Wehadtoconvincehimwewerepeopleofourword.”

TheSoonersactuallycamecallingataveryopportunetime.

KrugerhadrejectedinquiresfromSouthernCal,OregonandUtahthepreviousyearortwo.ButNevada’sgovernorhadrecentlyproposeda17percentbudgetcutforhighereducation,whichhadeveryoneassociatedwithUNLValittleskittish.

OUeventuallyofferedabig-timecontract,$2.2millionannuallyoversevenyears,asubstantialraisefromVegas.

AndKrugeralsofeltthepullbacktoMiddleAmerica.HegrewupjustoutsideTopeka,inSilverLake,Kan.,andhiswifeisfromruralKansas,too.

“It’swhoweare,”Krugersaid.“Smalltown,friendlypeople.Principledpeople.Peoplewhocareaboutothers.”

KrugerhasthreebrothersandasisterwhoallliveintheTopeka/KansasCityregion.ComingtoOklahomagottheKrugersclosertohome.

SowhenCastiglionecameatKrugerathirdtime,thistimetheanswerwasmaybe.KrugerflewtoHouston,BorenflewinfromWashington,D.C.,andCastiglionestartedfeelingawholelotbetter.

“Youknowhowconvincinghecanbe,”JoeC.saidofBoren.“Iknowhowconvincinghecanbe,becauseIexperienceditmyself.”

NowKrugerisaSooner,OUisabouttoendadiscouragingMarchMadnessdroughtandtheknockonthedoorisnothingbutopportunity.

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ByRJYoungSoonerScoop.comMarch18,2013

TVcamerasandcameraphonesareallfocusedonthemenwhomakeuptheOklahomamen’sbasketballteamatLloydNobletoday,SelectionSunday.

Theplayersarepackedintightly;closeenoughthatiftheywerestrangerssittingnexttoeachothertheymightfeeltheneedtoseparate.Friends,familyandfansarepackedintightlybehindtheteam,andtheylookaseagerandnervousassomeoftheplayers.

OnlyOUmen’sbasketballcoachLonKrugerlookscalm,cool.He’ssittingwithhislegshangingoffastagehestoodonjustahalf-houragotoannouncethewinnersoftheteamawardsatOklahoma’sbanquet.

TheplayersaredressedinacasualuniformfortheNCAATVselectionshowplayingonalargeprojectorscreen:whitepoloshirtswiththeOUinsigniastitchedonitandbluejeans.OnlytwooftheplayershaveeverplayedintheNCAAtournament,andonlyoneofthosetwoisasenior.

RomeroOsbyisthatsenior.

He’sbouncinghisrightleginanticipationwhiletheTVannouncersrevealtheteamsfromtheMidwestRegionthathavemadethetournament.LouisvilleisannouncedastheNo.1overallseed,andthecountdownbegan.

Theshowtakesacommercialbreak,andalowhumtakestheplaceofthesoundofTVvoicescascadingfromthespeakers.AndrewFitzgeraldholdsanervousclosedfisttohislips,andSamGroomscheckshismobilephonefornewsabouttournamentseedings.

TheSouthRegionisbeingannounced,andBig12foeKansasisawardedtheNo.1seedintheregion.TheannouncersworktheirwaythroughtheremainingseedsandcometoNo.7.

It’sSanDiegoState,andtheAztecswillplayinPhiladelphia,Pa.,FridayagainsttheNo.10seed.

“ForsomereasonwhenIsawSanDiegoState’snamegoup,Isaid‘IthinkwemightendupplayingthembecauseIknowtheysaidwe’dprobablybeintheAustinregionorPhiladelphia,”Osbysaid.

There’savoidlefttofillfortheNo.10seedintheregionontheprojectorscreen,andthewordOklahomafillsit.Playersandfanseruptinhappiness,inrelief.

“WhenIsawournamegoacross,itwascrazy,”Osbysaid.“Itwasamazing.”

Withitsselectiontothetournament,Oklahomaendedathree-yearpostseasondrought,andinonlyhissecondseason,KrugerreturnedOUtotheBigDance.HeisthefirstcoachinDivision-IhistorytoguidefiveprogramstotheNCAAtournament.

Hestartedbytakinghisalmamater,KansasState,tothetourney

25yearsagoandhascontinuedthetrendateveryuniversityhe’scoachedatsincethen.

Later,Krugercitedtheoneconstanthe’shadthroughouthissuccess,theoneconstanthebelievesisthefoundationofhistournamentteams.

“Itstartswithgoodplayers,andpeoplewhoaregonnaworkhard,”Krugersaid.“That’salwaysthecase.Notmanyteamwithplayersthataren’tgoodgetintothetournament.”

JustaftertheannouncementofOUreturningthetournament,StevenPledgerjumpedoutofhisseatandfist-pumped,hugginghisteammates.Inmatterofmoments,theplayers’phonesbegantoring.

Groomswasstillonhisphonebythetimehereachedthehallwayleadingintotheinterviewroomtotalkwithlocalreportersabouthisfeelings,aboutfinallyreachingthegoalOUsettobegintheseason.

“Iwasextremely,extremely,extremelyhappy,”Groomssaid.“Toseewherewewereatbeforeandtoseeyournamepopuponthescreenonabigoccasionlikethis,letsyouknowthathardworkpaysoff.”

Afterstartingall31ofOklahoma’sgameslastseason,hegaveuphisstartingspotthisseasonforthismoment,forthisopportunity.Butthatdidn’tmakeitanylesstoughforhimtocomeoffthebenchforthefirsthalfofthisseason.

Soheusedhisfrustrationtohelptheteam.

“BeingthemanthemanthatIam,Itookit,andItriedtohelptheyoungguysasmuchasIcanbecauseit’sbiggerthanjustme,”Groomssaid.

Groomsunderstoodhowyounghisfellowpointguards,IsaiahCousinsandJe’lonHornbeak,weretobeBig12starters.Heneededtopreparethemforwhatthey’llfaceoverthenextthreeyears.

HeknewinNovemberifOklahomawastomakethetournament,CousinsandHornbeakwouldhavetobemadereadytocontributeearlyandoften.

Groomswasapartofthe2011-12teamthatlostmoregamesthanitwon,thatshowedsignsofthekindofteamitcouldbegiventime.Hedidn’tseeOUmakingthetournamentatthebeginningofthisseason,butashisteambegantowingames,hebegantobelieve.

Soheplayedforthat.Heplayedforwhatcouldbe.

“Isawateamthatcouldbegoodlateron,butnobodyexpectstobeintheNCAAtournamentjustrightthenandthere,especiallycomingofftheseasonthatwecameoffoflastyear,”Groomssaid.

He’dalwaysdreamedofhavinganopportunitytoplayinthetournament.He’dwatcheditonTVfromhome,believinghewasgoodenoughtoplayinthefieldof68.

Today,heis.Today,dreamswerefulfilled.

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NORMAN—Foramanabouttomakecollegebasketballhistory,LonKrugersurelookedsedate.

Hisarmsathisside,theOklahomacoachsatwatchingCBS’SelectionShowbehindhiscrowdofanxiousplayersinsidetheLloydNobleCenterSunday.TheMidwestRegionwentbywithoutanOUmention.GregGumbelwenttocommercial,andnervousmurmuringrosefromthearenafloor.

Krugerjustkeptwatchingtheshow,neverchangingexpressions.WhentheSoonersappearedafterthecommercialbreak—they’rethe10-seedintheSouthRegionandwillplay7-seedSanDiegoStateonFridayinPhiladelphia—hewasoneofthefewinthebuildingnotgoingnuts.

KrugerhadjustbecomethefirstmantocoachafifthprogramintotheNCAATournament,buthedidn’trevelinthat.

Onlyinwhatthewholescenemeanttothosearoundhim.

“It’slikeasaparentwhenthepackageisundertheChristmastree,”Krugersaid.“Youdon’tgetexcitedaboutyourown,yougetexcitedaboutseeingyourkids.That’sthesamethinghere.Youseethefansenjoyit,andtheplayers.Thecoacheshaveworkedsohard.

“ForthemtoforeverhavethatNCAATournamentexperienceiswhatmakesitmostenjoyableforsure.”

IthadbeenawhileinNorman.

BillyTubbs,KelvinSampsonandJeffCapelspoiledtheplaceformorethanaquartercentury,coachingtheSoonersto22NCAATournamentsin27seasonsfrom1982-2009.Thenthingsjustspoiledthepastthreeyears,beforeKrugerfresheneduptheprogramwitha20-winseason.

Thepostseasonlookedlikeasurething,untilOUlostitswayatlowlyTCUonMarch9,thensquanderedadouble-digitsecondhalfleadagainstIowaStateinThursday’sBig12quarterfinal.ThusthenervesattheSooners’watchpartySunday.

AskedtodescribethetimebetweenThursday’sBig12exitandSunday’sgoodnews,OUforwardRomeroOsbysaid:“Tough...

“Fridaywasadayoff,soIhungoutwithmyfamilyalittlebit,butIreallycouldn’tstopthinkingaboutbasketball.IwatchedtheIowaState(semifinal)gameandIreallyfeltlikeweshouldhavebeenplayingagainstKansas.Weletanopportunityslipaway,butwestillgotanopportunitytogetinthetournament.

“ThankGodwe’rehere.”

KrugerhasspentallseasonbraggingaboutthecommitmentofteamleaderOsbyandhisthreefellowseniors,StevenPledger,AndrewFitzgeraldandSamGrooms.Itwouldhavebeenashame

hadalousylastfivedayssabotagednearlyayear’seffort.

“Afterlastyeartheyralliedaroundandsaid,‘Let’sgettowork.Let’sfocus,’“Krugersaid,“andtheyhaven’twaveredfromthat.”

Theteamthathadn’tfinishedabove.500thepastthreeseasonswon20games.Theteamthathadgone14-36intheBig12Conferencewent11-7.Krugerhaddoneitagain.Hehadrebuilthissixthprograminasmanytries,puttingOUontrackforitsoldMarchdestination.

AllheneededwasfortheNCAASelectionCommitteetoseeitthatway.

“Waitingisthehardestpart,”Krugersaid.“TheBracketologyreportsallseemedtobeprettyconsistentinthat10,11or12area.Thathelpedalittlebit.Notthatthaterasedalldoubt.

“Becausetheycouldn’tguaranteeanythingaboutseeingyournameannounced.”

OU’snamewas,infact,announcedSunday.Kruger’sreputationascollegebasketball’sGreatRebuilderwasaffirmed.Historywasmade,evenifthemanmakingitdidn’trecognizeitmuchbeyond“itjustkindofturnedoutthatway.”

“Idon’tthinktoomuchaboutit,”Krugersaid.“Obviouslywe’vehadalotofgoodstops.We’vebeenveryfortunate.Thiswasn’taplangoingon.It’sjustworkedoutverywell.”

Well,OK,hefinallyrelented,thisparticularSelectionSundaymightresonatesome.Justnotforhistoricalreasons.

“Thefirsttimeatanewschoolisalwaysalittleextraspecial,”Krugersaid.“I’msohappyfortheseniors.Theyhadn’tplayedinapostseason.Toseethemontheirphonescallingfamilyandcallingfriendsrightafterwards...

“Thisisaboutalotofthings,butjusttobeabletohavethosememoriesforalifetime.They’llleaveOklahomanowwithagoodfeelingabouttheprogresstheymadeasaprogramandtheircontributionstothat.Thatmakesitmorespecial.”

Kruger makes history as OU to face SDSU

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NORMAN—OklahomadirectorofbasketballoperationsMikeShepardimmediatelybegantrackingdowngamefilmofSanDiegoStateearlySundaynight.

GettingintouchwithcoachesfamiliarwiththeAztecsshouldn’thavebeenaproblem.SoonercoachLonKrugerspentsevenseasonsatUNLVpriortocomingtoOU.AllofthoseseasonswerespentcompetingwiththeAztecsintheMountainWestConference.

“SanDiegoStateisatoughteam.SteveFisherdoesagreatjob.WebattledhimalotofyearsatUNLV,”Krugersaid.“He’sgotaverytalented,athleticbasketballteam.”

TheSoonershaven’tplayedSanDiegoStatesince1975(OUwon79-74inovertime).

Krugerdoesn’tbelievehispersonalhistorywiththeAztecswillhavemuchtodowithFriday’sNCAAtournamentcontest.

“Ididn’tseethemplaythatmuchthisyear.Iknowthey’reverytalented,veryathletic,”Kurgersaid.“Asfarasknowingexactlyaboutthisteam,we’lllearnmorethenextcoupledayswatchingfilm.”

Longtriphome:OUreturnedfromKansasCity,Mo.,ThursdaynightafteritslosstoIowaStateattheBig12tournament.Someplayerswenthomeontheteambus.Otherscamehomewiththeirfamilies.

RomeroOsbycamehomewithhisfamily.Hesaiditwasn’tapleasantride.

“Iwastiredand(ticked)offfromlosingandthenIhadtodriveandmydaughterwasdrivingmecrazy.Itwasatoughrideback,”hesaid.“Ikeptthinkingifwewouldhavemadethisplayorwouldhavemadethatplay,wewouldhavewonthatgame.

“Itwastough.I’mhappywestillmadeitintothetournament.”

Osby’sdaughteris3yearsoldbutseemedtotakeOUlosingpersonally.

“IthinkshewasmadbecauseIowaStatebeatusandherdaddidn’tdoanythinginthesecondhalf,”Osbysaid.“Ithinkshewasfrustratedatmyplayinthesecondhalf.

“Ithinkthatwaswhyshewas(ticked)off.Itwasasituationwhereeveryonewasinabadmoodfromlosingandthenyouhavealongdrivebackafteraloss.”

Close to home:GoingtoPhiladelphiawillallowseniorsStevenPledgerandAndrewFitzgeraldtoplayclosetohome.PledgerisfromChesapeake,Va.,whileFitzgeraldisfromBaltimore.

Botharefamiliarwiththecity.

“Oh,yeahit’sgoingtobealotoffamilymembers,”Fitzgeraldsaid.“Myfather,helivesinNewYork,sohe’sdefinitelygoingtocomedownforthatgame.Iknowmymother’sgoingtobethere.There’sgoingtobealotoffamilyandfriendsthere.”

ItwillbeahomecomingofsortsforPledger.

“Myparents,theydon’treallygettocomeoutandseemeplaythatmuch,butthisisgoingtobegreat.BothmyparentsgrewupinPhiladelphia,soIhavealotoffamilythere,”hesaid.

Happy with the seed?ReceivingaNo.10seedwaswheremanyhadOUprojectedgoingintothetournament.Krugerhasnocomplaints.

“Nooneputsmoretimeintoitthantheselectioncommittee.Theyhavetoconsideralotofdifferentthingsthefansdon’trealizeorunderstand,intermsofpeoplefromdifferentconferencesanddifferenthomesitesandthingsthatgointothat,”hesaid.“Yeah,wefeellikethisgroupisdeservingofwhatwe’vegot.Theopportunitytoplay,that’sthemostimportantthing.Justtobeinthefieldandhavinganopportunitytoplay.”

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NORMAN—TherearefewguaranteesintheNCAATournament.Ifyou’replayingforaNo.10seedonis:winningrequiresplayingnearlyflawlessinthefinalfewpossessions.

Oklahomaknowsthisalltoowell.Thereasonitisn’tahigherseedisitslate-seasonstrugglesholdingontosecond-halfleadsandwinningthosetightgames.

“Weneedtocontinuealotofthegoodthingswe’vebeendoing.Weplayedalotofgoodminutes;wejusthaven’tfinishedacoupleballgamesweneededto,”OUcoachLonKrugersaidMonday.“Late-gamesituationsareprobablythebiggestconcern,takingcareoftheball,gettingittowhereitneedstogo,gettingsomestopsdefensively.Allthethingsthatteamsneedtodobettertowinballgames.”

LookatOU’slastfourlossesandallthemcamedowntogettingbeatinthefinalminutes.

Therundidn’tseemsignificantwhenitstarted.OUletasix-pointleadslipawaywithlessthansevenminutesleftinregulationatOklahomaStateFeb.16.TheSoonerseventuallylostthegameinovertime.Figurethefivelastminutesofregulationandovertime,andtheywereoutscored27-16overthefinal11minutes.

TheissueleapedtotheforefrontintheepicmeltdowninthelosstoTexasFeb.27.Whena22-pointleadevaporatedinalittleoversevenminutes,thereareobviousproblems.

ThestunninglossatTCUtoendtheregularseasonsawOUrallyfroma25-pointhalftimedeficit.Still,OUwasonlydownthreewithfourminutestogo.Itlostbyfour.

TheearlyexitintheBig12tournamentlastThursdaycameafterOUsquandereda12-pointleadwithlessthaneightminutes.

“Wemissedalotofshotsinthosegameswhenwewereupandthatbothersus,”OUpointguardSamGroomssaid.“But,ofcourse,youhavetostopsomebody.Weallowedtokeepscoringwhenwe’renotscoring.Whenthathappens,you’renevergonnawin.”

Strugglingononeendmeansthegamewillatleastbecomestagnant.BurningthemiscuecandleatbothendsiswhatcostOUinallthosegames.

TheSooners(20-11)faceseventh-seededSanDiegoState(22-10)intheNCAATournament’sSouthRegion’ssecondroundat8:10p.m.,Friday.Thewinnerisgoingtobetheonethathandlesthelate-gamepressurebest.

OUpracticedthosekindsofsituationsoverandoverallseason.They’vebeenemphasizedevenmoresinceitwasoustedfromtheBig12tournament.

Onlysomuchcanbedoneonapracticecourt.

“Itcomesdowntoexperienceandplayingalotofbasketballovertheyears,”forwardRomeroOsbysaid.“Theonlywaytogetbetterinthosesituationsistocomethroughinthemoment—inthegame.Wehavetolearnfromthemistakesandgetbetter.

OUhasthreemorepracticesbeforeitfacestheAztecs.Theteamthatcomesthroughintheclutchwilladvance.Theothergoeshome.

“Therearenomoresecondchances,”Krugersaid.“Yougetintoalate-gamesituation,youhavetofinishit.”

OU needs to stay focused to avoid leaving the Big Dance early

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ByGuerinEmigTulsaWorldMarch19,2013

NORMAN—JamaalFranklingaveSanDiegoStateitsYouTubecredwithonebreathtakingplaythispastJanuary.

Dribblingfull-speedonthebreak,theAztecs’starguardlobbedtheballtowardthebackboardwhilestillastepbehindthe3-pointline.Heneverbrokepaceaftertherelease,stridingfivetimesthroughthelanebeforeleaping,catchinghisself-alleyoopofftheglassanddunkingithome.

Ifitwasn’tthebestmomentincollegebasketballallseason,itwaseasilythebravest.

“Idon’tknowifitwasrehearsed,”OklahomaguardJe’lonHornbeaksaid.“Butjustthegutstodothat,Igivehimcredit.”

FridaynightinPhiladelphia,theSoonerswillmeetthemanbehindthemoment.They’retheNo.10seedintheSouthRegion,matchedagainstNo.7SanDiegoStateinthefirstround.

They’llwanttolimitFranklin’shighlightreeltoaminimum.That’simportant,consideringheleadsthe22-10Aztecsinnearlyeveryconceivablecategory.

“Hecanscoreinalotofdifferentways,”OUcoachLonKrugersaid.“Hecanscorefromthree.Hegetstotherim.He’sverygoodoffthedribble,getstothefree-throwline.He’saverygoodoffensiverebounder.Agoodbasketballplayer,playshard.

“He’saveryinvolvedveteranguywithalotofexperience.”

That’sthekeytotheAztecs.NottheirSportsCenterTop10tendencies,althoughtheydoexist,buttheirseasoning.

ThisistheAztecs’fourthconsecutiveNCAATournamentappearance.TheonlySoonerwhohaseverplayedthisdeepintoaseasonisRomeroOsby,andthatwasatMississippiStatefouryearsago.

SanDiegoState’scoachisSteveFisher.Hewonthe1989nationalchampionshipatMichiganbeforenearlywinninganothertwowiththeFabFive.

He’susedtobringinginrunnersandjumperswithahighdegreeofswagtothem.Buthisteamssucceedbecausetheyadheretothenon-glamorousstuff.

OpponentsshotaMountainWestConference-low39percentagainstSanDiegoStatethisyear.OnJan.26,No.15NewMexicomade11-of-44triesinlosing55-34atSDSU.

“Everystrengthwehave,theytookitaway,”LoboscoachSteveAlfordsaidafterward.

ThatwillbethegameplanagainsttheSoonersFridaynight.OUcoachesawareoftheAztecsfromtheirMountainWesttenureatUNLVknowfullwell.

“They’realwaysathleticandverygooddefensively,withalittleedgetothem,”OUassistantSteveHensonsaid.“AtUNLVwewereprettyathleticandprettyrespected.Buttheyhadmorebeliefthattheycouldgetafterguys.Theyalwayshadatoughnessandanedgeaboutthem.

“Iwatchedfouroftheirgameslastnightandtheylookedastough,athletic,withinterchangeableguysasever.”

SowhileFranklin,aFirstTeamAll-MWCperformerwhowastheconferenceplayeroftheyearin2012,makesforaconvenientcenterpiece,thereisalotgoingonaroundhim.

ThereisalotfortheSoonerstoworryaboutbesidesgettingdunkedon.

“They’reveryathletic.They’llrebounditveryaggressively.They’llguardyoulikecrazy,”Krugersaid.“They’llbeagoodteam.”

NoreassuranceinthefactthatKrugerisatleastfamiliarwiththeAztecs?

“Itwouldbemorereassuringiftheydidn’tcoverwellorweren’tathletic,”hecracked.“Knowingthey’rereallygood,it’swhatyouexpectcometournamenttime.”

Aztecs bring highlights, defense to tournament against OU

NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School). 00. Ryan.Spangler#. F. So.. 6-8. 227. Blanchard,.Okla..(Bridge.Creek.HS). 1. Sam.Grooms*. G. Sr.. 6-1. 203. Greensboro,.N.C..(Chipola.College.[Fla.]). 2. Steven.Pledger***. G. Sr.. 6-4. 219. Chesapeake,.Va..(Atlantic.Shores.Christian.School). 3. Buddy.Hield. G. Fr.. 6-3. 199. Freeport,.Bahamas.(Sunrise.Christian.Acad..[Kan.]). 4. Andrew.Fitzgerald***. F. Sr.. 6-8. 238. Baltimore,.Md..(Brewster.Academy.[N.H.]). 5. Je’lon.Hornbeak. G. Fr.. 6-3. 180. Arlington,.Texas.(Grace.Preparatory.Academy). 11. Isaiah.Cousins. G. Fr.. 6-3. 182. Mount.Vernon,.N.Y..(Mount.Vernon.HS). 13. James.Fraschilla*^. G. So.. 5-10. 150. Dallas,.Texas.(Highland.Park.HS). 14. Steve.Noworyta^. F. Fr.. 6-7. 200. Hainesport,.N.J..(Holy.Cross.HS). 15. Tyler.Neal**. F. Jr.. 6-7. 229. Oklahoma.City,.Okla..(Putnam.City.West.HS). 21. Cameron.Clark**. G/F. Jr.. 6-6. 208. Sherman,.Texas.(Sherman.HS). 22. Amath.M’Baye. F. Jr.. 6-9. 208. Bordeaux,.France.(University.of.Wyoming). 24. Romero.Osby*. F. Sr.. 6-8. 232. Meridian,.Miss..(Mississippi.State.University). 25. C.J..Cole^%. F. Fr.. 6-6. 225. Sperry,.Okla..(Sperry.HS). 31. D.J..Bennett%. F. Jr.. 6-8. 210. Chicago,.Ill..(Indian.Hills.[Iowa].CC). 32. Casey.Arent*. C. Sr.. 6-10. 223. Penryn,.Calif..(Sierra.College)

ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School). 32. Casey.Arent*. C. Sr.. 6-10. 223. Penryn,.Calif..(Sierra.College). 31. D.J..Bennett%. F. Jr.. 6-8. 210. Chicago,.Ill..(Indian.Hills.[Iowa].CC). 21. Cameron.Clark**. G/F. Jr.. 6-6. 208. Sherman,.Texas.(Sherman.HS). 25. C.J..Cole^%. F. Fr.. 6-6. 225. Sperry,.Okla..(Sperry.HS). 11. Isaiah.Cousins. G. Fr.. 6-3. 182. Mount.Vernon,.N.Y..(Mount.Vernon.HS). 4. Andrew.Fitzgerald***. F. Sr.. 6-8. 238. Baltimore,.Md..(Brewster.Academy.[N.H.]). 13. James.Fraschilla*^. G. So.. 5-10. 150. Dallas,.Texas.(Highland.Park.HS). 1. Sam.Grooms*. G. Sr.. 6-1. 203. Greensboro,.N.C..(Chipola.College.[Fla.]). 3. Buddy.Hield. G. Fr.. 6-3. 199. Freeport,.Bahamas.(Sunrise.Christian.Acad..[Kan.]). 5. Je’lon.Hornbeak. G. Fr.. 6-3. 180. Arlington,.Texas.(Grace.Preparatory.Academy). 22. Amath.M’Baye. F. Jr.. 6-9. 208. Bordeaux,.France.(University.of.Wyoming). 15. Tyler.Neal**. F. Jr.. 6-7. 229. Oklahoma.City,.Okla..(Putnam.City.West.HS). 14. Steve.Noworyta^. F. Fr.. 6-7. 200. Hainesport,.N.J..(Holy.Cross.HS). 24. Romero.Osby*. F. Sr.. 6-8. 232. Meridian,.Miss..(Mississippi.State.University). 2. Steven.Pledger***. G. Sr.. 6-4. 219. Chesapeake,.Va..(Atlantic.Shores.Christian.School). 00. Ryan.Spangler#. F. So.. 6-8. 227. Blanchard,.Okla..(Bridge.Creek.HS)

*. Letters.earned.at.Oklahoma.....^.Walk-on.....#.Sitting.out.the.2012-13.season.due.to.NCAA.transfer.rules.....%.Redshirting.the.2012-13.season

STAFFHead Coach: Lon Kruger (Kansas State ’75)Assistant Coaches: Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska-Omaha ’92)Steve Henson (Kansas State ’90)Lew Hill (Wichita State ’88)Director of Operations: Mike Shepherd (Kansas State ’92)Video Coordinator: Scott Thompson (Mississippi ’02)Trainer: Alex Brown (Appalachian State ’79)

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jozsef Szendrei (Oklahoma ’03)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDECasey Arent: ARNTJames Fraschilla: fruh-SHILL-UHBuddy Hield: HEELDJe’lon Hornbeak: juh-LONAmath M’Baye: ah-MOTT EM-bySteve Noworyta: no-va-REE-taRomero Osby: AHZ-bee

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