OU Basketball: Oklahoma Blown Out by No. 11 TCU

Oklahoma has suffered its justifiable share of shut losses this season.

However Tuesday evening, the Sooners had been outmatched from the opening tip.

Hitting the highway to tackle the No. 11-ranked TCU Horned Frogs, OU turned the ball over on 4 its first 5 possessions of the sport, serving to the Horned Frogs race out to an 11-0 lead.

The Sooners by no means recovered, as TCU blew Oklahoma out 79-52 at Schollmaier Enviornment in Fort Price, TX.

The defeat was the largest lack of the Porter Moser period at Oklahoma, and the Sooners’ worst loss since dropping a Massive 12 contest to the Baylor Bears 77-47 on Jan. 28, 2019.

In its final outing, OU’s lack of ability to maintain Baylor off the offensive glass price the Sooners the sport.

Tuesday, Oklahoma (11-9 total, 2-6 Massive 12) was flat-out run out of the fitness center.

TCU’s tempo proved to be an excessive amount of for the Sooners, because the Horned Frogs (16-4, 5-3) totaled 25 quick break factors aided by OU’s 15 turnovers.

Massive 12 Preseason Participant of the Yr Mike Miles shined for TCU, pouring in 23 factors on 6-of-9 capturing, together with an ideal 10-of-10 mark from the free throw line.

In the meantime, Oklahoma’s main scorer on the season Grant Sherfield was performed out of the sport.

Sherfield solely added 5 factors on 2-of-11 capturing, unable to maintain his staff within the contest.

TCU took a 44-27 lead into halftime, after which replicated its first half run to begin the second interval.

The Sooners allowed one other 11-0 run out of the break, prompting OU coach Moser to show to youthful items off the bench because the Horned Frog lead ballooned to 31 factors.

True freshmen Otega Oweh and Benny Schroder obtained prolonged runs within the lineup within the second half alongside starter Milos Uzan and sophomores Bijan Cortes and C.J. Noland.

Noland led the best way from the bench, scoring 11 factors on 4-of-6 capturing, including 4 rebounds and two assists.

Oklahoma’s starters mixed to attain simply 20 factors on the evening.

In complete, OU shot 31 % from the ground, connecting on 5-of-19 its photographs from 3-point vary. The efficiency was Oklahoma’s worst capturing effort from the sector since final yr’s 86-68 loss to No. 1 Auburn on Jan. 29, 2022. 

Up subsequent, Oklahoma will get a short reprieve from the Massive 12 grind. Sadly, the Sooners drew the No. 2-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide within the Massive 12/SEC Problem.

OU will look to drag the large upset this Saturday on the Lloyd Noble Middle. Tip-off between the Sooners and the Crimson Tide is slated for 1 p.m., and the sport might be broadcast on ESPN.

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