Oklahoma (7-3) dropped another on the road, losing to Creighton (9-2) 83 to 73. The Sooners had three of their five scorers in double-digits but could only muster 12 total points outside of Brady Manek, Kristian Doolittle and Austin Reaves.
ONE-MAN SHOW
I think it’s fair to say that the Sooners are a one-man show so far this season. Kristan Doolittle’s performances this season are what is keeping Oklahoma above water. At the half, Doolittle had 13 of the Sooners’ 38 points and eight of the teams 19 rebounds. As the lone senior on the squad, Doolittle has shown great leadership but it seems to be falling on deaf ears so far. He finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds in 35 minutes.
DEFENSE NEEDS WORK
Stop me if you’ve heard this before but there’s a defensive problem in Norman. The Sooners lacked effort defensively and it showed. The eye test alone would tell you that Oklahoma is slow and sloppy. Transition points came very easy for Creighton, especially to start the second half. It seemed as though the only reason the Bluejays did not score was when they got in their own way.
In the second half, the Sooners were simply bullied by the Jays. Lose balls, rebounds, you name it, Creighton wanted it more than Oklahoma.
HARMON & BIENIEMY NON-EXISTENT
A combined 0-14 halfway through the second half, the backcourt duo of Jamal Bieniemy and De’Vion Harmon were essentially ghosts against Creighton. Harmon did not even have a recorded stat until 5:54 left in the second half when he made his first shot of the night. Harmon finished with three points on one of seven shooting in 22 minutes. Bieiemy tallied three rebounds and four assists in 20 minutes but was 0-8 from the floor.
CREIGHTON MADE IT RAIN
It was elementary for the Bluejays. They were not ran off the three-point line and made the Sooners pay for it. Coming into tonight, Creighton had made 10 or more three-pointers in eight of their 10 games. They continued the streak against Oklahoma making 12 of their 35 attempts.
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