Oklahoma secures 3-seed in Big 12 Tournament with win over TCU

Don’t ask, just take it. With a win over TCU on Saturday, Oklahoma will somehow be the 3-seed in the Big 12 Tournament next week.

Don’t ask, just take it.

Oklahoma headed into Saturday with a chance to be anywhere from the 3-seed in the Big 12 Tournament to the 7-seed. After West Virginia’s upset win over Baylor, it was either three or seven.

The Sooners got behind by 20 with 3:09 left in the first-half against TCU. After making a run in the second half, the Horned Frogs pushed their lead back up to 17 with 10:22 left in the second half.

Oklahoma came charging after, outscoring TCU 34-17 in the next nine minutes of the game. The Sooners got a stop with :29 seconds left with a chance to win or send the game to overtime.

Lon Kruger got the ball to Austin Reaves, who had scored 39 points. He came off a ball screen at the top of the key, sized up a defender, drove right and hit a game-winning shot with half a second left in the game.

The comeback win gave Oklahoma the 3-seed in the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday, where the Sooners will take on the 6-seed. The 3-6 game is schedule to begin at 8 p.m. CT at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Oklahoma also likely needed a win to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Selection Sunday takes place on March 15.

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