Oklahoma Sooners’ bench has been up and down all season. They have a lot of veterans in reserve with a ton of experience, but it just hasn’t been consistent enough.
But this past week, the bench was very good for Oklahoma. [autotag]Rivaldo Soares[/autotag] averaged 10.5 points per game on 71.4% from the field and 60% from three. He also grabbed four boards a game. [autotag]Le’Tre Darthard[/autotag] also was pretty good. He averaged five points per game but shot 50% from both the field and from three, including two huge free throws to seal the game vs. Cincinnati.
Milos Uzan discussed how big it is when Soares and Darthard are hitting shots. “When everybody is making shots it makes us a lot better,” Uzan said. “I’ve got a lot of confidence in everybody. With Tre and Waldo, they are great shooters. When they’re set up and they’re feet are set, I believe they’ll knock it down every time.”
Now that they both have had a good week in Big 12 play, the Sooners are going to need more of that going forward. They can’t have the inconsistency they’ve had. The Sooners have two massive home games this week, one against their arch-rival and the other against a very good Texas Tech Red Raiders team who is 15-3 and 4-1 in Big 12 play.
The Red Raiders will also be coming off a week of rest as they don’t have an early week game. So, only time will tell if they can keep this momentum going.
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