Oklahoma basketball got a little bit of help ahead of its big game against No. 7 Kansas.
The Jayhawks starting point guard, Devon Dotson, exited in the second half of Kansas’ 67-55 loss against Baylor on Saturday with a hip injury.
“He was in obvious pain (and) didn’t move very well,” said Kansas head coach Bill Self to reporters after the loss. “He hurt it in the first half, if I’m not mistaken, but I could be wrong. But, yeah, he’s got a hip pointer and so we’ll see how he progresses in the next couple of days.”
That injury has since lingered, reportedly keeping him out of Tuesday night’s contest against Oklahoma.
BREAKING: Source tells me that #KUbball point guard Devon Dotson will not play tonight at Oklahoma. Dotson did not go in KU's shoot-around today. Big development in what has become a big game. Isaiah Moss likely to be in the starting lineup for KU tonight.
— Matt Tait (@mctait) January 14, 2020
Dotson tested the NBA waters after his freshman season a year ago before returning to Kansas this season.
He has increased his scoring from 12.3 points per game as a freshman to 18.0 points per game as a sophomore. Dotson has added 4.4 assists and 2.3 steals a game this season. He leads Kansas in all three categories.
Self told reporters on Monday that Dotson would play in the game.
Self says Devon Dotson will play vs OU.
— Gary Bedore (@GaryBedore) January 13, 2020
Matt Tait of the Lawrence Journal-World reports that senior guard Isaiah Moss will likely start in Dotson’s place. Moss is averaging 7.4 points per game and .6 assists per game this season.
Oklahoma has no injury issues heading into Tuesday night’s game.
The Sooners and No. 7 Kansas will tip-off from Norman, Oklahoma, at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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