On this date in 2002, Oklahoma beat Missouri to advance to the Final Four

On this date in 2002, the Oklahoma men’s basketball team defeated Missouri in the Elite Eight to advance to the Final Four in Atlanta.

On this date in 2002, the Oklahoma men’s basketball team defeated Missouri to advance to the Final Four in Atlanta. This marks the Sooners as one of just two Big 12 teams to have made multiple Final Fours in the last twenty years.

Four Sooners finished in double-digit scoring as Oklahoma cruised to a six points win over the Tigers. Hollis Price had a team-high 18 points, followed by Ebi Ere with 17, Aaron McGhee with 15 and Quannas White with 12. Price finished 4-for-7 from beyond the arc.

The Sooners held an eight point lead at halftime that they wouldn’t relinquish.

Missouri’s Rickey Paulding led all scorers with 22 points, and Kareem Rush added 17 for the Tigers.

Oklahoma entered the 2002 tournament as a two-seed, and would eventually be beaten by runner-up Indiana 73-64. 

The Sooners most recent Final Four appearance was in the 2015-16’ season, when NBA 3-point contest champion Buddy Hield helped Oklahoma tear through the bracket. They were eventually beaten by Villanova.

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