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Baylor defeats Texas, 93-85

Baylor’s 34-for-42 performance at the free throw line provided enough cushion to run away with the game.

We had a high scoring matchup in Waco on Monday night. The Baylor Bears and Texas Longhorns ran the score high despite only 18 combined three-point baskets made.

The Longhorns got off to a fast start from three-point range, but finished the game at 9-for-23 from the three-point line. The cold streak proved costly.

Baylor did much of its damage from the free throw line hitting 34 of 42 free throw attempts. Texas head coach Rodney Terry noted the disparity of free throw opportunities as the Longhorns had just 21 attempts to the Bears’ 42 from the free throw line.

Midway through the second half, Baylor stormed back into the game. Nevertheless, the game took a turn for the worst when Texas forward Dylan Disu went down with injury. Then the Longhorns’ lack of depth was on full display.

Baylor went from falling behind by double digits early to running away with the game.

Despite falling to 19-11 on the season, an earlier win against Texas Tech and dominant victory over Oklahoma State should have the Longhorns in the NCAA tournament field. Whether they can win in the tournament is still to be seen.

The Longhorns will end the season with a home Red River game with the Oklahoma Sooners (19-10) who also look to solidify tournament seeding. The teams will play Saturday at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Sooners Roll: Best Photos from Oklahoma Women’s win over Baylor

The Oklahoma Sooners picked up another big win and here are some of the best photos from their performance against Baylor.

Few teams are playing better basketball right now than the Oklahoma Sooners women’s team. With their 84-73 win over the Baylor Bears, they moved to 12-1 in Big 12 play and 18-6 on the season.

The win over Baylor saw five Sooners score in double figures. [autotag]Kiersten Johnson[/autotag] led the way with a career-high 20 points. [autotag]Payton Verhulst[/autotag] added 16, [autotag]Nevaeh Tot [/autotag]and [autotag]Sahara Williams[/autotag] chipped in 14, and despite some foul trouble, Skylar Vann rallied with eight points in the fourth quarter to help the Sooners seal the win.

The Sooners earned the 11-point win despite shooting just 24.8% from three-point range. The win came in large part due to Oklahoma’s defense. They held the Bears to 36.8% from the field and forced 17 turnovers.

Now, after Kansas State’s loss to Iowa State Wednesday night, the Sooners sit two games up in the regular season conference title race with five games to go. They’ll have their challenges, but with the way Jennie Baranczyk has her team playing, it’s hard to imagine the Oklahoma Sooners not having success down the stretch.

Here’s a look at some of the best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners win over the Baylor Bears.

More: Social media reacts to Oklahoma’s win over Baylor

Social media reacts to the Oklahoma Sooners win over the Baylor Bears

The Oklahoma Sooners women’s basketball team picked up a big win over Baylor on Wednesday night and here’s how social media reacted.

The Oklahoma Sooners moved to 12-1 in Big 12 play and 18-6 on the season. They’ve won nine in a row after beating the Baylor Bears 84-73 on Wednesday night.

It’s been as dramatic a turnaround as we’ve seen around here. Just before Big 12 play began, the Oklahoma Sooners lost to the Southern Jaguars out of the SWAC.

They’ve been a completely different team since that upset loss and have ascended to lead the Big 12 now by two games after Kansas State’s loss to Iowa State.

With the depth they’re playing with, [autotag]Jennie Baranczyk[/autotag] has a squad that could be set for a deep run. In their two previous tournament appearances, the Sooners were unable to advance out of the round of 32. But with the way they’re playing, they might be able to earn a top four seed and host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.

There are five games to go and the Big 12 tournament, but Oklahoma’s positioned itself well to make a deep run into March.

In the win over Baylor, five Oklahoma Sooners scored in double-figures, led by a career-high 20 points from [autotag]Kiersten Johnson[/autotag]. [autotag]Payton Verhulst[/autotag] stayed hot, filling up the box score with 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, and five blocks and a steal.

It was a strong win over a Baylor team that was ranked higher in the latest polls and here’s how social media reacted.

Best Photos from the Oklahoma Sooners loss to the Baylor Bears

The best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners 79-62 loss to the Baylor Bears.

This season has been an up-and-down roller coaster of results for the Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team.

They’ve proven to be pretty good this year but have struggled when matched up with top 15 opponents. And that’s what happened on Tuesday night in Waco as the Baylor Bears mauled the Sooners 79-62.

They didn’t have a terrible shooting night. The Sooners shot 46.7% from the field and 33.3% from three. However, they lost the turnover battle by seven and Baylor was lights out, shooting 54.9% from the field and 52.4% from three.

The Bears earned 16 more points off turnovers than the Sooners, which, combined with four more threes made than Oklahoma, provided a hefty margin of victory.

The Oklahoma Sooners have a chance to get back on the winning side of things when they welcome the Kansas Jayhawks to Norman on Saturday. But until then, this loss is going to sting.

Here are the best photos from the Oklahoma Sooners loss to Baylor.

Updated Big 12 Men’s Basketball Standings

Updated Big 12 standings.

The Big 12 has been a gauntlet this season. Even the highest-ranked teams in the conference have had their struggles, especially when going on the road.

Houston, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Baylor, the league’s four highest-ranked teams, have are a combined 12-8 this season. Houston is one of four teams in the conference without a road win.

It’s tough to win games in the best basketball conference in the country, especially on the road, where teams are a combined 10-25 this season.

Seven teams are currently within one game of first place in the conference and 13 of the 14 teams are within two games of first place in the Big 12. It’s going to be a wild six weeks in conference play and the Big 12 tournament is going to be must-see television.

Here’s a look at the latest Big 12 standings.

Can Texas sustain the same level of play after defeating No. 9 Baylor?

We look at how Texas can ride positive momentum after Baylor.

There’s a glimmer of hope emanating from a surprising upset win in the Moody Center. We are unsure what to make of it.

The Texas Longhorns (13-5) defeated the No. 9 Baylor Bears (14-4) on Saturday. The win resurrects the program from the low point of Rodney Terry’s tenure as head coach in Austin.

We have not forgotten the circumstances that seemingly already put Terry on the hot seat. Terry and company followed a loss to conference cellar dweller West Virginia (7-11) with another loss to an inferior opponent in UCF (11-6). Those losses are as informative of the team as Saturday’s win over No. 9 Baylor.

At its best, Texas can compete with and beat some of the best teams in basketball. The issue is that multiple other high ceiling, low floor teams can say the same thing. It’s who the team is capable of losing against that is more noteworthy.

The margin for error is incredibly low for the Longhorns. If the team gets the performance it did from the guard-forward combo of Tyrese Hunter and Dylan Disu on Saturday, it may not lose many other games. That said, it’s a high bar for the team to ask the two to match their performance against Baylor.

Hunter and Disu combined for 40 points shooting 15-for-24 from the field and 6-for-10 from three point range. Needless to say, Texas probably isn’t going to get that efficiency every game.

What will it take from Texas to continue to win games and make it into the NCAA Tournament? It will take consistent high scoring nights from Texas’ Hunter, Disu, guard Max Abmas and forward Dillon Mitchell. And it will take more of the offense it saw from reserve post player Kadin Shedrick who scored 10 points against Baylor.

The Longhorns did themselves a huge favor in a bounce back win over No. 9 Baylor. The question is whether or not its key players will continue to produce high scoring performances to carry the team. We will have a better idea of how consistently the team can produce when it takes on the No. 15 Oklahoma Sooners (15-3) on Tuesday night.

Texas basketball rallies, defeats No. 9 Baylor at buzzer, 75-73

Texas got a much needed win on Saturday over No. 9 Baylor.

Texas basketball got back in the win column with a surprising upset over the No. 9 Baylor Bears. The program needed the win like it needed air. Continue reading “Texas basketball rallies, defeats No. 9 Baylor at buzzer, 75-73”

Oklahoma Sooners continue to climb in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

The Oklahoma Sooners climbed into the top 10 in the latest USA TODAY Sports coaches poll.

In their 10-0 start, the Oklahoma Sooners have shown that they’re one of the best teams in the nation. They’ve picked up significant wins over Arkansas, Iowa, USC, and Providence along the way to create a nice resume for the NCAA tournament committee to consider ahead of conference play.

As one of four unbeaten teams in the 2023-2024 men’s basketball season, the Oklahoma Sooners have moved up four spots to No. 8 in the nation in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

They have a huge top 15 matchup incoming as they head to North Carolina to take on the Tar Heels in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte.

Purdue took over the top spot after being the previous No. 1 in the coaches poll, Arizona. The Boilermakers are followed by Kansas at No. 2 and Houston at No. 3. Arizona dropped three places to No. 4. UConn rounds out the top 5.

The Sooners represent the third-highest Big 12 team. Baylor at No. 10, BYU, at No. 15 and Texas at No. 23 round out the conference’s representation in the coaches poll.

A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Change
1	Purdue	10-1	785 (20)	+3
2	Kansas	10-1	750 (3)	–
3	Houston	11-0	732 (9)	–
4	Arizona	8-1	707	-3
5	UConn	10-1	704	–
6	Marquette	9-2	628	+1
7	Tennessee	8-3	541	+3
8	Oklahoma	10-0	533	+4
9	Kentucky	8-2	485	+6
10	Baylor	9-1	431	-4
11	Illinois	8-2	422	+5
12	Florida Atlantic	9-2	403	+2
13	North Carolina	7-3	371	-4
14	Creighton	9-2	354	-6
15	BYU	10-1	332	+2
16	Gonzaga	8-3	307	-3
17	Colorado State	10-1	264	+1
18	Clemson	9-1	254	-7
19	Duke	7-3	211	–
20	Virginia	9-1	184	+1
21	James Madison	10-0	165	-1
22	Texas	8-2	156	–
23	Memphis	8-2	146	+8
24	Wisconsin	8-3	141	-1
25	Ole Miss	10-0	132	–

Schools Dropped Out

No. 24 Miami (FL)

Others Receiving Votes

Auburn 60; Miami (FL) 41; Colorado 36; TCU 26; Michigan State 18; Ohio State 17; Grand Canyon 13; Iowa State 12; Utah 7; Texas A&M 7; South Carolina 5; New Mexico 4; Nebraska 4; Princeton 3; Nevada 3; San Diego State 2; Alabama 2; Indiana State 1; Dayton 1

Oklahoma Sooners moving up in latest bracketology from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi

After a big win over Arkansas, the Oklahoma Sooners earned a big jump in ESPN’s latest Bracketology.

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a fantastic start on the hardwood in the 2023-2024 season. They’re 9-0 and have had some significant, resume-building wins as Oklahoma searches for their first NCAA tournament bid in the Porter Moser era.

They’ve made significant headway toward that goal through nonconference play. With Big 12 play looming, it was imperative for the Sooners to perform well in the nonconference slate, and they’ve done just that. Notable wins over Iowa, USC, Providence, and Arkansas have Moser and the Sooners on the right track with four games remaining before Big 12 play opens against Iowa State.

They’ll face a significant test when they go to Charlotte, North Carolina, to take on the No. 9 Tar Heels in the Jumpman Invitational. But they’ve put the work in this season and look like one of the better teams in the country this season.

Oklahoma’s recent wins over Providence and Arkansas gave them a big bump in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. That jump to No. 12 in the nation was followed by another significant bump in the latest bracketology from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

Here’s where the Big 12 landed in Lunardi’s latest projections for the NCAA tournament.

Where do the Oklahoma Sooners rank among remaining unbeatens in college basketball?

The Oklahoma Sooners are 9-0, but where do they rank among the seven remaining unbeaten teams in college basketball?

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a blistering start in the 2023-2024 men’s basketball season. They’re 9-0 with notable wins over Iowa, No. 23 USC, Providence, and Arkansas.

The Sooners are one of seven remaining unbeaten teams in Division I, three of which are in the Big 12. Andy Patton of College Sports Wire, ranked each of the seven remaining unbeaten teams and the Oklahoma Sooners came in at No. 5.

Porter Moser and the Sooners have won seven of their nine games by 12 or more points, with only a two point win over USC and a nine point win over Arkansas presenting any real challenge. They also have wins over Providence and Iowa, and look like a real challenger in the very deep Big 12 conference. After Green Bay they’ll face the Tar Heels of North Carolina on December 20. – Patton, College Sports Wire

The Sooners have an offense that can play with the best in the nation. They’re averaging 84.8, which is 26th, and are No. 9 in the country in point differential.

Oklahoma’s seen the emergence of Javian McCollum, who’s scored 10 or more points in eight of Oklahoma’s nine games. He’s coming off of a 20 point game and is averaging 18 points per game over the last four contests.

The Oklahoma Sooners have set themselves up to be a team to be contended with in the Big 12. They’re faster and more athletic. They are an efficient shooting team and defend well.

There are four more nonconference games on the slate before they open Big 12 play with Iowa State. The biggest of which is their contest in the Jumpman Invitational, where they’ll take on the No. UNC Tar Heels. That’s one final test before the gauntlet of Big 12 play begins.

The Sooners have already made a statement in their 9-0 start, but the volume will go to 10 if they can pick up a top 10 win before conference play opens.

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