Oklahoma (15-8, 5-5) and West Virginia (18-5, 6-4) played a physical game against each other with the Sooners coming out on top 69-59. For Oklahoma, the win takes them back to five-hundred in Big 12 play.
Here is how it happened.
PERIMETER DEFENSE
The Sooners put together one of their best defensive performances of the season, holding the Mountaineers to just 24-for-76 (31.6%) from the floor, and even more impressively, 6-for-15 (40%) from three. Only five West Virginia players recorded 3-pointers.
KRISTIAN DOOLITTLE
Doolittle did it all against WVU, leading all players with 27 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and tacking on two steals. He shot 9-for-15 from the floor. Against Bedlam last week, Doolittle joined the 1,000-point club with the Sooners.
HARMON OFF THE BENCH
After shooting just 1-for-5 in the loss against Texas Tech, freshman De’Vion Harmon took full advantage in his minutes off the bench against the Mountaineers. He scored eight points on three-for-four shooting, contributing to 16 total bench points for the Sooners. The former four-star is averaging just 7.6 in 27.8 minutes per game. He has struggled to find his role with Lon Kruger’s squad but could thrive in a sixth-man role for the Sooners.
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