Oklahoma did it.
The Sooners won its first road game in Austin, Texas, against rival Texas for the first time since 2015.
Oklahoma got its normal contributions from Kristian Doolittle and Austin Reaves—32 points combined on 13-of-27 shooting—and played a complete game to down the Longhorns.
Doolittle and Reaves were huge, but there are three reasons why Oklahoma downed Texas 72-62 on Wednesday night.
CLOSING IT OUT
Oklahoma closed out the first and second halves on runs.
The Sooners finished the first half on a 14-4 run over the final 7:15 minutes. They finished the second half on a 22-11 run over the final 9:14 minutes.
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE
Texas was not the best shooting team in the country heading into Wednesday’s contest. Oklahoma, though, made it very difficult on its biggest rival.
The Longhorns shot just 38 percent of the floor, including 28 percent from three.
HELLO JAMAL BIENIEMY, DE’VION HARMON
Oklahoma has been looking for contributions from others not named Kristian Doolittle, Austin Reaves and Brady Manek. The Sooners got it from its two promising young players.
Jamal Bieniemy and De’Vion Harmon have been solid on the defensive side of the floor for Lon Kruger this season. The two helped on the offensive side Wednesday night, scoring 20 combined points on 8-of-12 shooting.
Oklahoma will take on Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2.