Top Daug’s return wasn’t valiant enough for Oklahoma on Tuesday night.
The Sooners struggled much of the night on their way to a 66-52 loss against No. 7 Kansas at home.
Here are three reasons why Oklahoma got beat by the Jayhawks.
Rough night from big three
Oklahoma is one of those unique teams where the Sooners have three scorers in the top-10 of scoring in the Big 12.
The trio of Kristian Doolittle, Austin Reaves and Brady Manek combined for 10-of-43 from the field and 27 points. Going to be tough for Oklahoma to win any game in the Big 12 when those three shoot like that.
3-point shooting
Kansas got what it wanted defensively.
Head coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks forced everything out from the lane with the help of the presence of Udoka Azuibuike inside. That gave Oklahoma opportunities to get shots from the 3-point line.
The Sooners responded by shooting 8-of-29 from beyond the arc for 28 percent overall.
STOPPING MOSS
The Jayhawks were without its best player.
Devon Dotson has been the heart beat of Kansas for all of the 2019-20 season. In his absence, Isaiah Moss got his first start.
Moss answered the call, scoring 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-11 from 3-point range. He hit big shot after shot when Oklahoma looked to start gaining momentum in the game.
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