Oklahoma (14-7, 4-4) and Oklahoma State (10-11, 0-8) met for the first Bedlam installment of the season. Brady Manek and the Sooners showed up early and put on a laser show, shooting 12 of 31 from three-point range.
Oklahoma put together one of its best offensive performances of the year, putting up 43 points in the first half, its second-highest first-half output of the season.
Here are three takeaways from the Sooners’ Bedlam win.
BRADY MANEK = EN FUEGO
Brady Manek was a walking heat check, opening the game with a 22-point first-half performance. Manek was eight of 12 from the floor including six of nine from deep. In the second half, Manek still could not be contained on his way to falling just one-point short of tying his career-high of 31 points.
ALONDES WILLIAMS IS FOR REAL
The juco-transfer junior has had quite the evolution since November. Scoring double-digits in his last three games, Williams has been a welcomed offensive outlet over the past week. His 12 points were good for third-best on the team. Not only was he able to feed off of Manek’s performance offensively, but Williams was active defensively as well, affecting Cowboy shooters all day.
DEFENSE TRAVELS
Despite having the best offensive game since December, the Sooners still played both sides of the court. The Pokes did make shots at a decent clip (42.2%) but the Sooners had momentum in their own gym thanks to a hot start and home crowd.
Oklahoma heads west to Lubbock, TX., to take on Texas Tech on Tuesday. Tip-off is set for 8p.m. CT but a network has yet to be announced.
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