Oklahoma (14-8, 4-5) dropped another road game, this time to Texas Tech (14-8, 5-4) 69-61. The Sooners, needing a road win to boost their résumé, held a one-point halftime lead before going back and forth with the Red Raiders before Chris Beard’s squad pulled away late.
BRADY IS A BALLER
If there’s one thing Brady Manek can do, it’s shoot. The junior forward followed up his 30-point performance from Saturday with a 19-point road effort. His 8-14 shooting came while going just 1-6 from deep. Regardless of how he is shooting from behind the arc, Manek showed he can find the bottom of the basket no matter where he is on the floor.
WELCOME BACK AUSTIN
Austin Reaves found himself back in his groove with a 16-point effort against Texas Tech. The transfer junior guard has been pretty quiet since conference play began. However, Reaves has shown a spark of life over the past couple of games and showing off his scoring prowess once again tonight.
SO CLOSE BUT SO FAR
Oklahoma is just as close to being a shoo-in Tournament team as they are being an NIT team. The Sooners show spurts where they look like they could make a Sweet 16 or even an Elite 8 run. During their lulls, they look like a team that won’t see any action after the Big 12 Tournament. Only time will tell which of those statements will prove truer.
Oklahoma is back in action, hosting West Virginia on Saturday at 1p.m. on ESPNU.
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