Last November, Oklahoma’s first possession against Missouri in the Hall of Fame Classic epitomized the Sooners’ approach to offense.
Sooners forward Brady Manek trotted up from the baseline, bringing Jeremiah Tilmon along toward the top of the arc. De’Vion Harmon waited patiently, pounding out dribbles in a seeming build-up to a ball screen. It never arrived.
Instead, Manek veered to the left slot. Austin Reaves cleared out to the opposite corner. And after Manek snared a ball reversal, he fed Kristian Doolittle on the left block. While Doolittle operated against Kobe Brown, Manek and Harmon swapped spots.