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3 takeaways from Oklahoma basketball's win over TCU: Sooners keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive

Oklahoma snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon with a 71-62 victory over TCU.

The gives the Sooners, who are firmly on the NCAA Tournament bubble, a little bit of cushion down the stretch of conference play.

Here are three takeaways from the win:

Efficient from 3

Oklahoma won this game because of its play beyond the arc on both sides of the ball. Offensively, the Sooners were an efficient 7-of-16 from downtown, and got multiple makes from Christian James, Brady Manek and Matt Freeman. Defensively, the Sooners forced TCU into a tough game from 3-point range.