It was 30 years ago this season that Billy Tubbs’ 1987-88 Sooners faced Kansas as a heavy favorite in the national championship game. No. 1-seeded Oklahoma rolled through its first five games, including an 86-78 victory over another No. 1 seed, Arizona, in the national semifinals.
Kansas was a No. 6 seed that year and had lost to the Sooners twice in the regular season, both times by eight points. The Jayhawks beat a Lon Kruger-coached Kansas State team in the Midwest Regional finals to advance to the Final Four that year, and then upset No.