Neither team shot particularly well in the game, but the Sooners managed to get to the free-throw line more often and cashed in 25 points from the charity stripe, providing the cushion for a 74-64 victory in only OU’s fourth game at Lloyd Noble Center this season.
The win was number 12 for the Sooners this season and the seventh time in 14 games that Oklahoma has held its opponent to under 70 points. OU is now at the same critical juncture that last year’s team was, with a 12-2 record early in the Big 12 season.
The Sooners are hoping to avoid what happened over the final 18 games a year ago, when they went into a tailspin and finished out the season going 6-12, including a first-round loss both the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments.