Inside Allen Fieldhouse, the Oklahoma Sooners were narrowly bested by the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks (10-2, 4-1), 63-59. With the loss, OU falls to 6-4 on the season, 2-3 in Big 12 play.
Senior guard Austin Reaves led all scorers with 20 points on 7-13 shooting and 4-4 from the charity stripe. He also led his team with nine rebounds while also adding three assists and a steal. As a slight bonus, sophomore forward Victor Iwuakor stepped up off the bench in the absence of senior forward Brady Manek and sophomore forward Jalen Hill (COVID-19 contact tracing protocol) by contributing five points and a respectable seven boards.