Trailing 59-57 with under 15 seconds to go and the ball in hand, the Sooners had a chance to win the game, but a three-ball by OU’s Austin Reaves bou,nded off the rim and rebounded by Baylor’s Devonte Banhoo to preserve the win for the Big 12 leaders. Banhoo was fouled immediately by the Sooners’ Kristian Doolittle and closed out the victory with a pair of free throws at the other end.
Brady Manek had another terrific shooting game, leading the Sooners with 21 points and four-of-eight from three-point range, including a clutch three-ball that brought Oklahoma within two points late with 41 seconds left in the game.