On Monday night, the No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners were defeated by the No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-5, 5-4), 57-52. With the loss, OU falls to 11-5 on the season and 6-4 in Big 12 play.
Starting senior guards Austin Reaves and Alondes Williams each missed their second consecutive contest due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocol. Their absence on the floor presented a major opportunity for the available Sooners to step up, but against Chris Beard’s stingy defense, Lon Kruger’s group was unable to successfully replace that loss in offensive production.