After defeating Tulane 89-70 in its opening-round game on Friday, Oklahoma moves on to face Northern Iowa, a team out of the Missouri Valley Conference that has been to the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons and seven times since 2004.
Northern Iowa, an 82-63 winner over Arizona State in its opening game of the tournament, was 23-11 last season and won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament for a second straight season. Fans of Big 12 basketball might recall when the Panthers upset No. 1 seed Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
This will be the first meeting between Oklahoma and Northern Iowa.