The Sooners overcame another scary late-game charge, this time from longtime Big 12 Tournament nemesis Iowa State, holding on for a 79-76 quarterfinal win to move on to face another ranked opponent in the No. 9 Mountaineers.
The final score actually was closer than it might have been had the Cyclones’ Devonte Burdon not hit a desperation three-point shot from half court as the final buzzer sounded.
Oklahoma, now 25-6 on the season and, for a fifth straight season under head coach Lon Kruger, having improved on their previous season’s win total, swept the two games with West Virginia in the regular season.