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The Forgotten Oklahoma Team That Nearly Broke College Basketball

Coached by Billy Tubbs and led by grunge inspiration Mookie Blaylock, Oklahoma's high-octane 1988 Final Four team was the NCAA equivalent of punk rock: brash, ruthless, and one of the best teams to never win a championship.

The Sooners averaged 102.9 points that season, fewer than only Loyola Marymount, and wound up with 486 steals over the course of their 39-game season. OU won 26 games by double digits, 12 games by at least 30 points and five games by 50 points or more.

The scores of that Oklahoma team tell a remarkable tale, one of a team whose accomplishments are often overlooked when the greatest teams in basketball history are discussed.