VCU's tournament experience, defense have OU's antennae up

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This mOKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said his team sees Virginia Commonwealth simply as a good team heading into their second-round NCAA tournament matchup on Sunday.

The Rams aren't in a "power five" conference -- they play in the Atlantic 10. And VCU was one of a record 10 double-digit seeds that won in the opening round -- the 10th-seeded Rams knocked off seventh-seeded Oregon State to advance in the West Region.

But No. 2 seed Oklahoma (26-7) also is aware that VCU is not a typical double-digit seed. The Rams (25-10) went to the Final Four in 2011 and are in the NCAA tournament for the sixth straight year. The Sooners…