NORMAN — Cade Cunningham subtly put his finger to his lips and told the Oklahoma faithful to quiet down.
OU’s Elijah Harkless had fired up the crowd, chasing down a breakaway dunk by Oklahoma State’s Avery Anderson III and blocking it. But the ball ended up in Cunningham’s hands.
And the hoopla went silent.
Cunningham buried a 3-pointer.
And though more than 6 minutes remaining in the opening half, that was the sign that Cunningham was set to own his first Bedlam matchup.
Each time Lloyd Noble Center started to get loud with its limited-capacity crowd, there was Cunningham and the Cowboys with an answer.