When the Big 12 Tournament pairings were finalized Sunday, the local appeal was obvious: Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the same half of the bracket.
And yet, a seemingly inevitable clash was slow to develop, with the Sooners losing their opener to fall into the loser’s bracket, while the Cowboys moved unscathed through the first two days.
OU battled back, however, and finally, there will be Bedlam.
Either the Cowboys or Sooners will be in Sunday’s championship game, determined Saturday when the teams square off as the last two teams standing in their bracket. OSU is one win away from a title-game berth, while OU must beat the Cowboys twice to advance.