ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Before his team’s 77-63 loss to Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night, Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy called Buddy Hield a “LeBron type” who could score in bunches if the Aggies let him. But the Aggies, like most Oklahoma opponents this season, had a plan to suppress Hield by limiting his touches, rotating multiple defenders against him and bringing help often.
And that’s the problem. That philosophy only spreads the floor and creates more pockets of opportunity for the other Sooners.
Texas A&M didn’t stop Hield or his teammates.
Hield finished 4-for-7 in the first half.