In the first round of the NIT, Tulsa came from 13 points down in the second half to force overtime against Stephen F. Austin, Wednesday night at the Reynolds Center. The Golden Hurricane took control in the overtime period to win 89-84, and advanced to the second round of the NIT. Jaylen Lawal scored 20…
Kanye Clary had 20 points in Oklahoma State’s 84-80 home victory over Davidson last Tuesday in the Cowboys’ first round game in the NIT. OSU’s Benjamin Ahmed scored 16 points and added six rebounds; Christian Coleman added 15 points. Roberts Blums led the Wildcats with 22 points. Davidson also got 16 points and three steals…
Raegan Beers and Sahara Williams tallied double-doubles and No. 4 seed Oklahoma overwhelmed No. 13 seed Idaho 89-59 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Friday night, ending Idaho’s 18 game winning streak. Beers scored 18 points with four assists and four blocks, while Williams added 17 points and 10 rebounds, Aaliyah Chavez…
Princeton battled back from being 18 points down, but the Oklahoma State Cowgirls pulled away down the stretch to defeat the Tigers, 82-68, on Saturday in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament. It was OSU head coach Jacie Hoyt’s first March Madness victory in her fourth season at OSU. The eighth-seeded Cowgirls (24-9)…
Watching the NCAA Tournament brought back a great memory of a dear friend. I remember back around 1983 or 1984, while at Jamestown Community College, my longtime friend and sports editor of the local newspaper, Jim Riggs, invited me to his house to watch the first and second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament….
After winning their first two games in the SEC Tournament, Oklahoma’s six-game winning streak came to an end as No. 17 Arkansas eliminated the Sooners from the conference tournament with an 82-79 victory Friday night at Bridgestone Arena, in Nashville. The Sooners defeated South Carolina, 86-74 in the first round on Wednesday, then OU beat…
Oklahoma State got past Colorado, 92-83, in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament last Tuesday, but the Cowboys were knocked out of the tournament in the second round by TCU. The sixth-seeded Horned Frogs rallied for a 95-88 victory over No. 14 seed OSU in the second round on Wednesday night, at the…
Tulsa’s comeback fell short as Wichita State hung on to beat the Golden Hurricane, 81-68, in the American Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. It was Tulsa’s first appearance in the ACC semifinals since 2015. The Golden Hurricane is now 26-7 overall and 13-5 in the American. TU received a bid…
None of our in-state men’s college basketball teams made it into the NCAA Tournament this year. This is not always the case, but it may reflect the fact that OU, OSU, Tulsa and ORU, are all in rebuilding mode. That being said, two local teams have been invited to participate in the NIT. Last year,…
It was a very tight game throughout, but ultimately the Oklahoma Sooners prevailed in overtime, defeating Texas, 88-85, Saturday in Austin. It was the Sooners fourth straight win and sixth in the last eight games. The Sooners’ record improved to 17-14 overall, 7-11 SEC. Texas is now 18-13, 9-9 SEC. Oklahoma improved to 59-50 all-time…