Emmanuel Nzekwesi and Max Abmas combined for 51 points but it wasn’t enough Saturday as ORU (11-9, 4-3 in the Summit Conference) fell to South Dakota (15-8, 6-3), 91-80, Saturday in Vermillion. “Our inability to guard without fouling stood out. They did a good job of getting to the paint and they ended up with…
As of Saturday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were tied atop the standings of the American Athletic Conference after a 67-54 win at Tulane. Tulsa (12-6, 4-1 in the AAC) was tied with Houston the standings before the January 22 game here against Memphis (12-3, 3-1). This is the best start for TU since they went…
Brady Manek hit a career-high 31 points Saturday as Oklahoma raced past TCU 83-63 in Norman. Manek drained a career-high seven three-pointers. “We had better ball movement today than what we have had,” said OU coach Lon Kruger. “Our guys did a good job of breaking down the defense with the dribble drive and kicking…
Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 30 points and 11 rebounds Saturday as ORU (11-8, 4-2 in the Summit League) raced past Purdue Fort Wayne, 92-68, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “To play well on the road involves a number of guys and our seniors did a great job of setting the tone to get a win in a…
With a late surge, Tulsa (10-6, 2-1 in the AAC) topped Houston (12-4, 2-1), 63-61, Saturday in a key American Athletic Conference game. Trailing 61-56, Darien Jackson hit his third 3-pointer of the game at the 1:38 mark, slicing Tulsa’s deficit to 2 points. Jackson followed his trey with a steal and after two Brandon…
After a big win at Texas last week, Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1 in the Big 12) lost at Iowa State, 68-81, Saturday. The last time that OU won in Hilton Coliseum was in 2011. Brady Manek led OU with 17 points while Austi Reaves had 12 points and five rebounds. Iowa State (8-7, 1-2) ended a…
Oklahoma State (9-6, 0-3 in the Big 12) was looking for that elusive first conference win Saturday but it didn’t happen as the Cowboys lost to TCU (12-3, 3-0), 40-52, in Fort Worth. For the first time since he was a freshman, OSU’s Lindy Waters III – the Cowboy’s leading scorer – was held scoreless….
Max Abmas and Deondre Burns combined for 46 points as ORU (9-8, 2-2 in the Summit) topped North Dakota State, 88-73, here Saturday. ORU will be at Western Illinois for a 7 p.m. game Thursday and at Purdue Ft. Wayne Saturday for a noon tip off.
Oklahoma City professional basketball player Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder is partnering with the Oklahoma Beef Council, which represents 50,000 Oklahoma farming and ranching families. The digital campaign showcases Adams as a late-night infomercial host who teaches eager students his most-treasured secrets: how to prepare a perfect steak, how to grill a steak,…
NBA officials and players got a taste of Chinese communism recently after Chinese officials reacted to a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Morey had the audacity to tweet in support of the protesters in Hong Kong who are battling the oppression of the Chinese communist leaders. Free speech is not allowed in…