With daunting matchups against No. 18 WVU and No. 5 Baylor looming in OSU’s future, it’ll be important for the Pokes to stay focused on a winnable matchup with the Sooners.

Sooners struggling

After back-to-back promising wins over Texas Tech and then No. 7 WVU, the Sooners completely collapsed in heartbreaking losses to Iowa State and Texas before getting run off the court in Saturday’s 32-point loss to No. 25 Florida.

Despite the three-game skid, the Sooners do have some positives to build on for the future. True freshmen, Kameron McGusty and Kristian Doolittle, are really coming on as of late and both guys are capable of hitting big shots. McGusty is averaging 16.7 points over the last four games while Doolittle is averaging 16 of his own during that span.

Jordan Woodard has been OU’s most important player this season, but the senior has struggled over the last two game and failed to score in the loss to Florida. With Woodard’s OU career coming to a close at the end of this season, it’s important that younger players such as McGusty, Doolittle and Rashard Odomes continue to improve and build confidence.

Last time these two teams met…

OU picked up a 71-49 win over OSU as Ryan Spangler led the way for the Sooners with 26 points on 10-for-13 shooting to go with 14 rebounds. Buddy Hield added 17 points as OU’s limited the Cowboys to only 34-percent shooting from the field as Jawun Evans sat out with a shoulder injury.

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Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will square off in the first Bedlam basketball matchup of the season on Monday night at 8 p.m. inside the Lloyd Noble Center. 

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