The men's basketball team returns at 12:00 on Saturday after a week off for finals. They will be taking on the Northern Colorado Bears who are a surprising 9-2, only losing to Montana St. and Wyoming. The Sooners (7-3) are going for their 6th straight victory and are 5-0 at home.
Since starting out 2-3, the Sooners have clamped down on D their last 5 games, and Senior Tony Crocker has stepped into a leadership role for this young team. Crocker is averaging 17.6 points and 9.4 rebounds over the last five games, when he changed to the power forward position. Sophomore Willie Warren leads the team in scoring (19.6) and assists (5.1).
Warren and freshman Tommy Mason-Griffin lead the Sooners to a 78-73 OT victory at Utah last Saturday. Warren scored 27 points and TMG added a career high 18.
The only other time the Sooners and the Bears met was in Norman in 2004. The Sooners beat the Bears 80-44.
The Bears are lead by 5-9 senior Will Figures who averages 15.6 ppg while shooting almost 40% from three. Fellow senior Yahosh Bonner is shooting 50% from behind the arc.
OU's starters are guard Willie Warren, guard Tommy Mason-Griffin, guard Tony Crocker, guard Cade Davis, and forward Tiny Gallon.
The game can be viewed on SoonerSports.com All-Access or on ESPN360.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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