As they have all season long, the dynamic duo of Madi Williams and Taylor Robertson powered the Lady Sooners’ Oklahoma basketball team to an opening-round win in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. No. 4-seeded Oklahoma defeated 13th-seeded IUPUI, which stands for Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 78-72 on Saturday and advances to a second-round matchup against […]
Spurned by the NCAA Selection Committee, the Sooners look to continue to prove them wrong.
Spurned by the NCAA Selection Committee, the Oklahoma Sooners look to continue to prove the doubters wrong as they face the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in the second round of the NIT.
Radio: Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing
Line: Oklahoma-5.5 (as of 3 p.m. CT)
About St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure is led by 6’5” senior guard Jalen Adaway, who is averaging 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Adaway scored 17 in the Bonnies’ opening-round win over Colorado, sinking three of five three-point attempts in Boulder.
Mark Schmidt is in his fifth season as head coach fo the Bonnies, amassing a record of 266–194 during his tenure. He led the program to the NCAA Tournament last season, his third trip to the Big Dance since taking the reins.
The Bonnies are 83rd in KenPom’s Team Efficiency rankings, sitting at No. 74 offensively and No. 91 defensively.
Saint Bonaventure is the patron saint of bowel disorders. I sh*t you not.
Prediction
Tanner Groves has generally had a good season in Norman, and he’s played a vital role in keeping this program competitive following a ton of attrition in the wake of Lon Kruger’s retirement. However, he tends to struggle offensively when facing long, athletic bigs. That’s the perfect description of 6’10” center Osun Osunniyi, who averages 3.3 blocks per contest. With that in mind, OU will undoubtedly use Groves to spread the floor and lure Osunniyi out to the perimeter, allowing room for Jalen Hill to cut to the basket and capitalize. It’s been a useful strategy throughout the season, and it’ll likely be a vital part of today’s game.
I’d expect the home crowd to push the Sooners over the top, setting up a matchup with either North Texas or Virginia at the LNC this coming week.
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With both Oklahoma basketball teams hosting home games in the opening rounds of their respective postseason tournaments, it took some logistical maneuvering to schedule the Sooners’ NIT second-round matchup with St. Bonaventure. The OU women play their first-round game in the NCAA Women’s Tournament at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday night. Because of that scheduling […]
