NCAAB Game Recap - Oklahoma at West Virginia
Sat Feb 29, 2020 4:00 PM EST

Kansas
62
KSU
58
F
Baylor
72
TCU
75
F
StMar
76
Gonz
86
F
SDSU
83
Nev
76
F
FSU
69
Clem
70
F
Duke
50
UVA
52
F
Aub
66
KY
73
F
MSU
78
MD
66
F
Prov
58
Vill
54
F
Seton
88
Marq
79
F
PSU
68
Iowa
77
F
BYU
81
Pepp
64
F
Okla
73
WVU
62
F
Tex
68
TxTch
58
F
TAMU
50
LSU
64
F
Detr
90
IUPUI
88
F
Pitt
73
NCSU
77
F
CenMI
63
E MI
67
F
Army
65
Colg
91
F
Buck
71
Boston
74
F
JU
53
Stetsn
52
F
N AL
78
FlGlf
73
F(OT)
Vand
60
Miss
86
F
NJIT
76
KennSt
55
F
HiPt
76
Winth
84
F
Ford
69
StJos
73
F
StFPA
68
RobM
78
F
Iona
91
Niag
100
F(OT)
Bingha
70
UNH
89
F
UMBC
48
Maine
74
F
StFNY
85
CenCT
79
F
UConn
84
ECU
63
F
Lib
71
Lipsco
77
F
StPet
69
Canis
68
F
IlSt
71
Evans
60
F
LoyIL
67
Brad
66
F
Bry
80
Merrim
59
F
Ball
63
Toled
69
F
Fla
58
Tenn
63
F
StBon
65
LaSal
73
F
Navy
60
Lafy
62
F
Valpa
58
IndSt
71
F
Akr
86
Buff
73
F
Amer
90
HolyC
47
F
E IL
70
SIU-E
52
F
W IL
63
Denv
69
F
UL
69
ArkLR
91
F
MissSt
67
Mizzu
63
F
LIU
67
SacHr
76
F
BGSU
55
Mia-O
73
F
IaSt
61
OkSt
73
F
Portl
68
SCla
73
F
AF
74
ColSt
87
F
SIU
59
MOSt
84
F
Elon
79
W&M
86
F
ND
73
Wake
84
F
GrgWas
51
VCU
75
F
UNC
92
Syr
79
F
GWebb
70
Radf
62
F
ChaSo
65
Presb
76
F
FaDi
83
MtStM
77
F
JMU
81
Hof
97
F
WCU
67
ETSU
68
F
Drex
66
Charl
75
F
Oakl
68
IL-C
66
F
NCC
83
SCSt
82
F(2OT)
Copp
72
Morg
65
F
DelSt
84
MD-ES
63
F
NOrl
68
Nich
92
F
Citad
58
Furm
82
F
UND
67
SDak
77
F
CoCar
84
App
77
F
CenAR
70
AbCh
75
F
NIU
69
W MI
72
F
UNCG
72
Chat
74
F
Woff
47
Mercer
59
F
UNCA
69
Campbl
78
F
USC-Up
90
Hamp
79
F
UNLV
92
SJSU
69
F
NebOm
67
NDSU
87
F
NWSt
92
SeLA
95
F
VMI
78
Samf
84
F
Leh
74
LoyMD
71
F
SEMO
78
TN-M
87
F
Lamar
76
SFA
95
F
Vermt
94
UMassL
77
F
UCF
54
Tuls
65
F
Utah
79
Cal
86
F(OT)
MTSt
63
NoAZ
57
F
NrthIA
70
Drake
43
F
UMass
71
Rich
95
F
Ark
89
UGA
99
F
Harv
67
Corn
58
F
Penn
73
Brown
68
F
ASU
58
PVAM
65
F
South
71
Alc
57
F
MsVl
70
JackSt
87
F
ArkPB
46
Gram
60
F
How
59
Norf
89
F
DeP
42
Butl
60
F
InWor
70
TXAMC
78
F
Wyo
55
Fres
63
F
Stony
52
Albany
49
F
Princ
63
Yale
66
F
Del
82
UNCW
65
F
GMas
78
Duques
81
F
Dart
76
Colum
57
F
MorSt
76
E KY
80
F
Troy
63
USA
78
F
Mem
74
Tul
67
F(OT)
LongB
76
UCDav
77
F
AzSt
61
USC
71
F
USF
69
LoyMa
67
F
UTRGV
88
GrCan
80
F
YSU
73
WIMil
69
F
Clev
67
WIGB
74
F
IPFW
66
ORU
72
F
ChiSt
58
UMKC
80
F
TNTec
71
JSU
75
F
McNee
100
HCU
80
F
Mia-FL
57
GaTec
63
F
APSU
61
Murr
75
F
SouthCar
86
Bama
90
F
Belm
72
TNSt
65
F
AlaAM
58
TXSo
85
F
PorSt
89
Web
83
F
Ida
55
S UT
87
F
E WA
68
N CO
64
F
NMSt
62
CSBak
46
F
Seatt
87
CBU
88
F(OT)
Ariz
64
UCLA
69
F
Pacif
71
USD
64
F
CS-Ful
92
CSNor
99
F
UCSB
58
UCIrv
69
F
UtSt
64
NM
66
F
Mont
79
Sac
71
F
UCRiv
49
HI
43
F

Feb 29, 2020, 4:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Oklahoma

25

48

73

(20) West Virginia

21

41

62

Doolittle has 19 points, Oklahoma beats No. 20 West Virginia
Sat Feb 29, 2020 7:57 PM

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Kristian Doolittle and Oklahoma are giving the NCAA Tournament selection committee a good reason to pencil them into the bracket.

Doolittle scored 19 points two days after surgery to repair a broken nose and Oklahoma boosted its tournament hopes with a 73-62 victory over No. 20 West Virginia on Saturday.

The Sooners have won two straight heading into the final week of the regular season with games left against Texas and TCU before the league tournament.

“How you finish will determine who goes and who doesn't,” Kruger said. “So that's a good start on those four.”

Doolittle played in his third game wearing a mask since breaking his nose against Oklahoma State on Feb. 22.

He underwent surgery Thursday and didn’t slow down against the Mountaineers, going 7 of 13 from the floor and matching a team high with seven rebounds.

“We didn't know how he was going to feel going in,” Kruger said. “He was great.”

Oklahoma (18-11, 8-8 Big 12) built a 21-point lead in the second half and cruised from there to complete a regular-season sweep of the reeling Mountaineers (19-10, 7-9).

Brady Manek added 15 points, Austin Reaves had 13 and Jamal Bieniemy 11 points for the Sooners. They broke a six-game road losing streak.

“I think right now our guys are feeling good about what they're doing," Kruger said.

Miles McBride came off the bench to score 13 points for West Virginia, and Oscar Tshiebwe had nine points and 10 rebounds. The Mountaineers have lost three straight and six of seven.

West Virginia went scoreless over the final 5:43 of the first half and trailed 25-21 at the break.

Doolittle scored 14 points in the second half, making a free throw to give the Sooners their largest lead, 59-38, with 7:08 remaining.

Reaves said based on Doolittle's play, he might want to “keep wearing the mask his entire life."

"You can't guard him," Reaves said. "He's just got that versatility and he's big. So yeah, he's a problem.”

West Virginia came alive with a 13-2 run but got no closer than eight points the rest of the game.

THORN HONORED

West Virginia retired Rod Thorn's No. 44 during a halftime ceremony. He's the third player to have his number retired at West Virginia. Thorn was the last player to wear No. 44 during his career from 1961-63. Jerry West, who played at West Virginia before Thorn, had his No. 44 retired in 2005. Hot Rod Hundley's No. 33 was retired in 2010.

BIG PICTURE

Oklahoma: The Sooners shot 62% from the floor after halftime and now have two straight quality wins that could help get them into the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma also

65-61 on Tuesday.

West Virginia: Once a projected high seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Mountaineers have faded fast and need every win they can get to make one last impression on the tournament selection committee. West Virginia had another poor shooting effort, going 34% from the floor, 16% from 3-point range and 53% at the free-throw line.

“You would hope that we have enough fight to us to bounce back,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. “Most of the time guys, at least my guys when they go on a losing streak, they come out ready to fight.”

POLL IMPLICATIONS:

West Virginia will fall out of the

after an 0-2 week.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma hosts Texas on Tuesday night. The Sooners beat the Longhorns 72-62 on Jan. 8 in Austin, Texas.

West Virginia plays at Iowa State on Tuesday night. The Mountaineers won the earlier meeting 76-61.

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Leaders

Oklahoma PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
K. Doolittle 19 0 3 7 0 0
B. Manek 15 0 2 7 1 2
West Virginia PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. McBride 13 0 2 1 0 0
O. Tshiebwe 9 0 1 10 1 0

Team Comparison

Okla WVU
Points For 73 62
Field Goals 26/53-49% 24/70-34%
Three Pointers 8/21-38% 4/25-16%
Free Throws 13/16-81% 10/19-53%
Offensive Rebounds 6 20
Defensive Rebounds 33 23
Rebounds 40 45
Blocks 4 2
Steals 5 4
Turnovers 11 7
Personal Fouls 18 15
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Okla Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 8 WVU 59 @ Okla 69 J. Haley 15 K. Doolittle 27
Sat Feb 29 Okla 73 @ WVU 62 K. Doolittle 19 M. McBride 13

Game Information

Stadium: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Attendance: 14,044
Game Time: