And just think a few years ago, they couldn't give a ticket away... it's great to have some OU bball back....

Nobody can rebuild a program like Lon Kruger. Best move the OU athletic department made in a long time.
What a great coach - does it with class, too.

Check on that and KU beat Baylor today. Everything seems to be set for a huge 1 vs 2 showdown in Lawrence.

It'll a actually be 1 vs 1 if you use the two polls. ;)

I'm just glad both teams are healthy coming into this game.

This is a special opportunity for me. Being a Kansan I definitely bleed Crimson & Royal Blue but having lived here my entire adult life, and attending many games at Lloyd Noble, I have adopted the Sooners as well. So seeing the two teams I follow get to play as the top two teams in the country has me stoked beyond belief and no matter who wins I come out happy.

#RockChalkJayhawk #BoomerSooner

I'm just glad both teams are healthy coming into this game.

This is a special opportunity for me. Being a Kansan I definitely bleed Crimson & Royal Blue but having lived here my entire adult life, and attending many games at Lloyd Noble, I have adopted the Sooners as well. So seeing the two teams I follow get to play as the top two teams in the country has me stoked beyond belief and no matter who wins I come out happy.

#RockChalkJayhawk #BoomerSooner

Yes, the stakes aren't quite as high but it reminds me of when OU and KU played for the national championship. I'm hoping for a different outcome this time. :)

OU hasn't won in Lawrence in 22 years. Crazy but true. Huge game Monday night.

Yes, the stakes aren't quite as high but it reminds me of when OU and KU played for the national championship. I'm hoping for a different outcome this time. :)

Well actually the Sooners swept the Jayhawks in Big 8 Conference play that year but I would, without a doubt, love to see these two teams playing each other for a National Championship again. =+)

I have tickets to the NCAA Tournament opening rounds here this year and I'm hoping both the Sooners and Jayhawks get to play their first two games here.

Not the result I was hoping for but you can't ask for much more that a 3 overtime game between the country's two best teams. Unless something changes, they should still be the 1 and 2 in the country.

That was the best CBB game I have ever seen.

2007 OSU vs Texas at Gallagher Iba is a close 2nd.

Heck of a good game Sooners. Buddy hield with a 2007 Kd at osu esq performance. Ku showing some class giving hield an ovation

Incredible game. Buddy was amazing. Some really questionable down the stretch for Kansas, particularly on the inbounds when the ref failed to warn Selden to give 3 feet (which is standard and required) and then ignoring when he literally jumped over the line. It's a really basic call. Anyway, OU had plenty of chance to win and Kansas was bound to get calls down the stretch. This OU team is really good and can do some damage.

Ive watched a lot of basketball games. Tonights game in Lawrence may be the best I've seen this early in the season. I hate to agree with him but Barry Tramel said there wasnt a loser. #1 & #2 playing triple OT and it still coming down to a missed 3-pointer. No one has anything to be ashamed of. This game was as good as they get.

I also want to give a shout-out to the KU fans. Buddy Hield went to talk to the ESPN announcers and got a standing O. Those guys may not know diddly about football but they were classy hosts and knew they had seen one of the best basketball games in Big 12 history. Only a Sooner win could have made it any better but it was certainly no loss.

I may be a little biased due to being a fan of both teams but it was the greatest basketball game I've ever seen..... Some bad calls both ways but the players left everything they had on the court and there really were no losers in that fieldhouse last night.

Being a KU fan is easy. We never have to rebuild. We just reload every year.... But I've followed this Sooner program through thick and thin and I've always looked for the positives, even during the most negative of times, when most of their fans disappeared on them... So I'm really proud to have watched this group of players mature and improve and become the best team in the nation.... And I really do think they are the best team... Maybe not the most talented, and definitely not the deepest, but when it comes to being a team you don't get much better than what Lon Kruger has at OU right now.

Ive watched a lot of basketball games. Tonights game in Lawrence may be the best I've seen this early in the season. I hate to agree with him but Barry Tramel said there wasnt a loser. #1 & #2 playing triple OT and it still coming down to a missed 3-pointer. No one has anything to be ashamed of. This game was as good as they get.

I also want to give a shout-out to the KU fans. Buddy Hield went to talk to the ESPN announcers and got a standing O. Those guys may not know diddly about football but they were classy hosts and knew they had seen one of the best basketball games in Big 12 history. Only a Sooner win could have made it any better but it was certainly no loss.

so having a bad team means the fans don't know anything about the game? lol

Sooners were so close, sucks they couldn't pull it out and put an end to the streak. What a game and the two meet again in Norman next month.

Pack the LNC this Saturday for K-State.

Great game, but in the last week OU athletics has probably taken years off my life....YEARS.

I am making plans to be at the OU/KU game at the LNC on 2/13. Bold prediction...one of these teams is probably winning it all this year.

I haven't sat down and verified but the KU football team scored one less point in all the 2015 season than their basketball team scored last night.

I hadn't been to an OU basketball game yet this season, and on the spur-of-the-moment decided to drive to Lawrence for Monday's game. I chose wisely. ;)

Didn't hurt that I made a few bucks playing blackjack at Kansas Star Casino on the trip up AND the trip back! No ante!

So you were the guy yelling "Boomer" when KU was at the line. LOL. You sir had a great experience that I hope to enjoy someday. Right now I will settle for the trip to Ft. Worth to catch the last regular season game.

I hadn't been to an OU basketball game yet this season, and on the spur-of-the-moment decided to drive to Lawrence for Monday's game. I chose wisely. ;)

Didn't hurt that I made a few bucks playing blackjack at Kansas Star Casino on the trip up AND the trip back! No ante!

What a decision that was! I saw a basketball historian (did you know there was such a thing?) say that it was one of the three best games ever played at Phog Allen. When you think of how many games have been played there....wow. What a great choice you made in driving to Lawrence for a game like that.

It seems unfortunate for OU that even as good as they are they can't get a full arena for games. I had heard that the K-State game was sold out but seeing the game video still showed many empty seats. That aspect is still not back to the Billy Ball days.

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The Spring semester doesn't start until Jan 19. Many, many students are not on campus right now.

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The Spring semester doesn't start until Jan 19. Many, many students are not on campus right now.

Good point!

Lon Kruger has really turned this program around. Just wonder what he could have done with those 3 McDonald's All Americans that Jeff Capel had on his OU squad; that was an opportunity squashed.

OU continues its tough schedule Wednesday against OSU in Stillwater. I know OSU hasn't looked good but it's still Bedlam at Gallagher-Iba which is always tough for the Sooners. The end of January is brutal: at Iowa St then at Baylor, home against Tech then at LSU (Big 12/SEC).

If somehow OU makes it to the Feb 13 game against KU unscathed that has the potential to be the biggest game in Norman in at least a decade.

Good point!

Lon Kruger has really turned this program around. Just wonder what he could have done with those 3 McDonald's All Americans that Jeff Capel had on his OU squad; that was an opportunity squashed.
I don't think Lon would have recruited those MAMs. He seems to prefer a different kind of persona as a team fit. He is about TEAM. Those guys were about themself.

Once again, OSU doesn't have a basketball team so I will have to resort to being a KU fan...

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The Spring semester doesn't start until Jan 19. Many, many students are not on campus right now.
There were empty seats all over the arena so the absence of students was not the only problem. It is still nice to see the arena almost full now even if there are empty seats.

Kansas lost tonight to West Virginia in Morgantown. That likely means that if OU avoids a loss this week they could move to number one in both polls next week.

Iowa State collapsing and their fans are melting down. I think they'll bounce back though. They're a talented squad.

Iowa State collapsing and their fans are melting down. I think they'll bounce back though. They're a talented squad.

The Big 12 is just a tough conference.

Absolutely have to win on the road to win the Big XII and last night was a tough night to be playing on the road in the Big XII.

OSU certainly made OU work for a two point win tonight in Stillwater and that is no surprise. As we've been saying, winning on the road in the Big 12 is a chore.

OU has a tough 3 game stretch coming up. Next is at home against the West Virginia team that just beat Kansas and then road games against number 17 Iowa State and number 22 Baylor.

Close win for OU. OSU played a great game.

West Virginia will be another huge test this Saturday. Need LNC to be rocking especially since most of the students will be back.

Wow, that was a surprising game last night. Jawun Evans will be a special player for OSU hopefully for the next four years.

OSU certainly made OU work for a two point win tonight in Stillwater and that is no surprise. As we've been saying, winning on the road in the Big 12 is a chore.

If OSU had hit their free throws they win that game and OU didn't respond well to the full court pressure at all.... I'm sure Kruger saw what WVU did to KU and they'll be bringing the ball up the court 7 on 5 a bunch this week.

Anyone see at the game last night at halftime OSU celebrated another National Championship! Congrats OSU on your Horse judging championship!!!!

Bedlam continues to fascinate me...


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Great game by two competitive rivals


...its competitive spirit has nothing to do with records.

And people wonder why OSU fans hate OU fans....

OU survived in a very tight 2 point game against West Virginia so it's almost assured they will be number one in both polls next week. I suspect it won't be unanimous but it will be their first AP number one ranking since the 89 - 90 season.

And people wonder why OSU fans hate OU fans....
The amount of hate and venom directed by osu people/fans toward OU is unrivaled in any sport. It is greater than the number of stars in the universe. In psychological terms it is called ***** envy.

OU survived in a very tight 2 point game against West Virginia so it's almost assured they will be number one in both polls next week. I suspect it won't be unanimous but it will be their first AP number one ranking since the 89 - 90 season.

I was wrong. It is unanimous in the AP. Not so in the coaches poll.

Oklahoma Sooners a unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 hoops poll (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14596675/oklahoma-sooners-unanimous-no-1-ap-top-25-hoops-poll)

Hope these guys can handle being atop of the summit. Let's not get the big head.

It's not looking good for OU at the moment but life on the road in the Big 12 is rough. While it's nice to be number 1 overall, getting a number one seed in the tournament important also.

Hey, they're hanging tough. Got a lot of game to go.

It's not looking good for OU at the moment but life on the road in the Big 12 is rough. While it's nice to be number 1 overall, getting a number one seed in the tournament important also.

I'd say that is ultimately much more important. OU can lose maybe 2 more and still get a 1 seed with their schedule and quality wins as long as they don't have any really bad losses.

KU and Iowa St on the road were the two toughest conference games. Already beat Iowa St and WVU at home and a road win at OSU. Still have to go to Baylor (this Sat), Texas (they are looking a lot better) and WVU, and also Tech and KState which are decent teams especially at home. And of course KU in Norman on Feb 13..

The Big 12: A REAL basketball conference.

OSU routs KU tonight in Stillwater and shows again what a tough league it is. This makes OU's recent win there much more impressive

I've said this before, but really the only bright spot for OSU is Jawun Evans. That kid will be a legit star in the future.

Good job and big win for osu. We are seeing more and more cracks in the KU armor exposed.

I've said this before, but really the only bright spot for OSU is Jawun Evans. That kid will be a legit star in the future.

Players like him are the whole reason why I believe college basketball needs to be like college football--playing a minimum of three years before choosing to go pro. There's no continuity in college ball without that in place.

He'll be gone next year if he keeps doing well.

Did the win save Mr. Ford another year? I hope so

I don't see it. I think he is gone this year.

Players like him are the whole reason why I believe college basketball needs to be like college football--playing a minimum of three years before choosing to go pro. There's no continuity in college ball without that in place.

He'll be gone next year if he keeps doing well.

I disagree. I am not sure if there is an easy answer, but some players are ready for the NBA after one year of college. There is absolutely no reason that, for example, Kevin Durant should have been made to stay in college any further. He was clearly ready for the NBA and his family shouldn't have to wait additional years for that income. What college student wouldn't leave college early if they received a million dollar offer to pursue their profession of choice? I think what is best for players should be privileged over what is best for college basketball programs. Programs can adjust and many have done so.

I am not saying the current system is perfect, and you might be able to convice me why a two year commitment makes sense, but I can't see three years as making sense for a player like Ben Simmons.

I don't see it. I think he is gone this year.

Ford's contract: Oklahoma State basketball: Why Travis Ford's contract has been a burden for him and OSU | News OK (http://newsok.com/article/3948498)

The OSU donors will let the Cowboys live with that contract until there is 3 years or less left.

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Big XII vs SEC Challenge

Each conference hosted five games


@ Austin: Texas 72 - Vanderbilt 58

@ Tallahassee: Florida 88 - West Virginia 71

@ Fort Worth: TCU 75 - Tennessee 63

@ Manhattan: Kansas State 69 - Ole Miss 64

@ College Station: Texas A&M 72 - Iowa State 62

@ Fayetteville: Arkansas 75 - Texas Tech 68

[@ Baton Rouge: Oklahoma 77 - LSU 75]

@ Waco: Baylor 75 - Georgia 68

@ Lawrence: Kansas 90 - Kentucky 84 (OT)

[@ Auburn: Oklahoma State 74 - Auburn 63]

Big XII wins challenge against SEC: 7 games to 3

[Road wins registered by Oklahoma & Oklahoma State.]
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While that was a good performance by the Big 12, I'm a little disappointed that it wasn't better based on what has happened to this point in the season.

While that was a good performance by the Big 12, I'm a little disappointed that it wasn't better based on what has happened to this point in the season.

Expected better performances from West Virginia & Iowa State.

NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1)

OU is number one in the AP poll for the 3rd week in a row.

Oklahoma basketball: Sooners remain No. 1 in AP poll | NewsOK.com (http://m.newsok.com/oklahoma-basketball-sooners-remain-no.-1-in-ap-poll/article/5476060)

If they take care of business this week they will likely be an almost unanimous number one in both polls next week after North Carolina lost tonight to Louisville.

Who knows what will happen with next weeks ranking now. OU lost to K State today and North Carolina has lost 2 games in a row. OU easily defeated number 3 Villanova earlier this year. OU is still a solid number 1 seed, as of now, for the tournament and that is the most important issue.