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The toughest conference in the country continues league play when the #11 Oklahoma Sooners (15-5, 3-4 Big 12) travel to take on the Kansas State Wildcats (14-6, 4-3 Big 12) on Tuesday. The Big 12 is currently projected to get nine teams into the NCAA Tournament according to Bracketology, no other league has more than seven. Oklahoma is coming off a hard fought home loss to #20 Texas Tech, going down 85-84 as 3.5-point favorites. Kansas State just got blown out by #4 Houston 74-52, and did not cover the 14.5-point spread as dogs. These teams split their conference matchups last season, with each team winning on their home floor. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 EST from Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and can be found on the Big 12 Network.
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The Oklahoma Sooners were one on the last unbeaten teams earlier this season, as they won their first 10 games, but conference play has not gone so well. Oklahoma is 3-4 in league play, 2.5 games behind Texas Tech who lead the division with a 5-1 record. The Sooners lost their last two games, both of which were on their home floor. They lost to Texas, then missed a big opportunity to take down Texas Tech, losing by just one point. In the Texas Tech game, Oklahoma was led by guard Otega Oweh with 14 points and six rebounds in the loss.
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The Sooners are led in scoring by 6'2 junior Javian McCollum at 14.3 PPG, and he is the top shooter on the team with 42 made threes on 35.9% shooting from deep. McCollum has been quiet as of last, he failed to reach double figures in each of their last two losses. Otega Oweh is their other scorer, the 6'5 wing is adding 13.9 PPG and 4.4 RPG. Oweh has been consistent lately, he has scored double figures in the past five games, but did not top 14 in any of those matchups. Jalon Moore is their top frontcourt player, the 6'7 junior adds 9.6 PPG and 5.6 RPG. John Hugley IV provides more size on the inside, the 6'10 275-pound junior scores 9.0 PPG and grabs 4.1 RPG. Milos Uzan is a crafty 6'4 sophomore leading the team with assists with 4.5 APG, and scores 9.0 PPG.
Oklahoma is currently ranked 28th overall according to KenPom. They rank 54th in offensive efficiency and 27th in defensive efficiency. The Sooners do not play very fast on offense, they rank 181st in pace of play. Oklahoma is currently projected to be a 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament according to Joe Lunardi's Bracketology.
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