To say last night’s Bedlam basketball game set college basketball back about 20 years isn’t fair. The Brent Prices and Bryant Reeves’ of 20 years ago deserve better than that.
OK, OK, that’s a little too harsh.
While it certainly wasn’t always pretty to watch, one thing Oklahoma had to feel good about from last night was that it won a game with its defense and toughness. And the Sooners did it on a night they were far from their best.
“It wasn’t pretty, but we found a way,” OU coach Jeff Capel said after the game.
If you figure Kansas and Texas and probably Kansas State are safe for NCAA Tournament bids, you have a whole bunch of other Big 12 teams fighting for perhaps three or four more spots in the big dance. Out of all those teams, OU has the most freshmen in its mix. Improvement and building on wins, however ugly they may be, could give them the most upside of any of those teams in the next two months.