OU basketball aiming to move past Texas A&M collapse earlier this season with road rematch

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NORMAN — OU men’s basketball knows it let one get away last time out against Texas A&M.

“We’ve got to get that one back,” senior forward Jalon Moore told the Sooners’ in-house radio on Saturday.

Despite Brycen Goodine’s 34 points and OUa’s 18-point lead at home, the Aggies stormed back and won without its star guard Wade Taylor IV on Jan. 8. Turnovers were the story as OU committed 18, which is tied for its season-high, and Texas A&M scored 30 points off those.

“(Coach Buzz Williams’) teams, and we saw firsthand, his culture of how physical they played,” Moser said Monday. “They forced us into 18 turnovers and had 30 points off turnovers. I mean, that was the whole thing.”

Now the Sooners have to go on the road for the second consecutive game to face an Aggies squad hungry after blowing a 22-point lead to Texas on Saturday. Taylor is also healthy and averaging nearly 15 points per game.

OU is fresh off a gritty road win over Arkansas, which, like the Aggies, uses its physicality to win games.

“(Texas A&M was) physical with you,” Moser said.”They do just a really good job at it. They rotate, they scramble, they play so hard and then they rebound. They get a lot more shot attempts than you because they’re creating it themselves on the offensive glass, they’re turning you over and that’s less shots you can get on rim.”

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OU guard Jeremiah Fears (0) walks off the court as Texas A&M celebrates after rallying to beat the Sooners 80-78 at Lloyd Noble Center on Jan. 8.

OU has proved it can rebound against quality SEC teams but the turnovers have continued to be an issue. The Sooners surrendered 18 in a home loss to the Longhorns and 13 against the Razorbacks.

However, following a bit of a rough stretch to start conference play, true freshman guard and OU’s primary ball handler, Jeremiah Fears, has settled in the past few games offensively and cut down his turnovers.

Fears led the Sooners on Saturday with…

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Publish date : 2025-01-28 12:03:00

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