Carlton: Oklahoma-Kansas rematch will help clarify Big 12 race moving forward

Oklahoma guard Isaiah Cousins (11) and guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrate in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in Norman, Okla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Oklahoma won 63-60. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)The Big 12 -- and probably a large part of the country thanks to ESPN -- will be watching intently what happens in Norman, Okla., Saturday afternoon.

No. 3 Oklahoma and sixth-ranked Kansas will take a major step toward clarifying the Big 12 race and try to provide a worthy sequel to the best game of the season, Kansas’ 109-106 triple-overtime win at Allen Fieldhouse.

Texas Tech’s road game at Baylor later Saturday won’t command nearly the attention of the Jayhawks and the…