Northwestern (8-3, 0-2 B1G) has a crack at a marquee non-conference win when it hosts Oklahoma (10-1) Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Nearly a year ago, Trae Young and the Sooners hung 17 three-pointers on the Wildcats en route to a 26-point win in Norman. Lon Kruger’s squad will be in Evanston Friday night sans Young, who’s now an Atlanta Hawk, but the Sooners have put together an impressive start to the season.
Oklahoma boasts the 10-best defense in the country, per KenPom, and the Sooners’ excellence on that end of the floor has netted them wins over Florida, Dayton, Notre Dame, and Creighton.