The two teams battled back and forth to a 36-36 deadlock at halftime, but after falling behind 38-36 in the opening minute of the second half, Oklahoma went on a 25-5 run to take total command of the game. It was Lon Kruger’s ninth straight opening-game win as the Sooners’ head coach.
It was a good opening-game win over an underrated team, coached by former Oklahoma assistant Steve Henson, that some think will contend this season for an NCAA Tournament berth.
With the college basketball season now up and running, here are four Oklahoma story lines to follow in the 2019-20 season: