Shooting From the Corner: Oklahoma 69, Texas 67

Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY SportsAlmost, but not quite. Texas had a terrible first half, found itself down as many as 17 points in the second half before clawing all the way back to within two in the final minute, but couldn’t quite get over the hump in a 69-67 loss in Norman. It’s a frustrating loss on multiple levels, in part because it feels very familiar to be thinking about a team who is never out of a game but you’re never confident they’ll be able to pull out the win. It’s also frustrating because Oklahoma is a beatable team and even without Kerwin Roach, Texas was still in a spot to come away with a road win that would have all but written their NCAA Tournament bid in sharpie. Texas almost got Oklahoma to reenact the arc of their entire season in a single game. Almost: that’s the theme of the game....OK it’s the theme of the season.

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