No. 9 Wildcats (7-1) was handed its first loss of the season by No. 7 Oklahoma (6-0), 78-55, this past Monday night in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Playing on the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks, the Wildcats struggled on both ends of the floor in the hot, non-air conditioned Bloch Arena.
Oklahoma’s high-scoring offense, led by All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year Buddy Hield, shot a scorching 47 percent from the field and 54 percent from three-point land.
The Sooners’ 14 threes in the game were a season high. Hield, who ranks in the top 20 in the nation in scoring, finished the game with 18 points.