COMMENTARY
The toll from playing 39 minutes was more evident than usual on everybody’s All-American Buddy Hield, because every one of those 39 minutes involved working against West Virginia defenders with no let-up.
So after the long arms of Khadeem Lattin prevented Saturday’s game from stretching on any longer, a happy Hield raced to throw his arms around the unheralded sophomore.
“He saved us an extra 5 minutes of going against that tough West Virginia press,” Hield said. “Guys didn’t like going against that.”
Lattin’s last-second tip-in proved soon-to-be No. 1 Oklahoma can win without Hield being a monster.