Congrats on the ksu win

[Sawyer]

I didn't notice that happened until just now. I saw you were outrebounded by 20 and still won by a fairly comfortable margin. Guess rebounding isn't so important when you make more free throws than they take and hit 70% from the field for an entire half.

After the game OU played in Columbia and how ksu played MU in Manhattan, I honestly didn't think this would've been possible. The difference between road and home in college basketball is crazy.

 

[AdaSooner]

Thanks. Much appreciated!

But if you're implying that K-State got a dose of home cooking, you'd be wrong...at least in my opinion. It was certainly no worse than you would expect to see in any Big 12 game. OU started the game with a determination to score inside, and it worked. Osby and Fitz combined for 39 points. The difference in the number of free throws taken during the game was 8. OU shot 84%, KSU shot 72%. OU's high percentage from the line was a plus, but it does not tell the whole story.

You're overlooking the fact that KSU turned the ball over 19 times, while OU only had 13 turnovers. Add KSU's abysmal 39.1% shooting from the field (33.3% from three) to OU's 54.9% from the field (44.4% from three) and that should tell you all you need to know about why the Sooners won the game. KSU was 10 of 30 from three, if that tells you anything.

It was one of OU's best, if not the best, performances on both sides of the ball the entire season. More importantly, we started strong and fnished the same way. There were no long mental lapses were the team tried to sleep-walk their way to a win. Our defense was solid throughout the game for the first time all year.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

seemed like kstate had an offensive rebound every possession. sucked

 

[p230]

But if you're implying that K-State got a dose of home cooking, you'd be wrong...at least in my opinion.

Ada,

I don't see it that way either and I don't think Sawyer does. We shot at total of 26 free throws and KSU 18. Our collective % for the game though was 84.6 and KSU was 72.2. Theirs was not too bad but ours was better than we have shot from there in a long time. Was a good time for it too.

 

[AdaSooner]

Ada,

I don't see it that way either and I don't think Sawyer does. We shot at total of 26 free throws and KSU 18. Our collective % for the game though was 84.6 and KSU was 72.2. Theirs was not too bad but ours was better than we have shot from there in a long time. Was a good time for it too.

You may be right, p230. To be honest, I wasn't sure if that's what Sawyer was thinking? But the quotes below "seemed" to suggest that he was leaning in that direction:

Guess rebounding isn't so important when you make more free throws than they take and hit 70% from the field for an entire half.

The difference between road and home in college basketball is crazy.

I'm simply pointing out that, while he is correct in what he said about the difference in road and home games, there was a lot more to OU's win than an advantage on the free throw line. The differential in turnovers and the shooting percentages from the line, the field and from deep played a much bigger role in OU's win. KSU didn't help themselves by taking 30 shots from three in the game and hitting only 10.

I'm pleased to say that OU's defense had a lot to do with K-State's shot selection and the misses. We saw a return of the tough, in-your-face defense that has not been there in the last few games. My biggest surprise was that KSU didn't respond well, nor did they counter OU's aggression and toughness with their own aggressive style Frank Martin teams are known for.

 

[Sawyer]

The free throw comment was in regards to how well you shot them, not a perceived disparity in foul calls, and I was generally referring just to how playing on the road is so much tougher, not implying home cooking. MU at home vs. OU made you look like an NAIA team, then we turned around and ksu did the same thing to us on the road, and then you control the game pretty well against ksu in Norman. If the scores of those earlier games had been any indication, ksu should have walked in this one. But really those scores were only an indication that in college basketball it's incredibly tough to play on the road. I'm surprised every year at how much different teams look when they're forced to play at someone else's place.

 

[AdaSooner]

The free throw comment was in regards to how well you shot them, not a perceived disparity in foul calls, and I was generally referring just to how playing on the road is so much tougher, not implying home cooking. MU at home vs. OU made you look like an NAIA team, then we turned around and ksu did the same thing to us on the road, and then you control the game pretty well against ksu in Norman. If the scores of those earlier games had been any indication, ksu should have walked in this one. But really those scores were only an indication that in college basketball it's incredibly tough to play on the road. I'm surprised every year at how much different teams look when they're forced to play at someone else's place.

My bad. It's obvious that I misunderstood your intent.

I totally agree about the home court advantage in college basketball. It never seems to change, unless there is a huge disparity in talent or size, and even that is not a certainty for the team that should come out on top. College basketball players simply perform at a higher level on their home court. That's one of the things that makes the sport interesting and exciting.