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NORMAN — For the first time since 2021, the Oklahoma men's basketball team is going dancing. Porter Moser's 20-13 Sooners were named Sunday as the No. 9 seed in NCAA Tournament West Region and will play No. 8 seed and two-time defending national Champion UConn (23-10) on Friday at 8:25 p.m. CT in Raleigh, N.C. The game will be televised on TNT.
If OU beats the Huskies, who finished in third place in the Big East Conference with a 14-6 record, it will play Sunday against the winner of Friday's contest between No. 1 seed Florida (30-4) and No. 16 seed Norfolk State (24-10). Games in Raleigh will be played at Lenovo Center.

Dancing Again; Sooners No. 9 Seed in West Region, Open vs. UConn on Friday - University of Oklahoma
NORMAN — For the first time since 2021, the Oklahoma men's basketball team is going dancing. Porter Moser 's 20-13 Sooners were named Sunday as the No. 9 see...
I wanted to get this up to look at and break down the UConn matchup a bit.

Some key points to note:
-OU has a slightly worse offense and slightly better defense than UConn.
-UConn does not cause a lot of turnovers on defense (good for OU)
-UConn is really good at blocking shots
-Both teams are elite at the FT line
-OU's advantage will be the 3pt line
-UConn's advantage will be scoring interior (high FG% from 2)
-UConn is a good OR% team
-OU plays faster paced, UConn allows for faster paced play (OU edge)
UConn's schedule and results for 2025:

UConn was preseason ranked 5th in KP (35th now) with 55th SOS:
-Their best 4 wins are against 9 Gonzaga (over-rated), 29 Baylor (meh), 28 Marquette x2 (good wins). 3 home games and an away. (8 seed, 9 seed, 7 seed twice)
-Their worst 4 losses are against 206 Seton Hall, 81 Colorado, 74 Dayton, 56 Villanova (0 tournament teams)
OU was preseason ranked 40th in KP (38th now) with 15th SOS:
-Our best 4 wins are against 14 Arizona, 15 Missouri, 23 Louisville, 25 Michigan. 3 Neutral and 1 home. (4 seed, 6 seed, 8 seed, 5 seed)
-Our worst 4 losses are against 88 LSU, 44 Texas, 34 Georgia, 26 Ole Miss (not in, 11 seed, 9 seed, 6 seed)
OU has a much better resume, this game is winnable. You take out the UConn name and compare both teams blind, OU has a definite shot and has been tested much more than UConn.
UConn is hitting at the right time, just like OU and both teams will look to ride that wave into the 2nd round.
OU +5.5 o/u 148.5
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