Thought I'd do some checking and see if blown second halves are as common as they feel this season. (Spoiler: Nope.)
Oklahoma has led at halftime in 17 games and gone 14-3 (plus Baylor had a chance to tie at the buzzer); has trailed in 9 and gone 3-6; and was tied in 1, which they won by double digits. That's a 4-6 record when not leading at the half, and both Kansas State and Arkansas could just as easily have been wins.
Two of the three blown leads were in OT and the third would likely have gone to OT if Hield had made the second free throw.
Of course you never want to lose a game that you led by double digits, but if anything, Oklahoma is a second-half team.
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[B]DATE OPPONENT HALFTIME RESULT[/B]
11-Nov UL-Monroe [color=SeaGreen][b]38-22[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 85-51[/b][/color]
16-Nov @UT-Arlington [color=SeaGreen][b]38-28[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 63-59[/b][/color]
22-Nov vs. UTEP [color=SeaGreen][b]38-26[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 68-61[/b][/color]
23-Nov vs. Gonzaga [COLOR=DarkRed]22-32[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 47-72[/COLOR]
25-Nov vs. West Virginia [color=SeaGreen][b]42-37[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 77-70[/b][/color]
28-Nov @Oral Roberts [COLOR=DarkRed]31-35[/COLOR] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 63-62[/b][/color] [b]Comeback[/b]
30-Nov N´western St. [COLOR=DarkRed]29-32[/COLOR] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 69-65[/b][/color] [b]Comeback[/b]
4-Dec @Arkansas [COLOR=DarkRed]38-41[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 78-81[/COLOR]
15-Dec vs. Texas A&M [color=SeaGreen][b]28-27[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 64-54[/b][/color]
18-Dec Stephen F. Austin [color=SeaGreen][b]30-26[/b][/color] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 55-56[/COLOR] [b]Blown lead[/b]
29-Dec Ohio 29-29 [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 74-63[/b][/color]
31-Dec Texas A&M-CC [color=SeaGreen][b]40-21[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 72-42[/b][/color]
5-Jan @West Virginia [COLOR=DarkRed]29-35[/COLOR] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 67-57[/b][/color] [b]Comeback[/b]
12-Jan Oklahoma St. [color=SeaGreen][b]38-29[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 77-68[/b][/color]
16-Jan Texas Tech [color=SeaGreen][b]34-29[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 81-63[/b][/color]
19-Jan @Kansas St. [COLOR=DarkRed]27-35[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 60-69[/COLOR]
21-Jan Texas [color=SeaGreen][b]30-26[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 73-67[/b][/color]
26-Jan @Kansas [COLOR=DarkRed]21-29[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 54-67[/COLOR]
30-Jan @Baylor [color=SeaGreen][b]38-26[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 74-71[/b][/color]
2-Feb Kansas St. [COLOR=DarkRed]23-28[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 50-52[/COLOR]
4-Feb @Iowa St. [COLOR=DarkRed]31-44[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 64-83[/COLOR]
9-Feb Kansas [color=SeaGreen][b]38-34[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 72-66[/b][/color]
11-Feb TCU [color=SeaGreen][b]36-11[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 75-48[/b][/color]
16-Feb @Oklahoma St. [color=SeaGreen][b]35-27[/b][/color] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 79-84 (OT)[/COLOR] [b]Blown lead[/b]
20-Feb @Texas Tech [color=SeaGreen][b]44-36[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 86-71[/b][/color]
23-Feb Baylor [color=SeaGreen][b]47-21[/b][/color] [color=SeaGreen][b]Won 90-76[/b][/color]
27-Feb @Texas [color=SeaGreen][b]43-28[/b][/color] [COLOR=DarkRed]Lost 86-92 (OT)[/COLOR] [b]Blown lead[/b]Oklahoma has led at halftime in 17 games and gone 14-3 (plus Baylor had a chance to tie at the buzzer); has trailed in 9 and gone 3-6; and was tied in 1, which they won by double digits. That's a 4-6 record when not leading at the half, and both Kansas State and Arkansas could just as easily have been wins.
Two of the three blown leads were in OT and the third would likely have gone to OT if Hield had made the second free throw.
Of course you never want to lose a game that you led by double digits, but if anything, Oklahoma is a second-half team.
