+++++++OU-North Dakota State Pregame Notes/Game Thread+++++++

[OUHoops]

More notes here: http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=209439086

CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
Making its 28th NCAA Tournament appearance and second straight under third-year head coach Lon Kruger, No. 21/20 Oklahoma (23-9 overall, 12-6 Big 12) enters Thursday’s second-round game against North Dakota State (25-6 overall, 12-2 Summit League) as the West Region’s No. 5 seed. The contest will be played at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash., and will start at approximately 6:27 p.m. CT. North Dakota State is the region’s No. 12 seed.

Should it advance to the round of 32, Oklahoma will play Saturday against the winner of Thursday’s San Diego State (No. 4 seed) versus New Mexico State (No. 13 seed) game. The Aztecs sport a 29-4 record while the Aggies are 26-9. Also in Spokane (participating in the East Region) are No. 4 seed Michigan State, No. 5 seed Cincinnati, No. 12 seed Harvard and No. 13 seed Delaware.

All of OU’s NCAA Tournament games will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM/KOKC AM 1520 in Oklahoma City; KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa) with Toby Rowland (play-by-play) and Mike Houck (analyst) calling the action. Thursday’s game will be televised nationally by truTV with Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb and Jaime Maggio announcing. It will also air on the WestwoodOne/NCAA Radio Network with Ted Robinson and P.J. Carlesimo on the call.

KRUGER AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
This marks Kruger’s 15th NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach and sixth in the last eight seasons. He owns a 14-14 record and is 8-6 in opening-round games (his teams have won five of their last eight tournament openers). In his last coaching stop at UNLV, Kruger took the Runnin’ Rebels to the NCAA Tournament in four of his final five seasons there.

OKLAHOMA AGAINST THE NCAA FIELD
The Sooners played 16 games against 2014 NCAA Tournament teams and went 10-6. The wins came against No. 3 seed Iowa State, No. 6 seed Baylor (twice), No. 7 seed Texas (twice), No. 9 seed Oklahoma State (twice), No. 9 seed Kansas State, No. 13 seed Tulsa and No. 14 seed Mercer. The losses came to No. 2 seed Kansas (twice), No. 4 seed Michigan State, Iowa State, Baylor and Kansas State.

 

[BigTime]

<24 hours leggggoooo

 

[CoachTalk]

The team was talking on twitter about being focused ready to "eat"!! I'm ready for sure!

 

[AdaSooner]

The team was talking on twitter about being focused ready to "eat"!! I'm ready for sure!

Eat? I want our players to stay hungry so they can have Bison steak for dinner tomorrow night!

 

[zeptrey]

Any where online I can watch the game?

 

[NickZepp]

Any where online I can watch the game?

All March madness games are streamed online.

 

[dahldennsull]

Man am I excited for this game. Took a half day to go to buddies house to watch bball all day, and watching all these other games is just going to make me more excited/nervous for our game

 

[NickZepp]

http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness

 

[zeptrey]

http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness

Only if you have an account with one of those cable/satellite companies...which unfortunately the wife talked me into unplugging about two weeks ago. :facepalm

Bar tab this madness season will be extensive.

 

[NickZepp]

You can also watch all the games here.
http://www.vipboxus.co/sports/basketball.html

 

[NickZepp]

Only if you have an account with one of those cable/satellite companies...which unfortunately the wife talked me into unplugging about two weeks ago. :facepalm

Bar tab this madness season will be extensive.

You don't need to have a cable/sattellite subscription to watch these games on that site. I don't have one and just turned on to the American/Wisconsin game on my tablet.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Looks like OU is going off as a 3 point favorite.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

Easy prediction .. In a few hours this board will see either celebration or melt down.

 

[AltSooner33]

Let's do this boys!! Starting to get excited but nervous at the same time. I need to remember what a tournament win feels like.

 

[CoachTalk]

Let's EAT!

 

[OUradu]

why did they stack the games in Spokane without a break? no way we start on time with still 7:00 to go in the mich st game.

 

[BigTime]

Getting close boys

 

[SoonerBounce13]

Ferk I don't have trutv


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[coolm]

I dont see why anyone would melt down. this has been a GREAT season! I am super pleased.

 

[slappy in OP]

It's time boys. Let's get an NCAA wins here.