After gathering back-to-back neutral site wins over Minnesota and Oregon State, OU faced its biggest test of the young season.
“Very obviously a tough ball game,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. “I thought William & Mary did great. They dictated to us much of the night. Our guys battled there down the stretch and had some good defensive stops, big buckets on the offensive end, but a great learning opportunity.”
William & Mary (4-1) led 39-37 at halftime and kept the Sooners at arm’s length until the game’s final moments.
“William & Mary was good,” Kruger said. “I thought they were extremely well-prepared, and the kids played great … we were knocking on the door and then it’d widen back out to five or seven and we’d get back. It took a lot to get over that hump.”