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Oklahoma had its worst offensive outing of the season in a 65-47 loss to Texas Tech Saturday night at United Spirit Arena in Lubbock , Texas .

It can be disheartening giving up the first conference victory of the season to an opponent, but that is what the Sooners will have to deal with after an ugly 65-47 loss to the Red Raiders.

Oklahoma travels to Lubbock to take on a struggling Texas Tech team that has yet to win a conference game.

OU MEN'S BASKETBALL - Lon Kruger and his Sooners don't talk about it much, but they acknowledge they need to win a few games in hopes of making the NIT.

Marcus Denmon scored 25 points, Ricardo Ratliffe added 15 points and 10 rebounds and No.

Marcus Denmon scored 25 points, Ricardo Ratliffe added 15 points and 10 rebounds and No.

Missouri's Michael Dixon goes to the basket as Oklahoma's Casey Arent defends during the first half in Norman, Okla.

Marcus Denmon scored 25 points, Ricardo Ratliffe added 15 points and 10 rebounds and No.

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No. 4 Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners Monday, 2/6/12, 7:00 PM EST, TV:A ESPNU Opening Point Spread:A Missouri -6 Current Betting Line:A Missouri -4.5 Opening Total:A 146 Current Total:A 145 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Missouri moved into a three-way tie for first place in the Big 12 Conference standings with a thrilling 74-71 victory over the ... (more)

As I mentioned in today's podcast ... if your goal is a good NCAA tourney seed and a high-quality overall season, then a slip-up tonight, in the mother of all trap games, would not be the end of the world.

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The Sooners held ISU's leading scorer to just one field goal, but couldn't contain the rest of the team .

Steven Pledger did not begin the season on the short list of players who projected as All-Big 12 candidates.

Over the past five games, Grooms has dished out 31 assists with only five turnovers, an off-the-charts 6.20 ratio.

Any time Kansas comes to town, it's a big deal for Missouri. It seems a bit bigger this time around.

Mark Titus released the weekly standings and since there's not much movement I'll just keep things simple and post the standings: Who really knows how Stewart Cooper is doing it, but he continues to get Trillions and add to the record he already holds, even this late in the season.

KU's Thomas Robinson ran over Oklahoma's Romero Osby on his way to a bucket during the second half of Wednesday's night's game at Allen Fieldhouse.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - When the Baylor Lady Bears take off and start running, very few teams are capable of catching them.

Oklahoma scored seven straight inside the final two minutes and closed an 11-point deficit to three as No.