Game Thread: Oklahoma vs Villanova

[Smart]

Villanova is the better team, but Oklahoma has kept it close enough to have a good chance to win if Nova goes cold in the second half. Oklahoma needs to have an answer for Nova's guards going inside and they need to cut off the turnovers, but it could be much worse right now.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

Absolute nightmare half for OU

 

[jvett77]

Wow! 42-28! Fantastic Nova ball handling!

 

[The Derski]

I have a feeling Oklahoma will make it closer in the second half but won't quite get over the hump.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

Villanova is the better team, but Oklahoma has kept it close enough to have a good chance to win if Nova goes cold in the second half. Oklahoma needs to have an answer for Nova's guards going inside and they need to cut off the turnovers, but it could be much worse right now.

Hard to say who is the better team when Oklahoma beat them by 30 points earlier this year.

Right now though, Villanova is playing much better.

 

[jvett77]

Josh Hart is a surprise with 15 points.

 

[Wheat]

Villanova is playing very well, OU isn't.

You can't turn the ball over and miss as many shots as OU has and expect anything any different, so let's hope they get something going the 2nd half.

 

[jvett77]

Heild looks shell-shocked.

 

[Smart]

Hard to say who is the better team when Oklahoma beat them by 30 points earlier this year.

Right now though, Villanova is playing much better.

Nova missed a ton of shots that day. Villanova could play 100 games, and statistically, they would not shoot that poorly again.

Obviously, they aren't missing much today.

 

[jvett77]

OU is cold.

 

[bksballer89]

7 offensive rebounds in less than 4 minutes. How?

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

Nova missed a ton of shots that day. Villanova could play 100 games, and statistically, they would not shoot that poorly again.

Obviously, they aren't missing much today.

Did you watch that game though? OU played brilliant defensively.

I mean it wasn't a fluke.

 

[The Derski]

So if Nova wins and Cuse wins the Biden couple will be pitted against each other.

 

[podsox]

Hart held the ball for 8 seconds after he picked up his dribble and then of course drills the shot

 

[podsox]

Buddy is not setting his ft on any of his 3s. Taking stupid off balanced shots so far

 

[jvett77]

OU is now dejected and careless.

 

[podsox]

Spangler was so much better 2 yrs ago

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

I have never seen so many shots just not quite fall on one end and on the other end sit around on the rim and fall.

Rough rough day for OU fans. Villanova is just pouring it on.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Villanova is just destroying teams all tournament

The only other team doing it as well is Carolina

I am rooting for them to settle it in the final

Still plenty of time for one last OU run though

 

[TheSnowdog]

That Nova defense

just so active
OU can't get into any comfort zone