Oklahoma No. 5 • (23-9)

Coach: Lon Kruger

Top scorer: Cameron Clark, 15.3

Top rebounder: Ryan Spangler, 9.4

Keys to victory: The Sooners need to get off to a better start than they did in their Big 12 tournament loss to Baylor, which pushed Oklahoma around early. OU has feasted on 3-point shooting, averaging eight made shots from long distance. The Sooners made 10 3-pointers in seven of their last nine games. They were the lone Big 12 team that had six players who made at least 25 3s. They have averaged 82.2 points per game, which ranks seventh nationally out of 345 teams.