Men's basketball: Sooners wallop West Virginia in home finale
Astrud Reed, The Oklahoma Daily
Senior forward Andrew Fitzgerald prepares to drive to the basket on Iowa State’s junior forward Melvin Ejim. Fitzgerald finished with 10 points and 3 rebounds in Saturday’s 86-69 win.
The OU men’s basketball team got its third win of the season against West Virginia on Wednesday, 83-70.
Key stat: 26. The number of points that senior forward Romero Osby scored in his final game at Lloyd Noble Center.
Key performer: Osby refused to allow the Sooners to lose, putting the team on his back by scoring 26 points and grabbing six rebounds.
Key opponent: Freshman guard Eron Harris kept the Mountaineers in the game, sinking five 3-pointers on his way to 23 points.
What it means: The Sooners improve their record to 20-9, their first 20-win season since Blake Griffin’s final year.
Next up for the Sooners: OU travels to TCU for its final game of the regular season at 4 p.m. this Saturday in Fort Worth.
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