March 16
OKC Thunder vs.
Los Angeles Clippers
Chesapeake Energy
Arena
OKC, OK
405-208-4800
www.okcthunder.com
March 16
Tulsa Oilers vs.
Kansas City Mavericks
BOK Center
Tulsa, OK
918-632-7825
www.tulsaoilers.com
March 16
ZZZs in the Sea
Oklahoma Aquarium
Jenks, OK
918-296-3474
www.okaquarium.org
March 16
OU Sooners vs.
Kennesaw State Owls
L. Dale Mitchell
Baseball Park
Norman, OK
405-325-8200
www.soonersports.com
March 16
OSU Cowboys vs.
Seton Hall Pirates
Allie P. Reynolds
Stadium
Stillwater, OK
405-744-7714
www.okstate.com
March 16
Bangers & Mash Lunch
315 W Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore, OK
918-341-5881
www.
downtownclaremore.
org
March 16-March 17
Cowboy Bill
Plaza Theatre
OKC, OK
405-524-9312
www.cowboybill.com
March 17
Tulsa Irish Festival
Guthrie Green
Tulsa, OK
March 17
OU Sooners vs.
Kennesaw State Owls
L. Dale Mitchell
Baseball Park
Norman, OK
405-325-8200
www.soonersports.com
March 17
OSU Cowboys vs.
Missouri State Bears
Allie P. Reynolds
Stadium
Stillwater, OK
405-744-7714
www.okstate.com
March 17
Land Run 100
120 W 7th St.
Stillwater, OK
www.landrun100.com
EXTRA BUZZ
March Madness hopes
rest on Sooners’ shoulders
By John Tranchina
NORMAN, Okla. – They endured
a difficult losing streak in early
February, but the Oklahoma
Sooners were still the state’s
best hope in the upcoming March
Madness extravaganza.
Despite losing five straight
games, all by 11 points or less,
including a 77-66 loss to Texas in
Norman on Feb. 17, the Sooners
still boast the best player in
the country in freshman Trae
Young. Young was still leading
the nation in scoring, averaging
29 points per game through mid-
February.
The Sooners, who steadily
dropped from No. 4 in the AP
poll to No. 23 before sliding out
of the top 25 all together, will
still make the NCAA Tournament,
although it would certainly
help their prospects (and their
seeding) if they rebounded with
a few wins, and especially if they
could make some waves at the
Big 12 Tournament.
Oklahoma State looks to be
one of the classic bubble teams
for the tournament, alternating
between impressive road
victories over ranked teams
and disappointed home losses
to unranked teams through the
first half of February. A 90-70
loss at TCU on Feb. 17 was their
third loss in four games and the
Cowboys needed a boost down
the stretch to improve their
tournament chances.
Among the women, Oklahoma
State was ranked No. 21 before
suffering difficult home losses
to No. 3 Baylor and No. 6 Texas
on Feb. 13 and 17, respectively.
While those defeats hurt, though,
the Cowgirls remain among
the second-tier of women’s
teams, and at 18-8 on the year,
they should enter the NCAA
tournament as a No. 5 or 6 seed.
The Sooner women, meanwhile,
were 14-12 but had won four
of their last five, including an
impressive overtime road win
over West Virginia Feb. 17. They
will be on the bubble for the
tournament, and perhaps need a
strong performance at the Big 12
Tournament to make it in.
Trae Young, OU
Photo Courtesy
Sooner Sports
The University of Tulsa men
were 16-10, riding a five-game
winning streak, following a
73-61 win over South Florida