Oklahoma basketball has ended its 10-week run in the AP top-25, marking its longest stretch as a ranked team since the 2015-16 season. Despite this, the team secured a significant victory on Tuesday night, defeating No. 23 BYU with a score of 82-66, with John Hugley IV contributing seven points. The Sooners struggled from three-point range, making just 4 out of 14 attempts, while BYU was more efficient, hitting 4 out of 9. Iowa State led Texas 22-11, with the Cyclones extending their lead to 12-2 early in the game and further to 49-31 with 12:40 to go. Texas trailed 36-22, then 44-29, and later 49-35, with Max Abmas scoring his first points on three free throws. The Cyclones' lead was 51-37 and eventually 68-63 with 15.2 seconds left in the second half.
Oklahoma needed to pick itself off the mat after dropping three of its last four. It did that Tuesday night, toppling No. 21 BYU 82-66 for the #Sooners' biggest win of the season. Takeaways from the LNC: https://t.co/kyJuPhYtPC https://t.co/AXsATG2cGj
Timeout, Texas | 68-63 ISU 15.2 2H | Dylan Disu and Max Abmas follow Tamin Lipsey on the drive and leave Tre King open for the dunk.
Tamin Lipsey's shot rattles out, but Hason Ward is there to put it in. 51-37, Iowa State.
49-35 ISU 11:24 2H | Abmas has made two field goals but Hunter is still 0-for-7. Longhorns haven't even attempted a three-pointer this half. Both teams are shooting free throws the rest of the way.
Another for Paveletzke. Iowa State's lead is up to 18 with 12:40 to go. 49-31, Cyclones.
44-29 ISU 15:38 2H | Dylan Disu just picked up his third foul after a stretch where officiating became the focus of Texas fans (and the Texas bench). Longhorns have only lopped two points off of the ISU halftime lead.
Max Abmas records his first points of the game on three free throws. Texas trails 36-22 with 18:55 left in the second half.
Oklahoma trails BYU, 31-27, at the under-4 mark in the first half. -- John Hugley IV has the last seven for the Sooners. -- OU just 4-of-14 from deep. BYU 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. Probably too many attempts from outside for Oklahoma here in the first half
Since the 10-minute mark of the first half, Oklahoma State has been called for 4 fouls. Houston has been called for 13 fouls plus two technical fouls.
22-11 ISU 7:33 | Ithiel Horton is the only Longhorn to be positive in +/-. He's played in three minutes. No Longhorn has more than three points. Max Abmas hasn't scored.
Three-ball, Curtis Jones! Cyclones lead it 12-2 approaching the under 16.
Oklahoma drops out of AP poll after a 10-week run in the top-25. It was the program's longest sustained stretch as a ranked team since the 2015-16 season. Opportunity for a big win Tuesday against No. 23 BYU https://t.co/pKOjutOzxt https://t.co/jd8YajMeMS