Umoja Gibson of Oklahoma scored 18 points in the Sooners’ previous win against Iowa State. The two teams meet again Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Garett Fisbeck, AP
Oklahoma’s recent basketball schedule has a taste of college football.
The Sooners only play Saturday matches during February due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cold weather conditions. OU will only play its third regular season match in 19 days when it travels to Iowa State for the 5pm contest on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Lon Kruger prepares his team for games against Texas scheduled three times – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – before the plug is pulled and a delay announced after unavoidable bad weather.
“I think for the players and the coach and everyone like, you know, you are ready and then slow down, you are ready, then slow down,” Kruger said Thursday. “So it’s different. This is different. Then we learned, of course, yesterday that we weren’t playing tonight, so now we turn our attention to Iowa State and leave tomorrow for Ames. “
The No.9 Sooners (13-5, 8-4 Big 12) have only played once since beating the Cyclones 79-72 on 6 February. Meanwhile, ISU has played four games in the same time frame.
Playing at Iowa State has not been great for OU in recent years. The Sooners have lost nine games in a row at the Hilton Coliseum.
Iowa State (2-15, 0-12) has lost 11 games in a row, but OU understands the home team is not to be taken lightly.