Posted February 04, 2012 on oklahoma.scout.com
NORMAN, Okla. — The Sooners let the first Bedlam meeting slip away, but that was not to be this time around, as they took the lead in a tight contest with around seven minutes to go and never relinquished it, defeating Oklahoma State 80-71 Saturday afternoon in front of an electric environment at Lloyd Noble Center.
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