Oklahoma Basketball: Sooners Lose a Nail-Biter to Missouri

Pledger's 22 is not enough to overcome the Tigers (Photo from Soonersports.com) So close, but yet, so far.  That pretty much sums up the feelings from Sooner fans after witnessing yet another single-digit loss in conference play.  The Oklahoma Sooners nearly had it Tuesday against the fourth-ranked Missouri Tigers, but in the end fell, 71-68. The final four minutes were as exciting as you’ll see in a basketball game.  Every fan was on their feet, and even the ones that weren’t were on the edge of their seats biting their nails.  The Sooners were down 66-58 with just 4 minutes to play.  Hope of a comeback seemed to be waning, and they desperately needed a momentum shifting play to get the crowd back in it.  Carl Blair delivered one with a perfect three ball, followed by a Steven Pledger trey, and within a 30 second span, the Sooners were back in it, down 66-64.  Marcus Denmon answered with a deuce for the Tigers, Sam Grooms and Romero Osby each split their free throws, leaving t...