Sooners Down TCU in Regular-Season Finale

TCU

^6/6 Oklahoma

Stat Comparison
Category	TCU	OU
Points	67	75
FGM-A	22-51	23-46
FG%	.431	.500
3 FGM-A	6-21	11-22
3 FG%	.286	.500
FTM-A	17-22	18-23
FT%	.773	.783
Rebounds	27	27
Assists	8	15
Turnovers	17	17
Blocks	3	2
Steals	10	7

Individual Leaders
Category	TCU	OU
Points	B. Parrish - 20?	B. Hield - 21
Rebounds	C. Washburn - 5	B. Hield - 6
Assists	C. Collins - 3	I. Cousins - 6
Steals	M. Trent - 6	J. Woodard - 3
Blocks	C. Washburn - 3	Two Players - 1

FORTH WORTH, Texas (AP) ??Buddy Hield and the sixth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners shrugged off a lethargic start for a win at last-place TCU and had to wait about an hour to find out their seeding for the Big 12 tournament.

Didn't really matter. Either way, the Sooners won't see No. 1 Kansas again until the league's postseason title game if they get that far.

"I have no doubt our team can win it all," said Hield, his eyes on the even bigger prize of the NCAA Tournament after scoring 21 points in a 75-67 victory over the Horned Frogs on Saturday in the last regular-season appearance at Oklahoma for the nation's second-leading scorer. "Feel like we've got a good coach, good players and we have all the pieces to win it all."

The Sooners (24-6, 12-6) will be the No. 3 seed for the conference tournament next week in Kansas City, Missouri. West Virginia held on to the second spot behind the Jayhawks with a 69-58 win at Baylor on Saturday.

"It's a new year," coach Lon Kruger said. "Kansas again, a little better than the rest of us through the regular season. And came up short with that goal. But the guys did a lot of really good things. So anxious to play again."

Oklahoma will have to win twice in Kansas City to see the Jayhawks again before the NCAAs. The Sooners lost in triple overtime at Kansas with the teams ranked 1-2 nationally early in the Big 12 schedule, and had another close loss at home when they were No. 3 and the Jayhawks had dropped from the top spot to sixth.

"We're playing better defense the last four games," said forward Ryan Spangler, who scored 11 points as the Sooners won for the fourth time in five games to answer their only two-game skid of the season. "Our offense will come. We've just got to keep working and keep moving and trusting each other."

Brandon Parrish scored 20 points for the Horned Frogs (11-20, 2-16), who have three 20-loss seasons and an 8-64 regular-season record in the Big 12 in four years under coach Trent Johnson.

"We've taken a step backward because it's all predicated on wins and losses," Johnson said after a seventh straight loss. "That's been disappointing to me. And I'm my own worst enemy in that regard. I've got to get it corrected in a hurry."

Jordan Woodard scored 13 points and Isaiah Cousins had 10 points and a game-high six assists to help Oklahoma improve to 18-2 all-time against TCU.