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Student Government Association presidential candidates Daniel Pae and Michael Lutter hug their campaign manager Timothy Crisp after finding out their win against Isaac Hill and Leah Clemenson on Monday night. Pae and Lutter stood out in the rain all day Monday to campaign for votes.

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PAE

HILL 42% 868 votes

58% 1,194 votes ANNA MAYER • NEWS REPORTER TANNER OSBORNE • NEWS REPORTER his phone down and informed Clemenson they had lost.

Pae and Lutter received 58 percent of the student vote in the election and will serve as the next president and vice president of the OU SGA. “We could not be more excite d and humble d,” Lutter said. “We owe a lot of people big time.”

Hill and Clemenson said they were just happy to be done. They have no regrets and are happy to have had the experience.

“I’m glad we did it. It was a really cool experience,” Clemenson said.

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Gaylord adjusts in professor’s absence

When a Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication professor passed away in June, faculty, staff and students of the college were not prepared for the changes that would follow as a result.

Owen Kulemeka, public relations and crisis communications professor, was found dead in his home June 30 when colleagues went to check on him after multiple unanswered calls.

The professor was kind and friendly, and his passing had a profound effect on the college, said Ed Kelley, interim dean of Gaylord.

“Obviously his passing was a huge blow, a huge shock, to everyone,” Kelley said. “I think that there is a spirit in Gaylord that is very much trying to keep Owen’s spirit alive. His famous saying that so many people can still hear was ‘Hello, my friend,’ and you knew when you heard his voice saying those words exactly who it was.”

Kelley said soon after his passing, faculty of Gaylord offered to take over the classes Kulemeka planned to teach. Gaylord’s associate dean for academic affairs, David Craig, said they are still working to reassemble things to give students the best experience.

Now, the office Kulemeka used during the summer remains untouched. Pens, books and other things litter the desk and book shelf, and signs hang undisturbed from the door, memorializing the professor.

Craig said they did not assign the office to anyone for the fall semester to give people time to heal.

“Everybody’s still working what happened, and just kind of out of respect for him, we wanted to leave that space alone for now,” Craig said.

Craig said Kulemeka’s life and passing unified the faculty, staff and students in Gaylord.

“It seems like his influence and his passing and seeing his example has helped us care more about each other,” Craig said. “I’m not sure I’ve ever worked with anybody who had that kind of impact on so many different people, such a universally positive impact on people.”

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Daniel Pae and Michael Lutter played a hard-hitting game of ping-pong in the community room of Cate Center as they awaited the results of the OU Student Government Association presidential election.

Isaac Hill and Leah Clemenson sat in solitary and chatted about Netflix in the Oklahoma Memorial Union food court.

Both got calls disclosing the election results just after 9:10 p.m. “ We w o n ,” Pa e s a i d , beaming from ear-to-ear.

The room’s tense silence was broken by cheering and teary-eyed hugs.

Hill hung up, calmly set

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“We did a lot in the short time we had to plan it. Isaac and I did not meet until a week before he filed to run.

I think we combined our people together, we combined our friends and we combined people we wanted to have on the campaign and did the absolute best we could do.”

Pae and Lutter said they are already planning their first steps as SGA president and vice president. Their weekend agendas will be booked writing thank-you notes to their supporters.

“I’ve done a lot of praying in the last few weeks, and I was going to be at peace with the outcome no matter what it was,” Pae said. “Michael and I have done all that we can. We went all in. We even stood out in the rain. We campaigned as hard as we could and did our best, and now the journey continues.

We get to embark on this new journey together.”

“We have a pretty substantial platform, and we know what needs to get done. We want to first form a solid cabinet by reaching out to the student body and finding the most qualified and passionate individuals,” Pae said.

Hill and Clemenson said they were unsure of their

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Student Government Association presidential candidates Daniel Pae and Michael Lutter answer the phone to learn the result of SGA elections Monday. Pae and Lutter won with 58 percent of the vote.

SGA futures, but agreed that Netflix and rest are scheduled for the immediate future. Upon learning of the defeat, they called their families and supporters to relay the message.

“I’m not really that upset,” Clemenson said. “What I think is cool at OU is that you have the chance to get involved in a variety of things.

It’s not the end of the world.”

Lutter said when he and Pae began their journey, they received a lot of discouragement, noting that

many believed they were not popular enough to win.

He thanked their campaign manager Timothy Crisp for all of his efforts, as well as all their other supporters.

Pre followed suit, going around and thanking everyone in the room, even strangers.

“We had a lot of fun on this campaign,” Pae said.

“We enjoyed meeting all the students and organizations, and now we are so humbled that we get the opportunity to serve them

Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu

Anna Mayer anna.n.mayer@gmail.com

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The late Owen Kulemeka’s office in Gaylord College.. Kulemeka passed away in his home June 30.

Students outside Dale Hall light candles for Paris BRIANNA SIMS News Reporter @briannana18

Gov. Fallin urging President Obama to suspend refugee acceptance OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is joining a growing number of Republican governors urging President Barack Obama to suspend accepting any Syrian refugees to the U.S. Fallin said Monday the Obama administration needs to assure the public that it is conducting rigorous background checks on any Syrian refugees coming into the U.S. Fallin says information from the U.S. Department of State and local groups that help refugees locate in Oklahoma show that since 2012, only three refugees from Syria have relocated in Oklahoma in the Tulsa suburb of Jenks. All 54 refugees admitted to Oklahoma last month were from Burma.

Fallin spokesman Michael McNutt says the governor’s office has received hundreds of phone calls from people concerned about Syrian refugees since last week’s deadly terrorist attacks.

Saturday’s Campus Corner shooting survivor identified as local student NOOR EEMAAN/THE DAILY

Students hold candles outside of Dale Hall in solidarity with Paris following the devastating terror attacks on Friday. The candlelit vigil began at 5:30 p.m. Monday on the South Oval.

present at the vigil, including the Alliance Francaise of Oklahoma City, a non-profit that seeks to promote Franco-American friendships, culture and language.

Larissa Balzer, secretary of the board of directors of the alliance, said she was ecstatic to see students getting connected with international affairs and being aware of what is going on in the world.

“It’s really impressive to

see college students actually actively walking through global awareness (and) international community connectedness, so it was important for our organization to have a presence here,” Balzer said.

Sundby said there will be a ceremony at Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. to further honor the victims of the Paris attacks.

“The event tomorrow will

have the Secretary of State and religious leaders from the three major Abrahamic religions. We will hold a candlelight vigil and play the national anthem of France,” Sundby said. “Hopefully it will be a time where people will be able to show their solidarity with the French people.”

Brianna Sims Brianna.M.Sims-1@ou.edu

Students hold vigil for Paris Group gathers on South Oval to remember victims

The victim of a shooting that occurred on Campus Corner early Saturday morning has been identified as a 21-year-old male OU student, according to Sarah Jensen, the Norman Police Department public safety information officer.

She said he sustained a single gunshot wound from the incident but is in stable condition in a hospital.

An altercation between he and an unidentified individual was over a girl and grew physical, ultimately resulting in him being shot, she said.

The police department is actively searching for the shooter, she added.

Mary Smith, news reporter

Man shot now in stable condition Threatened to shoot others, was shot by police ANDREW CLARK

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ANNA MAYER news reporter @AnnaMay136

Monday morning in the middle of a cold rain, a crowd of OU students gathered by the Seed Sower statue on the South Oval to remember the victims of Paris. What originally was a group of around 40 grew into a crowd that was closer to 100 students and faculty members.

The vigil began with Scott Mauldin, one of the organizers of the event, taking time to welcome everyone and explaining the reason for the ceremony. Mauldin communicated the tragedy of the event and how deeply it affected the OU community.

Mauldin invited crowd members to speak and express their own feelings. A Lebanese man and an Iraqi

Hyde was enrolled in a capstone course for fall 2015 with Kulemeka as the professor, but withdrew from the class the week she learned of his death. She said she no longer felt right about it and decided to postpone taking it.

A scholarship established to memorialize Kulemeka will be awarded in spring and will hopefully serve as a reminder of the professor’s effect on the college, Kelley said.

“It’s a terrible thing, but I do think that good has come out of it, because people realize that this is an extraordinary man that was with us for just a brief time but had a positive affect on so many people,” Kelley said.

as their president and vice president.”

After taking a moment to let the outcome sink in, both Pae and Lutter fell into their seats with awed looks.

“We just won,” Pae said.

Evening of remembrance Students gathered on the steps of Dale Hall Monday night to hold a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Friday terrorist attacks in Paris.

“This event was very silent,” said Eric Sundby, economics and international business sophomore and president of the Holocaust Remembrance and Restitution Society at OU. “We wanted to have a moment of silence in prayer for the people in not only Paris but Beirut and their world at this time, with all the things that are going on at this time,” Sundby said.

“This event is to honor the victims, those ... still in the hospitals, the families and the coworkers,” Sundby said.

“We want to pray for everyone in France and Lebanon, and hopefully we will be able to move forward and show them that we stand in solidarity. We want to show them that we stand with them, and we will always stand with them.”

Many organizations were

Public relations junior Emma Hyde, a former employee of The Daily, said she learned about the professor ’s death when The Daily adviser Judy Gibbs Robinson announced it in the newsro o m. Sh e ha d t a ke n a summer class with Kulemeka that ended just a couple weeks before his death.

“I haven’t really experienced very much death in my life,” Hyde said. “I only knew him for the course; I felt like it was wrong for me to be super affected by it, but then at the same time he had a huge influence on my education.”

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ANNA MAYER/THE DAILY

A group of OU students gather together on Monday to honor the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks.

Another vigil was held at 5:30 p.m. Monday on the South Oval.

student accepted the offer.

They relayed how shocked and upset they were about the mass killings, but hoped the world would not blame all Middle Easterners for the actions of one terrorist group.

The speakers were followed by a moment of silence, where many students began to tear up.

Mauldin spoke about the importance of coming together and helping each other cope with the loss.

Several French exchange students were present at the vigil as well, and received attention and love from other OU students; hugs were given and stories were relayed.

Towards the end of the

ceremony, more students left class to attend the vigil.

They were welcomed with open arms, and Mauldin repeated many of the statements that he previously made for them to hear.

Anna Mayer anna.n.mayer@gmail.com

A man who was shot by police Sunday evening in Norman during an officer-involved shooting has been identified as 47-yearold Mark James Riedel.

Police were called at about 5:03 p.m. about Riedel making threats to shoot people at the 1700 block of Classen Boulevard.

Riedel told a 911 operator that he intended to start shooting at cars after communications personnel were attempting to speak with him while he was inside of a house at 1725 Classen Blvd., according to a Norman Police Department press release.

After hanging up t h e p h o n e, h e e x i t e d the house through the front door and allegedly

pointed a handgun at officers after multiple verbal commands from the officers to lower the weapon, the release continued. Two officers, Lt. Clay Bolin and Officer Edward Nickerson, then fired at him, according to the press release.

Sarah Jensen, Norman Police Department public safety information officer, said it is not believed that Riedel fired any shots at officers.

Riedel was transported to OU Medical Center after the incident, where he is in stable condition, according to the press release.

Bolin and Nickerson have been placed on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, the press release adds. Authorities have not charged Riedel, and its investigation is ongoing.

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Waking up in the middle of the night to have what modern dance junior Manuel Valdes calls a “choreographer’s moment� has become a way of life for Valdes. “My brain works nonstop, even when I’m sleeping,�

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This semester alone Valdes has been involved in OU musical theatre’s production of “Ragtime,� is currently working on seven different pieces for Oklahoma Festival Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker,� is preparing for Contemporary Dance Oklahoma auditions, choreographing pieces for the “Young Choreographers Showcase� and working as full-time student. “What I like about this semester is that it’s busy, and it keeps me moving,� Valdes said. “Of course it gets stressful too sometimes, but it’s training us for the real world, because that’s how a professional company will be.�

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Valdes’s greatest supporters are his mother and the students and faculty in the school of dance, he said. “Every time I’m choreographing something I ask my mom ‘what do you think about this concept or this title?’ A work that I’m working on now and that I’m showing tomorrow I actually got from my mom,� Valdes said. “She is like my collaborative partner. I told her she is my manager for life.� “I love that he will run things by me,� Davis said. “I try to help him to explore his ideas, not giving him ideas because I want them to be his own. I will stop and listen no matter what I’m doing.�

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SPORTS JAMES: Continued from Page One After a strong junior year, James played AAU basketball in the summer to further his notoriety on the recruiting trail. He played throughout the summer, showing off the same skill set that made him a hot commodity in high school.

The plan to capitalize on his junior season was in motion until James suffered a stress fracture in his tibia attempting a dunk — a devastating injury that rendered him helpless.

But it was an injury that, for James, wasn’t sudden.

In a sense, he kind of saw it coming.

“It was only a matter of time before it happened,” James said.

James spent months preparing and playing through a strenuous 42-game schedule compressed into one summer. He suffered the stress fracture early in summer league play, but continued to play through the discomfort. James was convinced he had a mild case of tendonitis and was otherwise in the best shape of his

life.

He played through the injury until the moment he went to perform a dunk and his legs finally gave out.

“I kept playing on it,” James said. “If I would have rested for about a month and took care of my body, it wouldn’t have happened.”

The spotlight he worked to obtain started to dim following the injury. James watched from the sidelines as his team had no choice but to continue without its budding star. Fans wondered if he would recover to be the physical freak that they saw at Bellaire.

Universities that initiated interest prior to his stress fracture began to waver.

But while some collegiate coaches worried if James might be damaged goods, Hill remained persistent in his pursuit.

“Coach Hill was there ever since sophomore year,” James said. “He never fell off.

I guess he saw something in me.”

As important as his longtime friendship with sophomore forward Khadeem Lattin — which dates back to grade school — is, James attributes his commitment to Oklahoma to the team’s assistant coach. Hill says

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he saw something in James that kept him diligent in his pursuit, even after the injury. Hill offered words of encouragement after James suffered his gruesome leg injury. Neither Hill nor coach Lon Kruger second-guessed the decision to continue recruiting James or offer him a scholarship.

“Once we found out he was okay, we weren’t hesitant at all,” Hill said.

By September, James reduced his college choices to Houston, LSU, Oklahoma and Oregon. By the end of November, the Houston native verbally committed to the Sooners.

It was a proud moment for James, his family and the Sooner nation, but James still had months of rehabilitation left. The stress fracture that was initially diagnosed as a three-month recovery process took months longer than its estimated timetable to heal. The rehabilitation process began to dip into his high school’s regular season schedule.

“After I broke my leg, most people were saying I would be back in like two or three months,” James said. “In my head, I’m thinking, ‘I’ll be able to play my senior year.’

I healed pretty well, but I

wasn’t back to my expectations as fast as I would have hoped.”

James was not able to play during the regular season, but had his chance to play in the playoff opener against Strake Jesuit. James contributed 10 points and nine rebounds as his team’s 25point win pushed it into the quarterfinals.

The next round of the playoffs was a little different. Bellaire was sent home in the second round with a 89-69 loss against Cypress Lakes. James could not get in rhythm and scored just four points on the night.

“I wasn’t ready, and I knew I wasn’t ready,” James said. “It was a test to see where I was mentally and physically. It kind of let me know where I was and what I needed to work on.”

After months of physical and mental rehabilitation, James has now found his way to Norman. He spent his time getting back into game shape. He worked himself into his running regime and lost the 20 pounds that he gained while dealing with his injury.

Kruger is looking for the young guard to use his athletic prowess and aggressiveness to contribute behind

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Freshman guard Christian James pushes past a Washburn defender during a preseason game Nov. 6.

the veteran backcourt.

James said. “Whatever they James insists that he’s ask me to do, I’m ready.” ready.

“I’m getting in game shape John Walker and learning the system,” john.t.walker-1@ou.edu

Who’s who in the Sooners’ starting five?

FORWARD: RYAN SPANGLER

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As Oklahoma prepares to open its season at Memphis tonight, we took a look at Oklahoma’s expected starters.

S e n i o r f o r w a rd Ry a n Spangler’s shining preseason performance is a microcosm of his development during his tenure at Oklahoma. Spangler has been consistent in scoring off putbacks and hustle points, but the veteran big showed off his shooting range in the team’s two exhibition games. Spangler dialed in 16 points per game while shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc. After being paired with scorers

GUARD: BUDDY HIELD Sooner fans rejoiced when 2015 Big 12 Player of the Year Buddy Hield announced his return for his senior season.

The 6-foot-4 guard is one of the best scorers in college basketball and led the conference in scoring with 17.5 points per game. Hield can

fill it up on the perimeter and drive to the basket in transition. His scoring prowess is well-documented, but his improvements defensively elevated the senior guard into one of the nation’s top talents.

GUARD: JORDAN WOODARD Junior Jordan Woodard e x p e r i e n c e d a g row i ng season last year, complete with its fair share of peaks and valleys. Woodard suffered a season-long struggle with his jump shot after posting great numbers as a freshman, but improved his numbers as the team entered conference play.

FORWARD: KHADEEM LATTIN

Woodard operates as the initiator of the Sooners’ offense next to Hield. The fearless, 6-foot guard drives to the lane without hesitation and draws fouls. His aggressive play allowed him to lead the team in foul shots last season. If his shot returns to form, he could have a breakout season.

The starting nod goes t o s o p h o m o re f o r w a rd Khadeem Lattin, who boasts a full year of experience over his fellow teammates for the position. Lattin provides an abundance of length and athleticism that makes him a weapon defensively and a highlight reel in transition.

It remains to be seen how

GUARD: ISAIAH COUSINS Senior guard Isaiah Cousins had a breakout season last year when coach Lon Kruger emphasized an off-ball approach to his game. As a result, Cousins shot a Big 12 high 45 percent from three. The Mount

Vernon native operates as the defensive stalwart on a much improved Sooners defense. Cousins leads the way on a team that forced the second-most turnovers in the conference last season.

Photos: Buddy Hield, Jordan Woodard, Isaiah Cousins and Ryan Spangler by Siandhara Bonnet/The Daily Khadeem Lattin by Anna Mayer/The Daily

like Cameron Clark and TaShawn Thomas at the forward position, the onus has shifted to Spangler to take the bulk of the scoring load in the frontcourt. The Gonzaga transfer still offers strength, toughness and premium rebounding on both ends of the floor. Spangler enters his third year with more versatility while still providing the rebounding and defense that made him a mainstay in the starting lineup.

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TRENT CRABTREE sports reporter @TrentCrabtree

Memphis, Tennessee, might be the purported birthplace of rock and roll, but the Oklahoma men’s basketball team hopes it won’t be feeling the blues in the city this week.

The No. 8 Sooners begin t h e i r m u c h - a n t i c i p a ted season Tuesday afternoon when they face the Memphis Tigers (1-0) in the FedExForum.

The Tigers are led by coach Josh Pastner, who has led the Tigers to a 14958 record in seven seasons, including a 97-17 mark at home. Last season, Memphis finished with an 18-14 record and made the NCAA Tournament before falling to Virginia in the third round.

OU coach Lon Kruger, on the other hand, is 4-0 in season openers since arriving in Norman.

The parity of college basketball would indicate that Tuesday’s matchup is a possible trap game for the Sooners, but Kruger is encouraged by where his team currently stands.

“I like our starting point, but that’s what it is: a starting point,” Kruger said after OU’s final exhibition game.

“Our guys need to get better, and that doesn’t surprise me. Everyone, after two exhibition games, feels like they need to get better. I love the group that we’re doing it with, and I love their attitude, energy and work ethic, and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.”

Senior guard Buddy Hield

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The Sooner men’s basketball plays a preseason game against Mid-America Christian on Nov. 12. The Sooners defeated the Evangels 98-76.

thinks there are still areas that the Sooners need to work on and that it will be the responsibility of the team’s leader to step up in a road environment.

“We still have to sharpen up a lot of things and see what we did wrong tonight and learn from that,” Hield said. “Our first game is Tuesday, so I feel like it is on the seniors to take our guys and focus on these last few practices and be ready for Tuesday’s game.”

This won’t be the first time, however, that OU and Memphis have met on a national stage. In 2007, the No. 3 Tigers, led by a kid from Chicago named Derrick Rose, faced off against Blake Griffin and the Sooners in the semifinal of the 2K

Classic. The game, held in Madison Square Garden, was as good as advertised before Memphis pulled away late and won 63-53.

This year’s game might not have that same kind of star power, but it will feature some interesting storylines on Memphis’ side. This season’s Tigers are a young group, with a roster that includes eight freshmen. Their top returning player is senior forward Shaq Goodwin, who averaged 9.6 points and 7.1 rebounds last season. Alabama transfer Ricky Tarrant has a chance to be the breakout player in the American Conference this year. The senior point guard had a quietly great season for the Crimson Tide last year, posting averages of 13

points, two assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Redshirt freshman forward Jamuni McNeace said that practices have been intense leading up to this week. The competition has been a positive, though, and that is what McNeace thinks makes the Sooners special.

“We go at it every day in practice,” McNeace said.

“We are pushing each other to earn a starting spot. I feel like it’s a good thing because we are all making each other better at the end of the day.”

The game tips off at 4 p.m., and ESPN will carry the broadcast.

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If there was ever a season in which storylines truly mattered for the Oklahoma men’s basketball team, this one appears to be it. After convincing victories in its exhibition matchups, the Sooners appear poised to add legitimacy to their No. 8 preseason ranking.

As with any team with Final Four hopes, though, there are questions that must be answered and weaknesses that must be corrected to make a run in March.

There is no doubt this is coach Lon Kruger’s deepest and most talented squad, but what will ultimately determine its legacy is how it responds to hype that hasn’t been seen in Norman since Blake Griffin donned crimson and cream.

These are the storylines that will have a major influence on how the season shapes out.

Is Buddy Hield a POY candidate?

Will the “Buddy Love” continue to spread this season? Senior guard Buddy Hield helped reintroduce OU to the national stage in a big way last year, averaging 17.4 points and 5.4 rebounds on his way to claiming Big 12 Player of the Year honors — the first Sooner to

do so since, you guessed it, Blake Griffin. Hield then decided to forego the NBA after scouts, according to Kruger, indicated he would only be a mid-second round prospect because he needed to improve his ball handling.

The national media appears convinced, however, that Hield has sharpened his skills this season, as indicated by CBSSports.com and the Associated Press naming him a preseason First-Team All-American.

National Player of the Year seems like a realistic possibility if Hield improves his already elite skillset, but he will have to contend with the likes of dynamic Providence point guard Kris Dunn and star freshman Ben Simmons from LSU, just to name a few.

Dethroning the Jayhawks If the Sooners want to complete the program rebuild that Kruger began four years ago, the next logical step would be to win a Big 12 title. To do that, the next logical step must be to beat that team way up north twice. I’m of course talking about the Kansas Jayhawks, winners of the last 11 conference championships. Kruger might just be starting to figure out the formula, though, last year, OU fell 85-78 in Lawrence, but almost completed an epic comeback after trailing by 19 points at halftime. In Norman, the Sooners won 75-73 on Hield’s tip-in at the buzzer, a play that many are already calling one of the greatest in program history.

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