Free throws could be key in Bedlam

Oklahoma State senior guard Keiton Page scored 40 points in a win over Texas in the Cowboys’ most recent game. Page got half those points at the line, going 20-for-20 at the charity stripe.

“You have to stay down on Keiton Page,” said OU point guard Carl Blair. “He pump fakes a lot. You have to stay on the floor. Every time we’ve played him he’s gotten to the free throw line a lot. You have to minimize that and make people shoot over you.”

How the Sooners fare at the free throw line could impact the Bedlam outcome Wednesday night at Lloyd Noble Center. In the first meeting, a 72-65 OSU win, the Cowboys outscored OU by 10 points at the line, a recent trend.

In OU’s loss last week against Texas the Longhorns owned an overwhelming 24-5 edge in points off free throws. During a six-game losing streak every opponent has made more free throws than the Sooners. In fact, OU hasn’t outscored an opponent at the line since a win over Texas Tech a month ago.