Kansas, we know they can play sloppy on the road. . Oklahoma and the up and down play of forward TaShawn Thomas has got to step it up and try to help take control of this game to get the big win at home. Oklahoma has been playing very good, and tough at home. Oklahoma appeared to be well on its way to what would have been a de facto conference championship matchup with the Jayhawks, taking a 19-point halftime lead last Monday night at Ames, Iowa. However, everything fell apart for the Sooners after Isaiah Cousins was called for a technical foul in the second half for shouting at the Iowa State bench. The Cyclones went on a 22-0 run and outscored Oklahoma 59-33 in the second half. "We just have to do a better job executing and getting better shots when they make big runs like that," said Buddy Hield. No doubt that was a catastrophic collapse but the 15th-ranked Sooners still have a shot to salvage the Big 12's second seed Saturday when they host No. 9 Kansas. Oklahoma (20-9, 11-6) fell into a second-place tie with Iowa State following Monday's 77-70 loss and while Oklahoma can still earn the second seed in next week's tournament in Kansas City with a win and help, it can also be seeded as low as fourth. Clearly, the Sooners need to bounce back here and why not? The team is loaded on the perimeter with Hield (17.3-5.4), Cousins (12.0-4.9) and Woodard (9.1-3.4-4.1) plus also have a pair of very good 6-8 "big men" in Thomas (11.0-6.2) and Spangler (10.3-7.7). Look for the Sooners to easily take care of a way less than 100 percent Kansas team here, and also note the Sooners are 13-1 SU at home, outscoring opponents on average, 77.4-to-58.9 PPG.