Cade Cunningham and Oklahoma State Basketball takes on Liberty

Cade Cunningham and Oklahoma State Basketball up against Liberty Flames

By Karl Heiser | Mar 18, 2021

Mar 6, 2021; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys forward Kalib Boone (22) celebrates with Oklahoma State Cowboys forward Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe (12) after defeating the West Virginia Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

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Ball Security

Liberty’s defense places an extremely low emphasis on forcing turnovers. As long as Oklahoma State doesn’t give the Flames extra possessions for their efficient offense to work with, things should go pretty smoothly. Liberty is almost allergic to transition basketball – they rank 355th of 357 teams in points off steals according to Haslametrics.

The Cowboys should be able to get almost any shot they want in this matchup. Liberty’s defense allows field goal attempts at a high rate and their Adjusted Defensive Efficiency is fairly average. As long as they hold onto the ball, Cade Cunningham and company should be able to run the offense they want relatively unimpeded.

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Cade Cunningham and the Oklahoma State Cowboys came into the 2021 NCAA Tournament with Final Four potential. A tournament run begins with taking care of business against Liberty in the first round. The two teams will face off Thursday, March 19 at 6:25 PM on TBS.

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