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Article: Tigers can't block Oklahoma's trail; Cool: Sooners' poise in crunch time sends them to Final Four
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2002
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson is going to
another Final Four - only this time, he won't have to go alone.
With a dynamic combination of toughness and late-game cool,
Oklahoma rolled to its first national semifinal since 1988 with an 81-
75 victory over 12th-seeded Missouri on Saturday.
Hollis Price scored the last of his 18 points on two free throws
with six seconds left to give the Sooners their 12th straight victory
and a ticket to Atlanta to face Indiana, an 81-69 winner over Kent
State.
"Coach goes to the Final Four every year, but he never takes us,"
Price said, grinning. "We're tagging along this time."
After the final buzzer, Price enjoyed a long and joyous hug ...