Cowboy Hoops: Saturday Bedlam Game Moved to ESPN

Bedlam hoops on Saturday has been moved to a national broadcast on the Worldwide Leader.

OSU announced on Monday that Round 2 of the in-state rivalry series, this time in Stillwater, will air at 1 p.m. on ESPN.

It's official, Saturday's #Bedlam matchup has been moved to @ESPN. Time to protect GIA. #letswork #okstate

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— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) January 15, 2018

This news likely comes mainly in part because Trae Young, OU’s do-it-all freshman who leads the NCAA in scoring and assists, is quite the draw. Fresh off a 43-point outburst over the weekend, the national audience will tune in no matter what to see what he might do next.

But in any case, this is good exposure for an OSU team that, thus far, has overachieved in Year 1 under Mike Boynton. A loss wouldn’t be particularly damning, even considering that OSU will be home dogs. But a win on this stage would be nothing but roses.

The Pokes, 2-3 in conference, play Monday night at Baylor before returning home to face the Sooners. OU won the first Bedlam bout 109-89 in Norman.