Speaking with ESPN before his Louisville basketball team tipped off against Oklahoma in the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis championship game, head coach Pat Kelsey reached into his bag of Skip Prosser sayings and pulled out one gem of a one-liner. "

Louisville's defensive intensity against Indiana and West Virginia to start the Battle 4 Atlantis was elevated, but this was an area where they struggled over the first half of play. They allowed Oklahoma to got 7-of-14 from deep, shoot 12-of-25 percent from the field and assist on 10 of their 12 shots while only committing three turnovers.

Jalon Moore matched his career high of 24 points to propel Oklahoma to a 69-64 win over Louisville and an unlikely title in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.

This one has all the makings of a nail-biter, which has Rohit Ponnaiya siding with the underdog Sooners in his Louisville vs. Oklahoma predictions for Friday afternoon.

The Sooners took home their first Battle 4 Atlantis championship with a dramatic victory over Louisville on Friday.

Louisville’s strong holiday weekend in the Bahamas ended with a loss to unbeaten Oklahoma in the championship of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Oklahoma never trailed after the midway mark in the first half, but Louisville still had two opportunities to deliver a stunner in the final 15 seconds against the Sooners.

It was Louisville basketball vs Oklahoma in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game on Friday. Look back at UofL basketball game stats and highlights.

Battle 4 Atlantis championship games are stupid. I’ve been saying it since 2012. Louisville fell to 0-3 in such contests with a 69-64 defeat at the hands of Oklahoma Friday night in The Bahamas, putting a sour final note on what had been a very sweet week for the Cardinals.