Oklahoma's Griffin cleared to play Saturday

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02/27/2009 - Norman, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - University of Oklahoma sophomore forward Blake Griffin has been cleared to play for the Sooners' matchup Saturday with Texas Tech.

Griffin suffered a concussion last Saturday in the team's loss to Texas, registering only two points in 11 minutes. He also missed Oklahoma's game on Monday against Kansas, which the Sooners also lost to fall to 25-3 on the year and 11-2 in the Big 12 Conference.

Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel made the announcement after the team's practice on Friday.

In the first half of the Sooners' 73-68 setback to the Longhorns, Griffin was struck over the bridge of his nose by Texas' Dexter Pittman with about 7 1/2 minutes remaining before the break. Visibly woozy and his nose bloodied, Griffin remained on the bench following a timeout a short time later at the insistence of OU trainers. At halftime it was decided he would not return after he had to be helped to the locker room by trainers at the break.

The 6-foot-10 Griffin leads the conference with 22.0 points per game and averages a nation-best 13.8 rebounds in 27 games. His 22 double-doubles this season is tops in the country.

The Sooners take on the Red Raiders (12-16, 2-11) at 3:30 p.m. (et).

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