ANAHEIM, Calif. — Texas A&M set out to contain Buddy Hield, the player of the year candidate from Oklahoma, and the Aggies were successful, holding Hield to 17 points, well under his postseason average of 31.5 points per game. The Aggies trapped Hield in the corners and limited his touches, but it was like trying to bottle experience. The No. 2-seeded Sooners are far more than a one-man team, as they demonstrated Thursday night in their 77-63 victory against No. 3-seeded Texas A&M in a West Regional round of 16 game at Honda Center.

On Saturday, the Sooners will play No. 1-seeded Oregon, which defeated Duke, 82-68.

Hield and his fellow seniors Ryan Spangler and Isaiah Cousins, along with the junior Jordan Woodward, have started 103 straight games, and they were finishing one another’s plays against Texas A&M, which was led by Tyler Davis (17 points) and Jalen Jones (11 points and 10 rebounds). The Sooners recorded 23 assists, 9 more than the Aggies, with the core four collecting 20.

“When we have ball movement and ball flow, everybody gets good shots,” Hield said.

Nobody had better shots than Woodard, the Sooners’ 6-foot guard. He was the smallest player on the court but he had the biggest game, with 22 points, including 14 in his first 16 minutes.

How hot was Woodard?

Toward the end of the opening half he grabbed a loose rebound as the shot clock was running out and flung the ball in the direction of the hoop from an impossible angle, only to watch it bank in.