OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL 3 FINAL FOURS U 4 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS U 6 BIG 12 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS U 19 NCAA TOURNAMENTS SINCE 2000
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OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL 3 FINAL FOURS u 4 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS u 6 BIG 12 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS u 19 NCAA TOURNAMENTS SINCE 2000 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OKLAHOMA (11-10, 8-8 Big 12) vs. TCU (8-13, 3-13 Big 12) Thursday, March 4, 2021 n Norman n Lloyd Noble Center n FSOK N25 HOUSTON L, 97-85 N28 Gonzaga^ Canceled SOONERS HORNED FROGS N29 South Carolina^ Canceled N30 South Dakota^ Canceled Head Coach: Sherri Coale Head Coach: Raegan Pebley Record at OU: 512-292 (25th year) Record at TCU: 125-90 (Seventh year) D6 at Georgia$ L, 93-80 GAME #22 Career Record: Same Career Record: 281-265 (18th year) D10 at Kansas* L, 74-64 D13 TEXAS STATE W, 52-40 D15 OKLAHOMA STATE* L, 66-53 GAMEDAY STORYLINES D20 SOUTH DAKOTA W, 80-73 D29 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 107-64 OU welcomes TCU to Norman Thursday as the Sooners will look to push their winning streak to four games. J2 KANSAS STATE* Postponed The teams met just eight days ago in Fort Worth, where the Sooners prevailed 76-60. A win on Thursday would J3 WEST VIRGINIA* L, 90-72 be good for OU’s first season sweep of TCU since 2017. J6 at Texas Tech* W, 75-74 J9 TCU* Postponed The Sooners carry a three-game winning streak into Thursday’s contest, their longest run of the season. J12 at Texas* Postponed OU has won five of its last six games and will look to boost its resume for the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. J19 at #24/24 Iowa State* L, 64-63 The Sooners currently sit in sixth place in the Big 12 and have jumped 25 spots in the RPI rankings since the J23 at #9/9 Baylor* L, 84-61 beginning of February to No. 66. According to the NCAA’s NET rankings, OU’s strength of schedule ranks 17th J27 KANSAS* W, 84-81 nationally. J31 at Kansas State* W, 80-78 F3 TEXAS* L, 69-58 Over its last three games, OU has shot 46.0% (80-for-174) from the floor and 33.8% (22-for-65) from 3-point F6 at Oklahoma State* L, 91-64 range as four of OU’s seven total players have averaged scoring in double figures:Taylor Robertson (19.3 PPG), F9 IOWA STATE* W, 67-61 Gabby Gregory (17.0 PPG), Madi Williams (13.3 PPG) and Skylar Vann (13.3 PPG). F13 at #19/21 West Virginia* W, 72-71 F17 TEXAS TECH* Postponed Taylor Robertson was tabbed Big 12 Player of the Week for March 1 and was named to the NCAA Women’s F21 #7/8 BAYLOR* L, 77-66 Basketball Starting Five for March 3 for her role in OU’s last three wins. Over those games, Robertson has F24 at TCU* W, 76-60 averaged 19.3 points on 58.6% (17-for-29) shooting in addition to 3.0 rebounds per contest. F27 at Texas* W, 68-63 (OT) M1 TEXAS TECH W, 88-79 The Sooners are now 5-1 in games decided by five points or fewer, good for their most wins in tight games M4 TCU* 5 P.M. FSOK since 2012-13. Of OU’s seven conference victories this season, six have come by six points or fewer – OU’s M7 KANSAS STATE* 3 P.M. FSOK 16-point win at TCU (Feb. 24) was good for the team’s largest margin of victory in a Big 12 game in 2020-21. All times Central and subject to change PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS Home games in BOLD NOTES: Has started 18 games this season … Moved into fifth ^ Bad Boy Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) NEVAEH TOT • G place on OU's freshman assists list with 91 this year .. Three 5-3 • Fr. • McKinney, Texas $ SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Athens, Ga.) stuffed stat sheets this season ... Led OU in rebounds and 1 John Paul II High School * Big 12 Conference game stuffed the stat sheet with 8 pts, 8 reb and 6 asst. against PTS REB FG% MIN Texas Tech (3/1) ... Double-double with 12 pts, 11 reb against UAPB (12/29). 7.1 3.5 38.5 31.9 TV: FSOK NOTES: 15.9 PPG … 12th in scoring among Big 12 players this GABBY GREGORY • G season … Has scored in double-figures in 19 of 21 games this 6-0 • So. • Tulsa, Okla. Play-by-Play .................................Jessica Coody season ... Three games with 20 points or more ... 16-for-16 FT 12 Holland Hall Prep Analyst ...............................................Dan Hughes in the last three games ... Season-high 8 reb at Texas (2/27) ... Drained a career-high six 3-pointers and season-best 27 PTS REB FG% MIN points against Kansas (1/27). RADIO: SOONER RADIO NETWORK 15.9 4.7 40.4 37.2 Play-by-Play .................................... Chad McKee NOTES: 12 starts this season including 9 of the last 10 ... TATUM VEITENHEIMER • G Averaging 3.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … Career- Radio ................................KOKC 1520 AM (OKC) 32 6-0 • Jr. • Windthorst, Texas high 8 reb and hit the game-winning 3-pointer at Texas (1/27) ................... KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM (Norman) Windthorst High School ... Seven steals at WVU (2/13) ... Hit three 3-pointers against Online..................................................TuneIn.com PTS REB FG% MIN Kansas to match her career high (1/27) ... Scored a season- high six points and had three steals at Iowa State (1/19) ... 5 3.9 3.5 34.8 27.1 rebounds against Houston (11/25). COMMUNICATIONS NOTES: Dawn Staley Award late season watchlist ... Big 12 WBB Contact ...................................Ann Marcelli MADI WILLIAMS • G/F Email [email protected] Player of the Week for 1/6 and 2/15 ... Fifth in the Big 12 in 6-0 • Jr. • Fort Worth, Texas scoring and 31st nationally ... 50% FG% on the year ... Has ...............................................(505) 999-7593 25 Cell Trinity Valley School led the team in points in four of the last five games ... OU Office: ..........................................(405) 325-8231 single-game scoring record of 45 points on 17-for-30 shooting PTS REB FG% MIN against WVU (1/3) ... Scored in double figures in 38 of the last 20.3 5.1 50.0 33.8 39 games of her career. TAYLOR ROBERTSON • G NOTES: Big 12 Player of the Week for 3/1 and NCAA Starting 5-7 • Jr. • McPherson, Kan. Five ... 13th in the Big 12 in scoring ... 50-for-51 from the FT 30 McPherson HIgh School line this season ... Season-high 28 points at TCU (2/24) ... 20 points and five 3-pointers at WVU (2/13) ... 8 treys at Iowa State (1/19) ... NCAA active career leader in 3FG% at .440 (312- PTS REB FG% MIN for-708) and 3PG (3.89) and third in made 3-pointers (3112. 15.5 3.0 46.1 37.8 GAME 22: OKLAHOMA VS. TCU THURSDAY'S GAME BASICS STATS COMPARISON THURSDAY'S OPPONENT: The game will tip at 5 p.m. CT inside Lloyd Noble Center. TCU 2020-21 The game will be available on Fox Sports Oklahoma with Jessica Coody on play-by-play and Dan Hughes as the analyst. The contest SERIES HISTORY will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma CATEGORY Games....................................................................33 City; KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM in Norman; TuneIn Radio App) with Overall Record 11-10 8-13 Series Record.............................. OU leads 23-10 Chad McKee calling the action. Points Per Game 72.1 67.9 At Norman.......................................OU leads 14-2 Opp. Points Per Game 73.8 72.1 At Fort Worth...................................OU leads 9-7 RACE TO THE FINISH Rebounds Per Game 32.5 37.1 At Neutral Site.................................TCU leads 1-0 Rebounding Margin -5.2 -2.0 OU will play four games in eight days to close out the regular Last Win........ 76-60 in Fort Worth (2/24/21) Field Goal Pct. 44.8 40.0 season in order to make up games that were postponed earlier in the Last Home Win...............................84-71 (1/4/18) season due to COVID protocol and inclement weather. Opp. Field Goal Pct. 44.9 41.4 Last Road Win............................76-60 (2/24/21) 3-Point Pct. 37.3 31.7 Last Loss.................82-63 in Norman (1/19/20) The Sooners defeated Texas 68-63 in overtime on Feb. 27, Opp. 3-Point Pct. 30.4 31.3 Last Home Loss..........................82-63 (1/19/20) followed by a 88-79 rout of Texas Tech at home on March 1. Free Throw Pct. 75.6 71.6 Last Road Loss.............................86-71 (1/22/19) OU will look to stay perfect across that stretch in its final two Assists Per Game 13.5 14.8 Current Streak............................... ...OU won one games: TCU on March 4; and Kansas State on March 7. Turnovers Per Game 15.6 15.1 Blocked Shots Per Game 1.8 3.4 ROBERTSON NAMED BIG 12 POW, NCAA Steals Per Game 7.7 6.8 LAST 10 MEETINGS STARTING FIVE VS. TCU Taylor Robertson was tabbed Big 12 Player of the Week for March 1 and was named to the NCAA Women’s Date Location Result Score Basketball Starting Five for March 3 for her role in OU’s last three wins. Over those games, Robertson has averaged 1/1/17 Norman W 87-72 19.3 points on 58.6% (17-for-29) shooting in addition to 3.0 rebounds per contest.