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 (7-9, 4-7 Big 12) vs. WEST VIRGINIA (16-2, 10-2 Big 12) Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 n Morgantown, W.V. n WVU Coliseum n Big 12 Now on ESPN+ N25 HOUSTON L, 97-85 N28 Gonzaga^ Canceled SOONERS MOUTAINEERS N29 South Carolina^ Canceled N30 South Dakota^ Canceled Head Coach: Sherri Coale Head Coach: Mike Carey Record at WVU: 410-217 (19th year) GAME #17 Record at OU: 508-291 (25th year) D6 at Georgia$ L, 93-80 Career Record: Same Career Record: 698-319 (32th 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 OU heads to West Virginia on Saturday for a 6 p.m. CT contest. The game, originally slated for Sunday, was D29 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 107-64 moved up due to expected inclement weather in the Norman area. OU will look to split the 2020-21 series with J2 KANSAS STATE* Postponed the Mountaineers after falling to WVU 90-72 in Norman on Jan. 3. J3 WEST VIRGINIA* L, 90-72 J6 at Texas Tech* W, 75-74 Oklahoma leads the all-time series with West Virginia 10-9. West Virginia leads in Morgantown, 5-2, but OU J9 TCU* Postponed has won its last two games there. In the 2020 meeting in Morgantown, OU shocked then-No. 17 WVU with a J12 at Texas* Postponed dominant, 73-49 victory. J19 at #24 Iowa State* L, 64-63 J23 at #9 Baylor* L, 84-61 The last time the teams met, Madi Williams exploded for 45 points against the Mountaineers in Norman, J27 KANSAS* W, 84-81 setting a new program single-game record. The junior shot 17-for-30 (.567) from the floor, 3-for-7 (.429) from J31 at Kansas State* W, 80-78 deep and 8-for-9 (.889) from the charity stripe. Williams nearly doubled her previous career high of 26 points as F3 TEXAS* L, 69-58 she accounted for 62.5% of Oklahoma's scoring on the contest. F6 at Oklahoma State* L, 91-64 F9 IOWA STATE* W, 67-61 Oklahoma is the only team Big 12 team with three players averaging 15 points per game or more. Madi F13 at West Virginia* 6 P.M. ESPN+ Williams is third with 21.7 PPG; Gabby Gregory is 12th at 15.7 PPG; and Taylor Robertson ranks 14th with an F17 TEXAS TECH* 7 P.M. FSOK average 14.8 PPG. Additionally, the Sooners are the only squad with three players in the league’s top 15. F20 BAYLOR* 3 P.M. FSOK F24 at TCU* 6:30 P.M. TBD Junior Madi Williams has been named to the Dawn Staley Award late season watchlist, the Phoenix Club of F27 at Texas* TBD LHN Philadelphia announced Friday. The award is given to the most outstanding collegiate guard in the country; a M4 TCU* 5 P.M. FSOK player who exemplifies the skills that Staley possessed during her career (ball handling, scoring, her ability to M7 KANSAS STATE* 3 P.M. FSOK distribute the basketball and her will to win). Williams is averaging 20.6 points per game to rank fourth in the Big 12 and 19th nationally. Her 48.6% (88-for-181) field goal percentage places her fifth among Big 12 players and first among the league’s guards. All times Central and subject to change Home games in BOLD PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) ^ Bad Boy Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) NOTES: Has started 12 games this season … Double-double NEVAEH TOT • G with 12 pts, 11 reb against UAPB (12/29) ... Stuffed the stat $ SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Athens, Ga.) 5-3 • Fr. • McKinney, Texas * Big 12 Conference game 1 sheet against South Dakota with 9 points, six rebounds and John Paul II High School seven assists (12/20) ... 12 points, five assists and 3 steals against Texas State (12/13)... Stuffed the stat sheet with 10 PTS REB FG% MIN points, seven rebounds and seven assists at KU ... Has totaled 7.0 2.7 37.9 31.7 42 assists this year and is averaging 6.0 per game. TV: BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ NOTES: 15.7 PPG … 12th in scoring among Big 12 players this GABBY GREGORY • G season … Has scored in double-figures in 13 of 15 games this Play-by-Play ....................................Dan Zangrilli 6-0 • So. • Tulsa, Okla. Analyst .........................................Ayana Dunning 12 season ... Three games with 20 points or more ... Drained a Holland Hall Prep career-high six 3-pointers against Kansas (1/27) ... Season- PTS REB FG% MIN best 23 points against UAPB (12/29) ... 15 pts, six reb and two RADIO: SOONER RADIO NETWORK assists against South Dakota (12/20) ... 16 pts, 9 reb against 15.7 4.6 40.0 37.3 Texas State (12/13) ... 22 pts, 5 reb at KU (12/10). Play-by-Play ................................. Brian Brinkley NOTES: Seven starts this season ... Averaging 4.5 points and Radio ................................KOKC 1520 AM (OKC) TATUM VEITENHEIMER • G 3.1 rebounds per game … Hit three 3-pointers against Kansas ................... KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM (Norman) 32 6-0 • Jr. • Windthorst, Texas to match her career high (1/27) ... Scored a season-high six Online..................................................TuneIn.com Windthorst High School points and had three steals at Iowa State (1/19) ... 5 rebounds PTS REB FG% MIN against Houston (11/25). COMMUNICATIONS 4.5 3.1 41.3 26.0 WBB Contact ...................................Ann Marcelli NOTES: Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention ... Dawn Email [email protected] MADI WILLIAMS • G/F Staley Award late season watchlist ... Third in the Big 12 in Cell ...............................................(505) 999-7593 25 6-0 • Jr. • Fort Worth, Texas scoring and 19th nationally ... Scored her 1,000th career point Office: ..........................................(405) 325-8231 Trinity Valley School at Baylor and finished that game with 29 points (1/23) ... Set the OU single-game scoring record of 45 points on 17-for-30 PTS REB FG% MIN shooting against WVU (1/3) ... Has scored in double figures in 21.8 4.9 49.6 33.5 the last 30 games of her career dating back to Dec. 22, 2019. TAYLOR ROBERTSON • G NOTES: 14th in the Big 12 in scoring ... 8 treys at Iowa State 5-7 • Jr. • McPherson, Kan. (1/19) ... Season-high 27 pts on 8-for-11 shooting against South 30 McPherson HIgh School Dakota (12/20) ... 4-for-8 from deep against OSU (12/15) ... NCAA active career leader in 3FG% at .439 (295-for-762) and 3PG (3.88). PTS REB FG% MIN 14.8 3.3 43.8 37.5 GAME 17: OKLAHOMA AT WEST VIRGINIA SATURDAY'S GAME BASICS STATS COMPARISON SATURDAY'S OPPONENT: Saturday’s contest will tip at 6 p.m. CT inside WVU Coliseum. WEST VIRGINIA 2020-21 The game will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Dan Zangrilli on play-by-play and Ayana Dunning as the analyst. The Games ....................................................................18 contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in CATEGORY Series Record ................................OU leads 10-8 Oklahoma City; KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM in Norman; TuneIn Radio Overall Record 7-9 16-2 At Norman........................................OU leads 6-3 App) with Brian Brinkley calling the action. Points Per Game 71.6 75.5 At Morgantown ...........................WVU leads 5-2 Opp. Points Per Game 74.9 63.4 At Neutral Site ..................................OU leads 2-1 WILLIAMS NAMED TO DAWN STALEY AWARD Rebounds Per Game 33.0 39.2 Last Win .................. 68-58 in Norman (2/5/20) WATCHLIST Rebounding Margin -5.9 +6.9 Last Home Win .......................... 68-58 (2/5/20) Field Goal Pct. 44.3 45.3 Last Road Win ............................73-49 (1/15/20) Madi Williams has been named to the Dawn Staley Award late Opp. Field Goal Pct. 44.4 39.7 Last Loss ....................90-72 in Norman (1/3/21) season watchlist, the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced Friday. 3-Point Pct. 37.7 36.3 Last Home Loss ...........................90-72 (1/3/21) The award is given to the most outstanding collegiate guard in the Opp. 3-Point Pct. 30.5 29.0 Last Road Loss ..............................83-75 (1/8/17) country; a player who exemplifies the skills that Staley possessed during her career (ball handling, scoring, her ability to distribute the Free Throw Pct. 72.6 72.7 Current Streak .............................. WVU won one basketball and her will to win). Assists Per Game 12.9 16.0 Turnovers Per Game 14.8 14.7 Williams is one of 16 players on the watchlist. The Sooners’ LAST 10 MEETINGS leading scorer, Williams accounts for 21.7 points per game to rank Blocked Shots Per Game 1.8 3.9 VS. WEST VIRGINIA fourth in the Big 12. Her 48.6% (88-for-181) field goal percentage Steals Per Game 6.8 7.1 places her third among Big 12 players and first among the league’s guards. Date Location Result Score 1/8/17 Morgantown L 83-75 The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia will name four finalists in mid-March, and the winner will be announced on 2/7/17 Norman W 90-87 (OT) NCAA Women's Final Four weekend. 3/4/17 Oklahoma City L 82-58 2/3/18 Norman W 76-57 SHOOTERS SHOOT 2/17/18 Morgantown W 79-77 (OT) OU ranks third in field goal percentage in the Big 12, clocking in at 44.3% (406-for-916) this season.