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NCAA Tournament: First and Second Rounds Saturday, March 20 - Monday, March 22 Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. CBS/Sooner Radio Network OKLAHOMA 33 NCAA TOURNAMENTS u 5 FINAL FOURS u 4 BIG 12 TITLES u 33 ALL-AMERICANS u 34 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES IN THE LAST 39 YEARS OKLAHOMA SCHEDULE/RESULTS NCAA TOURNAMENT: SECOND ROUND | MONDAY, MARCH 22 | 1:40 P.M. CT | CBS N25 UTSA Postponed OKLAHOMA SOONERS GONZAGA BULLDOGS N28 at UCF Canceled NO. 8 (16-10, 9-8 BIG 12) vs NO. 1 (27-0, 15-0 WCC) D2 FLORIDA Canceled Head Coach: Lon Kruger Head Coach: Mark Few D3 UTSA W, 105-66 Record at OU: 195-127 (10th Year) Record at GU: 626-124 (22nd year) D6 at TCU W, 82-78 D9 at Xavier + L, 77-99 D12 FLORIDA A&M W, 85-54 GAME OVERVIEW STATS COMPARISON D16 ORAL ROBERTS W, 79-65 D19 HOUSTON BAPTIST W, 84-65 After picking up a First Round win over Missouri, No. 8-seed Oklahoma (16-10, 9-8 Big 12) advances to the round of 32 D22 NO. 15 TEXAS TECH L, 67-69 CATEGORY with the challenge of taking down top-ranked and No. 1-seeded Overall Record 16-10 27-0 J2 NO. 9 WEST VIRGINIA W, 75-71 Gonzaga (27-0, 15-0 WCC). The Bulldogs have been ranked Points Per Game 74.7 92.3 J6 at No. 2 Baylor L, 61-76 No. 1 every week this season in the AP Top-25 and are the heavy Opp. Points Per Game 69.2 68.6 J9 at No. 6 Kansas L, 59-63 favorite to win the national title. The Sooners will embrace the Rebounds Per Game 36.1 38.2 J12 TCU W, 82-46 underdog role when facing the Zags inside the historic venue J16 at Oklahoma State Postponed Rebounding Margin -0.2 +7.9 of Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The building hosted the J19 KANSAS STATE W, 76-50 Field Goal Pct. .441 .551 championship game in the classic film Hoosiers – one of the J23 NO. 9 KANSAS W, 75-68 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .420 .414 greatest basketball underdog stories of all time. The Second J26 at No. 5 Texas W, 80-79 3-Point Pct. .342 .373 Round matchup will air on the Sooner Radio Network (107.7 FM J30 NO. 9 ALABAMA % W, 66-61 Opp. 3-Point Pct. .357 .325 The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Tune In Free Throw Pct. .747 .732 F1 at No. 10 Texas Tech L, 52-57 Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing. Assists Per Game 13.5 18.6 F6 IOWA STATE W, 79-72 CBS will carry the television broadcast with Carter Blackburn, Turnovers Per Game 10.9 12.1 F1O BAYLOR Postponed Debbie Antonelli and Lauren Shehadi on the call. F13 at No. 14 West Virginia W, 91-90 (2OT) Blocked Shots Per Game 3.5 2.9 F16 TEXAS Postponed Steals Per Game 7.3 8.3 F20 at Iowa State W, 66-56 F23 at Kansas State L, 57-62 F27 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 90-94 (OT) OKLAHOMA VS. GONZAGA: SERIES HISTORY M1 at No. 17 Oklahoma State L, 75-79 The Bulldogs own a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series with the Sooners with the most recent matchup coming at the M4 NO. 15 TEXAS L, 65-69 2012 Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. (Lon Kruger’s second season at Oklahoma). The only two other meetings between M10 vs. Iowa State ! W, 79-73 Oklahoma and Gonzaga came in an off-campus series between the two schools. The Sooners won the first matchup in M11 vs. No. 11 Kansas ! L, 62-69 Oklahoma City (2007) while the Zags took the return game in downtown Spokane in 2009. M20 vs. Missouri * W, 72-68 Lon Kruger and Mark Few have combined for 1,300 wins and 57 seasons as head coaches, but Monday will be just All times Central and subject to change the second meeting between the two coaches. The only previous matchup was the 2012 Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma game in Orlando. + Big 12/Big East Battle % SEC/Big 12 Challenge The Sooners are 15-8 all-time against current members of the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga will be the first WCC team Oklahoma has faced in an NCAA Tournament matchup. ! Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) * NCAA Tournament OKLAHOMA’S FIRST ROUND WIN OVER MISSOURI GETTING SOCIAL WITH THE #SOONERS No. 8 Oklahoma 72, No. 9 Missouri 68 n Saturday, March 20, 2021 n Lucas Oil Stadium n Indianapolis, Ind. Twitter .................................................@OU_MBBall Score by periods 1st 2nd Total GAME LEADERS OKLAHOMA MISSOURI Points Reaves, 23 D. Smith, 20 Instagram ............................................@OU_MBBall Missouri 27 26 68 Facebook .................................. OU Mens Basketball Rebounds Harkless, 10 Tilmon, 12 Preferred Hashtag ......................................#Sooners Oklahoma 26 46 72 Assists Reaves, 6 Pinson, 5 OU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Oklahoma took down old conference rival Missouri in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. After trailing by one at halftime, the Sooners opened the second half with a 12-2 run, which was immediately followed by a 12-2 burst Director/MBB Contact..........................Ben Coldagelli by Missouri. Trailing by one with just under six minutes to play, the Sooners went on a 13-4 run to take an eight minute Email..........................................bcoldagelli@ou.edu lead into the final two minutes to secure the win. Cell .................................................. 405-246-5663 Office: .............................................. 405-325-7014 Senior guard Austin Reaves led the Sooners with 23 points, six assists and four rebounds. His 23 points are the most by a Sooner in an NCAA Tournament game since Trae Young scored 28 against Rhode Island in 2018. Junior guard Elijah Harkless – playing in his first NCAA Tournament game – produced 16 points, 10 rebounds and two steals. His performance was just the second double-double by an Oklahoma guard in the last 20 years. Buddy Hield produced 17 points and 10 boards in a Sweet 16 win over Texas A&M in 2016. Senior forward Brady Manek sunk five 3-pointers on nine attempts en route to 19 points - his most ever in an NCAA Tournament game. Oklahoma picked up the win without its second-leading-scorer De’Vion Harmon, who missed the game due to COVID protocol. OKLAHOMA GAME NOTES: NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST AND SECOND ROUND QUICK NOTES TODAY’S OPPONENT: GONZAGA Oklahoma has won eight NCAA Tournament games since 2015 – the 13th most in the country during that span and the third-most in the Big 12. GONZAGA SERIES HISTORY The Sooners are pursuing their third Sweet 16 appearance of the last six NCAA Tournaments with a win over Gonzaga. Games ......................................................... 3 Oklahoma last reached the second weekend of the Big Dance in 2016. Oklahoma boasts 11 Sweet 16 appearances, including nine since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Standing ......................................GU leads 2-1 At Norman ...................................................... Oklahoma will still be without sophomore guard De’Vion Harmon on Monday due to COVID protocols. Harmon entered At Spokane ..................................................... the postseason as the Sooners’ second-leading scorer. Neutral Sites ................................GU leads 2-1 Undefeated Gonzaga is not only the top-ranked team in the West Region, but the No. 1 team in the AP Top-25 (and Last Win ................... 72-68 (12/20/07) in OKC has been all season). OU is 2-3 when facing a No. 1 seed since the tournament field expanded to at least 64 teams in Last Loss ............. 47-72 (11/23/12) in Orlando 1985. The Sooners most recently faced a top seed during March Madness in 2019, falling to eventual-National Champion Current Streak .................................. GU, 2 wins Virginia in the Second Round. OU’s last win over a No. 1 seed came against Oregon in the 2016 Elite Eight. The Sooners are 7-14 all-time against the No. 1 team in the AP Top-25. OU has lost seven straight games against the GONZAGA ALL-TIME MEETINGS AP No. 1 team, most recently defeating the top team in the championship game of the 2002 Big 12 Tournament, besting No. 1 Kansas. Date Location Result Score 11/23/12 Orlando L 47-72 Senior guard Austin Reaves is coming off a 23-point performance in Saturday’s win over Missouri. Reaves has scored 12/31/09 Spokane L 69-83 at least 20 points in seven of his last 12 games. Over that span, he is averaging 20.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists. 12/20/07 Oklahoma City W 72-68 On the season, Reaves is ranked second in the Big 12 in scoring (17.9), third in assists (4.8), 11th in rebounding (5.6) and second in free throw percentage (86.1%). NEXT OPPONENT: SWEET 16 Senior forward Brady Manek will play in his fifth career NCAA Tournament game on Monday, coming off a 19-point outing against Mizzou. Manek is averaging 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 3-pointers per game in his previous March Date .................................... Sunday, March 28 Madness games (three of which were as an underclassman). Venue .....Bankers Life Fieldhouse/Hinkle Fieldhouse TV ............................................................TBD Oklahoma is 15-1 this season when it grabs at least 31 rebounds and 1-9 when it pulls down 30 or fewer. The Sooners Opponent ..........No. 13 Ohio or No. 5 Creighton had 32 rebounds against Missouri. Oklahoma is committing only 10.9 turnovers per game - the second fewest in the Big 12 and 26th best in Division I. Oklahoma turned the ball over just six times against Missouri - the fifth-fewest by any team in the First Round.