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OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL 3 FINAL FOURS u 4 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS u 6 BIG 12 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS u 18 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2016-17 OKLAHOMA SCHEDULE/RESULTS #23/20 OKLAHOMA (22-9, 13-5 BIG 12) VS. GONZAGA (26-6, 14-4 WCC) N2 MIDWESTERN STATE (Ex.) 7 p.m. W, 110-47 Saturday, March 18, 2017 n 5:40 p.m. CT n Seattle, Wash. n Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) N7 OKLAHOMA CITY (Ex.) 7 p.m. W, 68-48 SOONERS BULLDOGS N13 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 12:30 p.m. W, 80-48 Head Coach: Sherri Coale Head Coach: Lisa Fortier N16 LITTLE ROCK 7 p.m. W, 68-58 Record at OU: 464-226 (21st year) Record at GU: 71-28 (3rd year) GAME 32 N19 at BYU 5 p.m. W, 68-61 Overall Record: Same Overall Record: Same N23 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 7 p.m. W, 74-60 Last Game: Lost 82-58 vs. West Virginia Last Game: Won 86-75 vs. Saint Mary's N27 COLORADO STATE 2 p.m. W, 70-55 GAMEDAY STORYLINES D1 at #17/20 Kentucky $ 6 p.m. L, 68-82 Oklahoma boasts a 32-19 (.627) overall NCAA Tournament record and will making its 20th all-time appearance as the D4 ORAL ROBERTS 2 p.m. L, 67-74 u D8 UTRGV 7 p.m. W, 92-59 Sooners open play with No. 11 seed Gonzaga on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. OU, who is seeded No. 6 in D11 TULSA 2 p.m. W, 85-68 the Oklahoma City Regional, is 15-3 all-time in opening round games in the NCAA Tournament. D19 vs. Xavier # 4:15 p.m. W, 81-69 The Sooners have made 18 straight NCAA Tournaments under head coach Sherri Coale, the fifth-best active streak in D20 vs. California # 8:45 p.m. L, 74-82 u D21 vs. Portland State # 9 p.m. W, 74-60 Division I. The run is the ninth-longest streak all-time for consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. OU's 20 all-time NCAA D29 at Kansas 7 p.m. W, 84-54 Tournament berths are tied for the second-most by a Big 12 team and rank 23rd overall in NCAA history. u OU is just one of 10 teams in Division I men's or women's basketball to hold an active streak of 18 or more consecutive J1 TCU 2 p.m. W, 87-72 J4 #25/RV KANSAS STATE 7 p.m. W, 85-80 (OT) appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee (36), Stanford (30), Connecticut (29), Notre Dame (22) are the only four J8 at #17/16 West Virginia 3 p.m. L, 73-83 women's basketball teams that have made more consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament than Oklahoma, while Kansas (28), J11 at Iowa State 7 p.m. W, 67-57 Duke (22), Michigan State (20), Gonzaga (19) and Wisconsin (19) have all made at least 18 straight trips to the Big Dance on the J14 TEXAS TECH 2 p.m. W, 66-45 men's side. J17 at #12/14 Texas 6 p.m. L, 68-86 J22 OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m. W, 68-62 u After entering the NCAA Tournament two years ago with one of the youngest rosters in the nation, OU now boasts a squad J25 IOWA STATE 7 p.m. W, 78-63 of 11 players who have combined to play in 33 postseason games. In last year's NCAA Tournament, Peyton Little led the J29 at #2/2 Baylor 5:30 p.m. L, 58-92 Sooners by averaging 15.0 points per game, while Vionise Pierre-Louis set an OU NCAA Tournament single-game record with seven blocks versus Purdue. F1 KANSAS 10:30 a.m. W, 89-52 F4 at Oklahoma State 12 p.m. W, 66-60 u OU is 6-4 as a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 twice (2011 and 2013). The Sooners are 5-0 F7 WEST VIRGINIA 7 p.m. W, 90-87 (2OT) all-time vs. No. 11 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. F11 at Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. W, 64-56 F18 #8/8 TEXAS 1 p.m. W, 74-73 PROBABLE OKLAHOMA STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) F21 at Kansas State 7 p.m. L, 71-79 F25 at TCU 7 p.m. W, 73-64 GABBI ORTIZ • G NOTES: All-Big 12 honorable mention selection ... First in Big 12 F27 #2/3 BAYLOR 7 p.m. L, 64-103 5-9 • Jr. • Racine, Wis. play with 2.8 assist-turnover ratio ... Averaging 5.4 assists over 21 The Prairie School last five games ... Recorded 14 points, five rebounds and five M4 vs. West Virginia ^ 8:30 p.m. L, 58-82 assists vs. Texas (2/18) ... Set season high with 18 points at Texas M18 vs. Gonzaga % 5:40 p.m. ESPN2 PTS REB AST MIN M24-27 NCAA Regionals TBD TBD Tech (2/11) ... Ranks fourth in the Big 12 with a .829 free throw 8.8 4.3 3.6 26.9 M31-A2 NCAA Final Four TBD TBD percentage ... 88 career starts. All times Central and subject to change GIOYA CARTER • G NOTES: 17-of-19 (.895) at the free throw line over last five games $ SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Lexington, Ky.) 5-9 • Sr. • Midwest City, Okla. ... Was 4-of-4 at the free throw line and recorded 10 points vs. # Puerto Rico Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 25 Carl Albert High School Texas (2/18) ... Added 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting at Texas ^ Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Tech (2/11) ... Sparked OU's comeback vs. WVU (2/7) with a % NCAA 1st/2nd Round (Seattle, Wash.) PTS REB AST MIN pair of 3's and recorded 14 points ... 85 career starts and 118 7.4 2.9 1.4 20.9 appearances at OU. TV: ESPN2/WATCHESPN PEYTON LITTLE • G NOTES: All-Big 12 Second Team honoree ... Has finished in Play-by-Play .............................................. Pam Ward 5-11 • RS-Sr. • Abilene, Texas double figures 10 times in the last 14 contests ... Hit go-ahead Analyst .............................................Gail Goestenkors 10 Texas A&M 3-pointer and posted 15 points vs. Texas (2/18) ... Set school PTS REB STL MIN record by playing all 50 minutes in OU's win over WVU (2/7), RADIO: SOONER RADIO NETWORK scoring 13 points ... 6th in Big 12 with 1.8 steals per game ... 12.2 3.1 1.8 32.8 1,306 career points between Oklahoma and Texas A&M. Play-by-Play ........................................ Brian Brinkley Radio ..... KOKC 1520 AM (OKC)/KREF 1400 AM (Norman) MADDIE MANNING • G NOTES: All-Big 12 honorable mention selection ... Led OU with Live Audio .................................... SoonerSports.com 6-2 • RS-Sr. • Ankeny, Iowa 14 points vs. WVU in Big 12 Tournament (3/4) ... Filled the stat 23 Ankeny High School sheet with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists at TCU COMMUNICATIONS PTS REB 3FG% MIN (2/25) ... Shot .460 from 3-point range in Big 12 play ... Team- high 12.7 points per game ... 7th in the Big 12 with a .798 free Associate Director/WBB Contact ............. Tyler Pigg 12.7 5.3 .413 32.1 Email [email protected] throw percentage. Cell ...................................................... 334-750-0791 NOTES: Had six points, six rebounds and one block at TCU Office: ................................................. 405-325-3671 NANCY MULKEY • C 6-9 • Fr. • Cypress, Texas (2/25) ... Sealed win vs. Texas (2/18) with a steal and free throw ... 32 Cypress Woods High School 7th on OU's single-season blocks list with 61 rejections ... Third- most blocks by an OU freshman all-time ... Set career high with PTS REB BLK MIN eight blocks vs. Kansas (2/1) ... 3rd in the Big 12 with 2.0 blocks 4.0 2.6 2.0 10.9 per game this season ... Started 18 games. GAME 32: OKLAHOMA VS. GONZAGA ›› NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND GAME NOTES CHAMPIONSHIP BASICS OU’S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY STATS COMPARISON Making its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance and 18th straight under head coach Sherri Coale, the No. 23/20 Sooners (22-9 overall, 13-5 1986 Midwest Regional OU 86, Vanderbilt 67 Texas 85, OU 59 Big 12) enter Saturday's first-round game against Gonzaga (26-6 overall, CATEGORY 14-4 WCC) as the Oklahoma City Regional's No. 6 seed. The contest will Overall Record 22-9 26-6 1995 East Regional OU 90, Loyola (Md.) 55 be played at Washington's Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle, Wash. Tip-off Louisiana Tech 48, OU 36 Points Per Game 73.7 72.3 is set for 5:40 p.m. CT. Gonzaga is the regional's No. 11 seed. Opp. Points Per Game 68.6 57.8 2000 East Regional OU 86, BYU 81 (Sweet 16) OU 76, Purdue 74 Should the Sooners advance, OU will play Monday against host Rebounds Per Game 39.8 40.7 Connecticut 102, OU 80 Washington (No. 3 seed) or Montana State (No. 14). Washington and Rebounding Margin -1.0 +8.1 Montana State will play Saturday night at 8:10 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The 2001 West Regional OU 70, Oral Roberts 64 Field Goal Pct. .412 .429 (Sweet 16) OU 67, Stanford 50 Huskies (27-5 overall, 15-3 Pac 12) are hosting an NCAA Tournament Opp. Field Goal Pct. .395 .362 Washington 84, OU 67 First/Second Round game for the first time since 1995 and are 16-1 at 3-Point Pct.