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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 (3-5, 0-3 Big 12) vs. TEXAS TECH (6-2, 1-2 Big 12) Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 n Lubbock, Texas n United Supermarkets Arena n ESPN+ N25 HOUSTON L, 97-85 N28 Gonzaga^ Canceled SOONERS LADY RAIDERS N29 South Carolina^ Canceled N30 South Dakota^ Canceled Head Coach: Sherri Coale Head Coach: Krista Gerlich GAME #9 Record at OU: 504-287 (25th year) Record at TTU: 6-2 (first year) D6 at Georgia$ L, 93-80 Career Record: Same Career Record: 294-150 (16th 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 hits the road for the first time in five games as the Sooners head to Texas Tech on Wednesday. J2 KANSAS STATE* Postponed Oklahoma leads the all-time series with the Lady Raiders 37-26. J3 WEST VIRGINIA* L, 90-72 J6 at Texas Tech* 6 p.m. ESPN+ The teams are 15-15 in Lubbock and Texas Tech has won the last four meetings between the programs. J9 TCU* 3 P.M. FSOK A win Wednesday in Lubbock would be OU’s first at Texas Tech since a 64-56 victory there on Jan. 10, J12 at Texas* 7 P.M. LHN 2018. J19 at Iowa State* TBD TBD J23 at Baylor* 7 P.M. TBD Madi Williams is coming off a record-breaking performance in OU’s last outing against West Virginia J27 KANSAS* 7 P.M. FSOK (Jan. 3). Williams scored 45 points to break the OU single-game record (previously 43 set by Courtney J31 at Kansas State* 1 P.M. ESPN+ Paris in 2006) and record the most points in a DI women’s basketball game this season. Williams shot F3 TEXAS* 7 P.M. FSOK 17-for-30 (.567) from the floor, 3-for-7 (.429) from deep and 8-for-9 (.889) from the charity stripe. F6 at Oklahoma State* TBD TBD F9 IOWA STATE* 7 P.M. FSOK Williams was named Big 12 Player of the Week for Jan. 4. The accolade is her first Big 12 weekly honor F14 at West Virginia* 2 P.M. TBD and the first for the Sooners this season. F17 TEXAS TECH* 7 P.M. FSOK F20 BAYLOR* 3 P.M. FSOK As a team, Oklahoma is shooting 46.2 (212-for -459) from the floor this season to rank second in field F24 at TCU* 6:30 P.M. TBD goal percentage among Big 12 teams. The Sooners also rank second in 3FG% at 37.9% (58-for-153). Three players are averaging points in double figures: Madi Williams (25.2), Gabby Gregory (16.8) and Taylor Robertson (13.3). All times Central and subject to change Home games in BOLD ^ Bad Boy Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) $ SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Athens, Ga.) PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) * Big 12 Conference game NOTES: Started each of the last six games … Double-double NEVAEH TOT • G with 12 pts, 11 reb against UAPB (12/29) ... Stuffed the stat 5-3 • Fr. • McKinney, Texas sheet against South Dakota with 9 points, six rebounds and 1 John Paul II High School seven assists (12/20) ... 12 points, five assists and 3 steals PTS REB FG% MIN against Texas State (12/13)... Stuffed the stat sheet with 10 TV: BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ points, seven rebounds and seven assists at KU ... Has totaled 8.4 3.0 35.6 33.2 42 assists this year and is averaging 6.0 per game. Play-by-Play ........................................Ron Thulin Analyst ..................................Brenda VanLengen NOTES: Second on the team with 1PPG average … Ranks 10th GABBY GREGORY • G in scoring among Big 12 players this season … Season-best 12 6-0 • So. • Tulsa, Okla. 23 points against UAPB (12/29) ... 15 pts, six reb and two .8 RADIO: SOONER RADIO NETWORK Holland Hall Prep assists against South Dakota (12/20) ... 16 pts, 9 reb against Texas State (12/13) ... 22 pts and 5 reb at Kansas (12/10) … 13 PTS REB FG% MIN Play-by-Play .......................................Chris Plank points at Georgia (12/6) … 18 pts against Houston (11/25) … Radio ................................KOKC 1520 AM (OKC) 16.8 4.6 45.1 37.9 Career-high six assists against the Cougars. ................... KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM (Norman) NOTES: Second on the team in rebounds with an average 5.7 Online..................................................TuneIn.com SKYLAR VANN • G per game … Double-double with 14 pts and a career-high 10 24 6-0 • Fr. • Edmond, Okla. reb against UAPB (12/29) ... 11 pts, seven reb and three blocks COMMUNICATIONS Deer Creek High School againt Texas State (12/13) ... Made her first start at Kansas (12/10) … Scored eight pts and pulled down six reb against the PTS REB FG% MIN WBB Contact ...................................Ann Marcelli Jayhawks … Also had eight pts on 3-for-3 shooting from the Email [email protected] 8.1 5.7 44.4 25.8 floor and 2-for-2 from deep at Georgia (12/6). Cell ...............................................(505) 999-7593 : Big 12 Player of the Week for 1/4/21 ... Leads the team Office: ..........................................(405) 325-8231 NOTES MADI WILLIAMS • G/F in scoring with a 25.2 PPG average … Set the OU single-game 25 6-0 • Jr. • Fort Worth, Texas record with 45 pts against WVU (1/3) ... Shattered her prev. Trinity Valley School career best of 26 ... Missed three games from 12/10-12/15 due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocol ... Has scored in double PTS REB FG% MIN figures in the last 23 games of her career dating back to Dec. 25.2 4.2 53.8 33.1 22, 2019. TAYLOR ROBERTSON • G NOTES: Preseason All-Big 12 Team … Ann Meyers Drysdale 5-7 • Jr. • McPherson, Kan. Watch List … Averaging 13.3 PPG … 7 triples against UAPB 30 McPherson HIgh School (12/29)... Season-high 27 pts on 8-for-11 shooting against South Dakota (12/20) ... 4-for-8 from deep against OSU (12/15) ... Has hit at least one 3-pointer in the last 42 games PTS REB FG% MIN across her career ... NCAA active career leader in 3FG% at 13.3 3.6 43.6 35.9 .440 (261-for-593) and 3PG (3.84). GAME 9: OKLAHOMA AT TEXAS TECH WEDNESDAY'S GAME BASICS STATS COMPARISON WEDNESDAY'S OPPONENT: The Sooners are on the road for the first time in five games TEXAS TECH 2020-21 Tuesday as they travel to Texas Tech for a 6 p.m. contest. SERIES HISTORY OU is in its 25th season under head coach Sherri Coale, who owns a 504-287 career record. CATEGORY Games ...................................................................63 Overall Record 3-5 6-3 Series Record ............................. OU leads 37-26 Tuesday’s game will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Points Per Game 74.1 72.9 At Norman.....................................OU leads 19-10 Ron Thulin on play-by-play and Brenda VanLengen as the analyst. The contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM Opp. Points Per Game 74.6 63.9 At Lubbock ................................ Series tied 15-15 in Oklahoma City; KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM in Norman; TuneIn Radio Rebounds Per Game 38.8 41.7 At Neutral Site .............................. Series tied 2-2 App) with Chris Plank calling the action. Rebounding Margin +1.9 +5.4 Last Win .....................66-61 in Norman (1/2/19) Last Home Win .............................66-61 (1/2/19) Field Goal Pct. 46.2 42.4 SERIES BREAKDOWN Opp. Field Goal Pct. 40.8 38.3 Last Road Win .............................73-52 (1/10/18) Last Loss ................106-94 in Norman (3/7/20) 3-Point Pct. 37.9 37.1 OU leads the all-time series with Texas Tech 37-26. Last Home Loss ........................106-94 (3/7/20) Opp. 3-Point Pct. 28.4 31.5 The teams are 15-15 in Lubbock, with Texas Tech evening that Last Road Loss ................89-84 (OT) (1/22/20) Free Throw Pct. 69.8 76.1 series last season as the Lady Raiders defeated the Sooners 89-84 in Current Streak ........................ Texas Tech won 4 Assists Per Game 13.5 15.7 overtime. Turnovers Per Game 17.6 13.4 A win in Lubbock would be Oklahoma’s first there since Jan. 10, Blocked Shots Per Game 2.3 4.0 2018 when the Sooners defeated tech 64-56. A Wednesday victory LAST 10 MEETINGS Steals Per Game 6.5 6.1 would also be OU’s first Big 12 win since Feb. 5, 2020. VS. TEXAS TECH Date Location Result Score LAST TIME IN LUBBOCK 1/20/16 Norman W 92-53 The teams last met in Lubbock on Jan. 22, 2020. OU battled Texas Tech into overtime, but fell short of the Red 3/1/16 Lubbock W 70-60 Raiders 89-84. 1/14/17 Norman W 66-45 1/10/18 Lubbock W 64-56 The Sooners led the game by as many as 15 points in the third quarter before the Lady Raiders rallied to tie the game at 70-all with 2:05 left in regulation. OU went up 75-70 thanks to a 3-pointer by Taylor Robertson, but Texas 2/24/18 Norman W 79-61 tech used a jumper and a pair of free throws to knot the game again at 75 and send it to overtime.