Tip: 12:30 PM CT
Location: State Farm Fieldhouse (Kissimmee, FL.)
Television: ESPN
Notes & Storylines
- Oklahoma and Ole Miss compete for the ESPN Events Invitational championship.
- The Sooners have won five games in a row.
- Oklahoma is ranked in the top 50 in two NCAA Division I categories. OU is 12th in 3-point percentage defense (24.2%), and 21st in scoring defense (57.2%).
- Tanner Groves is eighth in the nation and second in the Big 12 in defensive rebounds per game (7.8).
- Grant Sherfield is 11th nationally in free throw percentage (95.0%) and first in the conference.
- Jalen Hill is second in the Big 12 in minutes per game (32:09) and Grant Sherfield is third (32:00).
- Sherfield is 13th among active NCAA Division I career leaders in assists per game (5.04), 16th in assists turnover ratio (1.97), 24th in total assists (454) and 26th in scoring average (15.1).
- Sherfield and Jalen Moore (Oakland) are the only two active DI men’s basketball players to have career averages of at least 15.0 points (NCAA min. 800 points) and 5.0 assists (NCAA min. 150 assists) per game.
- The Sooners are 9-1 in their last ten games against the SEC.
Team Stats
| TEAM | PTS | PA | FG% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISS | 73.5 | 63.5 | 46.1 | 39.8 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 9.0 | W6 |
| OU | 66.8 | 57.2 | 47.7 | 33.0 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | W5 |
Projected Starters
Oklahoma
G – Grant Sherfield
G – C.J. Noland
F – Jacob Groves
F – Jalen Hill
F/C – Tanner Groves
Ole Miss
G – Javian McCollum
G – Jared Billips
G – Jayce Johnson
G – Andrew Platek
The Last Meeting (January 22, 2019)
- Oklahoma opened the 2019 NCAA Tournament with a 95-72 victory over Ole Miss. Four players scored at least 18 points and the Sooners earned their 20th victory of the season.
- Christian James and Rashard Odomes led the Sooners with 20 points each. Kristian Doolittle finished with a double-double, tallying 19 points and 15 boards. Brady Manek added 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
- The Sooners entered halftime with a 17-point advantage (50-33) and recorded a season-high 95 points for the game. Oklahoma shot
- 57.6% (34-59) from the field and 46.2% (6-13) from deep. OU also finished 21 of 26 from the free throw line.
Scouting The Rebels
- Kermit Davis Jr. is in his fifth year as the Ole Miss head men’s basketball coach and has built a 70-61 record, including a 6-0 start to open the 2022-23 season.
- Matthew Murrell leads in the Rebels in points (15.2), minutes (33.2) and assists (3.0) per game. Murrell also averages 4.2 rebounds per contest and is second on the team with 12 steals. Amaree Abram adds 12.2 points and 2.3 assists per contest. Jaemyn Brakefield averages 11.0 points and 5.7 boards per game. Myles Burns has recorded a team-high 20 steals. Murrell, Abram, Brakefield and Burns have started all six games.
Odds & Predictions
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