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Tip: 12:00 PM CT
Location: BOK Center (Tulsa)
Television: ESPN2
Notes & Storylines
- The Sooners and Razorbacks have met 29 times and UA leads the series, 16-13.
- The Sooners are 45th in the NET (12/8) and 2-1 in the first two quadrants.
- Oklahoma guard Grant Sherfield recorded his second straight 20-plus point game, finishing with a team-best 24 points against Kansas City.
- Sherfield is second in the nation in 3-point percentage (55.6%) and 59th in free throw percentage (87.9%). He is 14th among active NCAA Division I career leaders in assists per game (4.99), 17th in assists turnover ratio (1.94), 25th in total assists (464) and 24th in scoring average (15.2).
- Oklahoma is ranked in the top 60 in six NCAA Division I categories. OU is 14th in scoring defense (57.9 PPG), 22nd in three-point percentage defense (27.0%), 33rd in field goal percentage (49.3%), 41st in effective field goal percentage (56.0%), 43rd in three point percentage (38.1%) and 51st in fouls per game (14.7).
Odds & Predictions
Team Stats
| TEAM | PTS | PA | FG% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU | 66.8 | 57.9 | 49.3 | 31.3 | 14.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 | W1 |
| ARK | 78.2 | 61.9 | 48.1 | 36.9 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 9.7 | W4 |
Projected Starters
Arkansas
G – Jordan Walsh
G – Nick Smith Jr.
G – Anthony Black
G – Ricky Council IV
F – Makhi Mitchell
Oklahoma
G – Grant Sherfield
G – C.J. Noland
F – Jacob Groves
F – Jalen Hill
F/C – Tanner Groves
The Last Meeting (December 11, 2021)
- Oklahoma earned the 88-66 victory over Arkansas in the inaugural Crimson & Cardinal Classic at the BOK Center in Tulsa.
- Elijah Harkless recorded a double-double, finishing with a team-high 21 points and 11 rebounds. Tanner Groves scored 16 points an finished 3-for-5 from three-point range. Jordan Goldwire added 14 points and recorded out a team-high six assists. Umoja Gibson scored 12 points and Jalen Hill posted 11 points and eight boards.
- The Sooners shot 54.9% (28-51) from the field and 59.1% (13-22) from three. Oklahoma finished 19-of-22 from the free throw line and recorded 20 attempts in the second half.
Scouting The Razorbacks
- Eric Musselman is in his fourth season at Arkansas and has compiled a 81-29 (.736) record. The No. 9/8 Razorbacks are 8-1 to start the 2022-23 season.
- Four Razorbacks average 10-plus points per game. Ricky Council IV is the team-leader with 18.4 points per contest and adds 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Anthony Block adds 13.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and a team-high 3.6 assists per contest. Nick Smith Jr. averages 12.7 points and 2.7 assists per game. Trevon Brazile averaged 11.8 points and a team-best 6.0 rebounds. Council IV, Black and Makhi Mitchell have started all nine games.
- Arkansas is ranked 21st nationally in turnovers forced per game (18.1), 24th in free throws made per game (16.7) and 27th in steals per game (9.7). UA is 30th in the NET.
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