Tip: 1:00 PM CT
Location: Lloyd Noble Center (Tulsa)
Television: ESPN+
Notes & Storylines
- The Sooners are 48th in the NET (12/28) and 5-3 in the first two quadrants.
- Grant Sherfield has recorded double-digit points in all 12 contests for the Sooners this season and has a streak of 22 consecutive games.
- Sherfield leads NCAA DI in 3-point percentage (56.5%) and 35th in free throw percentage (88.6%).
- Oklahoma was picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 Preseason Poll.
- The Longhorns are off to their fi rst 11-1 start since the 2009-10 season, when they opened the year with 17 straight wins.
- Texas has won 23 of the last 35 meetings against the Sooners.
- Oklahoma is ranked in the top 25 in six NCAA Division I categories.
- OU is eighth in 3-point percentage defense (26.4%)
- 10th in field goal percentage (50.5%)
- 13th in 3-point percentage (39.8%)
- 15th in effective field goal percentage (57.4%),
- 19th in fouls per game (13.8 FPG)
- 23rd in scoring defense (60.7 PPG).
- The Sooners are the only NCAA DI team to be in the top 15 in both 3-point percentage and 3-point percentage defense.
Team Stats
| TEAM | PTS | PA | FG% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT | 83.8 | 62.2 | 50.0 | 38.2 | 19.3 | 4.3 | 8.1 | W5 |
| OU | 69.0 | 60.7 | 50.5 | 31.7 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 5.6 | W2 |
Projected Starters
Texas
G – Tyrese Hunter
G – Marcus Carr
F – Timmy Allen
F – Dillon Mitchell
F – Christian Bishop
Oklahoma
G – Grant Sherfield
G – Milos Uzan
F – Jacob Groves
F – Jalen Hill
F/C – Tanner Groves
The Last Meeting (February 15, 2022)
- Oklahoma dropped its second 2022 meeting against Texas 80-78 in an overtime game that was played at the LNC.
- Elijah Harkless led the Sooners with 19 points. Jordan Goldwire added 18 points, Umoja Gibson 17 and Jalen Hill 16. Ethan Chargois pulled down a team-high nine boards in 29 minutes off the bench.
Scouting The Longhorns
- Rodney Terry has served as interim head coach for the last four games and has coached Texas to a 4-0 mark, including a 97-72 victory over Texas A&M – Commerce on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
- Marcus Carr is the UT team leader in points (17.8) and steals (1.8) per game.
- Texas is ranked in the top 25 in eight NCAA DI categories.
- The Longhorns are third in assist/turnover ratio (1.65)
- They are sixth in scoring margin (21.6)
- Seventh in turnover margin (6.3)
- Seventh in assists per game (19.2)
- 14th in fast-break points (17.25)
- 16th in scoring offense (83.8)
- 17th in turnovers forced per game
- 18th in field goal percentage (50.0)
Odds & Predictions
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