Jay C. Upchurch
1/27/2006, 10:22 PM
OU Sports Information's
GAME AT A GLANCE
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Saturday at The Lloyd Noble Center
Ranked No. 24 in this week's AP poll and No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today
version, Oklahoma (12-4, 3-2) hosts Texas (17-2, 5-0) on Saturday at 8
p.m. CST inside Lloyd Noble Center. The game will air on the Sooner
Radio Network (flagship KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City) with Bob Barry
Sr. (play-by-play) and Mike Houck (analyst) calling the action. The
contest will be televised by ESPN2 with Brad Nessler (play-by-play),
Dick Vitale (analyst) and Erin Andrews (reporter) announcing.
ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY IN NORMAN
Although it is no stranger to Norman, ESPN College GameDay will make its
first ever visit to Lloyd Noble Center this weekend in advance of
Saturday's game. On hand for Saturday's 10-11 a.m. CST show will be
Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Andy Katz. Dick Vitale will
join the crew for the 7-8 p.m. show. Lloyd Noble Center's west doors
will open Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (admission is free) and fans will be
allowed onto the court, serving as the background for the College
GameDay set. A Lloyd Noble Center segment will begin the 9 a.m.
SportsCenter.
In conjunction with College GameDay's visit, a Dick Vitale sound-alike
contest will be held Friday from noon to 1 at the Oklahoma Memorial
Union food court. Students may call 405-325-7811 for more information.
Also, OU athletics officials are planning a "WhiteOUt the Lloyd Noble
Center" promotion whereby each reserved seat ticket holder will be given
a "Cheer Like a Champion" T-shirt at Saturday's game. The T-shirts will
be provided by Carl's Jr., Hudiburg Auto Group and USA Screen Printing.
College GameDay has visited Norman and the OU campus four previous
times, all for football events.
TICKET INFORMATION
Reserved seats for Saturday's game are sold out. Restricted admission
tickets will go on sale for $20 at Lloyd Noble Center's north and east
windows beginning at 6:30 p.m.
OKLAHOMA PROJECTED STARTERS
F 21 Taj Gray (6-9, 238, Sr., 14.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.3 bpg)
F 34 Kevin Bookout (6-8, 270, Sr., 12.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 0.1 apg)
G 3 Terrell Everett (6-4, 188, Sr., 11.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 6.3 apg)
G 15 David Godbold (6-5, 217, Jr., 5.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.3 apg)
G 20 Austin Johnson (6-3, 168, Fr., 4.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.8 apg)
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TEXAS PROJECTED STARTERS
F 2 P.J. Tucker (6-5, 225, Jr., 16.3 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.8 apg)
F 22 Brad Buckman (6-8, 235, Sr., 11.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.8 bpg)
C 23 LaMarcus Aldridge (6-10, 237, So., 16.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg)
G 1 Daniel Gibson (6-2, 190, So., 14.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
G 12 Kenton Paulino (6-1, 185, Sr., 8.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.5 apg)
OU UPDATE
The Sooners won their third straight game Wednesday and posted their
largest victory margin of the year in the process as they downed Baylor
82-52 on the road. Five Sooners scored in double figures as Oklahoma
posted its most points since the second game of the year. OU shot .509
from the field (just its third .500-or-better effort of the season)
while holding the Bears to a .292 figure. The Sooners outrebounded
their 14th opponent in 16 games (41-32) and forced 17 Bears turnovers
while committing just nine.
Taj Gray, who scored 16 points and pulled down seven rebounds Wednesday, leads Oklahoma in both categories for the season. The senior forward is averaging 14.8 points and 8.0 boards per outing. He is shooting .591 from the field and owns a .750 season free throw percentage (ranks
eighth in the Big 12). Fellow senior forward Kevin Bookout played 30
minutes at Baylor with a fractured navicular bone in his left wrist (he
sustained the injury last Saturday against Texas Tech) and contributed
11 points and four boards. Bookout ranks second on the squad in scoring
and rebounding with his 12.1 and 7.5 averages. Bookout, OU's career
leader in field goal percentage (.582), is shooting .597 from the field
this year. He had grabbed at least seven boards in each of the last
seven games prior to Wednesday when he played with his wrist and thumb
heavily taped.
Senior guard Terrell Everett ranks third on the team in scoring with his
11.1 points per game and also averages 4.1 rebounds and a team-high 6.3
assists. In five league games, Everett is averaging a team-high 12.8
points, 5.0 boards, 6.2 assists and 2.0 steals. He has led OU in
assists in 14 of 16 contests this season.
Michael Neal, who was named Big 12 Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday, has posted back-to-back 15-point performances. The junior guard was 5-for-7 from 3-point range at Baylor and is 9-for-11 from long range over his
last 31 minutes of court time. Neal, who missed OU's first two league
games with a strained groin, is averaging 10.8 points a contest and
leads the team with his 40 3-pointers (2.9 per game) and .385 season
3-point percentage.
WEDNESDAY'S LEFTOVERS
* OU's 30-point win marked its largest victory margin on the road since
a 33-point triumph at Texas Tech (89-56) on Feb. 28, 1998.
* Terrell Everett had a game-high five assists and has led Oklahoma in
the category in 14 of 16 games this year.
* Oklahoma's 9-for-19 (.474) 3-point effort was its second best of the
year (11-for-20 vs. Binghamton on Nov. 23).
* The Sooners grabbed double-digit offensive rebounds (13) for the 16th
time in 16 games.
* Oklahoma's nine turnovers came on the heels of a 21-turnover
performance against Texas Tech.
* OU won its 23rd straight game against Baylor and improved to 21-0
against the Bears under Kelvin Sampson.
* Longar Longar scored a season-high five points while Kellen Sampson
scored his first two points of the year.
* Nate Carter did not play due to a foot injury.
ABOUT TEXAS
Texas enters weekend play on a nine-game winning streak and is 5-0 in
Big 12 play (it has outscored its league opponents by 26.4 points a
contest). On the season, the Longhorns are shooting .481 from the
field, .387 from 3-point range and .697 from the foul line. Opponents
are shooting just .358 from the field and .307 from the charity stripe.
One of the nation's better rebounding squads, Texas is outboarding its
foes by 11.1 a game.
Four Longhorns average double figures in points. Sophomore center
LaMarcus Aldridge averages team highs in points (16.4), rebounds (9.4)
and blocks (2.1) per contest and leads the Big 12 with his .618 field
goal percentage and nine double-doubles. Forward P.J. Tucker is on
Aldridge's heels with his 16.3 scoring and 8.9 rebounding averages. The
junior shoots .541 from the field and adds 2.8 assists and 2.0 steals
per outing. Sophomore guard Daniel Gibson contributes 14.9 points and
3.1 assists per contest and has 59 3-point makes (3.1 per game).
Gibson, who averaged 12.8 points during non-conference play, is
averaging a team-high 20.8 points per league game. He is averaging 27.5
points and is 14-for-22 (.636) from 3-point range over the last two
contests. Brad Buckman, a senior forward, supplies 11.6 points, 7.1
rebounds and 1.8 rejections per game. Senior guard Kenton Paulino has
started all 19 games and is averaging 8.7 points and a team-high 3.5
assists while making 34 treys.
Head coach Rick Barnes is 178-71 (.386) in his eighth year at Texas and
is 380-205 (.650) in his 19th year overall.
GAME AT A GLANCE
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Saturday at The Lloyd Noble Center
Ranked No. 24 in this week's AP poll and No. 22 in the ESPN/USA Today
version, Oklahoma (12-4, 3-2) hosts Texas (17-2, 5-0) on Saturday at 8
p.m. CST inside Lloyd Noble Center. The game will air on the Sooner
Radio Network (flagship KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City) with Bob Barry
Sr. (play-by-play) and Mike Houck (analyst) calling the action. The
contest will be televised by ESPN2 with Brad Nessler (play-by-play),
Dick Vitale (analyst) and Erin Andrews (reporter) announcing.
ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY IN NORMAN
Although it is no stranger to Norman, ESPN College GameDay will make its
first ever visit to Lloyd Noble Center this weekend in advance of
Saturday's game. On hand for Saturday's 10-11 a.m. CST show will be
Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Andy Katz. Dick Vitale will
join the crew for the 7-8 p.m. show. Lloyd Noble Center's west doors
will open Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (admission is free) and fans will be
allowed onto the court, serving as the background for the College
GameDay set. A Lloyd Noble Center segment will begin the 9 a.m.
SportsCenter.
In conjunction with College GameDay's visit, a Dick Vitale sound-alike
contest will be held Friday from noon to 1 at the Oklahoma Memorial
Union food court. Students may call 405-325-7811 for more information.
Also, OU athletics officials are planning a "WhiteOUt the Lloyd Noble
Center" promotion whereby each reserved seat ticket holder will be given
a "Cheer Like a Champion" T-shirt at Saturday's game. The T-shirts will
be provided by Carl's Jr., Hudiburg Auto Group and USA Screen Printing.
College GameDay has visited Norman and the OU campus four previous
times, all for football events.
TICKET INFORMATION
Reserved seats for Saturday's game are sold out. Restricted admission
tickets will go on sale for $20 at Lloyd Noble Center's north and east
windows beginning at 6:30 p.m.
OKLAHOMA PROJECTED STARTERS
F 21 Taj Gray (6-9, 238, Sr., 14.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.3 bpg)
F 34 Kevin Bookout (6-8, 270, Sr., 12.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 0.1 apg)
G 3 Terrell Everett (6-4, 188, Sr., 11.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 6.3 apg)
G 15 David Godbold (6-5, 217, Jr., 5.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.3 apg)
G 20 Austin Johnson (6-3, 168, Fr., 4.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.8 apg)
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TEXAS PROJECTED STARTERS
F 2 P.J. Tucker (6-5, 225, Jr., 16.3 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.8 apg)
F 22 Brad Buckman (6-8, 235, Sr., 11.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.8 bpg)
C 23 LaMarcus Aldridge (6-10, 237, So., 16.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg)
G 1 Daniel Gibson (6-2, 190, So., 14.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
G 12 Kenton Paulino (6-1, 185, Sr., 8.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.5 apg)
OU UPDATE
The Sooners won their third straight game Wednesday and posted their
largest victory margin of the year in the process as they downed Baylor
82-52 on the road. Five Sooners scored in double figures as Oklahoma
posted its most points since the second game of the year. OU shot .509
from the field (just its third .500-or-better effort of the season)
while holding the Bears to a .292 figure. The Sooners outrebounded
their 14th opponent in 16 games (41-32) and forced 17 Bears turnovers
while committing just nine.
Taj Gray, who scored 16 points and pulled down seven rebounds Wednesday, leads Oklahoma in both categories for the season. The senior forward is averaging 14.8 points and 8.0 boards per outing. He is shooting .591 from the field and owns a .750 season free throw percentage (ranks
eighth in the Big 12). Fellow senior forward Kevin Bookout played 30
minutes at Baylor with a fractured navicular bone in his left wrist (he
sustained the injury last Saturday against Texas Tech) and contributed
11 points and four boards. Bookout ranks second on the squad in scoring
and rebounding with his 12.1 and 7.5 averages. Bookout, OU's career
leader in field goal percentage (.582), is shooting .597 from the field
this year. He had grabbed at least seven boards in each of the last
seven games prior to Wednesday when he played with his wrist and thumb
heavily taped.
Senior guard Terrell Everett ranks third on the team in scoring with his
11.1 points per game and also averages 4.1 rebounds and a team-high 6.3
assists. In five league games, Everett is averaging a team-high 12.8
points, 5.0 boards, 6.2 assists and 2.0 steals. He has led OU in
assists in 14 of 16 contests this season.
Michael Neal, who was named Big 12 Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday, has posted back-to-back 15-point performances. The junior guard was 5-for-7 from 3-point range at Baylor and is 9-for-11 from long range over his
last 31 minutes of court time. Neal, who missed OU's first two league
games with a strained groin, is averaging 10.8 points a contest and
leads the team with his 40 3-pointers (2.9 per game) and .385 season
3-point percentage.
WEDNESDAY'S LEFTOVERS
* OU's 30-point win marked its largest victory margin on the road since
a 33-point triumph at Texas Tech (89-56) on Feb. 28, 1998.
* Terrell Everett had a game-high five assists and has led Oklahoma in
the category in 14 of 16 games this year.
* Oklahoma's 9-for-19 (.474) 3-point effort was its second best of the
year (11-for-20 vs. Binghamton on Nov. 23).
* The Sooners grabbed double-digit offensive rebounds (13) for the 16th
time in 16 games.
* Oklahoma's nine turnovers came on the heels of a 21-turnover
performance against Texas Tech.
* OU won its 23rd straight game against Baylor and improved to 21-0
against the Bears under Kelvin Sampson.
* Longar Longar scored a season-high five points while Kellen Sampson
scored his first two points of the year.
* Nate Carter did not play due to a foot injury.
ABOUT TEXAS
Texas enters weekend play on a nine-game winning streak and is 5-0 in
Big 12 play (it has outscored its league opponents by 26.4 points a
contest). On the season, the Longhorns are shooting .481 from the
field, .387 from 3-point range and .697 from the foul line. Opponents
are shooting just .358 from the field and .307 from the charity stripe.
One of the nation's better rebounding squads, Texas is outboarding its
foes by 11.1 a game.
Four Longhorns average double figures in points. Sophomore center
LaMarcus Aldridge averages team highs in points (16.4), rebounds (9.4)
and blocks (2.1) per contest and leads the Big 12 with his .618 field
goal percentage and nine double-doubles. Forward P.J. Tucker is on
Aldridge's heels with his 16.3 scoring and 8.9 rebounding averages. The
junior shoots .541 from the field and adds 2.8 assists and 2.0 steals
per outing. Sophomore guard Daniel Gibson contributes 14.9 points and
3.1 assists per contest and has 59 3-point makes (3.1 per game).
Gibson, who averaged 12.8 points during non-conference play, is
averaging a team-high 20.8 points per league game. He is averaging 27.5
points and is 14-for-22 (.636) from 3-point range over the last two
contests. Brad Buckman, a senior forward, supplies 11.6 points, 7.1
rebounds and 1.8 rejections per game. Senior guard Kenton Paulino has
started all 19 games and is averaging 8.7 points and a team-high 3.5
assists while making 34 treys.
Head coach Rick Barnes is 178-71 (.386) in his eighth year at Texas and
is 380-205 (.650) in his 19th year overall.