Jay C. Upchurch
2/10/2006, 05:47 PM
OU vs. Baylor GAME INFORMATION
Ranked No. 20 in this week's AP and ESPN/USA Today polls, Oklahoma
(15-5, 6-3) plays host to Baylor (2-7, 2-7) on Saturday at 12:45 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 regionally by ESPN Plus (KOCB 34/Cox 11 in OKC and
KWBT 19/Cox 12 in Tulsa) with Dave Armstrong (play-by-play) and Reid
Gettys (analyst) announcing.
TICKET INFORMATION
A limited number of reserved seat tickets for Saturday's game are
available for $20 and $25 and can be purchased online at
SoonerSports.com and from the OU Athletics Ticket Office (800-456-4668
or 405-325-2424). If reserved tickets sell out, $20 restricted
admission tickets will be available Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center's
north and east windows beginning at 11 a.m.
A limited number of $20 and $25 tickets are also available for OU's home
games against Iowa State (Feb. 18) and Kansas State (Feb. 25). A very
limited number of $20 tickets remain for the regular season home finale
against Oklahoma State (Feb. 27).
NOTEWORTHY
OU has won 23 straight against Baylor and is 21-0 under Kelvin Sampson
... Michael Neal is 21 for his last 38 (.553) from 3-point range ...
Terrell Everett is averaging 19.3 points over the last four games ... OU
leads the nation in rebounding margin (+11.7 rpg) ... The Sooners have
won 75 of their last 81 (93 percent) home games.
OKLAHOMA PROJECTED STARTERS
F 21 Taj Gray (6-9, 238, Sr., 14.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg)
F 34 Kevin Bookout (6-8, 270, Sr., 11.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 0.7 spg)
G 3 Terrell Everett (6-4, 188, Sr., 12.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.0 apg)
G 15 David Godbold (6-5, 217, Jr., 6.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G 20 Austin Johnson (6-3, 168, Fr., 3.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)
BAYLOR PROJECTED STARTERS
F 20 Tim Bush (6-6, 235, Jr., 4.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.3 apg)
F 32 Tommy Swanson (6-10, 225, Sr., 4.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 apg)
C 15 Mamadou Diene (7-0, 240, Fr., 3.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg)
G 0 Curtis Jerrells (6-1, 200, Fr., 11.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.7 apg)
G 14 Aaron Bruce (6-3, 195, So., 11.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
OU UPDATE
The Sooners rebounded nicely from a tough one-point loss at Kansas by
pocketing a 73-65 win at rival Oklahoma State on Wednesday. Oklahoma
shot .522 from the field (.700 in the second half) while holding the
Cowboys to a .408 figure (.222 in the first half). OU's lead ballooned
to as many as 18 points before a late barrage of 3-pointers drew OSU to
within single-digits. Senior guard Terrell Everett continued his
stellar play during the Big 12 portion of the Sooners' schedule by
registering 23 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. He
was 7-for-10 from the field and 9-for-10 from the free throw line.
Kevin Bookout added 13 points while Michael Neal and Taylor Griffin
supplied 12 and 10, respectively, off the bench.
Taj Gray, who encountered early foul trouble and was held to five points
and four rebounds at OSU, leads Oklahoma in both scoring and rebounding
this year with his 14.5 and 7.9 averages. The senior forward is
shooting .571 from the field to rank third in the Big 12 and has shot
.500 or better from the field in 16 of the team's 20 games this year.
Bookout, another senior forward, has played the last five games with a
fractured navicular bone in his left wrist (he sustained the injury Jan.
21 against Texas Tech) and has averaged 10.2 points and 5.8 boards
against Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, Kansas and Oklahoma State. Bookout
ranks third on the squad in scoring and second in rebounding with his
11.7 and 7.3 season averages. OU's second best career field goal
shooter (.578), he is shooting .577 this year. He was also named an
ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District selection on Thursday
and is eligible for Academic All-America acclaim.
Everett, who has scored in double figures in all nine Big 12 games,
ranks second on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg), third in rebounds (4.6
rpg) and first in assists (6.0 apg) and steals (1.7 spg). In league
play, the senior guard is averaging a team-high 15.7 points, 5.7 boards,
5.6 assists and 1.8 steals. He has led OU in assists in 17 of 20 games
this season.
OU's hot-shooting sixth man, Neal is averaging 13.8 points over the last
six games on 21-for-41 (.512) 3-point shooting. He has made at least
four treys in four of the last six outings (4-for-7 against Texas Tech,
5-for-7 at Baylor, 4-for-8 against Texas and 4-for-9 against A&M). The
junior, who missed OU's first two league games with a strained groin, is
averaging 11.3 points on the year and leads the team with 52 treys and a
.397 3-point percentage.
OU Sports Info Dept.
Ranked No. 20 in this week's AP and ESPN/USA Today polls, Oklahoma
(15-5, 6-3) plays host to Baylor (2-7, 2-7) on Saturday at 12:45 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 regionally by ESPN Plus (KOCB 34/Cox 11 in OKC and
KWBT 19/Cox 12 in Tulsa) with Dave Armstrong (play-by-play) and Reid
Gettys (analyst) announcing.
TICKET INFORMATION
A limited number of reserved seat tickets for Saturday's game are
available for $20 and $25 and can be purchased online at
SoonerSports.com and from the OU Athletics Ticket Office (800-456-4668
or 405-325-2424). If reserved tickets sell out, $20 restricted
admission tickets will be available Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center's
north and east windows beginning at 11 a.m.
A limited number of $20 and $25 tickets are also available for OU's home
games against Iowa State (Feb. 18) and Kansas State (Feb. 25). A very
limited number of $20 tickets remain for the regular season home finale
against Oklahoma State (Feb. 27).
NOTEWORTHY
OU has won 23 straight against Baylor and is 21-0 under Kelvin Sampson
... Michael Neal is 21 for his last 38 (.553) from 3-point range ...
Terrell Everett is averaging 19.3 points over the last four games ... OU
leads the nation in rebounding margin (+11.7 rpg) ... The Sooners have
won 75 of their last 81 (93 percent) home games.
OKLAHOMA PROJECTED STARTERS
F 21 Taj Gray (6-9, 238, Sr., 14.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg)
F 34 Kevin Bookout (6-8, 270, Sr., 11.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 0.7 spg)
G 3 Terrell Everett (6-4, 188, Sr., 12.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.0 apg)
G 15 David Godbold (6-5, 217, Jr., 6.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg)
G 20 Austin Johnson (6-3, 168, Fr., 3.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)
BAYLOR PROJECTED STARTERS
F 20 Tim Bush (6-6, 235, Jr., 4.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.3 apg)
F 32 Tommy Swanson (6-10, 225, Sr., 4.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 apg)
C 15 Mamadou Diene (7-0, 240, Fr., 3.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg)
G 0 Curtis Jerrells (6-1, 200, Fr., 11.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.7 apg)
G 14 Aaron Bruce (6-3, 195, So., 11.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
OU UPDATE
The Sooners rebounded nicely from a tough one-point loss at Kansas by
pocketing a 73-65 win at rival Oklahoma State on Wednesday. Oklahoma
shot .522 from the field (.700 in the second half) while holding the
Cowboys to a .408 figure (.222 in the first half). OU's lead ballooned
to as many as 18 points before a late barrage of 3-pointers drew OSU to
within single-digits. Senior guard Terrell Everett continued his
stellar play during the Big 12 portion of the Sooners' schedule by
registering 23 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. He
was 7-for-10 from the field and 9-for-10 from the free throw line.
Kevin Bookout added 13 points while Michael Neal and Taylor Griffin
supplied 12 and 10, respectively, off the bench.
Taj Gray, who encountered early foul trouble and was held to five points
and four rebounds at OSU, leads Oklahoma in both scoring and rebounding
this year with his 14.5 and 7.9 averages. The senior forward is
shooting .571 from the field to rank third in the Big 12 and has shot
.500 or better from the field in 16 of the team's 20 games this year.
Bookout, another senior forward, has played the last five games with a
fractured navicular bone in his left wrist (he sustained the injury Jan.
21 against Texas Tech) and has averaged 10.2 points and 5.8 boards
against Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, Kansas and Oklahoma State. Bookout
ranks third on the squad in scoring and second in rebounding with his
11.7 and 7.3 season averages. OU's second best career field goal
shooter (.578), he is shooting .577 this year. He was also named an
ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District selection on Thursday
and is eligible for Academic All-America acclaim.
Everett, who has scored in double figures in all nine Big 12 games,
ranks second on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg), third in rebounds (4.6
rpg) and first in assists (6.0 apg) and steals (1.7 spg). In league
play, the senior guard is averaging a team-high 15.7 points, 5.7 boards,
5.6 assists and 1.8 steals. He has led OU in assists in 17 of 20 games
this season.
OU's hot-shooting sixth man, Neal is averaging 13.8 points over the last
six games on 21-for-41 (.512) 3-point shooting. He has made at least
four treys in four of the last six outings (4-for-7 against Texas Tech,
5-for-7 at Baylor, 4-for-8 against Texas and 4-for-9 against A&M). The
junior, who missed OU's first two league games with a strained groin, is
averaging 11.3 points on the year and leads the team with 52 treys and a
.397 3-point percentage.
OU Sports Info Dept.