Jay C. Upchurch
2/26/2006, 07:56 PM
Oklahoma vs. O-State
GAME INFORMATION
Ranked No. 22 in last week's AP poll and No. 20 in the ESPN/USA Today
version, Oklahoma (19-6, 10-4) plays host to Oklahoma State (15-13, 5-9)
on Monday at 8 p.m. CST inside Lloyd Noble Center. The game, part of
the Bedlam Series presented by Bank of Oklahoma and Oklahoma's Ford
Dealers, 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 nationally
by ESPN with Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Fran Fraschilla (analyst) and
Holly Rowe (sidelines) announcing.
TICKET INFORMATION
Reserved seats for the Oklahoma State game are sold out, but $20
restricted admission tickets will be available at Lloyd Noble Center's
north and east windows beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
REPLICA JERSEY PROMOTION
The first 200 OU students to the CrimZone student section areas on
Monday will receive a free OU replica jersey of Kevin Bookout, Terrell
Everett or Taj Gray. Doors open at 6 p.m. for OU students.
SENIOR NIGHT PLANS
Monday's home finale against Oklahoma State will mark the last home game for seniors Kevin Bookout, Terrell Everett and Taj Gray. The three will be honored prior to the game (at approximately 7:45 p.m.) and will also address the crowd following the game.
NOTEWORTHY
Kevin Bookout is averaging 14.0 points and 8.8 rebounds in six career
games versus OSU (he is shooting .696 from the field) ... Michael Neal
has made 29 3-pointers over the last five games (5.8 average) ...
Terrell Everett is averaging 10.2 assists over the last five games ...
The Sooners have won 30 of their last 32 home games and 78 of their last
84.
OKLAHOMA PROJECTED STARTERS
F 21 Taj Gray (6-9, 238, Sr., 14.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.5 bpg)
F 34 Kevin Bookout (6-8, 270, Sr., 11.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.6 spg)
G 2 Michael Neal (6-3, 191, Jr., 13.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.8 apg)
G 3 Terrell Everett (6-4, 188, Sr., 12.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.8 apg)
G 15 David Godbold (6-5, 217, Jr., 5.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 apg)
OKLAHOMA STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
F 4 Mario Boggan (6-7, 240, Jr., 14.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.9 apg)
C 40 Kenny Cooper (6-10, 260, Fr., 2.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.3 apg)
G 00 Byron Eaton (5-11, 215, Fr., 7.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.2 apg)
G 10 Jamaal Brown (5-10, 200, Jr., 5.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.1 apg)
G 24 JamesOn Curry (6-3, 190, So., 13.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.1 apg)
OU UPDATE
The Sooners, who have showcased a flair for the dramatic during Big 12
play, won their third straight one-point game when they held off Kansas
State 71-70 on Saturday in Norman. OU trailed by seven (63-56) with
8:20 remaining but outscored the Wildcats 15-7 the rest of the way. It
was the sixth one-point decision for the Sooners this year, all in
conference play. Taj Gray scored a team-high 23 points, his second most
of the year, and blocked three shots while Michael Neal knocked down
three 3-pointers en route to 15 points. Terrell Everett recorded his
second double-double in the last three games with 12 points and 10
assists. It was the third time in the last five outings he reached
double digits in assists. Everett added three steals. Kevin Bookout
finished with seven points and six boards and came up with several
clutch defensive plays down the stretch.
Neal is averaging 17.2 points over the last 11 games on 50-for-95 (.526)
3-point shooting. He has made at least four treys in eight of those 11
outings and has netted 29 triples over the past five games. Usually
OU's sixth man, Neal has started the last four games in place of Austin
Johnson (injured right ankle) and is averaging 22.0 points and 5.8 treys
over those four outings. Included in those four games were a 26-point
performance at Colorado (seven treys) and a career-high 29-point effort
against Iowa State (eight treys). Neal, who missed OU's first two
league games with a strained groin (the Sooners lost both by a combined
three points), is averaging 13.5 points on the year and leads the Big 12
with 3.5 treys per game and a .438 3-point percentage.
Everett, who ranks third in the nation with his 6.8 assists average, has
scored in double figures in 13 of OU's 14 conference games. In league
play, the senior guard is averaging 14.4 points, 4.2 boards, a Big
12-best 7.3 assists and 1.9 steals. He has led OU in assists in 22 of
25 games this season.
Gray, a senior forward, leads Oklahoma in both scoring and rebounding
this year with his 14.4 and 7.9 averages. He is shooting .571 from the
field to rank third in the Big 12 and has shot .500 or better from the
field in 20 of the team's 25 games this year. Bookout, another senior
forward, has played the last 10 games with a fractured navicular bone in
his left wrist (he sustained the injury Jan. 21 in OU's first game
against Texas Tech) and has averaged 9.6 points and 6.0 boards during
the stretch. Bookout ranks fourth on the squad in scoring and second in
rebounding with his 11.1 and 7.0 season averages. Owner of OU's
second-best career field goal percentage (.575), he is shooting .565
this year. Bookout was also recently named an ESPN The Magazine
First-Team Academic All-District selection, making him eligible for
Academic All-America acclaim.
SATURDAY'S LEFTOVERS
* OU was 6-for-14 from 3-point range, marking the ninth time in the last
10 games it shot at least .400 from deep.
* Michael Neal's three 3-pointers gave him at least three treys in each
of the last five games.
* Oklahoma was outboarded for just the fourth time in 25 games this year
(31-27) and for the second time at home.
* Terrell Everett's 10 assists gave him his third double-digit assists
game in the last five (averaging 10.2).
* Nate Carter supplied nine points (4-for-4 from the field) and six
rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench.
* The win was OU's eighth straight against Kansas State and fifth
straight versus the Wildcats in Norman.
OU Sports Information, Mike Houck
GAME INFORMATION
Ranked No. 22 in last week's AP poll and No. 20 in the ESPN/USA Today
version, Oklahoma (19-6, 10-4) plays host to Oklahoma State (15-13, 5-9)
on Monday at 8 p.m. CST inside Lloyd Noble Center. The game, part of
the Bedlam Series presented by Bank of Oklahoma and Oklahoma's Ford
Dealers, 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 nationally
by ESPN with Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Fran Fraschilla (analyst) and
Holly Rowe (sidelines) announcing.
TICKET INFORMATION
Reserved seats for the Oklahoma State game are sold out, but $20
restricted admission tickets will be available at Lloyd Noble Center's
north and east windows beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
REPLICA JERSEY PROMOTION
The first 200 OU students to the CrimZone student section areas on
Monday will receive a free OU replica jersey of Kevin Bookout, Terrell
Everett or Taj Gray. Doors open at 6 p.m. for OU students.
SENIOR NIGHT PLANS
Monday's home finale against Oklahoma State will mark the last home game for seniors Kevin Bookout, Terrell Everett and Taj Gray. The three will be honored prior to the game (at approximately 7:45 p.m.) and will also address the crowd following the game.
NOTEWORTHY
Kevin Bookout is averaging 14.0 points and 8.8 rebounds in six career
games versus OSU (he is shooting .696 from the field) ... Michael Neal
has made 29 3-pointers over the last five games (5.8 average) ...
Terrell Everett is averaging 10.2 assists over the last five games ...
The Sooners have won 30 of their last 32 home games and 78 of their last
84.
OKLAHOMA PROJECTED STARTERS
F 21 Taj Gray (6-9, 238, Sr., 14.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.5 bpg)
F 34 Kevin Bookout (6-8, 270, Sr., 11.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 0.6 spg)
G 2 Michael Neal (6-3, 191, Jr., 13.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.8 apg)
G 3 Terrell Everett (6-4, 188, Sr., 12.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.8 apg)
G 15 David Godbold (6-5, 217, Jr., 5.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 apg)
OKLAHOMA STATE PROJECTED STARTERS
F 4 Mario Boggan (6-7, 240, Jr., 14.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.9 apg)
C 40 Kenny Cooper (6-10, 260, Fr., 2.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.3 apg)
G 00 Byron Eaton (5-11, 215, Fr., 7.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.2 apg)
G 10 Jamaal Brown (5-10, 200, Jr., 5.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.1 apg)
G 24 JamesOn Curry (6-3, 190, So., 13.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.1 apg)
OU UPDATE
The Sooners, who have showcased a flair for the dramatic during Big 12
play, won their third straight one-point game when they held off Kansas
State 71-70 on Saturday in Norman. OU trailed by seven (63-56) with
8:20 remaining but outscored the Wildcats 15-7 the rest of the way. It
was the sixth one-point decision for the Sooners this year, all in
conference play. Taj Gray scored a team-high 23 points, his second most
of the year, and blocked three shots while Michael Neal knocked down
three 3-pointers en route to 15 points. Terrell Everett recorded his
second double-double in the last three games with 12 points and 10
assists. It was the third time in the last five outings he reached
double digits in assists. Everett added three steals. Kevin Bookout
finished with seven points and six boards and came up with several
clutch defensive plays down the stretch.
Neal is averaging 17.2 points over the last 11 games on 50-for-95 (.526)
3-point shooting. He has made at least four treys in eight of those 11
outings and has netted 29 triples over the past five games. Usually
OU's sixth man, Neal has started the last four games in place of Austin
Johnson (injured right ankle) and is averaging 22.0 points and 5.8 treys
over those four outings. Included in those four games were a 26-point
performance at Colorado (seven treys) and a career-high 29-point effort
against Iowa State (eight treys). Neal, who missed OU's first two
league games with a strained groin (the Sooners lost both by a combined
three points), is averaging 13.5 points on the year and leads the Big 12
with 3.5 treys per game and a .438 3-point percentage.
Everett, who ranks third in the nation with his 6.8 assists average, has
scored in double figures in 13 of OU's 14 conference games. In league
play, the senior guard is averaging 14.4 points, 4.2 boards, a Big
12-best 7.3 assists and 1.9 steals. He has led OU in assists in 22 of
25 games this season.
Gray, a senior forward, leads Oklahoma in both scoring and rebounding
this year with his 14.4 and 7.9 averages. He is shooting .571 from the
field to rank third in the Big 12 and has shot .500 or better from the
field in 20 of the team's 25 games this year. Bookout, another senior
forward, has played the last 10 games with a fractured navicular bone in
his left wrist (he sustained the injury Jan. 21 in OU's first game
against Texas Tech) and has averaged 9.6 points and 6.0 boards during
the stretch. Bookout ranks fourth on the squad in scoring and second in
rebounding with his 11.1 and 7.0 season averages. Owner of OU's
second-best career field goal percentage (.575), he is shooting .565
this year. Bookout was also recently named an ESPN The Magazine
First-Team Academic All-District selection, making him eligible for
Academic All-America acclaim.
SATURDAY'S LEFTOVERS
* OU was 6-for-14 from 3-point range, marking the ninth time in the last
10 games it shot at least .400 from deep.
* Michael Neal's three 3-pointers gave him at least three treys in each
of the last five games.
* Oklahoma was outboarded for just the fourth time in 25 games this year
(31-27) and for the second time at home.
* Terrell Everett's 10 assists gave him his third double-digit assists
game in the last five (averaging 10.2).
* Nate Carter supplied nine points (4-for-4 from the field) and six
rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench.
* The win was OU's eighth straight against Kansas State and fifth
straight versus the Wildcats in Norman.
OU Sports Information, Mike Houck