Oklahoma - Coppin State Postgame Notes

Dec. 16, 2000

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Ranked 19th in the AP poll and 16th in the ESPN/USA Today version, Oklahoma improved to 7-1 with its 103-49 victory over Coppin State (now 4-4). It was Kelvin Sampson's 200th game as OU head coach.

The Sooners scored the game's first 15 points and held Coppin State scoreless until the 15:02 mark when Larry Tucker converted two free throws. Tucker was also responsible for the Eagles' first field goal with 14:17 left in the first half.

OU's 54-point margin of victory was its largest under seventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson. The previous mark was 53 last year versus Mount St. Mary's in the All-College Tournament (94-41). It was the Sooners' largest win since the 1992-93 season when they beat Florida A&M by 81 points, 146-65.

Senior guard Kelley Newton made his first five three-point attempts tonight and finished the game 8-for-11 from long range (one of his misses came on an off-balance, first-half, buzzer-beating attempt). Newton, who scored a career-high 26 points, leads the team in three-point field goals (23) and three-point percentage (.575).

Junior forward Ronnie Griffin, making his second straight start, recorded season highs in points (18), rebounds (tied with seven) and steals (tied with two) in 16 minutes. Griffin also scored 18 points in 1998-99 at Eastern Kentucky in a game versus Notre Dame.

Hollis Price scored a season-low four points tonight, but he contributed nine assists and four steals (both one shy of career highs).

Oklahoma, which took a 51-23 lead to the locker room at intermission, has led at halftime in all eight of its games this year. Tonight marked the second straight contest OU scored at least 50 points in the opening 20 minutes (it totaled 59 in the first half versus North Texas). It was also the second straight game the Sooners cracked the century mark (scored 100 versus North Texas).

Coppin State committed 29 turnovers tonight, marking the fourth time in eight games this year an OU foe committed more than 20 miscues. The 29 turnovers tied as the most by a Sooner opponent this year (Tulane). The Sooners had just 10 turnovers.

Junior walk-on guard Michael Cano tied his most extensive action as a Sooner by logging four minutes. He was 2-for-2 from the free throw line and finished with two points, one rebound, two assists and a steal. The two points tied a career high and were his first of the season.

Points in the paint: OU 34, Coppin State 20

Points off turnovers: OU 46, Coppin State 3

Fastbreak points: OU 18, Coppin State 0

OU hosts a pair of games next week beginning with a Wednesday contest versus Southwest Texas at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Sooners host SEC foe Arkansas at 7 p.m. Both games will be shown on the Sooner Sports Network.

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