Postgame Notes

Dec. 8, 2001

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OKLAHOMA VS. LOUISIANA TECH
SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 2001
LLOYD NOBLE CENTER - NORMAN, OKLA.

Oklahoma upped its win streak to four games with a 71-67 overtime victory over Louisiana Tech. The Sooners improved to 5-1 while the Bulldogs fell to 4-2. OU also improved its all-time mark against Louisiana Tech to 8-0 (4-0 in Norman).

This was OU's first overtime game since last year's NCAA Tournament first-round loss to Indiana State in Memphis, Tenn. The Sooners improved to 11-7 in overtime games under eighth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson.

OU was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field in overtime and was 5-for-7 from the foul line to seal the win.

Louisiana Tech held a 42-37 edge on the glass today. The Sooners had outboarded their previous three opponents by a 124-77 margin (+15.7 per game).

Oklahoma shot .783 from the free throw line today and boasts a Big 12-best .809 mark for the season. Ebi Ere (13-for-14 on the year) and Hollis Price (15-for-16) missed their first free throws of the season today.

Price keyed a first-half OU run with eight points in just 64 seconds. He totaled nine points against St. Bonaventure on Wednesday.

Price scored a season-high 25 points on 7-for-11 field goal shooting. He also grabbed six rebounds and handed out a game-high five assists. He is now averaging a team-high 17.3 points per outing.

Price was 4-for-6 from three-point land today and is now 17-for-36 (.472) from long range on the year. He also made seven of his eight free throw tries to make him 15-for-16 (.938) for the season.

Aaron McGhee totaled 14 points today. Over the last four games the senior is averaging 15.8 points per game. He averaged just 6.5 points in OU's first two games.

The Sooners don't play again until Dec. 15 when they host High Point University at 7 p.m. Sophomore center Jabahri Brown will compete for the first time in an Oklahoma uniform.

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