University of Oklahoma Athletics

Postgame Notes

December 08, 2001 | Men's Basketball

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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