University of Oklahoma Athletics

Postgame Notes

February 17, 2001 | Men's Basketball

Feb. 17, 2001

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Oklahoma vs. Baylor
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001
Norman, Okla. - Lloyd Noble Center

  • Ranked 13th in the AP poll and 14th in the ESPN/USA Today version, Oklahoma improved to 20-5 overall and 9-4 in the Big 12 with its 82-60 win against Baylor. The Bears fell to 16-7 and 5-7. OU has now won seven of its last eight games.

  • OU has now won 20 games in four straight seasons and in five out of seven years under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson.

  • Today's win marked OU's 150th under Sampson against 67 losses (.691).

  • The Sooners improved to 11-1 at home this season. OU is now 86-16 (.843) in six-plus seasons under Sampson.

  • Junior guard J.R. Raymond made a career-high seven three-pointers on nine attempts (.778) and finished with a team-high 24 points. It marked the sixth time this year he has made at least five treys in a contest and the fifth time in the last nine games he has led the Sooners in scoring. Raymond is averaging 19.1 points and 4.0 three-pointers in OU's last nine games.

  • Raymond also tied a career high today with eight assists. His previous season high was six in OU's first win over Baylor. He had no turnovers today.

  • Oklahoma's 14 three-pointers marked a season high and were just three shy of the school record of 17. The Sooners shot a season-high .583 from three-point range today. They made 14 of their first 19 attempts this afternoon.

  • OU's 22-point victory margin marked its largest in Big 12 play this season.

  • The Sooners shot .545 from the field today, their best mark since Dec. 20 when they recorded a .548 mark against Southwest Texas.

  • Baylor was just 4-for-17 from three-point land today for a .235 mark. The Bears, who made just 1-of-16 trey attempts (.063) in the teams' first meeting this year, combined for a 5-for-33 three-point performance versus OU (.152).
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