Postgame Notes

Jan. 21, 2002

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Lloyd Noble Center - Norman, Okla.

Oklahoma improved to 15-2 (4-1 Big 12) with the 84-71 win, while Missouri fell to 14-5 (4-2).
Oklahoma has now won 17 consecutive home games, including all 11 contests at the Lloyd Noble Center this season.
OU extended its winning streak against Missouri to eight games, dating back to the 1997 season, the inaugural year of the Big 12 Conference. OU now leads the all-time series 107-88, including 14 of the last 16 contests in Norman.
Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson now needs just one more win at home to reach 100 wins at the Lloyd Noble Center. He is 99-16 at home during his seven-plus years as OU's head coach.
Coming into tonight's Big 12 Conference game, Oklahoma had five players who averaged double figures in conference play (Ebi Ere, Hollis Price, Aaron McGhee, Jason Detrick and Quannas White). OU continued that trend tonight, placing five players in double figures.
Ere scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds tonight. In the six Oklahoma games televised by ESPN or one of its affiliates, Ere is averaging 20.7 points and 7.5 rebounds. Ere has earned the nickname "ESPN" from his teammates.
Ere has scored in double figures in 13 of his last 14 games.
Oklahoma came into tonight's game ranked third in the Big 12 with a rebound margin of 8.8 rpg over its opponents. OU out-rebounded the Tigers 43 to 26, including 16-7 on the offensive boards.
OU built a 44-31 halftime lead on 52.8% shooting from the field, however the Sooners failed to register a free throw attempt in the opening stanza. OU ended the first half on an 18-4 run.
Missouri became just the fourth OU opponent of the season to score 70-plus points. Prior to tonight, only St. Bonaventure (74), Texas Tech (72) and Kansas (74) had cracked the 70-point barrier against the Sooners.
After his huge performance at Kansas on Saturday (17 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals), Quannas White followed up with 14 points, a game-high six assists and five rebounds. Today is White's 21st birthday.
Daryan Selvy scored 12 points, his sixth game of the year in double figures.
For the fifth time this season, Hollis Price scored 20-plus points. He has made four or more three pointers in game five times this year. His five threes tonight were one shy of his season- and career-high.
Jabahri Brown narrowly missed his second double-double of the season with eight points and nine rebounds. He was 4-for-7 from the field and blocked two shots.
OU held a 38-22 advantage in points in the paint.
MU's Clarence Gilbert made eight three-point field goals, en route to 26 points. The eight threes are an all-time record for an Oklahoma opponent. The previous high of seven was last set on Dec. 13, 1997, by Memphis' Marcus Moody.

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