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November 23, 2008 | Women's Basketball

By: Athletics Communications

Nov. 23, 2008

NORMAN, Okla. -- It's the second biggest game of the weekend in Norman, Okla., and a preview of a possible NCAA Women's Final Four matchup as No. 2 Oklahoma (3-0) hosts No. 4 North Carolina (4-0) in the Preseason Women's NIT Championship Game Sunday at 2 p.m.

If you can't make it to the Lloyd Noble Center for the game, watch it live on SoonerSports.com by following the action via our free webcast on CBS College Sports All-Access.

The free webcast will be available shortly before the 2 p.m. Central tip-off.

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OU carries its highest ranking ever and a victory would be the Sooners' greatest home win in the program's history.

OU-North Carolina represents the season's first matchup between top-five teams and the first ever at the Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma has never beaten (0-4) an AP Top 10 non-conference team at home and is just 2-26, including a 1-19 regular-season mark, all-time against teams in the Top 10.

The Sooners lone win against a top-five team was a victory over No. 3 Duke in the 2002 Final Four.

Oklahoma defeated UC Riverside, 88-57, Middle Tennessee, 85-65, and Arizona State, 70-57, to advance to the championship game. The No. 4 Tar Heels defeated Western Carolina, 90-56, Virginia Commonwealth, 77-65, and No. 23 Xavier, 73-67, to advance to the championship game of the Preseason Women's NIT. UNC also defeated Kennesaw State, 102-68, in the midst of the Preseason WNIT schedule.

• Oklahoma and Middle Tennessee are meeting for the fourth time. OU leads the all-time series 2-1, including winning the last two.
• Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale is 257-127 (.669) in her 13th season.
• North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell is 516-195 (.726) in her 23rd season at UNC and 788-275 (.741) in her 34th year as a head coach.
• Oklahoma has an all-time Preseason WNIT record of 6-2 (.750).

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