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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Red River War Moves to Kansas City
March 15, 2008 | Men's Basketball
| OU (22-10, 9-7) vs. Texas (27-5, 13-3) | |
| Date & Tip Time | Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m. CDT |
| Event | Big 12 Championship Semifinals |
| Location | Kansas City, Mo. | Sprint Center |
| TV | ESPN Plus (KOCB Ch. 34/Cox 11 in OKC; KJRH Ch. 2/Cox 9 in Tulsa) ESPN2 (outside of Big 12 region) |
| Radio | Sooner Radio Network KOKC AM-1520 in Oklahoma City KTBZ AM-1430 in Tulsa |
| Webcast | ESPN360.com |
| Live Stats | SoonerSports.com / GameTracker |
| Game Info | Gameday Central | Game Notes (PDF) |
GAME PREVIEW
A 54-49 winner over No. 12 seed Colorado in Friday's Big 12 quarterfinals action, No. 4 seed Oklahoma (22-10, 9-7 Big 12) will face top-seeded Texas (27-5, 13-3) on Saturday at 1 p.m. CDT inside Kansas City's Sprint Center. The Longhorns eliminated No. 9 seed Oklahoma State by a 66-59 score on Friday. If the Sooners beat Texas, they will advance to Sunday's 2 p.m. championship game against either No. 2 seed Kansas or No. 6 seed Texas A&M.
All of Oklahoma's Big 12 Championship games will air live on the Sooner Basketball Radio Network (flagship KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City) with Bob Barry, Sr. (play-by-play) and Mike Houck (analyst) calling the action. Saturday's semifinals contest will be televised by ESPN Plus (KOCB Channel 34, Cox 11 in Oklahoma City; KJRH Channel 2/Cox 9 in Tulsa) in the Big 12 region and by ESPN2 outside of it. Sunday's championship game will be shown nationally by ESPN.
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LOOKING BACK AT FRIDAY'S WIN OVER COLORADO
• Oklahoma never trailed in Friday's 54-49 triumph over Colorado, a victory that avenged a Feb. 9 loss in Boulder. It was OU's 19th Big 12 Championship win against just eight losses.
• OU won despite shooting just .328 from the field, .261 (6-for-23) from 3-point range and .526 (10-for-19) from the free throw line. The team's 54 points were its fewest in victory this season.
• The Sooners scored the game's first 10 points and held a 26-21 halftime lead. Colorado shot .346 from the field after posting a .606 figure in the teams' first meeting on Feb. 9.
• OU posted a 46-37 rebounding advantage, including a 15-6 margin on the offensive glass. For the first time this season, four Sooners registered at least seven rebounds.
• Tony Crocker led OU with 12 points and was 2-for-6 from 3-point range. His trey with 2:26 remaining put the Sooners ahead by seven. Crocker has made multiple 3-pointers in 17 of the team's 32 games on the season.
• Longar Longar, who has just one double-double on the year, finished with 11 points, nine boards, three blocks and two steals.
• Taylor Griffin made his 14th start in the last 15 games and contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals. He was 4-for-4 from the free throw line (all four came in the final six minutes).
• Oklahoma's leading scorer and rebounder on the year, first-team All-Big 12 pick Blake Griffin played 15 minutes and registered four points and nine rebounds. The four points tied for his lowest output of the season (also at USC on Nov. 29), not including the Jan. 14 game at Kansas when he injured his left knee and played only five minutes.
• OU improved to 10-0 against Colorado in conference postseason play (3-0 in the Big 12 Championship). It was the Sooners' 44th win in their last 50 overall games against the Buffs.
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OKLAHOMA AND THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
• Oklahoma has won three Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship titles (2001, 2002, 2003).
• Including this year, OU has won at least one game in 10 of the event's 12 years.
• The Sooners have now advanced to the Big 12 Championship semfinals eight times and have played in five of the 11 Big 12 title games.
• Only Kansas (23 wins and five titles) has more total tournament wins and championships than Oklahoma (19 victories and three crowns). OU is 19-8 in the event (.704).
• The Sooners are 14-5 in Big 12 Championship play in Kansas City (all but Friday's game against Colorado were played at Kemper Arena), with titles in 2001 and 2002.
"NOTE" WORTHY
• Blake Griffin averaged 17.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in two regular season games versus Texas.
• Guards Tony Crocker (13.3) and Austin Johnson (12.0) are averaging a combined 25.3 points over the last nine games (7-2 record). They averaged a combined 11.0 over the previous three contests (0-3 record).
• OU is 13-1 this year when Johnson scores in double figures (it went 8-0 in Big 12 play).
• Crocker has made at least three 3-pointers in 11 different games this year (at least four treys on five occasions). He is shooting .543 from beyond the arc in the team's 22 wins (50-for-92).
• Over the last four games (all wins), OU is holding opponents to an average of 52.0 points and to .357 field goal and .221 (17-for-77) 3-point shooting marks.
• In their 22 wins, the Sooners are shooting .398 from 3-point range. In their 10 losses, they are shooting .269 from long range.
• The Sooners are 16-4 when outrebounding their opponent, 16-2 when leading at halftime and 13-3 when winning the opening tip.
• OU set an NCAA Division I record (since the advent of the shot clock in 1986) on March 1 against Texas A&M for length of time holding an opponent scoreless (16:12).
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OU'S FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK
The Sooners' four-game winning streak is their second longest of the season (they won five straight against Arkansas, Gonzaga, West Virginia, Rice and Mount St. Mary's in December and January). Here are notes from the current streak:
• Oklahoma's defense has been suffocating, as it has held its last four opponents to 52.0 points per contest and to .357 field goal and .221 (17-for-77) 3-point shooting. Foes are also averaging 15.0 turnovers during the stretch.
• OU has held foes to 30 or fewer points in seven of the last eight halves. Included was a 10-point first half by Texas A&M on March 1.
• Four Sooners are averaging double figures in scoring while another averages 8.3. Tony Crocker leads with his 12.8 points per game and is followed by Austin Johnson (12.5), Longar Longar (11.3), Blake Griffin (10.3) and Taylor Griffin (8.3).
• Crocker is 9-for-16 (.563) from 3-point range during the winning streak while Taylor Griffin is 15-for-17 (.882) from the foul line.
AN OU WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD...
• Improve OU's Big 12 Championship record to 20-8 (.714).
• Snap a five-game losing streak to Texas and improve the Sooners to 5-1 against the Longhorns in Big 12 Championship play (4-1 versus UT in semifinals action).
• Advance the Sooners to their sixth Big 12 title game in the 12-year history of the championship.
• Extend the team's winning streak to five games, matching the longest of the season.
• Give the Sooners their fourth win of the year over a ranked opponent away from Norman (OU beat Gonzaga in Oklahoma City and won at West Virginia and Baylor).
• Mark its 23rd of the year, tying the most in a season for head coach Jeff Capel (his 2003-04 VCU squad went 23-8).
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SERIES WITH TEXAS
• Oklahoma holds a 45-26 (.634) all-time record against Texas and is 16-13 since the inception of the Big 12 Conference.
• The Sooners are 4-1 against the Longhorns in Big 12 Championship play and boast a 3-0 mark against Texas in semifinals action. OU's three semifinals wins over UT all came in Kansas City (68-55 in 1998, 81-65 in 2000 and 67-51 in 2002).
• The Sooners have won 27 of the last 41 overall meetings, but Texas has won the last five (all by double digits).
EARLIER THIS YEAR AGAINST THE LONGHORNS
• Texas posted a 64-54 win in Norman on Feb. 6 and a 62-45 victory in Austin on Feb. 23.
• Oklahoma shot a combined .299 from the field and .275 (11-for-40) from 3-point range in the two meetings.
• The Longhorns shot a combined .379 from the field, .262 (11-for-42) from 3-point distance and .913 (21-for-23) at the foul line.
• Texas committed a combined 12 turnovers in the two contests (OU committed 22).
• OU's Blake Griffin averaged 17.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists while going 13-for-18 (.722) at the free throw line.
• Texas' D.J. Augustin scored 19 points in both meetings and averaged 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists. A.J. Abrams averaged 13.5 points and 3.5 steals.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN W's AND L's
• In its 22 victories, OU is outrebounding its opponents by 6.1 a game. In its 10 losses, it is getting outboarded by 3.2.
• OU is shooting .478 from the field and .398 from 3-point range in its wins. In losses, it is shooting .375 and .269, respectively.
• Tony Crocker is averaging 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting .527 in the Sooners' wins. In losses, those numbers fall to 7.6 points, 3.1 boards, 1.2 assists and .295 (26-for-88), respectively. Crocker is also shooting .543 from 3-point range in OU's victories (50-for-92), but just .267 in defeats (12-for-45).
• In the team's wins, Austin Johnson is averaging 10.6 points a game while shooting .429 from the field and .370 from 3-point distance (37-for-100). In defeats, Johnson is averaging 5.6 points while shooting .328 from the floor and .282 from long range (11-for-39).
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