Sooners at Baylor for First of Two Road Tilts


	Cameron Clark's four highest point totals have come over the last seven games.

Oklahoma (8-7, 0-1) at Baylor (11-3, 1-0)
Date & Tip Time	Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 8:05 p.m. CT
Location	Waco, Texas \| Ferrell Center
Tickets	OU Athletics Ticket Office
TV	FS Southwest/FS Oklahoma
Radio	Sooner Radio Network KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa
Webcast	None
Live Stats	SoonerSports.com GameTracker
Game Info	Game Notes (PDF)

TUESDAY'S GAME BASICS
Oklahoma (8-7, 0-1) plays its first Big 12 road game when it travels to Waco, Texas, to take on Baylor (11-3, 1-0) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CST. The game will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa) with Bob Barry Sr. and Mike Houck announcing. It will be televised in Oklahoma by FS Oklahoma with Greg Lucas and Jim Haller calling the action.

NOTEWORTHY
• Oklahoma holds a 35-7 series lead against Baylor and is 16-3 in Waco. The Bears snapped OU's 30-game series winning streak last year by taking both meetings (91-60 in Waco and 70-63 in Norman).
• The Sooners are 8-1 at home this year and 0-6 away from Norman. Their last road win came Dec. 12, 2010, at Utah (78-73 in overtime).
• Only twice in the last 16 years has Oklahoma shot better from the field for an entire season than its current .470 mark. The last time an OU team shot better than its current .376 figure from 3-point range for a whole year was in 2002-03.
• Oklahoma is shooting .533 from the field and .444 from 3-point range over the last three games. Four of OU's top five scorers during the stretch are shooting at least .548 from the floor. Against Central Arkansas on Dec. 30, the Sooners shot a Jeff Capel-era-best .612 from the floor.
• In their eight wins, the Sooners are shooting .500 from the field and .439 from 3-point range (8.5 makes). In their seven losses, they're shooting .436 from the field and .298 from behind the arc (5.3 makes).
• Oklahoma has outscored opponents 139-124 in points off turnovers in its eight wins, but has been outscored 138-72 in the category in its seven defeats.
• Seven different Sooners have led the team in scoring in their 15 games.
• Eight of OU's top nine scorers are in their first or second year of Division I basketball. Five of the nine are in their first year.

Sooner to Watch
	Andrew Fitzgerald \| So. \| Forward • Averaging team highs of 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on the season • Ranks fifth in the Big 12 with his .533 season field goal percentage • Has scored in double figures a team-high 12 times in OU's 15 games • Is 31-for-39 (.795) at the free throw line over the last nine games

SOONER UPDATE
• After a five-game losing streak that had OU at 3-5 on the year, the Sooners have won five of their last seven contests. In those five wins, they shot .528 from the field and .477 from 3-point range.
• OU has shot 46 percent or better from the field in eight of its last 10 games. It has shot under 44 percent just three times this year. OU ranks sixth in the Big 12 with its .470 season field goal percentage (last year it ranked last at .430).
• The Sooners rank fifth in the Big 12 with their 7.0 3-pointers per game. In the team's eight wins, OU is averaging 8.5 treys.
• Turnovers have been an issue for the Sooners, as they average 14.5 per game. They've committed at least 10 turnovers in all but one outing and rank last in the Big 12 in turnover margin (-1.5). Opponents are averaging 17.4 points off turnovers per game (19.7 in OU's losses).

INDIVIDUALS UPDATE
• Sophomore forward Andrew Fitzgerald has shot .500 or better from the field in 11 of 15 games and owns a .533 season percentage to rank fifth in the Big 12. He leads the team with his 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. His free throw percentage (.746) is up significantly from last year (.638) and he is shooting .795 (31-for-39) from the foul line over the last nine games.
• A career .332 3-point shooter entering the year, senior guard Cade Davis is shooting .396 from behind the arc this season (ranks 11th in the Big 12) and is averaging 2.4 treys per game (ranks fifth). Going back to last year, he has made 67 3-pointers over his last 27 games. Davis ranks eighth on OU's career 3-point field goals list with 153 and needs 14 to tie Brent Price for seventh place.
• Davis has been effective on the boards the last three games, averaging a team-high 7.7 rebounds during the stretch. Included was a career-high total of 12 against Maryland Eastern Shore on Jan. 3 (also scored 11 points for his first double-double of the year).
• In OU's eight wins (all at home), sophomore guard Steven Pledger has scored at least 13 points six times and is shooting .440 from 3-point range (22-for-50) and .852 from the free throw line (23-for-27). In the Sooners' seven losses, Pledger has been held to single digits five times and is shooting .250 from deep (7-for-28).
• Freshman Cameron Clark's top four scoring games have come over the last seven outings. The guard/forward recorded consecutive career highs of 13 points Dec. 9 against Gardner-Webb and 17 points Dec. 11 versus Oral Roberts, and topped those performances with a 26-point effort Dec. 30 against Central Arkansas. Clark also registered 14 points and nine boards Jan. 3 against Maryland Eastern Shore. He is shooting .552 from the field and .458 from 3-point range in OU's eight wins.
• Sophomore point guard Carl Blair has rebounded nicely from a tough start to the year by averaging 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.0 assists over the last seven games. He recorded 15 assists over his first six games but has 42 over the last seven. Blair, who is shooting .491 from the field on the year, ranks fifth in the Big 12 with his 4.4 assists per outing. He has led OU in the category in six of the last seven games.
• After averaging 1.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting .235 from the field over his first 10 games, junior forward C.J. Washington has elevated his production over the last four contests. During that span, Washington is averaging 6.3 points and 3.5 boards while shooting .667 from the floor. He's shooting .750 from the field (9-for-12) over the last three games.
• Freshman guard Calvin Newell went 5-for-6 from 3-point range in OU's Dec. 21 win over Sacramento State and finished with a career-high 17 points in 17 minutes off the bench. It's the only game in his last seven in which he's scored (he did not play Saturday against Texas A&M). Despite not scoring in either of his last two games, Newell did rack up nine assists against Central Arkansas and Maryland Eastern Shore.

PREVIEWING BAYLOR
• Baylor enters Tuesday's game with an 11-3 record following its 71-59 Big 12-opening win at Texas Tech on Saturday. Ranked as high as No. 9 in the Associated Press poll on Dec. 13, the Bears fell out of the poll two weeks later. They started the year with a 7-0 record and are 4-3 since, with neutral site losses to Gonzaga (68-64 in Dallas), Washington State (77-71 in Honolulu) and Florida State (68-61 in Honolulu).
• Baylor is shooting .471 from the field (ranks fifth in the Big 12), .358 from 3-point range (ranks eighth) and .696 from the free throw line (ranks seventh). Its +9.7 rebounding margin ranks third in the league.
• The Bears give up just 58.4 points per game (third fewest in the league) while allowing opponents to shoot .390 from the field (Big 12's sixth best defensive mark) and .343 from 3-point range (ninth best mark).
• Senior guard LaceDarius Dunn leads three Bears who score in double figures. Dunn averages a Big 12-high 23.1 points per game to go along with averages of 4.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals. He leads the conference with his 4.2 treys per contest and is shooting .414 from behind the arc. Dunn, who ranked second in the league last year with his 19.6 scoring average, has scored at least 20 points eight times in his 11 games this year. Included was a 43-point outburst Jan. 4 against Morgan State (he was 10-for-18 on 3-pointers).
• Junior forward Quincy Acy averages 13.8 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game. Acy, who is shooting .515 from the field, was held to six points and five boards Saturday at Texas Tech.
• Freshman forward Perry Jones contributes 12.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest while shooting .547 from the field. He was 8-for-9 from the field in Baylor's Big 12 opener against the Red Raiders and finished with 20 points, six rebounds and five steals.
• Scott Drew is in his eighth year as Baylor's head coach and owns an 120-106 record.

OU-BAYLOR SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma owns a 35-7 series advantage against Baylor and is 16-3 in Waco. The Sooners had won 30 straight in the series prior to last year when the Bears prevailed in both meetings (90-61 in Waco and 70-63 in Norman). Prior to last season, the last Baylor win against OU had come in the 1977-78 campaign. OU is 26-2 against the Bears since the inception of the Big 12 Conference (13-1 in Waco).

SATURDAY'S TEXAS A&M RECAP
• No. 16 Texas A&M snapped Oklahoma's eight-game home winning streak with a 69-51 victory in both teams' Big 12 opener. The win for the Aggies was their 11th in a row.
• Texas A&M shot .543 from the field, the second best mark against OU this year. The Sooners' .400 field goal mark was their worst in four games and third worst of the season.
• The Aggies led by just six points (42-36) with 15:50 remaining before using a 16-2 run to open up a 58-38 lead with 8:30 left.
• The Aggies entered the game with a +12.6 average rebounding margin and outboarded Oklahoma 30-20. The Sooners managed just four offensive rebounds on the day and just one in the second half (came on their first possession).
• Sophomore forward Andrew Fitzgerald scored a game-high 17 points for his 12th double-figures effort in 15 outings. He was 6-for-11 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line while adding five rebounds, a block and two steals.
• Senior guard Cade Davis contributed 13 points and a team-high six boards. He made all six of his free throw attempts and tied J.R. Raymond for eighth place on OU's career 3-pointers list (153) with his second-half trey (he was fouled on the play and converted the free throw for a four-point play).
• Sophomore point guard Carl Blair handed out eight of OU's 12 assists in a season-high-tying 38 minutes.
• The Aggies held a 12-0 advantage in fast break points and outscored OU 19-7 off turnovers.

UP NEXT
OU plays its second consecutive road game when it travels to Austin, Texas, for a 3 p.m. CT contest against the Texas Longhorns. The game will be televised by the Big 12 Network.

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