Postgame Notes

Dec. 2, 2011

• With the 82-53 victory, the Sooners are now averaging 79.0 points per game after averaging 66.0 last season. After recording 80 or more points four times in 32 games last year, OU has already scored at least 80 points three times in six games this season.

• The win marked OU's 30th straight at home against non-conference opponents and 88th in the last 90 such contests. The Sooners' 29-point victory was their largest since defeating Texas Southern 82-52 on Nov. 18, 2010. In their five wins this season, the Sooners have outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points.

• All five Oklahoma starters shot better than 50 percent from the field. They combined to shoot 69 percent from the floor and 80 percent (8-for-10) from 3-point range. They accounted for 63 of the team's points and racked up 16 assists against just three turnovers.

• Oklahoma recorded 22 assists, their most in 81 games (also 22 vs. Colorado on Feb. 7, 2009). Steven Pledger led the squad with five and was followed by Sam Grooms (four) and Cameron Clark, Romero Osby and Carl Blair with three each.

• Sacramento State's 22 turnovers tied an OU opponent season high and led to 30 Sooners points. Through six games, opponents have averaged 16.5 turnovers, resulting in 18.5 points per contest for OU on the other end of the floor. The Sooners have forced 20 or more turnovers in three games this season.

• Sixteen of Sacramento State's turnovers came off of Sooner steals, the program's most since Dec. 7, 2008 (16 against Tulsa). Andrew Fitzgerald, Grooms and Pledger each had three steals.

• The Sooners boasted a season-high seven dunks, six of which came in the first half. Romero Osby led the team with three and was followed by Cameron Clark (two), Tyler Neal (one) and Steven Pledger (one). OU has recorded 24 dunks in its first six games and Osby has 12 of them.

• Oklahoma was 11-for-20 from behind the 3-point arc, good for a .550 percentage. It marked OU's best 3-point performance since shooting .565 (13-for-23) against Nicholls State on Nov. 28, 2009.

• The Sooners outrebounded the Hornets 29-23, the fifth time in six games OU grabbed more boards than its opponent. Oklahoma pulled down nine offensive boards which led to 15 second-chance points.

• Clark led the Sooners with a season-high 18 points, going 7-for-12 from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the arc. Clark averaged 3.0 points on .167 (3-for-18) field goal shooting in OU's first two games and has since averaged 13.5 points on .500 (22-for-44) shooting the past four contests. The sophomore guard also boasted a career-high three blocks in his 26 minutes of action.

• Pledger was 4-for-5 from the field on the night, 3-for-3 from 3-point land and 4-for-4 from the free throw line to total 15 points in 21 minutes. The junior guard has scored double-digit points in all five of his appearances this season, averaging a team-high 17.2 points and shooting .546 (30-for-55) from the field and .483 (14-for-29) from 3-point range. He shot .386 and .345, respectively, over his first two seasons.

• Junior forward Andrew Fitzgerald posted a season-high 13 points, going 6-for-8 from the field in 22 minutes. The junior also recorded four rebounds and three steals.

• Coming into tonight, Sacrament State point guard Dylan Garrity had 42 assists and just 12 turnovers (3.5 ratio). The Sooners held the freshman to four assists and forced him into seven turnovers.

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