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January 10 | 1 p.m. CT | Norman, Okla.

SUNDAY'S GAME BASICS

No. 17/19 Oklahoma (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) returns home for the first time since Dec. 30 when it hosts Kansas State (10-4, 0-3 Big 12) Sunday at 1 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners, who rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit at TCU Wednesday night to win 78-65 over the Horned Frogs, are 5-1 at Lloyd Noble Center this season. Kansas State has lost three straight games to open Big 12 play. The Wildcats are 2-2 in true road games this year.

ON THE AIR

Sunday's game will air on Fox Sports Oklahoma/Fox Sports Southwest +/Fox College Sports Central with Chad McKee, Dan Hughes and Jessica Coody announcing. The contest will also air on the Sooner Radio Network with Brian Brinkley calling the action.

TICKETS/PROMOTIONS

Tickets are available starting at $8 at the OU Athletics Ticket Office (800-456-4668) and online here. Lloyd Noble Center's north and east ticket windows will open at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. OU students will be admitted free with a valid school I.D.

OU players Gioya Carter, Maddie Manning, Peyton Little and Ijeoma Odimgbe will sign autographs postgame in the southwest concourse.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

• Oklahoma owns a 36-23 advantage against Kansas State and has won 15 out of the last 16 meetings. The Sooners are 18-9 all-time in Norman against the Wildcats. OU swept the the season series a year ago and is 21-5 against Kansas State since the formation of the Big 12 Conference (box scores and cumulative stats from last year's two meetings are on page 7 of these notes).

• Sunday's game marks OU's first home contest in 11 days and just its second home game in 28 days. OU is 5-1 at Lloyd Noble Center this season, averaging 78.8 points per game with a +21.2 scoring margin. The Sooners are shooting .435 from the field, .364 from behind the arc and .619 at the free throw lines through six home games this season. OU is limiting opponents to 48.8 points per game, a .331 shooting mark, .263 from 3-point range and a .538 free throw percentange.

• Kaylon Williams has scored in double figures in all 14 games, a streak that ranks 11th in school history to begin a season. The redshirt senior forward has led the Sooners in scoring six times this year and leads the team with six double-doubles. She is one of just three players in the Big 12 to rank in the top-10 in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage.

Peyton Little

Peyton Little averaged 24.5 points per game vs. K-State last season, including a 30-point performance in Manhattan a year ago.

• T'ona Edwards provided a spark for the Sooners off the bench in Wednesday's comeback win at TCU, finishing with a near double-double with 10 points and a career-high nine assists. The junior has tallied 17 assists in the last two games and currently ranks eighth in the conference with 3.8 assists a contest.

• OU has displayed a balanced score attack throughout this season with its five starters averaging between 7.6 and 14.6 points per game. Nine different players have scored in doubles figures this season. Each of OU's starters has scored in doubles figures at least six times this season.

GAME 14 RECAP: TCU

• Facing a season-high 14-point deficit midway through the third quarter, No. 17 Oklahoma battled back with a second-half surge to earn a 78-65 victory over TCU on the road at Schollmaier Arena. Five Sooners scored in double figures as Oklahoma closed the game on a 26-4 run, holding TCU to just five points over the final 6:35 to seal the win.

• Down 60-52, OU reeled off an 18-1 run during the fourth quarter to complete the comeback. Kaylon Williams tied the game at 61-61 with a hook shot in the lane. The Sooners took advantage of a TCU turnover as T'ona Edwards dropped in a lay-up in transition to give OU its first lead of the game with 2:37 left. Edwards finished the game with 10 points, a career-high nine assists and six rebounds. Peyton Little, who finished with 15 points, completed a 3-point play to give OU a five-point advantage with 2:15 left.

• Williams notched her sixth double-double of the season, posting 18 points and 10 rebounds. She finished in double figures for the 14th straight game and matched her double-double total from last season. Edwards, who played a career-high 28 minutes, finished with four steals while Little added in a team-high five swipes. Maddie Manning finished 7 of 8 from the free throw line to add in 11 points. Derica Wyatt finished in double figures for the third time in the last five games, chipping in 10 points along with a career-high seven rebounds and three steals in 38 minutes.

PREVIEWING KANSAS STATE

• Kansas State heads into Sunday's game after losing three straight games to open Big 12 play. K-State fell 72-53 at home against West Virginia on Wednesday night. The Wildcats are averaging 71.8 points per game (tied for seventh in the Big 12) on a .430 field goal percentage (sixth), .360 3-point shooting percentage (third) and a .646 free throw percentage (seventh). In league play, K-State averages 68.3 points a contest (fourth) on a .387 shooting percentage (seventh), .347 3-point shooting (fourth) and a .690 mark at the charity stripe (third).

• Three players are averaging scoring in doubles figures, led by junior center Breanna Lewis' team-high 16.7 points per game (ranks fifth in the the Big 12). Lewis is ninth in the conference with 7.1 rebounds per game. The junior also leads K-State with 35 blocks and is third with 22 steals. Kindred Wesemann is averaging 14.4 points per game, leading K-State with a .455 3-point shooting percentage (third in the Big 12). Wesemann is also second in the nation in free percentage at .935 . Megan Denies is third on the team with 10.0 points per game and is shooting .411 from the floor. Sophomore Shayelyn Martin finished with 14 points, six assists, six rebounds and four steals against West Virginia.

• Kansas State is under the direction of head coach Jeff Mittie, who is in his second season with the Wildcats (29-18 record). Mittie is 483-253 overall in his 24 seasons as a head coach.

• Oklahoma leads the all-time series, 36-23, against Kansas State with the Sooners winning 15 out of the last 16 meetings since against the Wildcats since 2004. The Sooners are 18-9 against K-State in Norman.

• The Sooners swept both meetings between the two teams last season. OU won 66-58 in Norman. The Sooners wrapped up the sweep with a 73-64 victory in Manhattan as Peyton Little poured in a career-high 30 points and knocked down eight 3-pointers.

• OU head coach Sherri Coale is 21-5 against the Horned Frogs during her tenure with the Sooners. Coale is 2-0 against Kansas State head coach Jeff Mittie.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE KAY KAY

• Redshirt senior forward Kaylon Williams has logged double-doubles six times this season, matching her total from last season (32 games). Williams leads OU with 15 career double-doubles and is just one shy of cracking the top 10 in school history. She also scored in doubles figures in all 14 games this season.

• Williams turned in a complete performance at TCU, adding in two blocks against the Horned Frogs. She is currently tied with Dionnah Jackson for ninth in school history with 64 career blocks.

• The Midwest City, Okla., native is 30th in double-doubles (6), 37th in the nation in field goal percentage (.552) and also ranks 40th in total rebounds (130)

• The redshirt senior ranks seventh all-time in OU history with 291 offensive rebounds and is 10th with 62 blocks. Her .546 career field goal percentage is the 15th-best mark among active players in the NCAA.

AMONG THE ELITE

• Kaylon Williams is one of just three players in the Big 12 to rank in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage this season. Only Kansas State's Breanna Lewis and Oklahoma State's Kaylee Jensen have accomplished that feat.

• The redshirt senior is fifth in the league in rebounding (9.3 rpg), 7th in scoring (14.6 ppg) and ninth in field goal percentage (.552).

• Williams is looking to etch her name in the OU record books. She already ranks seventh in school history with 285 offensive rebounds, just 23 shy of passing Caton Hill for sixth place. Williams needs just 32 points to become the 21st 1,000-point scorer in program history.

• Last season, Williams ranked fourth in the nation with a .596 field goal percentage.

COUNTING DIMES

• Since the start of Big 12 play, Oklahoma has registered 17.3 assists per game (first in the Big 12). OU recorded 19 assists in its win at TCU on Wednesday, its most in a Big 12 game since finishing with 22 assists at Iowa State last season.

• T'ona Edwards led the way with a career-high nine assists and is averaging 4.3 helpers per game (ranks sixth in the Big 12). The junior, who has also scored in double-figures in back-to-back contests for the first time in her OU career, has recorded 17 assists over the last two games.

• The Sooners are 32nd in the nation in assists per game, averaging 16.8 per contest. OU has recorded 15 or more assists in nine of its 14 games this year. The Sooners are 9-1 this season when tallying 15 or more assists in a single game.

IN BIG 12 PLAY

• Since the start of Big 12 play, Oklahoma is averaging 71.0 points per game (third in the league) and allowing 62.3 points a contest (fifth). The Sooners have been in strong on the boards, ranking third in the conference with a +4.0 rebounding margin.

• The Sooners lead the conference in assists per game (17.3), turnover margin (+3.0) and steals per game(10.7) against Big 12 competition. Oklahoma has taken care of the basketball in its first three conference games, posting a 1.1 assist/turnover ratio (third in Big 12). Derica Wyatt is third in league play with a 2.5 assist/turnover ratio.

• Oklahoma has taken care of the basketball in its first three conference games, posting a 1.1 assist/turnover ratio (third in Big 12). OU's defense forced 22 turnovers and a season-high 15 steals at TCU on Wednesday night.

QUICK HITTERS

Maddie Manning added in 11 points and was 7 of 8 at the free throw against TCU Wednesday night.

• Eight OU players are averaging double-figure minutes for the Sooners through 14 games. Derica Wyatt (25.4) Gabbi Ortiz (26.6), Maddie Manning (27.9) and Peyton Little (32.1) are averaging 25-plus minutes per contest. Little's 32.1 minutes per game is the eighth-best average in the conference heading into Sunday's game.

• McKenna Treece finished with seven points - all in the fourth quarter - to spark OU's comeback in the 78-65 victory at TCU Wednesday. The sophomore also pulled down a season-high five rebounds and added a block against Horned Frogs.

• Derica Wyatt is shooting .346 (27 of 78) from 3-point range this season, scoring in doubles figures four times in the last six games. Wyatt hit four 3-pointers against Kansas on Dec. 30. The junior is tied for fourth with 2.3 3-pointers per game against Big 12 competition. She also is third in the conference with a 2.5 assist/turnover ratio in league play.

• Gabbi Ortiz's six 3-pointers in OU's win over UTSA on Dec. 13 were just one shy of tying the Lloyd Noble Center record. Margaret McKeon and Morgan Hook hold the record with seven triples in a single game. The six triples by Ortiz also are tied for the most by a Big 12 player in a single game this year.

• The Sooners average 31.9 points per game in the paint. This season 446 of 1,005 total points (44.3 percent) have come through the paint, while holding foes to 23.3 points per game in the post. OU also has outscored its opponents by 6.2 points per game off turnovers on the year (19.6-12.9).

• Oklahoma has made 10 or more treys in a single game fives times this season through 14 games. It took the Sooners 26 games last season to accomplish that feat. The Sooners ranked third in the Big 12 with 7.5 made 3-pointers per game.

• OU is 10-0 this season when outrebounding its opponent. The Sooners have dominated the boards in home this season with a +9.1 rebounding margin. OU has also held 12 of its 14 opponents to sub-45 percent field goal shooting (nine times in the last 11 games). No opponent has shot 50 percent or better this season. The Sooners have also limited 10 of its 14 foes to sub 33-percent 3-point shooting.

• The Sooners are 296-213 (.582) all-time against Big 12 competition and 203-112 (.645) under Sherri Coale.

• Coale will be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on June 30, 2016, in Knoxville, Tenn. Coale is OU's all-time leader in wins (431) and has led the Sooners to three Final Fours and 16 straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

• The Sooners return the majority of their production in every statistical category for 2015-16. That includes 81 percent of the team's points and rebounds, along with 85 percent of its assists, 81 percent of its blocks and 78 percent of its steals. OU also brings back 80 percent of its made 3-point field goals and its free throw production. 11 letterwinners return from last season's squad that combined to play 5,377 minutes a year ago.

UP NEXT

The Sooners get six days off and will play its first Bedlam game of the season when they travel to Oklahoma State on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT. OU owns a 58-38 advantage against the Cowgirls and have won seven out of the last ten meetings (four out of the last seven in Stillwater).

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