University of Oklahoma Athletics
Tuesday, November 26
Kansas City, Mo.
6:00 PM
University of Oklahoma
vs
Missouri
Photo by: Samuel Marshall
Old Rivals Meet in Kansas City
November 26, 2019 | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After suffering its first loss of the season during the semifinals of the College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic, Oklahoma (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) looks to bounce back and capture third place in the tournament when it faces Missouri (4-2, 0-0 SEC) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.
Despite the contest coming on a neutral court, the Tigers will be playing in their home state in Kansas City, Mo. Of Oklahoma's four neutral site games this year, three have come in enemy territory. The Sooners defeated Minnesota in Sioux Falls, S.D. (15 miles from the Minnesota border) and Oregon State in Portland, Ore.
The Sooners have never lost consecutive games in November during the Lon Kruger era.
Jason Benetti and Bryce Drew will call the action on ESPNews. Fans with proper cable verification can also stream the game on the Watch ESPN App.
• Despite only facing each other only once in the last eight seasons, Missouri has historically been one of OU's most common opponents. Oklahoma has only faced Oklahoma State (237) and Kansas (216) more than its played the Tigers (210). OU's 113 wins over Mizzou are its third most over any team in men's basketball, holding 137 victories versus Oklahoma State and 116 against Iowa State.
• Oklahoma is 11-9 against current SEC teams during the Kruger era, including 9-5 against schools which were SEC members at the time of competition. The Sooners swept their three games against SEC schools last season, defeating Florida in the opening round of Battle 4 Atlantis, Vanderbilt in Norman as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge and Ole Miss in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Oklahoma is 27-3 in games played in November and December since the start of the 2017-18 season.
• Dating back to last season, junior forward Brady Manek has scored in double figures in 19 of his last 22 games.
• Junior guard Austin Reaves is fifth in the Big 12 in scoring with 16.7 points per game.
• Tuesday's matchup will be Oklahoma's fourth game away from home through its first seven contests. The Sooners won't play at home again until Dec. 21. OU is one of only three major-conference teams to play seven of its first 10 games coming away from home, joined by Seton Hall and Wake Forest.
• OU found itself in a 17-0 deficit to open the game and had trouble closing the gap the rest of the night. Stanford was led by freshman Tyrell Terry with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
• Junior guard Austin Reaves led OU's scoring effort with 17 points. Junior guard Alondes Williams registered 12 points - his most since transferring from junior college.
• Junior forward Brady Manek chipped in 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks.
• OU is 6-1 all-time against the Mean Green and has won the last six meetings. The Sooners won a meeting with the Mean Green last season, 73-57, in Norman. OU is 3-0 against UNT during the Kruger era.
• UNT's lone win in the series came in 1966.
• Oklahoma is 41-6 all-time against current members of Conference USA and is 7-1 against C-USA teams during the Kruger era. OU faced and defeated UTSA earlier this month.
Despite the contest coming on a neutral court, the Tigers will be playing in their home state in Kansas City, Mo. Of Oklahoma's four neutral site games this year, three have come in enemy territory. The Sooners defeated Minnesota in Sioux Falls, S.D. (15 miles from the Minnesota border) and Oregon State in Portland, Ore.
The Sooners have never lost consecutive games in November during the Lon Kruger era.
ON THE AIR
Tuesday's matchup will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM "The Franchise" in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Tune In Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing.Jason Benetti and Bryce Drew will call the action on ESPNews. Fans with proper cable verification can also stream the game on the Watch ESPN App.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST MISSOURI
• Tuesday's battle with Missouri marks the 211th meeting between the old conference foes. The Sooners are 113-97 all-time against the Tigers and have faced the former conference foe just once (2014) since Mizzou left for the SEC.• Despite only facing each other only once in the last eight seasons, Missouri has historically been one of OU's most common opponents. Oklahoma has only faced Oklahoma State (237) and Kansas (216) more than its played the Tigers (210). OU's 113 wins over Mizzou are its third most over any team in men's basketball, holding 137 victories versus Oklahoma State and 116 against Iowa State.
• Oklahoma is 11-9 against current SEC teams during the Kruger era, including 9-5 against schools which were SEC members at the time of competition. The Sooners swept their three games against SEC schools last season, defeating Florida in the opening round of Battle 4 Atlantis, Vanderbilt in Norman as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge and Ole Miss in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
QUICK HITS
• Oklahoma boasts a combined 27-4 record in its last 31 non-league regular-season games. In non-conference play since 2017-18, Oklahoma is 11-4 against major conference schools (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) and 14-3 in games played away from Norman.• Oklahoma is 27-3 in games played in November and December since the start of the 2017-18 season.
• Dating back to last season, junior forward Brady Manek has scored in double figures in 19 of his last 22 games.
• Junior guard Austin Reaves is fifth in the Big 12 in scoring with 16.7 points per game.
• Tuesday's matchup will be Oklahoma's fourth game away from home through its first seven contests. The Sooners won't play at home again until Dec. 21. OU is one of only three major-conference teams to play seven of its first 10 games coming away from home, joined by Seton Hall and Wake Forest.
OU'S SEMIFINALS LOSS
• Oklahoma suffered its first loss of the season on Monday, falling to Stanford, 73-54, in the semifinals of the College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.• OU found itself in a 17-0 deficit to open the game and had trouble closing the gap the rest of the night. Stanford was led by freshman Tyrell Terry with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
• Junior guard Austin Reaves led OU's scoring effort with 17 points. Junior guard Alondes Williams registered 12 points - his most since transferring from junior college.
• Junior forward Brady Manek chipped in 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks.
NEXT UP: NORTH TEXAS
• Next up, Oklahoma begins a stretch of three straight true road games when it heads to Denton, Texas, to face North Texas on Thursday, Dec. 5. The road contest begins at 7 p.m. CT and will air on Facebook through CBS Sports Network.• OU is 6-1 all-time against the Mean Green and has won the last six meetings. The Sooners won a meeting with the Mean Green last season, 73-57, in Norman. OU is 3-0 against UNT during the Kruger era.
• UNT's lone win in the series came in 1966.
• Oklahoma is 41-6 all-time against current members of Conference USA and is 7-1 against C-USA teams during the Kruger era. OU faced and defeated UTSA earlier this month.
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