OU Wraps Up Regular Season at Texas Tech

Oklahoma

TCU

March 5 | 7 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas

TUESDAY'S GAME BASICS

Oklahoma concludes its Big 12 slate on Tuesday night as the Sooners (8-20, 4-13 Big 12) travel to Texas Tech (12-6, 3-14 Big 12). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT from United Supermarkets Arena. An OU win and a loss by Oklahoma State would guarantee the Sooners the No. 7 seed at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.

ON THE AIR

Tuesday's game will be streamed on TexasTech.com with Mark Finkner (play-by-play) and Chuck Heinz (analyst) on the call. The contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City; KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM in Norman; TuneIn Radio App) with Chad McKee calling the action.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

• Oklahoma concludes Big 12 play on Tuesday night as the Sooners travel to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech. OU won the first meeting between the two teams in Norman, 66-61, on Jan. 2. The Sooners have won the last 16 meetings against the Lady Raiders, their longest active winning streak against a Division I opponent.

• Sophomore guard Ana Llanusa has led the Sooners in scoring eight times in the last nine games and is averaging 25.1 points per game over the last seven contests. The sophomore became the first Sooner to score 20-plus points in six consecutive games after picking up her first career double-double with 26 points and 14 rebounds against Oklahoma State in OU's 75-66 win. In Big 12 play, Llanusa is third in the conference in scoring at 18.6 points per game. Her scoring average would rank seventh all-time for a Sooner in Big 12 play.

• Freshman guard Taylor Robertson continues to lead the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (.454) and 3-pointers per game (3.32). Her 3.32 3-pointers per game and 93 3-pointers lead all major conference freshmen. The freshman is two treys shy of breaking the Sooners' freshman record list for 3-pointers made in a single-season and ranks third in OU single-season history.

• Robertson and Texas Tech's Chrislyn Carr are the two top scoring freshmen in the conference. Carr leads all freshmen nationally with 17.5 points per game, while Robertson is first among freshmen in Division I with a 93 made 3-pointers and ranks second in the conference among freshman in scoring at 13.9 points per game. Robertson is one of three freshmen in Division I to shoot .450 from the field, .450 from 3-point range and .850 from the free throw line this season.

• OU leads the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage with a .369 clip during Big 12 play. Over the last three games, the Sooners 26-of-57 (.456) from 3-point range. OU's .361 clip from beyond the arc this year would be tied for the fifth-best mark in school history and its best 3-point field goal percentage since 2001-02.

PREVIEWING TEXAS TECH

• Texas Tech enters Tuesday's contest with a 12-16 overall record and a 3-14 mark in Big 12 play after falling to K-State, 75-67, in Manhattan. The Lady Raiders are averaging 70.7 points per game (ranks sixth in the Big 12) on .405 field goal (eighth), .291 3-point (tenth) and .629 free throw (tenth) shooting during the regular season. In league play, Texas Tech is averaging 64.7 points per game (eighth) on .394 field goal (eighth), .259 3-point (tenth) and .646 free throw (tenth) shooting. The Lady Raiders are ninth in the country in rebounds per game (43.9).

• Freshman guard Chrislyn Carr leads Texas Tech in scoring at 17.5 points per game. She is the top scoring freshman in Division I this season. Carr also ranks third in the league with 2.4 3-pointers per game and is 10th in the conference with 3.7 assists per contest.

• Junior forward Brittany Brewer is third in the Big 12 this season with 9.0 rebounds per game, while ranking sixth in the conference with 16.3 points per game.

• Marlene Stollings is in her first season at Texas Tech and has a 12-16 record with the Lady Raiders.

Taylor Robertson

Taylor Robertson has made 16 3-pointers over the last three games. The freshman scored 21 points against TCU on Saturday.

GAME 28 RECAP: TCU

• Freshman Taylor Robertson finished with 21 points and sophomore Ana Llanusa provided 19, but the Sooners fell 76-63 to TCU on Saturday in Oklahoma's home finale. TCU outscored the Sooners, 44-23, in the second half as OU shot just .207 from the field in the final two quarters.

• Robertson helped the Sooners build a six-point lead at halftime as the McPherson, Kan., native scored 20 points in the first half. The freshman was 6-of-6 from 3-point range in the first two quarters to help OU's quick start. Robertson now ranks third in OU single-season history with 93 3-pointers this year. Her 93 treys are one shy of tying the OU freshman record and she also has seven 20-point scoring performances this season.

• Llanusa scored 11 of her 19 points in the final quarter as the sophomore finished 4-of-13 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers. The sophomore finished just one point shy of extending her school-record streak of six straight 20-point scoring games. Jessi Murcer recorded 11 points to finish in double figures and led the Sooners with six rebounds and four assists.

• TCU's Jordan Moore finished with a team-high 23 points and earned a double-double with 12 rebounds. Moore was 9-of-14 from the field and added five assists and two blocks. Amy Okonkwo's trio of 3-pointers midway through the third quarter allowed TCU to grab the lead for good as the Horned Frogs outscored OU, 20-9, in the frame. The senior scored 12 points and added 12 rebounds. OU was outshot, .444-.339 from the field and TCU won the rebounding battle, 49-33. The Sooners finished with a .450 clip (9-for-20 from 3-point range, while TCU was held to a .250 mark (5-of-20).

ELEVATE WITH ANA

• Sophomore guard Ana Llanusa is enjoying the best stretch of her OU career, leading the Sooners with 25.1 points per game over the last seven contests. Llanusa earned her first career double-double with 26 points and 14 rebounds against Oklahoma State last Monday and became the first Sooner to ever score 20-plus points in six consecutive games.

• The sophomore is averaging 18.6 points per game during league play, which ranks third in the Big 12. Llanusa's 18.6 points per contest in Big 12 play ranks as the seventh-best scoring average by a Sooner against conference opponents in a single season.

• The sophomore has led OU in scoring in eight times in the last nine games. During this stretch, Llanusa's 31 points at Baylor on Feb. 16 were the most scored by an opposing player against the Lady Bears this season. She finished with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting in OU's win over Kansas. Llanusa recorded 33 points, just two shy of her career high, against Kansas State on Feb. 10.

• During the month of February, Llanusa averaged 23.8 points per game and shot .429 from the field, while posting a .385 clip from 3-point range and a .864 mark at the free throw line.

• The Choctaw, Okla., native has three 30-point scoring games this season, becoming the first Sooner to accomplish that feat since Courtney Paris during the 2006-07 season. Paris (13), Phylesha Whaley (10), Aaryn Ellenberg (5), Danielle Robinson (4) are the only players to have more 30-point scoring performances in OU history than Llanusa.

• In Big 12 play, Llanusa is shooting .836 from the free throw line (ranks sixth in the Big 12) and .357 from 3-point range (ninth). Llanusa is one of three Big 12 players to score at least 30 points three times in conference play this season, joining Oklahoma State's Vivian Gray.

TRACKING T-ROB

• Taylor Robertson has quickly made her mark as one of the top 3-point shooters in the country so far this season. She has also won Big 12 Freshman of the Week four times this season and leads the conference with a .454 3-point field goal percentage and 3.32 3-pointers per game. Nationally, Robertson's 93 made 3-pointers are the most by a freshmen in Division this season.

• Robertson ranks fifth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.454) and 12th in 3-pointers made per game (3.32). The freshman's .454 3-point field goal percentage currently ranks third on OU's freshman record list and single-season list.

• Robertson is second on OU's freshman record list with 93 made 3-pointers, two shy of breaking Aaryn Ellenberg's OU freshman record of 94 treys during the 2010-11 season. Robertson's 93-pointers are third all-time on OU's single-season list and she needs just two more treys to move into second place.

• Against TCU, Robertson hit her first six 3-pointers and scored 20 of her 21 points in the first half. She has made at least four 3-pointers in three consecutive games.

• In OU's win at West Virginia, Robertson finished 6-of-8 from deep and scored 18 points. Robertson's six 3-pointers were the most made an OU freshman in a Big 12 road game since Ellenberg finished with seven treys at Baylor in 2011.

• Through 28 games, Robertson has seven 20-point scoring games. She finished with 21 points against Baylor on Jan. 27. She also led OU with 23 points on 8-for-15 shooting against UConn. Robertson's 23 points are the most scored by a freshman against the Huskies this year.

QUICK HITS

• Taylor Robertson is on pace to set the OU freshmen record for minutes played per game. She currently averages 33.3 minutes per contest, which would best the previous mark set by Danielle Robinson (32.6/2007-08). Robertson's .885 free throw percentage also ranks second all-time among OU freshmen.

• Oklahoma's .369 3-point field goal percentage leads the Big 12 during conference play. The .361 clip would be tied the fifth-best mark in school history if the season ended today.

• Ana Llanusa's finished 12-for-12 performance at the free throw line against Baylor on Feb. 16. Her 12 made free throws set a career high. She is the first Sooner to finish perfect at the free throw line (minimum 12 attempts) since Danielle Robinson was 16-of-16 at the stripe at Oklahoma State in 2010.

• Llanusa's 35 points at Iowa State rank as the seventh-most scored by a Sooner in a Big 12 game in school history. She joins Aaryn Ellenberg, Courtney Paris (twice), Danielle Robinson and Phylesha Whaley (twice) as the only OU players to score 35-plus points against a Big 12 opponent.

• OU ranks fourth in the Big 12 during league play with a .725 free throw percentage. The Sooners posted a .577 clip from the free throw line in non-conference play and have dramatically improved their percentage in Big 12 play.

• Tatum Veitenheimer's 75 assists this year are the fifth-most by an OU freshman in a single season in program history.

• Freshman Nydia Lampkin matched her season high with six points against Iowa State on Feb. 20 The freshman played a season-high 20 minutes at West Virginia on Feb. 23 and recorded a career-high 10 rebounds.

• Oklahoma's 30 made free throws at Iowa State on Jan. 19 rank as the most made by a Big 12 team this season.

• Oklahoma's strength of schedule currently ranks seventh nationally among Division I teams. Its the second straight season that OU is projected to finish in the top-10 nationally in strength of schedule.

• Oklahoma's run of 19 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances ranks as the longest active streak by a team in the Big 12 and the fifth-best active streak among Division I women's basketball teams. OU's 19 straight NCAA bids is the ninth longest streak all-time in Division I. Only Tennessee (37), Stanford (31), Connecticut (30) and Notre Dame (23) have made more consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament than the Sooners.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will play Friday in the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., inside Chesapeake Energy Arena (opponent, time and seed to be determined).

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