University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Norman
2:00 PM
University of Oklahoma
vs
Oklahoma State
Photo by: Ty Russell
Bedlam Basketball At the LNC Saturday
January 31, 2020 | Men's Basketball
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Saturday, Feb. 1 / 2 p.m. CT / Lloyd Noble Center
Both squads are looking for a big win, with the Sooners coming off a road loss to Kansas State and the Cowboys starting the conference season 0-7.
OU has won 17 of the last 19 Bedlam games played in Norman and swept Cowboys last season.
Both teams are led by players from Oklahoma. The Sooners have been led by Harrah's Brady Manek (15.2 points, 46.6% from 3) and Edmond's Kristian Doolittle (14.9 points, 8.8 rebounds) while Oklahoma State has relied on Norman's Lindy Waters III (11.7 points).
ON THE AIR
The afternoon matchup will air on the Sooner Radio Network (107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Tune In Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing.ABC will carry the game nationally with Rich Hollenberg and Fran Fraschilla on the call.
TICKETS
• Tickets start at $25 can purchased at the OU Athletics Ticket Office (800-456-4668) and SoonerSports.com/Tickets. Lloyd Noble Center's north and east ticket windows will open at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.• All students who purchased football season tickets have free access to men's basketball games by scanning their OU student ID. Single-game student tickets are also available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the student entrance for $5.
IN THE BONUS
• The first 500 OU students in attendance will receive a free OU crew neck sweatshirt.• The balancing acrobat stunts of Rolla Bolla will entertain the LNC crowd at halftime.
• Fans are encouraged to #ArriveSooner to avoid delays into the gates with enhanced screenings. OU's clear bag policy will also be in effect. For more gameday tips at Lloyd Noble Center, visit the LNC's information page.
THREE POINTERS
• Senior forward Kristian Doolittle enters Saturday's game with 998 career points - two shy of the 1,000-point milestone. Doolittle is aiming to become the 47th Sooner to score 1,000 points in a career at Oklahoma. His teammate, Brady Manek, reached the 1,000-point milestone earlier this season against TCU. The Sooners' loan senior, Doolittle is playing in his final home Bedlam game of his career. Doolittle grew up in Edmond, Okla., and his older brother Kameron was a wide receiver for Oklahoma State's football team.• Junior guard Alondes Williams is coming off back-to-back career highs by scoring 13 points against Mississippi State on Saturday and 15 points at Kansas State on Wednesday. Williams is shooting 11-of-21 (53.4%) from the field in that two-game stretch.
• Oklahoma boasts the top scoring trio in the Big 12 and one of the best in the country in junior forward Brady Manek (15.2 points per game), senior forward Kristian Doolittle (14.9) and junior guard Austin Reaves (14.3). All three Sooners rank in the top 10 of the Big 12's scoring race. Oklahoma and Arkansas are the only major-conference schools with three players averaging over 14 points.
BEDLAM SERIES HISTORY
• Oklahoma owns a 139-99 all-time advantage in the series and has won 21 of the last 32 meetings. The Sooners are 12-6 in Bedlam games under Lon Kruger.• OU is 86-27 when Bedlam is in Norman and has won 17 of its last 19 games against the Cowboys inside Lloyd Noble Center (losses came in 2004 and 2017). The Sooners are 7-1 in home Bedlam games under Kruger.
• The Sooners swept the Cowboys in 2018-19, giving Oklahoma its seventh Bedlam sweeps since 2006 (Oklahoma State has swept just once in that span).
QUICK HITS
• Oklahoma is 8-1 at home this season and has won 11 of its last 12 home matchups.• Sometimes the key to victory is as simple as making shots. The Sooners are 12-1 this season when they have a better field goal percentage than their opponents. Their only loss when owning a better field goal percentage was on the road at No. 1 Baylor.
• The Sooners have shown discipline in keeping their opponents off the charity stripe. Oklahoma commits only 13.2 personal fouls per game – the second fewest in the country. OU opponents are shooting an average of 13.2 foul shots per game, compared to OU's 18.4 free throw attempts.
• OU is second in the Big 12 in free throw percentage, making 76.1% of its shots from the foul stripe. The Sooners, who shot free throws at a 69.7% rate in 2018-19, rank 31st in the country in 2019-20.
• The Sooners discipline is on display on the offensive end as well. Oklahoma is turning the ball over just 10.6 times per game, which ranks 10th in the nation and fourth among major-conference teams.
• OU is 12-4 when holding its opponents to under 80 points.
• The Sooners are 3-0 in games decided by two or fewer points.
• After reaching 1,000 career points on Jan. 18, junior forward Brady Manek approaches another milestone. With 165 career 3-pointers, Manek is five shy of cracking OU's top-10 list for careers 3-point field goals. Ryan Minor currently sits in 10th with 170 made treys. Buddy Hield holds the Sooner record with 349.
• Manek ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-pointers per game during conference play with 2.17. The forward is sinking his treys at a 47.5% clip during Big 12 play, which leads the conference.
• Junior guard Austin Reaves is third in scoring among Big 12 newcomers with 14.3 points per game.
NEXT UP: TEXAS TECH
• The Sooners are back on the road to face Texas Tech on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2. Oklahoma owns a 39-26 lead in the all-time series and has won eight of the last 14 meetings.• The Sooners are 9-7 against Tech in the Lon Kruger era. Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard, in his third season in Lubbock, is 4-2 against the Sooners while coaching the Raiders.
• Texas Tech, the national runner-up in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, swept the Sooners last season. It was the first season sweep of OU by the Red Raiders in programs history (the Sooners have swept Tech seven times since the Big 12 Conference was founded).
• The home team has won seven of the last eight meetings.
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