Oklahoma Back at Home Saturday

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Florida A&M

Saturday, Dec. 12 / 4 p.m. CT / Lloyd Noble Center / Norman

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NORMAN – RV/RV Oklahoma (2-1, 1-0 Big 12) returns to the Lloyd Noble Center to play three home non-conference games before resuming Big 12 play. First up for the Sooners is Florida A&M (0-3, 0-0 MEAC) on Saturday. The Rattlers are coming off road losses to Georgia and Oregon while the Sooners suffered their first loss of the season on Wednesday against Xavier.

Florida A&M is forcing 18.0 turnovers per game and looking to upset a Big 12 team for the second year in a row. The Rattlers went into Hilton Coliseum and upset Iowa State last season.

ON THE AIR

• Saturday's home game will tip at 4 p.m. CT and air on the Sooner Sports 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.

• Jessica Coody and Bryndon Manzer have the call on Fox Sports Southwest and the Fox Sports Go app. With Coody calling the action, it is believed to be the first time a woman has been the play-by-play announcer for an Oklahoma men's basketball TV broadcast.

TICKETS

• Tickets start at $10 can purchased at the OU Athletics Ticket Office (800-456-4668) and SoonerSports.com/Tickets. Lloyd Noble Center's east ticket windows will open at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

• Digital ticketing will be implemented for 2020-21 to allow fans to seamlessly access or transfer tickets to others via the SoonerSports2Go app. Step-by-step instructions and additional information on how to access and transfer tickets is available at SoonerSports.com/digitaltickets.

GAME DAY POLICIES

• Appropriate cloth or surgical-style masks that cover the nose and mouth completely will be required at all times while on campus and inside Lloyd Noble Center. Other face coverings including clear face shields, gaiters/buffs, bandanas or masks with valves are not permitted.

• OU will continue its clear-bag policy this season. The approved clear plastic tote size is a maximum of 12 inches x 6 inches x 12 inches or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag. Even those bags are subject to search.

• Arena doors will open to the public one (1) hour prior to tip off. The general public can utilize the north and east entrances.

• Full details on OU's game day policies at Lloyd Noble Center can be found here.

THREE POINTERS

• Oklahoma enters Saturday's contest with a scoring average of 88.0 points per game - good for second in the Big 12 and ninth nationally among major-conference teams. The analytics website KenPom.com ranks OU ninth in the country for adjusted offensive efficiency. The Sooners are second in the Big 12 in both field goal percentage (50%) and 3-point field goal percentage (40.3%) while leading the league in free throw shooting (82.8%).

• The Sooners are fueled on the offensive end by a trio of players averaging over 15 points. Seniors Brady Manek (20.0 points) and Austin Reaves (17.7) rank second and third in the conference's scoring race while sophomore guard De'Vion Harmon is chipping in 15.3 points per game. The trio is combining to average 53.0 points on 52.6% shooting (48.7% from behind the arc).

• With 199 3-pointers in his career, Manek is one trey shy of sinking 200. He would become just the sixth Sooner to make 200 3-pointers in an Oklahoma uniform, joining Buddy Hield, Terry Evans, Steven Pledger, Hollis Price and Tim Heskett (all guards 6-4 or shorter). Manek would be the first forward and first player over 6-5 to sink 200 3-pointers for Oklahoma. As a 6-9 forward, Manek would also become the tallest player in Big 12 history to hit 200. Kansas' Svi Mykhailiuk (6-8) is the only player in league history that is 6-8 or taller to reach 200 (ended career with 237). Three games into his senior season, Manek leads the Big 12 in both 3-pointers per game (4.0) and 3-point field goal percentage (57.1%).

SERIES HISTORY: FLORIDA A&M

• Oklahoma has faced Florida A&M twice previously, winning the two matchups by a combined 140 points. The Sooners defeated the Rattlers, 146-65, during Billy Tubbs' second-to-last season in Norman. They later won against Florida A&M in 2004, 104-45. Both wins occurred at Lloyd Noble Center.

• The 81-point victory in 1993 is the second largest victory margin in program history (Tubbs' 1989-90 squad defeated Northeastern Illinois by 95, 146-51). The matchup also featured Terry Evans producing the third triple-double in program history with 17 points, 15 assists and 12 steals. Evans' triple-double is the most recent occurrence in program history.

• Florida A&M is in its fourth season under head coach Robert McCullum - a member of the Lon Kruger coaching tree. McCullum spent a decade on Kruger's coaching staff, beginning with Kansas State in 1990 and continuing at Florida (1991-96) and Illinois (1996-2000). Austin Reaves & Kur Kuath

QUICK HITS

• Sophomore guard De'Vion Harmon is off to an efficient shooting start in his sophomore season, shooting a combined 16-of-27 in his three games - good for second in the conference in field goal percentage (59.3%). His accuracy has seen a huge improvement from his freshman season, where he shot 36.4% from the floor.

• Harmon leads the Big 12 in free throw percentage, sinking 10-of-11 (.909) on the season).

• Oklahoma has been dominant in non-conference play the last three seasons, boasting a combined 33-7 record in its last 40 non-league regular-season games.

• In non-conference play since 2017-18, Oklahoma is 13-6 against major conference schools (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) and 17-7 in games played away from Norman.

• The Sooners have won 19 straight home non-conference matchups (16 straight at Lloyd Noble Center). OU's last non-conference home loss came in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge to Florida on Jan. 28, 2017.

• Oklahoma has won 142 of its last 149 non-conference games in Norman and is 50-4 at Lloyd Noble Center against non-conference opponents under Lon Kruger.

• OU is 33-6 in games played in November and December since the start of the 2017-18 season.

• The Sooners are 90-15 (.857) at home when facing unranked opponents during the Kruger era. Oklahoma has won 32 of its last 36 home games against unranked foes.

• Lon Kruger returns a veteran-heavy team which returns over 70% of its scoring from last season's squad that claimed the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 Championship.

• Kruger utilized a starting lineup with four seniors on opening night in Austin Reaves, Alondes Williams, Brady Manek and Kur Kuath. It was the first time since the 1992-93 season that Oklahoma started at least four seniors in the first game of the season.

UP NEXT: ORAL ROBERTS

• Oklahoma is back in action Wednesday, Dec. 16 when it hosts Oral Roberts at 7 p.m. CT on Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus.

• The Sooners own a 15-2 record all-time against the Golden Eagles and have won 15 consecutive games. OU last lost to the Golden Eagles in 1976 in Tulsa.

• Oklahoma is 5-0 against ORU under head coach Lon Kruger, including 4-0 in Norman. The two Oklahoma teams haven't met since the 2016-17 season.

• Oklahoma is 21-4 all-time against current members of the Summit League, including 5-1 during the Lon Kruger era. The lone Summit League loss during the Kruger era came against North Dakota State in the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

ON THE AIR

TICKETS

GAME DAY POLICIES

THREE POINTERS

SERIES HISTORY: FLORIDA A&M

QUICK HITS

UP NEXT: ORAL ROBERTS

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Players Mentioned

De'Vion Harmon

Kur Kuath

Brady Manek

Austin Reaves

Alondes Williams

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