OU Hosts West Virginia Tuesday

Oklahoma

West Virginia

Tuesday, March 1 / 6 p.m. CT / Lloyd Noble Center / Norman

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NORMAN – Oklahoma (15-14, 5-11 Big 12) hosts West Virginia (14-15, 3-13 Big 12) Tuesday, March 5 at Lloyd Noble Center for the home regular season finale.

OU last played Saturday, Feb. 26 and earned the 66-62 overtime Bedlam victory over Oklahoma State. Tanner Groves led Oklahoma in points (14), rebounds (10) and assists (4). Groves earned his first double-double in the Crimson and Cream. Five Sooners finished in double figures, including 10 points by Marvin Johnson, who had the game-sealing steal and layup.

The Sooners will hold a Senior Day ceremony for Ethan Chargois, Jordan Goldwire, Johnson and Umoja Gibson.

Doors to the arena open one hour before tip and the Lloyd Noble Center's clear-bag policy is in effect.

ON THE AIR

Tuesday's game will be available on ESPN2 with Rich Hollenberg and Fran Fraschilla on the call.

The contest tips at 6 p.m. CT and will air on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry announcing.

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS

West Virginia (14-15, 3-13 Big 12) last competed Saturday, Feb. 26 and fell to No. 20 Texas 82-81. WVU lost their last six games and its last win came Feb. 8 against Iowa State in Morgantown.
Taz Sherman is West Virginia's leading scorer (18.3 PPG) and team leader in assists per game (2.4). Sherman has 495 points this season and shots 41.9% from the field (168-401). Gabe Osabuohien boasts 5.5 rebounds per game.
WVU is 14th nationally in free throw attempts (441) and 21st in free throws made (441). The Mountaineers are 32nd in total blocks (137), turnover margin (3.1) and turnovers forced (15.3).

OKLAHOMA VS. WEST VIRGINIA TIDBITS

Oklahoma and West Virginia are slated to meet for the 25th time Tuesday OU holds a 15-9 record against WVU and are 7-2 in games played in Norman.
In two games last season against WVU, Umoja Gibson finished 17-for-29 (58.6%) shooting from the field and 13-for-21 (61.9%) from three, and averaged 24.0 points per game.
Gibson's 29 points in the first meeting against West Virginia Jan. 2, 2021 are a career-high in the Crimson and Cream and were the second-highest point total by a Sooner last season. He finished the contest 10-for-14 from the field and 8-for-11 from three.
Austin Reaves and WVU's Derek Culver were both named to the 2021 All-Big 12 First Team. Reaves is member of the Los Angeles Lakers and averages 5.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Oklahoma holds a 54-17 record in Lloyd Noble Center since 2017. The Sooners have won 83.4% (589-117) of their games in LNC since the building opened in 1975. OU's winning percentage at Lloyd Noble Center is second in the Big 12 only to Kansas' 87.7% at Allen Fieldhouse (830-116).
With Oklahoma's victory over Oklahoma State Feb. 26, the Sooners tallied their 10th home victory of the season. It marked the fifth-consecutive season the Sooners have won 10-plus games at home. In the past 41 seasons, only two times (8-8, 2016-17 | 8-6, 1993-94) the Sooners were unable to win 10 games at Lloyd Noble Center.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma travels to Manhattan, Kan., for the regular-season finale at Kansas State March 5.

ON THE AIR

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS

OKLAHOMA VS. WEST VIRGINIA TIDBITS

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

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Players Mentioned

Ethan Chargois

Umoja Gibson

Jordan Goldwire

Tanner Groves

Marvin Johnson

Austin Reaves

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