Top-10 Sooners Host Oral Roberts Sunday in Norman

NORMAN – No. 10 Oklahoma (8-1) looks to stay perfect at home on Sunday when it hosts in-state foe Oral Roberts (7-2) at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. Tip is slated for 1:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ with Chad McKee and Whitney Hand Jones on the call. The Sooners are winners of two straight and are 2-0 in December.

The Sooners enter Sunday's contest ranked No. 15 in the latest NET ranking. Baranczyk's team is 2-1 in Quad 1/2 games after the win at No. 22 Louisville and the lone loss coming to then-No. 13 Duke on a neutral court in overtime. OU's 6-0 in Quad 3/4 games with an average margin of victory of 44.3.

FAN INFO

The game marks the program's annual Mental Health Awarness game, where the team will wear green shoe laces among other items to help raise awareness for mental health.

OU was the first athletics department in the country to hire a full-time, in-house provider in Dr. Nicki Moore, who led Psychological Resources for OU Student-Athletes (PROS) when it was established in 2004. Since then, PROS has long been seen as the "gold standard" for addressing student-athlete mental health with one of the largest staffs in the nation.

The Sooners take the court every Sunday in December, offering fans an unbeatable deal with the Family Four Pack for just $48. This package includes four tickets, hot dogs, soft drinks, and one popcorn - just $12 per person! The Family Four Pack is available for all Sunday games throughout the season.

Season ticket holders can pick up their free Watch More OU Women's Basketball shirts on the south concourse before the game.

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

THE STARTING FIVE

Oklahoma's six wins of 30+ points through nine games of the 2024-25 season are the most in program history. The Sooners' average margin of victory of +31.7 would nearly double the current school record of +17.0 set in 1984-85. Oklahoma has posted two wins of 60+ (Western Carolina, Alabama State) for the first time in OU history in a single season.
Oklahoma's home winning streak stands at 13 games, the 12th-longest active streak in the nation and the longest of the Baranczyk era. The Sooners' last loss in Norman came on Dec. 22, 2023. The streak is the program's longest since a 15-game run from Feb. 19, 2014, to Feb. 25, 2015, and ranks as the third-longest in the past 15 years of Oklahoma basketball.
Oklahoma has been one of the most well-rounded teams in the nation and is one of two teams (K-State) to rank in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense (92.4 PPG, 4th), rebounding margin (+17.9, 1st), FG% (50.8%, 4th) and FG% defense (32.8%, 8th). Four of the last five NCAA champions ranked in the top 15 of each category at the end of their title run.
Oklahoma's 92.4 points per game in 2024-25 rank fourth nationally and the Sooners' FG% of 50.8% is 4th highest in Division I. Additionally, OU's 24.1 assists per game rank first in the country.
The Sooners rank eighth nationally in opponent field goal percentage (32.8%). Oklahoma has held seven of its nine opponents under the team's average PPG and shooting percentages. On average, OU's opponents shoot 6.6% worse against the Sooners than they do against other opponents.

LAST TIME OUT

Skylar Vann scored a season-high 20 points and No. 11 Oklahoma ran its home-court win streak to 13 straight by steamrolling past Alabama State 110-46 on Sunday. The Sooners played a home game for the first time in nearly a month and they took the lead for good less than 90 seconds into the contest after Vann and Payton Verhulst hit back-to-back 3-pointers. The last time Oklahoma lost a home game was December 22, 2023.

SERIES HISTORY

Out of all of Oklahoma's opponents this year, the Sooners and Golden Eagles have met more than all but three as Sunday's meeting is the 39th between the in-state foes. The Sooners own a 23-15 advantage in the series which began in 1976. The teams met at least once annually between 1976-88, meeting as many as four times in a calendar year twice.

Oklahoma is 12-6 in Norman vs. ORU, and the Sooners have won both contests under Baranczyk, scoring over 100 points each time.

UP NEXT

The Sooners travel to Charlotte, N.C. for the third annual Jumpman Invitational where they'll take on No. 20 Michigan on Dec. 17 at 8:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

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