WBB Game Preview: OU Faces Coppin State in Coconut Hoops Semifinal

Friday, November 28

Alico Arena • Fort Myers, Fla.

5:30 PM

University of Oklahoma

Coppin State

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WBB Game Preview: OU Faces Coppin State in Coconut Hoops Semifinal

November 26, 2025 | Women's Basketball

By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN — No. 9/8 Oklahoma (5-1) heads to Fort Myers, Fla., this week for the GEICO Coconut Hoops Classic, opening the event Friday against Coppin State at Alico Arena.

Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. CT on FloCollege. Fans can also listen on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (1520 AM) with Andrew Himes and Tyler Neal, or hear Danny Gonzales on the Spanish call via Los Sooners Radio (1560 AM). Both broadcasts will stream worldwide on the Varsity App.

Friday's winner will advance to Sunday's championship game to face either Missouri State or Florida State at 5:30 p.m. CT. The other two teams will play in the consolation game earlier that afternoon at 3 p.m. CT.

The Sooners look to open the weekend with momentum as they chase their first in-season tournament title under head coach Jennie Baranczyk. OU is 4-4 in multi-team events since 2021, highlighted by a 2-1 finish at the 2021 Battle4Atlantis and a win at the 2022 Maggie Dixon Classic. The program's most recent non-conference tournament crown came in 2015 at the Junkanoo Jam.

FAN INFORMATION

Both of OU's games will stream live on FloCollege, a subscription service from FloSports. Fans can subscribe monthly for $20 or choose an annual plan that averages $9 per month. A subscription provides access across mobile devices and major connected TVs through the FloSports app (ROKU, Apple TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Samsung TVs and Vizio TVs).

Subscriptions can be canceled anytime, with access lasting through the end of the current billing period. You can sign up for an account here.

For fans wanting to tune in on the radio, Andrew Himes and Tyler Neal will have the English call on 1520 AM in Oklahoma City, while Danny Gonzales will lead the Spanish broadcast on Los Sooners 1560 AM. Both the English and Spanish broadcasts are also available worldwide on the Varsity App.

Tickets for all games at the GEICO Coconut Hoops Classic are available for purchase.

(8) Oklahoma vs. Coppin State
Date: Friday, Nov. 28
Tip Time: 5:30 p.m. CT
Location: Fort Myers, Fla.
Arena: Alico Arena

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• OU heads to Florida on a four-game winning streak – a dominant run in which all four victories have come by at least 25 points, including two by 50+. It marks the program's 12th stretch of four straight wins since 2021, and nine of the previous 12 climbed to at least five in a row. A 2-0 weekend in Fort Myers would give the Sooners their eighth six-game streak in the last five seasons. Last year, OU opened 6-0 and later added streaks of six and nine straight, with the nine-game run tied for the program's longest since 2008-09.

• The Sooners fell one spot to No. 9 in this week's AP Top 25 after their only game of the week – a 53-point win over East Texas A&M on Wednesday. The Sooners have now appeared in four straight AP polls inside the top 10 for the second consecutive season and own a 33-week run in the AP Top 25, the fourth-longest streak in program history. Oklahoma also checked in at No. 8 in Tuesday's WBCA Coaches Poll.

• Oklahoma's high-powered offense (88.0 PPG, #11 NCAA) is powered by its four McDonald's All-Americans: Raegan Beers, Aaliyah Chavez, Payton Verhulst and Sahara Williams. Each averages at least 12.0 points per game and together they account for 67% of the Sooners' scoring and 57% of the team's rebounds. Beers, OU's All-American center, enters the week with three straight 20-point double-doubles and leads OU at 17.8 points per game, while national freshman of the year candidate Aaliyah Chavez is close behind at 16.8 points per game and a team-best 4.3 assists.

• Friday marks the first-ever meeting between Oklahoma and Coppin State. The Sooners are 3-0 all-time against MEAC opponents with wins over Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore and NC Central.

• Oklahoma is scoring 88.0 points per game (11th NCAA) with 20.8 assists (9th NCAA). The Sooners play fast – 2nd in pace at 80.0 possessions – and rank top 25 in fast-break points (18.8, 10th NCAA), paint points (45.3, 9th NCAA) and second-chance points (15.8, 22nd NCAA). Ball security has taken a major step forward with a 14.9% turnover rate (29th NCAA) and a 1.45 assist-to-turnover ratio (19th NCAA).

• The Sooners lead the country in rebounding (52.67 RPG) and pull down a nation-high 36.2 defensive boards per game. OU has grabbed 50+ rebounds in three straight games and a nation-best four times this season, including 65 vs. East Texas A&M and 61 vs. Belmont. The Sooners' +16.5 rebounding margin ranks eighth in the NCAA.

UP NEXT

Friday's winner will advance to Sunday's championship game to face either Missouri State or Florida State at 5:30 p.m. CT. The other two teams will play in the consolation game earlier that afternoon at 3 p.m. CT.

After the trip to the Sunshine State, the Sooners return home for the entire month of December. OU plays five games in December, starting with a Dec. 3 matchup against No. 25 NC State at Lloyd Noble Center on ESPN2 at 6 p.m.