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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, November 28
Credit Union 1 Arena • Chicago, Ill.
1 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
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Marquette
Photo by: Tyler Clouse/University of Oklahoma
Moser’s Sooners Meet Marquette on Friday in Chicago
November 27, 2025 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN — Looking for its third straight win, the Oklahoma men's basketball team (4-2) plays its final game of November when it faces Marquette (4-3) on Friday at 1 p.m. CT at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Ill. It will be the first meeting between the programs.
Friday's contest, part of the Bad Boy Mowers Series, will be televised nationally by NBC with John Fanta (play-by-play), Nick Bahe (analyst) and Cayleigh Griffin (reporter) announcing. It will air on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App) with Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Kevin Henry (analyst) on the call.
The Sooners are coming off a 72-53 win over Alcorn State on Sunday. Sophomore forward Derrion Reid tallied career highs in points (16) and rebounds (8).
Marquette posted an 85-71 win over Central Michigan on Saturday. The Golden Eagles are making their second trip to Chicago this year. They dropped a 100-77 decision to Indiana at United Center on Nov. 9.
• OU head coach Porter Moser makes his return to Chicago on Friday. The Naperville, Ill., native served as head coach at Loyola Chicago for 10 seasons (2011-12 through 2020-21) and directed the Ramblers to the 2018 Final Four. He was a standout high school basketball player at Benet Academy in nearby Lisle, Ill.
• In his fifth season at Oklahoma, Moser is 49-9 (.842) in regular season non-conference play.
• OU has won 19 of its last 21 regular season non-conference games (it went 13-0 last season) and 32 of its last 35.
• Oklahoma (34) and Marquette (37) have combined for 71 NCAA Tournament appearances, 86 NCAA Tourney wins (42 by OU and 44 by MU) and eight Final Four appearances (five by OU [most recently in 2016] and three by MU [most recently in 2003]). Marquette, located in Milwaukee, Wis., won the 1977 NCAA title under head coach Al McGuire.
• In 1999, No. 13 seed Oklahoma won fist- and second-round NCAA Tournament games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, which served as Marquette's home arena. The Sooners knocked off No. 4 seed Arizona 61-60 on a late tip-in by current OU assistant coach Ryan Humphrey before downing No. 5 seed UNC Charlotte 85-72. And on Oct. 24 this fall, the Sooners beat Wisconsin 84-83 in an exhibition game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Marquette's current home arena.
• Marquette was picked to finish fifth in the Big East preseason coaches poll. It lost its top three scorers from 2024-25, but returned preseason All-Big East honorees Chase Ross and Ben Gold.
• Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart is in his fifth season with the Golden Eagles. He directed MU to its 17th Sweet 16 appearance in 2023-24.
• Over the last two games, the Sooners have outscored their opponents by a resounding 44-6 margin off turnovers (25-2 vs. Oral Roberts and 19-4 vs. Alcorn State). OU has committed a combined 10 turnovers the last two outings, its fewest in a two-game stretch in at least 30 years (its three vs. Oral Roberts tied for its fewest).
• Six Sooners have scored in double figures in at least one game this season, and Nijel Pack has scored at least 15 in all six contests. Pack leads the team with his 18.5 points per game while backcourt mate Xzayvier Brown ranks second with his 16.0 average. Forwards Tae Davis (12.0) and Derrion Reid (10.7) also average double figures, while forward/center Mohamed Wague rounds out the starting five with 8.7 per game.
• Davis ranks 10th in the SEC with his 7.5 rebounds per contest and ranks third in the league and 16th nationally with his 4.2 offensive caroms per outing. He had 11 offensive boards three games ago against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Oklahoma's most in a contest since at least the 1995-96 season. Coming into the season, Davis's individual career high for total rebounds in a game was 10.
• Wague's two highest career point totals have come this season (16 in the opener vs. Saint Francis and 20 vs. Oral Roberts). The fifth-year player is shooting a team-high .625 from the field.
• OU ranked 321st last season with its 2.3 blocked shots per game, but through six games this year is averaging 3.7.
• OU ranked fourth nationally last season with its school-record .795 free throw figure and has been solid again in 2025-26. The Sooners rank fourth in the SEC with their .765 season mark. Brown is third in the league at .941 (16 for 17) and Reid is fifth at .909 (20 for 22). Guard Jadon Jones, who missed the first four games, is 10 for 10 in his two outings.
• Pack ranks among the nation's active career leaders in several categories. Through Tuesday, he is second in 3-pointers (339), fourth in points (1,856), 27th in assists (383) and 40th in steals (135).
• In his sixth collegiate year, Pack spent his first two seasons at Kansas State (he was a first-team All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore when he averaged 17.4 points and made 95 3-pointers and shot a league-high .436 from behind the arc) and the last three at Miami, Fla. (he helped the Hurricanes to their first Final Four his junior season and was named the Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player). He has started 127 of his 128 career games and owns a 14.5 career scoring average.
• Brown's 20-point effort against Nebraska marked the 22nd of his career. He has reached double figures in points in 38 of his last 39 games and has scored in double figures 61 times.
• OU's other league foes that will visit Lloyd Noble Center are Georgia, Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M.
Friday's contest, part of the Bad Boy Mowers Series, will be televised nationally by NBC with John Fanta (play-by-play), Nick Bahe (analyst) and Cayleigh Griffin (reporter) announcing. It will air on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App) with Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Kevin Henry (analyst) on the call.
The Sooners are coming off a 72-53 win over Alcorn State on Sunday. Sophomore forward Derrion Reid tallied career highs in points (16) and rebounds (8).
Marquette posted an 85-71 win over Central Michigan on Saturday. The Golden Eagles are making their second trip to Chicago this year. They dropped a 100-77 decision to Indiana at United Center on Nov. 9.
| Oklahoma vs. Marquette Date: Friday, Nov. 28 Tip Time: 1 p.m. CT Location: Chicago, Ill. Arena: Credit Union 1 Arena |
NBC RADIO GAME NOTES |
OPENING TIP
• OU head coach Porter Moser makes his return to Chicago on Friday. The Naperville, Ill., native served as head coach at Loyola Chicago for 10 seasons (2011-12 through 2020-21) and directed the Ramblers to the 2018 Final Four. He was a standout high school basketball player at Benet Academy in nearby Lisle, Ill.• In his fifth season at Oklahoma, Moser is 49-9 (.842) in regular season non-conference play.
• OU has won 19 of its last 21 regular season non-conference games (it went 13-0 last season) and 32 of its last 35.
• Oklahoma (34) and Marquette (37) have combined for 71 NCAA Tournament appearances, 86 NCAA Tourney wins (42 by OU and 44 by MU) and eight Final Four appearances (five by OU [most recently in 2016] and three by MU [most recently in 2003]). Marquette, located in Milwaukee, Wis., won the 1977 NCAA title under head coach Al McGuire.
• In 1999, No. 13 seed Oklahoma won fist- and second-round NCAA Tournament games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, which served as Marquette's home arena. The Sooners knocked off No. 4 seed Arizona 61-60 on a late tip-in by current OU assistant coach Ryan Humphrey before downing No. 5 seed UNC Charlotte 85-72. And on Oct. 24 this fall, the Sooners beat Wisconsin 84-83 in an exhibition game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Marquette's current home arena.
• Marquette was picked to finish fifth in the Big East preseason coaches poll. It lost its top three scorers from 2024-25, but returned preseason All-Big East honorees Chase Ross and Ben Gold.
• Golden Eagles head coach Shaka Smart is in his fifth season with the Golden Eagles. He directed MU to its 17th Sweet 16 appearance in 2023-24.
OU NOTES & NUGGETS
• Oklahoma has scored at least 95 points in four of its six games. Last season, OU reached the 95-point mark twice in 34 contests.• Over the last two games, the Sooners have outscored their opponents by a resounding 44-6 margin off turnovers (25-2 vs. Oral Roberts and 19-4 vs. Alcorn State). OU has committed a combined 10 turnovers the last two outings, its fewest in a two-game stretch in at least 30 years (its three vs. Oral Roberts tied for its fewest).
• Six Sooners have scored in double figures in at least one game this season, and Nijel Pack has scored at least 15 in all six contests. Pack leads the team with his 18.5 points per game while backcourt mate Xzayvier Brown ranks second with his 16.0 average. Forwards Tae Davis (12.0) and Derrion Reid (10.7) also average double figures, while forward/center Mohamed Wague rounds out the starting five with 8.7 per game.
• Davis ranks 10th in the SEC with his 7.5 rebounds per contest and ranks third in the league and 16th nationally with his 4.2 offensive caroms per outing. He had 11 offensive boards three games ago against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Oklahoma's most in a contest since at least the 1995-96 season. Coming into the season, Davis's individual career high for total rebounds in a game was 10.
• Wague's two highest career point totals have come this season (16 in the opener vs. Saint Francis and 20 vs. Oral Roberts). The fifth-year player is shooting a team-high .625 from the field.
• OU ranked 321st last season with its 2.3 blocked shots per game, but through six games this year is averaging 3.7.
• OU ranked fourth nationally last season with its school-record .795 free throw figure and has been solid again in 2025-26. The Sooners rank fourth in the SEC with their .765 season mark. Brown is third in the league at .941 (16 for 17) and Reid is fifth at .909 (20 for 22). Guard Jadon Jones, who missed the first four games, is 10 for 10 in his two outings.
LEADER OF THE PACK
• Oklahoma sixth-year guard Nijel Pack leads the SEC and ranks fourth nationally with his 4.3 3-point conversions per game. He also ranks second in the SEC with his .481 3-point field goal percentage. Over the last four contests, he is 20 for 36 (.556) from long distance and has made at least four treys in each of those games.• Pack ranks among the nation's active career leaders in several categories. Through Tuesday, he is second in 3-pointers (339), fourth in points (1,856), 27th in assists (383) and 40th in steals (135).
• In his sixth collegiate year, Pack spent his first two seasons at Kansas State (he was a first-team All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore when he averaged 17.4 points and made 95 3-pointers and shot a league-high .436 from behind the arc) and the last three at Miami, Fla. (he helped the Hurricanes to their first Final Four his junior season and was named the Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player). He has started 127 of his 128 career games and owns a 14.5 career scoring average.
WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?
• Junior guard Xzayvier Brown has not wasted any time adapting to his new surroundings, as the first-year Sooner is averaging 16.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and team-highs of 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per outing. He has scored in double digits in all but one game and is shooting .530 from the field, .370 from 3-point distance (10 for 27) and .941 from the free throw line (16 for 17).• Brown's 20-point effort against Nebraska marked the 22nd of his career. He has reached double figures in points in 38 of his last 39 games and has scored in double figures 61 times.
PICK YOUR POISON
• The Sooners boast five players who have scored at least 25 points in at least one collegiate game. They are super senior guard Nijel Pack (career high is 35 points with Kansas State against Kansas in 2022), junior guard Xzayvier Brown (career high is 29 points with Saint Joseph's vs. Loyola Chicago in 2024), senior forward Tae Davis (career high is 27 twice with Notre Dame), redshirt senior guard Jadon Jones (career high is 27 with Long Beach State vs. UCLA in 2022) and sophomore guard Dayton Forsythe (career high is 25 vs. Ole Miss last season).
LOADED HOME SEC SLATE
• All nine SEC teams that play in Norman this season made last year's NCAA Tournament, including national champion Florida, Final Four participant Auburn, Elite Eight participant Alabama and Sweet 16 teams Arkansas and Ole Miss.
• OU's other league foes that will visit Lloyd Noble Center are Georgia, Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M.
UP NEXT
• The Sooners head to Winston-Salem, N.C, for an ACC-SEC Challenge matchup against Wake Forest on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The game will tip at 6 p.m. CT and air on ACC Network.
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