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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Tuesday, December 16
Norman, Okla.
6 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
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Kansas City
Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma
Men's Hoops Team Returns Home to Face Kansas City
December 16, 2025 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN — Fresh off its fourth straight Bedlam victory, the Oklahoma men's basketball team (7-3) plays its first home game since Nov. 23 when it hosts Kansas City (2-9) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. OU won the only previous meeting between the programs, 75-53 at home on Dec. 6, 2022.
Tuesday's game will be televised by SEC Network with Matt Schumaker (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) 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 Toby Rowland (play-by-play) and Kevin Henry (analyst) on the call.
The Sooners are beginning a four-game homestand, their longest of the season. After Kansas City, they will host Stetson and Mississippi Valley State to close non-conference play, before opening their SEC slate by welcoming Ole Miss to Norman on Jan. 3.
• Oklahoma is 3-0 at Lloyd Noble Center this year and is averaging 89.7 points in those games.
• In his fifth season at Oklahoma, head coach Porter Moser is 52-10 (.838) in regular season non-conference play. OU has won 22 of its last 25 regular season non-conference games (it went 13-0 last season) and 35 of its last 39.
• Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Marvin Menzies, Kansas City is 2-9 overall and 0-6 on the road this season. The Roos have played another SEC team, falling 71-55 at Texas on Nov. 15. Menzies also served as head coach at New Mexico State (2007-16) and UNLV (2016-19). He directed NMSU to eight Western Athletic Conference Titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Oklahoma is one of just two SEC teams that has started the same lineup every game this season (guards Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack, forwards Tae Davis and Derrion Reid and center Mohamed Wague).
• The Sooners have committed single-digit turnovers in five of the last eight games. They rank 26th nationally by averaging just 9.6 turnovers per contest.
• OU has scored at least 95 points in four of its 10 games. Last season, it reached the 95-point mark twice in 34 contests.
• The Sooners have outscored nine of their 10 opponents after halftime and own a +9.1 average margin in the second half. Nebraska (61-48) is the only team to outscore OU in the second 20 minutes.
• Oklahoma has committed single-digit turnovers in five of the last eight games. It ranks 26th nationally by averaging just 9.6 turnovers per contest.
• Brown, who is coming off a season-high-tying 21-point effort in the win over Oklahoma State, ranks fourth in the SEC by shooting .909 from the free throw line (30 for 33).
• Davis was a terror in OU's wins against Marquette and Wake Forest, particularly in the second half. In those games he averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists and went 14 for 18 from the field. In the second half of those contests, he made 11 of 12 shots and averaged 14.0 points. He also tallied all nine of his points against Oklahoma State on Saturday after halftime.
• Davis (3.5) and Wague (2.9) rank second and fifth in the SEC in offensive rebounds per game. They also rank in the top 10 in overall rebounding (Wague eighth at 7.2 and Davis ninth at 7.1).
• Reid's three highest-scoring games of his career have come in his last five outings, as he tallied 16 points against Alcorn State (to go along with a career-high eight rebounds), 15 vs. Marquette and a career-high 18 at Wake Forest, all OU wins.
• The Sooners ranked 321st in 2024-25 with their 2.3 blocked shots per game, but through 10 outings this year are averaging 3.9. Wague ranks fourth in the SEC with his 1.7 blocks per game.
• Over the last eight contests, Pack is 33-for-63 (.524) from long distance. He has made at least one 3-pointer in all 10 games, at least three in eight contests and at least four in seven outings. He buried at least three treys in six consecutive games between Nov. 11 and Dec. 2, the first Sooner to accomplish the feat since consensus national player of the year Buddy Hield during OU's 2015-16 Final Four campaign.
• Through Sunday, Pack ranks second nationally in 3-pointers (352) among active career players, third in points (1,918), 27th in assists (394) and 52nd in steals (135).
• A sixth-year collegian, Pack spent his first two seasons at Kansas State (he was a first-team All-Big 12 pick 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 130 of his 131 career games.
Tuesday's game will be televised by SEC Network with Matt Schumaker (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) 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 Toby Rowland (play-by-play) and Kevin Henry (analyst) on the call.
The Sooners are beginning a four-game homestand, their longest of the season. After Kansas City, they will host Stetson and Mississippi Valley State to close non-conference play, before opening their SEC slate by welcoming Ole Miss to Norman on Jan. 3.
| Oklahoma vs. Kansas City Date: Tuesday, Dec. 16 Tip Time: 6 p.m. CT Location: Norman, Okla. Arena: Lloyd Noble Center |
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OPENING TIP
• The Sooners are playing their first game at Lloyd Noble Center since defeating Alcorn State 72-53 on Nov. 23. OU has gone 3-1 since that contest, beating Marquette in Chicago, winning at Wake Forest, losing to Arizona State in Phoenix and beating Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City. The Sooners are 5-0 in games played in Oklahoma this year, winning across three different venues (Lloyd Noble Center and McCasland Field House in Norman and Paycom Center in OKC).• Oklahoma is 3-0 at Lloyd Noble Center this year and is averaging 89.7 points in those games.
• In his fifth season at Oklahoma, head coach Porter Moser is 52-10 (.838) in regular season non-conference play. OU has won 22 of its last 25 regular season non-conference games (it went 13-0 last season) and 35 of its last 39.
• Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Marvin Menzies, Kansas City is 2-9 overall and 0-6 on the road this season. The Roos have played another SEC team, falling 71-55 at Texas on Nov. 15. Menzies also served as head coach at New Mexico State (2007-16) and UNLV (2016-19). He directed NMSU to eight Western Athletic Conference Titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances.
OU NOTES & NUGGETS
• The Sooners' three losses have come to teams that have combined for a 30-3 (.909) record (Gonzaga is 11-1, Nebraska is 11-0 and Arizona State is 9-2).• Oklahoma is one of just two SEC teams that has started the same lineup every game this season (guards Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack, forwards Tae Davis and Derrion Reid and center Mohamed Wague).
• The Sooners have committed single-digit turnovers in five of the last eight games. They rank 26th nationally by averaging just 9.6 turnovers per contest.
• OU has scored at least 95 points in four of its 10 games. Last season, it reached the 95-point mark twice in 34 contests.
• The Sooners have outscored nine of their 10 opponents after halftime and own a +9.1 average margin in the second half. Nebraska (61-48) is the only team to outscore OU in the second 20 minutes.
• Oklahoma has committed single-digit turnovers in five of the last eight games. It ranks 26th nationally by averaging just 9.6 turnovers per contest.
• Brown, who is coming off a season-high-tying 21-point effort in the win over Oklahoma State, ranks fourth in the SEC by shooting .909 from the free throw line (30 for 33).
• Davis was a terror in OU's wins against Marquette and Wake Forest, particularly in the second half. In those games he averaged 18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists and went 14 for 18 from the field. In the second half of those contests, he made 11 of 12 shots and averaged 14.0 points. He also tallied all nine of his points against Oklahoma State on Saturday after halftime.
• Davis (3.5) and Wague (2.9) rank second and fifth in the SEC in offensive rebounds per game. They also rank in the top 10 in overall rebounding (Wague eighth at 7.2 and Davis ninth at 7.1).
• Reid's three highest-scoring games of his career have come in his last five outings, as he tallied 16 points against Alcorn State (to go along with a career-high eight rebounds), 15 vs. Marquette and a career-high 18 at Wake Forest, all OU wins.
• The Sooners ranked 321st in 2024-25 with their 2.3 blocked shots per game, but through 10 outings this year are averaging 3.9. Wague ranks fourth in the SEC with his 1.7 blocks per game.
LEADER OF THE PACK
• Oklahoma guard Nijel Pack leads the SEC and ranks third nationally with his 3.9 3-point FGs per game. He is also second in the SEC and ranks 20th in the country with his .481 3-point field goal percentage.• Over the last eight contests, Pack is 33-for-63 (.524) from long distance. He has made at least one 3-pointer in all 10 games, at least three in eight contests and at least four in seven outings. He buried at least three treys in six consecutive games between Nov. 11 and Dec. 2, the first Sooner to accomplish the feat since consensus national player of the year Buddy Hield during OU's 2015-16 Final Four campaign.
• Through Sunday, Pack ranks second nationally in 3-pointers (352) among active career players, third in points (1,918), 27th in assists (394) and 52nd in steals (135).
• A sixth-year collegian, Pack spent his first two seasons at Kansas State (he was a first-team All-Big 12 pick 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 130 of his 131 career games.
JONES PROVIDES SPARK
• Another sixth-year guard who is in his first year playing for OU, Long Beach State transfer Jadon Jones ranks fifth on the team with his 7.8 points per game off the bench in an average of 18.9 minutes over his six outings. Jones missed all of last season with the Sooners due to injury, as well as the first four games this year.
• Jones, who is 18 for 22 (.818) from the free throw line, has drawn five fouls in his six games while attempting a 3-pointer. He has also made nine treys.
• Jones was the 2021-22 Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
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
• OU hosts Stetson on Monday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network.
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