WBB Game Preview: Sooners Host No. 13 LSU on Sunday

Sunday, January 18

Norman, Okla.

2 PM

University of Oklahoma

LSU

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NORMAN, OK - January 08, 2026 - Oklahoma Forward Sahara Williams (#6) during the game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Oklahoma Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK. Photo By Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

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WBB Game Preview: Sooners Host No. 13 LSU on Sunday

January 17, 2026 | Women's Basketball

By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN — No. 13 Oklahoma (14-3, 2-2 SEC) looks to snap a two-game skid on Sunday when No. 6 LSU (16-2, 2-2 SEC) comes to a sold out Lloyd Noble Center.

Tip is set for 2 p.m. CT on ESPN2 with Courtney Lyle (pxp) and Andraya Carter (analyst) calling the action. Fans can tune in on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (107.7 FM) with Brian Brinkley and Carolyn Baker or listen in Spanish with Luis Rendon on Los Sooners Radio (1560 AM). Both radio broadcasts will also stream on the Varsity App.

Sunday's matchup is officially sold out, marking Oklahoma's first sellout at Lloyd Noble Center since Feb. 28, 2009, when 12,193 fans packed the arena for a 73-63 Bedlam victory over Oklahoma State. One week earlier, the Sooners also drew a sellout crowd of 12,906 in a win over Baylor, then led by current LSU head coach Kim Mulkey. All-time, Oklahoma owns a 27-9 record when more than 10,000 fans fill the LNC.

Tickets can be purchased on the secondary market through SeatGeek.

FAN INFORMATION AND HOW TO FOLLOW

Doors open at 1 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center, with tip scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will air on ESPN2 and on the Sooner Sports Radio Network.

Sunday's matchup is a Stripe Out — fans seated in even sections are encouraged to wear crimson, while fans in odd sections should wear white. Lower bowl fans will find a rally towel in their seat matching their section color.

Fans can follow live stats throughout the game, and tickets remain available.

The contest also serves as Oklahoma's We Back Pat game. In partnership with the Pat Summitt Foundation and the SEC, the Sooners will wear We Back Pat warmup shirts to help raise awareness in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

(13) Oklahoma vs. (6) LSU
Date: Sunday, Jan. 18
Tip Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Norman, Okla.
Arena: Lloyd Noble Center

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LAST TIME OUT

No. 5 Oklahoma (14-3, 2-2 SEC) was bested on the road Sunday, falling to No. 6 Kentucky, 63-57, at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington. The Sooners have dropped back-to-back games for just the sixth time under fifth-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk. Despite holding Kentucky to 34% shooting, the Sooners scored a season-low 57 points on 35.7% shooting. The loss snapped OU's 23-game winning streak when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent.

THE STARTING FIVE NOTES

• Oklahoma enters Sunday ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll and No. 12 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after a challenging week against ranked opponents. The Sooners' national consistency remains elite, with appearances in 39 consecutive AP Top 25 polls — the sixth-longest active streak in the country — and 15 straight weeks inside the Top 15, trailing only South Carolina, LSU, Texas, UCLA and UConn.

• Sunday's matchup features two of the nation's most explosive offenses. Oklahoma ranks second nationally in scoring at 90.8 points per game, trailing only LSU's 100.1. The Sooners play at the fastest pace in the country and feature a starting five averaging 70.2 points per game, second nationally, with all five starters scoring in double figures. OU ranks among the national leaders in tempo, second-chance points, fast-break scoring, paint points, assists and offensive efficiency.

• Oklahoma's defense has been just as dominant. The Sooners lead the nation by holding opponents to 31.0% shooting and force teams 13.6 points below their season scoring average. OU ranks sixth nationally in defensive rating, allows just 19.8 paint points per game and applies pressure at every level, ranking among the nation's best in steals and blocks. Only two teams this season have scored above their season average against Oklahoma.

• Freshman standout Aaliyah Chavez continues to lead the Sooners. The National Freshman of the Year candidate averages 19.2 points per game to pace all true freshmen and is one of only two players nationally averaging at least 19.0 points, 4.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds while limiting turnovers to 3.1 or less. Chavez is joined by fellow Wooden Award midseason finalist Raegan Beers (17.1 PPG), forming one of the nation's most dangerous scoring duos.

• Oklahoma will look to avoid a third straight loss, having dropped three consecutive games just twice since Jennie Baranczyk took over as head coach in 2021. Those skids came from Dec. 9–22, 2023, when the Sooners fell to UNLV, North Carolina and Southern to close the non-conference slate, and from Feb. 12–19, 2022, with losses to Texas, Texas Tech and Iowa State

SERIES HISTORY

Sunday's matchup marks the third meeting between Oklahoma and LSU, with the all-time series even at 1-1. The teams last met in Baton Rouge a season ago in an instant classic, as Oklahoma stormed back from a 24-point deficit before LSU held on for a 107-100 victory in the second-highest scoring game in SEC history.

The Sooners earned their win in the series on Dec. 7, 2019, rolling past the Tigers 90-68 at Lloyd Noble Center during the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

UP NEXT

The Sooners host No. 2 South Carolina at the Lloyd Noble Center on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Thursday night wraps a four-game stretch of ranked matchups for the Sooners.