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OU comes to Austin this Wednesday morning (tipoff at 11 AM) on the heels of a 82-75 OT loss to ISU this past Sunday. That loss snapped a two game winning streak for the Sooners. After the Horns’ 67-53 win over KSU Sunday, Texas and OU come into their Wednesday game tied at 1-1 in conference play. Horns will seek to break a two game losing streak to the Sooners.OU has started the same five players in both conference games. The starters are: Morgan Hook (5-10 Sr. G), Aaryn Ellenberg (5-7 Sr. G), Nicole Griffin (6-6 Sr. C), Sharane Campbell (5-10 Jr. G) and Gioya Carter (5-9 Fr. G). Scoring leaders are Hook (18.5 ppg), Ellenberg (13.5 ppg) and Griffin (10.5 ppg). Campbell (9.0 ppg) just misses giving the Sooners four players in double figures. Campbell is the leading rebounder at 7.5 rpg while Ellenberg is second at 5.0 rpg. Hook (3-9), Ellenberg (3-4) and Derica Wyatt (5-10 Fr. G, 1-4) have taken the most 3s for OU. They are doing an excellent job shooting, averaging 50.5% from the field, 40% from BTA and 80.5 % from the FT line.
Kinda strange to see that Ellenberg is not the leading scorer nor has taken the most shots. That distinction belongs to Hook. Griffin is making 75% of her shots in league play but only has averaged 6.5 shots a game. However, like Simmons of Tennessee, Griffin seems to have outstanding games versus the Horns. Imani and Kelsey will need to challenge her shots and push her out of her comfort zone. While she has the edge in experience, Imani has been through one Big 12 season and knows what to expect from her. She and Kelsey will give Griffin different looks on both ends. While OU’s starting lineup does not have anyone to match up physically with Nneka, they have experienced big forwards on the bench that will provide a more equal defender in Kaylon Williams (6-3 Soph. F) Portia Durrent (6-1 Sr. F) and Nicole Kornet (6-1 Soph. G) who plays a lot inside.
Both teams are going to run whenever possible. Where the game may be decided in who defends the best. In FG% defense, Texas holds opponents to 32.7% while OU is at 33.9%. BTA, Texas opponents are hitting 22.5%. OU opponents make 28.6% of treys. Neither team is doing great in outrebounding opponents. Texas has a -1 rebounding margin while OU is even with opponents. OU has yet to block a shot in league play while Texas is second with 6.5 blocks a game. Nicole, though, has a history of blocking Texas shots. One area where Texas has yet to shine is 3pt shooting. They averaged over 36% before conference play but are hitting a paltry 13.6% (3-22) with Brady (2-5, 40%) the main 3pt threat.
Projected starting lineups:
Texas
Imani
Nneka
Brady
Empress
Celina
Oklahoma
Ellenberg
Griffin
Hook
Campbell
Carter
OU has eight players that have played in both league games that average double digit minutes. One other averaged over 10 minutes in the one game she played in. It looks like a solid 8 player rotation. Texas has had 10 players rotate in both games with Ashley playing in one game. 8 of the 10 average at least 12 minutes per game with Nekia at 9 mpg. And Chas has yet to play as she recovers from a knee injury suffered the game before conference play began. Brady is averaging 31.5 mpg while Nneka and Celina are second in minutes played at 28.5 mpg.
Nneka (18.0 ppg) and Imani (11.0 ppg) set the pace in scoring and rebounding. Nneka leads with 7.0 rpg while Imani and Kelsey are second at 6.5 rpg. That trio ranks among the top ten in blocks: Kelsey (#5 @ 2.5 bpg), Nneka (#6 @ 2.0 bpg) and Imani (#8 @ 1.5 bpg). Brady ranks eighth in the conference at 40% from BTA.
Both teams are receiving votes in the AP poll with ESPN poll to be updated on Tuesday. This game will be important for two reasons: Texas needs to protect their home court—road wins will be difficult in the Big 12 and a win over OU helps with their NCAA résumé.
From an email re Wednesday’s game: “For this game only, you will be asked to sit in any seat in sections 20 and 35, or section 21 below the rail. This will allow us to seat schools together and provide a buffer between you and an enthusiastic, and potentially very loud, young crowd. We will also offer FREE coffee, juice and donuts in the Lone Star Room beginning at 9:30 a.m. for all fans. Parking will not be affected for this event.”
Come early, grab some coffee & donuts and find a seat you like.
The game will be shown on the LHN with KVET 1300 carrying the radio broadcast. After two very cold days, Wednesday is projected to be in the high 50’s with possible light rain—practically a tropical day.
Kinda strange to see that Ellenberg is not the leading scorer nor has taken the most shots. That distinction belongs to Hook. Griffin is making 75% of her shots in league play but only has averaged 6.5 shots a game. However, like Simmons of Tennessee, Griffin seems to have outstanding games versus the Horns. Imani and Kelsey will need to challenge her shots and push her out of her comfort zone. While she has the edge in experience, Imani has been through one Big 12 season and knows what to expect from her. She and Kelsey will give Griffin different looks on both ends. While OU’s starting lineup does not have anyone to match up physically with Nneka, they have experienced big forwards on the bench that will provide a more equal defender in Kaylon Williams (6-3 Soph. F) Portia Durrent (6-1 Sr. F) and Nicole Kornet (6-1 Soph. G) who plays a lot inside.
Both teams are going to run whenever possible. Where the game may be decided in who defends the best. In FG% defense, Texas holds opponents to 32.7% while OU is at 33.9%. BTA, Texas opponents are hitting 22.5%. OU opponents make 28.6% of treys. Neither team is doing great in outrebounding opponents. Texas has a -1 rebounding margin while OU is even with opponents. OU has yet to block a shot in league play while Texas is second with 6.5 blocks a game. Nicole, though, has a history of blocking Texas shots. One area where Texas has yet to shine is 3pt shooting. They averaged over 36% before conference play but are hitting a paltry 13.6% (3-22) with Brady (2-5, 40%) the main 3pt threat.
Projected starting lineups:
Texas
Imani
Nneka
Brady
Empress
Celina
Oklahoma
Ellenberg
Griffin
Hook
Campbell
Carter
OU has eight players that have played in both league games that average double digit minutes. One other averaged over 10 minutes in the one game she played in. It looks like a solid 8 player rotation. Texas has had 10 players rotate in both games with Ashley playing in one game. 8 of the 10 average at least 12 minutes per game with Nekia at 9 mpg. And Chas has yet to play as she recovers from a knee injury suffered the game before conference play began. Brady is averaging 31.5 mpg while Nneka and Celina are second in minutes played at 28.5 mpg.
Nneka (18.0 ppg) and Imani (11.0 ppg) set the pace in scoring and rebounding. Nneka leads with 7.0 rpg while Imani and Kelsey are second at 6.5 rpg. That trio ranks among the top ten in blocks: Kelsey (#5 @ 2.5 bpg), Nneka (#6 @ 2.0 bpg) and Imani (#8 @ 1.5 bpg). Brady ranks eighth in the conference at 40% from BTA.
Both teams are receiving votes in the AP poll with ESPN poll to be updated on Tuesday. This game will be important for two reasons: Texas needs to protect their home court—road wins will be difficult in the Big 12 and a win over OU helps with their NCAA résumé.
From an email re Wednesday’s game: “For this game only, you will be asked to sit in any seat in sections 20 and 35, or section 21 below the rail. This will allow us to seat schools together and provide a buffer between you and an enthusiastic, and potentially very loud, young crowd. We will also offer FREE coffee, juice and donuts in the Lone Star Room beginning at 9:30 a.m. for all fans. Parking will not be affected for this event.”
Come early, grab some coffee & donuts and find a seat you like.
The game will be shown on the LHN with KVET 1300 carrying the radio broadcast. After two very cold days, Wednesday is projected to be in the high 50’s with possible light rain—practically a tropical day.
