Beat The Hell Outta OU

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OK. Not seeing BabHorn's breakdown, here is my attempt at analyzing the game.

Oklahoma is currently ranked #19. They are pretty good with a record of 13-4. They come to Austin off a win against Tech. Most likely they will play 5 players at the same time.

Texas is better with an awesome 17-1 record and a current #6 ranking. No matter what five players we put on the floor we will beat the hell out of the Sooners. Each UT player will most likely score in double digits and three or more might have career record highs. We'll probably be 100% at the line and 75% from BTA (15-20).

Tip off is at 11am at the FEC. It will be on a radio station and on TW ch 318 and 373

We got this. Go Horns. Beat the hell outta OU!!!!
 
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Texas (17-1. 6-1), ranked sixth in both the AP and ESPN polls, hosts OU (13-4, 4-2), ranked 19th in both polls. Texas leads the series 27-23 with each winning three of the last six games. OU has won all three games played in Norman. Texas has won the two games in Austin and the 2014 matchup in the 2014 Big 12 tournament. Both teams are coming off wins after suffering losses two games ago. Texas defeated TCU in Ft. Worth 65-58 after losing to Baylor 80-67 in Austin. OU took Tech apart in Norman 92-53 after losing to at OSU 73-42. Quite a turnaround for the Sooners.

The starters for the first five conference games are the leading scorers for OU. Kaylon Williams (# 42, 6-3 RS Sr. F) is the only double digit scorer at 14.5 ppg. Peyton Little (# 10, 5-11 RS Jr. G) checks in at 9.0 ppg. Derica Wyatt (# 11, 5-10 Jr. G) averages 8.5 ppg. Gabbi Ortiz (# 21, 5-9 Soph. G) adds 8.5 ppg from her PG spot. Maddie Manning (# 23, 6-2 RS Jr. G) pitches with 7.7 ppg. Gioya Carter (# 25, 5-9 Jr. G) replaced Wyatt in the starting lineup in OU’s last game. She averages 2.8 ppg but had 13 in her first start. K. Williams is the primary scoring threat for the Sooners as she has made almost twice as many FGs as the next player. K. Williams also has the best FG% at 57.4% on 35 of 61 shots. OU is pretty balanced in taking shots as four players have taken 40 plus shots in six conference games in addition to K. Williams’ 61. Little is 18-49 for 36.7%. Wyatt is tied for second in FGs made at 18-42 (42.9%). Ortiz has hit 37.8% of her shots (17-45) while Manning is at 30.2% on 13-43. OU is sixth in the conference in 3pt % at 29.9%. Three players have taken over 25 treys in OU’s six Big 12 games. Wyatt has been the top shooter, hitting 12-29 (41.4%). Ortiz (10-26; 38.5%) and Little (7-29; 24.1%) are the other main 3pt threats for the Sooners. Manning (18-23; 78.3%) and K. Williams (17-23; 73.9%) are tied for the most FTs attempted. Vionise Pierre-Louis (# 0, 6-4 Soph. C) at 80% (12-15) and Ortiz at 87.5% (7-8) are the only Sooners at 80% or better from the FT line.

K. Williams is the leading rebounder for OU at 6.7 rpg. Second is Manning with an average of 5.7 rpg. Pierre-Louis adds 4.5 off the bench. T’ona Edwards (# 2, 5-5 Jr. G) leads the Sooners with 21 assists off the bench. Little and Manning have 14 assists each. Wyatt (11) and Ortiz (10) are the other two Sooners with double digit assists. Kinda surprised that Ortiz is fifth on the team in assists in conference games. K. Williams and Pierre-Louis share the lead in blocks with six apiece. OU is tied for last in the league with an average of 3.0 bpg. OU does top the Big 12 with 9.67 spg. Manning (13) and Edwards (10) top the team in steals. K. Williams and Little each have eight steals while Wyatt has seven. Ortiz and LaNesia Williams (# 32, 5-7 Soph. G) each has five steals.

K. Williams, Little, Manning, Ortiz and Wyatt started the first five conference games. Carter replaced Wyatt in the starting lineup in game six versus Tech. Those first five plus Edwards all average over 20 mpg with Little (29.3 mpg) and Wyatt (27.2 mpg) averaging the most minutes. McKenna Treece (# 30, 6-4 Soph. C) averages 14.5 mpg. Pierre-Louis and Carter average 10.5 mpg each. L. Williams is the only other Sooner to see action in all six conference games, averaging 8.0 mpg. OU has 11 players that have played in all conference games with three others playing in some of the games as well. The base 11 player rotation has good height with Manning (6-2), K. Williams (6-3, Pierre-Louis (6-4) and Treece (6-4) all rotating in the post.

Imani averages 15.9 ppg to lead Texas in this category. Brooke (9.7 ppg) and Ariel (9.6 ppg) rank second and third in scoring , respectively. Imani is the focal point of the offense, having taken 20 more shots than Brooke who has 57 FG attempts. Imani has also made 20 FGs more than Brooke’s 25. Brooke is second on the team in FGs made and attempted in Big 12 games. Ariel (21-37; 56.8%) and Kelsey (21-38; 55.3%) rank third in FGs made and along with Tasia (7-13; 53.8%) and Imani (58.4%--tops in the league) help Texas rank first in FG% at 44.3%. Horns also top the league in 3pt shooting at 37.4%. Their 40 made 3s is tied for third most in conference games. Their 107 3pt attempts is ninth in the league. Seven of the ten players that have taken a trey in league play have made at least one. Brooke (16-36; 44.4%) is the top threat from BTA. Brooke is fourth in the league in 3pt FG% and number of 3s made per game (2.29 per game). Ariel (6-15; 40.0%), Empress (7-18; 38.9%). Brady (3-8; 37.5%) and Celina (6-17; 35.3%) are other top 3pt threats for the Horns. Imani (20-27; 74.1%), Ariel (19-24; 79.2%) and Empress (16-21; 76.2%) are averaging at least 3 FT attempts a game. Celina at 80% (8-10) has the highest FT% on the team.

Imani remains one of two Big 12 players averaging a double double in league play with her 12.6 rpg. Brianna (5.0 rpg), Celina (4.6 rpg) and Kelsey (4.1 rpg) provide strong support on the boards. Imani tops the team and the league in rpg (12.6), offensive rebs (4.00), defensive rebs (8.57) and blocks: total/bpg (32/4.57). Kelsey is second on the team with 7 blocks. Brianna is tops in steals with 17. Celina is second with 10. Brianna’s 17 steals (in six games) is tied for the second highest in the league and her steals per game average at 2.8 spg is second as well. Celina is third in the league with an average of 5.3 assists per game. Brooke’s 2.9 assists per game is tied for 13th in the league. As a team, Texas is fourth in the Big 12 with 14.7 apg.

Imani, Brooke, Empress and Celina have started all seven games in Big 12 play. Brianna has five starts and Kelsey has started the last two games. LaShann and Ariel have played in all seven games. All 13 players cleared to play have played in at least four league games. Imani (26.7 mpg), Brooke (27.6 mpg), Brianna (22.0 mpg), Empress (23.0 mpg), Celina (27.3 mpg) and Kelsey (20.9 mpg) all top 20 mpg. Ariel (18.3 mpg), LaShann (11.1 mpg) and Brady (10.0 mpg) have the next highest mpg averages.

Texas______________OU
Imani (6-7)________ K. Williams (6-3)
Kelsey (6-5)_______ Manning (6-2)
Empress (5-9)_____ Little (5-11)
Celina (5-8)_______ Ortiz (5-9)
Brooke (5-4)______ Carter (5-9)

Horns’ Imani and OU’s K. Williams are the focal points of the offense for each team. Imani will have a four inch advantage in that matchup. Imani has had double doubles in the last two games the two teams have played, both Texas wins. Horns will need to guard the 3pt line. Out of an average of 59 shots a game for OU, 21 come from BTA. Wyatt and Little are the top two the Horns will be shadowing at the 3pt line although Ortiz and Manning can also hit from there. OU will be concerned with stopping the inside game of Texas as well as shutting down the 3pt shooting of the Texas guards. Neither team should have a problem with player depth as both can easily go 9 deep and Texas may go deeper.

Conference Team Stats_________Texas (6-1)__________OU (4-2)
Scoring__________________________511_________________415
PPG_____________________________73.0_________________69.2
Scoring Margin__________________+16.7_______________+7.3
FGs Made-Att____________________187-422____________145-353
FG Ave/Game Made-Att__________26.7-60.3___________24.2-58.8
FG%_____________________________44.3%_______________41.1%
2pt Made-Att____________________147-315_____________107-226
2pt FGs Ave/Game Made-Att____21.0-45.0____________17.8-37.7
2pt FG%_________________________46.7%_______________47.3%
3p FGs Made-Att________________40-107_______________38-127
3pt Ave/Game Made-Att________5.7-15.3______________6.3-21.2
3pt FG%________________________37.4%________________29.9%
FTs Made-Att___________________97-143_______________87-125
FT Ave/Game Made-Att_________13.9-20.4____________14.5-20.8
FT %____________________________67.8%_______________69.6%
Rebounds______________________297__________________237
RPG____________________________42.4_________________39.5
Reb Margin____________________+7.4_________________+5.8
Assists_________________________103__________________87
APG____________________________14.7_________________14.5
Turnovers______________________116_________________108
TOPG__________________________16.6_________________18.0
TO Margin_____________________+1.14________________-0.33
A/TO Ratio_____________________0.89_________________0.81
Steals__________________________61___________________58
SPG____________________________8.71_________________9.67
Blocks__________________________49__________________18
BPG____________________________7.00________________3.00
Winning Streak________________1____________________1
Home Win Streak______________-0-__________________3
Home Attendance_____________15500_______________18582
Attendance Ave/Game_________3-5167______________3-6194

Score by quarters (ave)_____1st_____2nd_____3rd _____4th_____OT_____Total
Texas (6-1)___________________20.3___14.6_____18.4____19.7____-0-_____73.0
OU(4-2)______________________17.5___13.8_____16.7____21.2____-0-_____69.2


Horns are a bit better inside, more efficient from BTA and rebound better than OU. OU is better at taking the ball away via steals, making FTs and taking more attempts from BTA. Oddly enough, for all the threes that OU likes to take, their leading scorer is their center. OU is going to find it hard to go inside and their 3pt attempts may go up from their current average of 21 attempts per game. For both teams, having their top center stay out of foul trouble will be key to their offensive game. Both are going to run when possible. Both seem to have a lull offensively in the second quarter but finish strong, especially in the fourth quarter.

This is an early game, starting at 11 AM. The game will be televised on Fox Sports SW (in Austin, TWC 54 & 318). The texassports.com preview has a link to a list of stations carrying the game. Radio will be 105.3 FM.

Temperature at 10 am is projected to be in the mid 40s and around the end of game at 1 pm in the mid 50s. Still coat wearing weather for me.

Texassports.com game preview:
http://www.texassports.com/news/2016/1/22/WBB_0122163629.aspx

Lots of goodies for students: free tacos for the first two hundred, a chance for six to win one of two $500 scholarships.

Don’t forget to bring a canned good or two to donate.


Soonersports.com game preview:
http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=210657092


AAS story on Texas WBB in the quarter system with some mention about the OU game:
http://www.hookem.com/story/texas-women-are-thriving-in-new-quarters-system/


Daily Texan pregame story:
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2016/01/21/texas-prepares-for-ou-showdown
 
Forgot to mention that OU is 3-0 at home while Texas 4-0 on the road. OU is 1-2 on the road and Horns are 2-1 at home.
 
They have to make perimeter jump shots, ou will probably play zone. They like to play man at times but they usally play zone against Texas. Texas also needs to limit their turnovers and do a good job defending ball screens. Rebounding will also be very important.
 
I'm assuming this is the same Peyton Little that's been playing...like....FOREVER....first at aggy now ou......surely this is her last year....it seems like forever!

Take it to'em Horns!
 
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I'm assuming this is the same Peyton Little that's been playing...like....FOREVER....first at aggy now ou......surely this is her last year....it seems like forever!

Take it to'em Horns!
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Nope I believe she's a Jr and was also originally committed to the Longhorns before switching to aggy and then transferring to OU.
 
"As a team, Texas shot 50.8 percent (31-for-61) from the field and a season-high 88.9 percent (16-for-18) from the line. The Longhorns dominated the boards, 42-29, and outblocked the Sooners, 9-3."
 
Odd game. Not the type of offense I would have expected from OU. But, I thought our perimeter defense was very good, especially in containing Peyton Little the first half. She was clearly frustrated, and Coaled pulled her for a bit. She ended up cutting more to the basket late in the game to get some backdoor baskets and trips to the foul line.

We played really good defense against her last year in the Big 12 semi-finals. I believe it was Brady who stuck to her like glue. I think Aston knows that stopping Little from getting wide open shots is how you neutralize her; she can't really get off her shot unless she is completely wide open.

On the other hand, our interior defense was way below par. Imani was interviewed on the radio after the game, and she owned it as far as poor post defense.

I'm guessing putting Hattis in early was a reward for hard work in practice or something; unfortunately, it did not go well. We never saw her again after the first few minutes as she was abused by the OU post players.

Overall, glad we held serve at home. OU had to play Baylor, Texas, OSU, and TCU all on the road for the first part of Big 12 play; lost 3 of 4.
 
according to the ESPN boxscore, Ariel had a perfect day shooting: 4 of 4 from the field, including 1 of 1 from BTA and 2 of 2 from the FT line for 11 pts. LaShann provided a big lift, scoring five pts when she first came to give the team a bit of a cushion. The girl has some serious moves. Don't think anyone can guard her one on one. She played much more under control. She tied Ariel with 11 pts.

Horns were an outstanding 16-18 from the FT line. :bow: The D held OU to 16% from BTA (4-25). Imani had her usual double double and flirted with a triple double as she had seven blocks.

The bad news were the 25 TOs and the 36 pts the OU posts combined for. Soph. Pierre-Louis is a very good player inside for OU.

Nice crowd on hand. Not quite up to the Baylor game but 4096 is pretty good for a cold Sat. morning. Great to see more than a handful of students. Student seating next to me was about half full. Looked the same across the way. Hope they continue to come. Sweet win over OU and makes Wed. nite the likely game to reach 1000 wins.
 
Weird game. Rarely do you shoot 50%, own the boards with a double digit rebound advantage, make more threes, get 9 blocks, and go 89% from the line...and have the game be as close as this one was in the final minutes. Even the 25 turnovers don't quite explain it; OU had 17 of their own. Aston was not all that happy with the win and intimated we played lousy defense in some areas.
 
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