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Longhorn fans will get their final look at four seniors Sunday. Carla Cortijo, Earnie Williams, Ashley Lindsey and Aubry will take the floor against OU in their final home game at the FEC.
OU comes into this game with a 14-1 conference record and two wins removed from their only Big 12 at A&M. They are looking to sweep the Horns this season. The teams split last season, each winning on the road. OU is 6-1 on the road in conference play. Texas is 4-3 at home, having lost the past two home games to OSU and Baylor. OU has clinched the Big 12 title. Texas, regardless of the outcome of the game, will go into the Big 12 tournament in the sixth spot.
The Sooners are led by three players in double digit scoring in conference play: Courtney Paris (# 3, 6-4 Sr. C). Danielle Roberson (# 13, 5-9 Soph. G) and Ashley Paris (# 5, 6-3 Sr. F) at 17.3 , 13.0 and 12.3 ppg, respectively. The big gun here is Courtney who leads in the team in scoring, rebounding (15.1 rpg), FG% (57.1%) and blocked shots (2.93 bpg). Ashley Paris just misses a double double in conference with 9.4 rpg to go with her 12.3 ppg. Ashley Paris is second on the team in FG% at 51%. Robinson leads in assists with 5.6 apg while Amanda Thompson (# 21, 6-0 Jr. F) is second at 2.2 apg. Robinson leads the league in FT % at 94.6% (53-56). She is tops on the team in steals at 2.07 spg. From Wendell Barnhouse’s article on the Big 12 web site, OU’s Whitney Hand (# 23, 6-1 Fr.G) is expected to suit up but not play in the Texas-OU game Sunday. With Hand out with a hand injury, Nyeshia Stevenson (#1, 5-9 Jr. G/F) and Jenny Vining (# 53, 5-9 Soph. G ) are the top 3pt threats for OU. Both are actually hitting a better percentage than Hand was. Carlee Roethlisberger (# 10, 6-1 Soph. F) can also hit from BTA. Ashley Paris (1.27 bpg) and Thompson (1.07 bpg) are second and third on the team in blocks and rank in the top nine in the conference in that category.
For the Horns, Brit is the only one in double digits at 12.3 ppg. Kat is second at 9.9 ppg. Ashleigh (8.1 ppg), Lindsey (7.5 ppg) and Carla (7.3 ppg) are third, fourth and fifth in scoring. Kat (22-63, 34.9%), Brit (16-50, 32.0%) and Erika (12-42, 28.6%) are the top three pt threats for the Horns. Ashleigh (10-22, 45.5%) and Carla (8-22, 36.4%) are the other two that opponents have to be concerned about. Six Horns are averaging at least 2 FTs a game with Brit (45-59, 76.3%) and Kat (37-44, 84.1%) have been the most effective in getting to the line and converting. Kat continues to be the leader in rebounding at 6.6 rpg in Big 12 play. Her first rebound in the OU game will be her 100th in league play. No one else has more than Lindsey’s 67 rebounds (4.5 rpg). Earnie is third at 4.4 rpg. Carla’s 64 assists (4.27 apg) tops the team and is fourth in the league. Ashleigh has 25 and Brit 20 to rank second and third respectively. Lindsey (31, 2.07 bpg) and Gayle (20, 1.33 bpg) are the top shot blockers for the Horns. They rank fifth and sixth in the conference. Ashleigh’s 23 steals tops the team. Her 1.53 spg are 9th in the conference.
That first game was close at the half because the Horns made shots, not as many as the Sooners but they were close. They made 14-31 FGs (45.2%) while OU hit on 18-36 (50.0%). The second half was when the roof fell in on the Horns. They made 10-36 FGs (27.8%) while OU made 19-26 (73.1%). They each took seven shots from BTA but Texas made one while OU made five. FTs helped the Horns a bit as they made 15-20 (75%) in the second half Texas ended up with 19-24 FTs (79.2%).
BIG 12 TEAM STATISTICS UT OU
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SCORING................. 966 1063
Points per game....... 64.4(4) 70.9(1)
Scoring margin........ +2.5(5) +12.6(1)
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 347-851 421-892
Field goal pct........ .408(5) .472(1)
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 73-213 60-181
3-point FG pct........ .343(4) .331(6)
3-pt FG made per game. 4.9(5) 4.0(7)
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 199-296 161-253
Free throw pct........ .672(8) .636(12)
F-Throws made per game 13.3 12.5
REBOUNDS................ 553 658
Rebounds per game..... 36.9(6) 43.9(1)
Rebounding margin..... -0.1(5) +12.4(1)
ASSISTS................. 159 235
Assists per game...... 10.6(5) 15.7(1)
TURNOVERS............... 254 265
Turnovers per game.... 16.9(7) 17.7(10)
Turnover margin....... +0.3(6) -2.4(10)
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.6(8) 0.9(2)
STEALS.................. 118 104
Steals per game....... 7.9(3) 6.9(7)
BLOCKS.................. 69 93
Blocks per game....... 4.6(3) 6.2(1)
ATTENDANCE.............. 40232 80208
Home games-Avg/Game... 7-5747(5) 8-10026(2)
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total
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Texas.................... 465 501 - 966
Oklahoma................. 504 559 - 1063
OU does have a couple of weak spots that Texas can take advantage of. The Sooners trail league teams in FT shooting % and are among the worse in TOs. The problem for the Horns is, that while they rank among the best in FT shooting during the season, that has not held up during Big 12 play. They are barely better than OU at the FT line in conference play. They also are only marginally better than OU in TOs. They take care of the ball a bit more and force a few more TOs but not to a significant difference.
If the Horns are going to pull this one out, they are going to have to gut it out. Tough, physical play inside against the OU post players, primarily the Paris twins. CParis had ten offensive boards leading to six layups for her in the first game. The Horns were manhandled in the paint, getting outboarded 46-27 and allowing OU to score 58 pts in the paint. The Horns’ guards can’t allow Robinson to penetrate like she did in the first game. Once she established that, she was able to pass out for open shots by the rest of the OU guards. Hand is supposed to be sitting this game out. If she does, OU loses their most potent 3pt threat. However, the Horns forgot about Stevenson who burned them by making 4-6 3s. Hopefully, the friendly confines of the FEC will allow the Horns to hit their shots, a problem that has contributed to their dismal showing the last couple of games.
The stats show that this should be a close game. OU shoots better from the field but the Horns get to the FT line more and are better from BTA. OU is a better rebounding team but Texas is better at stealing the ball. Both teams run but Texas needs to grab their share of rebounds which feeds their running game. OU will count on second chance points coming of offensive rebounds. Aubry and Gayle are strong enough to at least offer resistance inside to the Paris twins. The problem will be to do so without fouling, something both Aubry and Gayle tend to do. I liked Kristen’s inside play the last time these two met.
OU will get scoring from all positions. Can the Horns counter? At their best, they can match OU in scoring from any position. And probably be better from BTA. The question for Texas fans, is will the team be at their best or close to it?
Texassports.com has the spec-rel/030609aaa.html>game preview up.
The game will be shown on FoxsportsNet (cable 54 in the Austin area) and can be heard on KVET 1300AM locallyand on XM Satellite Radio Ch. 231. The game starts at 2:30 pm this Sunday. Texas has had two games with over 8000 fans showing up: Tennessee and Baylor. This could be the third one to reach 8000.
OU comes into this game with a 14-1 conference record and two wins removed from their only Big 12 at A&M. They are looking to sweep the Horns this season. The teams split last season, each winning on the road. OU is 6-1 on the road in conference play. Texas is 4-3 at home, having lost the past two home games to OSU and Baylor. OU has clinched the Big 12 title. Texas, regardless of the outcome of the game, will go into the Big 12 tournament in the sixth spot.
The Sooners are led by three players in double digit scoring in conference play: Courtney Paris (# 3, 6-4 Sr. C). Danielle Roberson (# 13, 5-9 Soph. G) and Ashley Paris (# 5, 6-3 Sr. F) at 17.3 , 13.0 and 12.3 ppg, respectively. The big gun here is Courtney who leads in the team in scoring, rebounding (15.1 rpg), FG% (57.1%) and blocked shots (2.93 bpg). Ashley Paris just misses a double double in conference with 9.4 rpg to go with her 12.3 ppg. Ashley Paris is second on the team in FG% at 51%. Robinson leads in assists with 5.6 apg while Amanda Thompson (# 21, 6-0 Jr. F) is second at 2.2 apg. Robinson leads the league in FT % at 94.6% (53-56). She is tops on the team in steals at 2.07 spg. From Wendell Barnhouse’s article on the Big 12 web site, OU’s Whitney Hand (# 23, 6-1 Fr.G) is expected to suit up but not play in the Texas-OU game Sunday. With Hand out with a hand injury, Nyeshia Stevenson (#1, 5-9 Jr. G/F) and Jenny Vining (# 53, 5-9 Soph. G ) are the top 3pt threats for OU. Both are actually hitting a better percentage than Hand was. Carlee Roethlisberger (# 10, 6-1 Soph. F) can also hit from BTA. Ashley Paris (1.27 bpg) and Thompson (1.07 bpg) are second and third on the team in blocks and rank in the top nine in the conference in that category.
For the Horns, Brit is the only one in double digits at 12.3 ppg. Kat is second at 9.9 ppg. Ashleigh (8.1 ppg), Lindsey (7.5 ppg) and Carla (7.3 ppg) are third, fourth and fifth in scoring. Kat (22-63, 34.9%), Brit (16-50, 32.0%) and Erika (12-42, 28.6%) are the top three pt threats for the Horns. Ashleigh (10-22, 45.5%) and Carla (8-22, 36.4%) are the other two that opponents have to be concerned about. Six Horns are averaging at least 2 FTs a game with Brit (45-59, 76.3%) and Kat (37-44, 84.1%) have been the most effective in getting to the line and converting. Kat continues to be the leader in rebounding at 6.6 rpg in Big 12 play. Her first rebound in the OU game will be her 100th in league play. No one else has more than Lindsey’s 67 rebounds (4.5 rpg). Earnie is third at 4.4 rpg. Carla’s 64 assists (4.27 apg) tops the team and is fourth in the league. Ashleigh has 25 and Brit 20 to rank second and third respectively. Lindsey (31, 2.07 bpg) and Gayle (20, 1.33 bpg) are the top shot blockers for the Horns. They rank fifth and sixth in the conference. Ashleigh’s 23 steals tops the team. Her 1.53 spg are 9th in the conference.
That first game was close at the half because the Horns made shots, not as many as the Sooners but they were close. They made 14-31 FGs (45.2%) while OU hit on 18-36 (50.0%). The second half was when the roof fell in on the Horns. They made 10-36 FGs (27.8%) while OU made 19-26 (73.1%). They each took seven shots from BTA but Texas made one while OU made five. FTs helped the Horns a bit as they made 15-20 (75%) in the second half Texas ended up with 19-24 FTs (79.2%).
BIG 12 TEAM STATISTICS UT OU
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SCORING................. 966 1063
Points per game....... 64.4(4) 70.9(1)
Scoring margin........ +2.5(5) +12.6(1)
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 347-851 421-892
Field goal pct........ .408(5) .472(1)
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 73-213 60-181
3-point FG pct........ .343(4) .331(6)
3-pt FG made per game. 4.9(5) 4.0(7)
FREE THROWS-ATT......... 199-296 161-253
Free throw pct........ .672(8) .636(12)
F-Throws made per game 13.3 12.5
REBOUNDS................ 553 658
Rebounds per game..... 36.9(6) 43.9(1)
Rebounding margin..... -0.1(5) +12.4(1)
ASSISTS................. 159 235
Assists per game...... 10.6(5) 15.7(1)
TURNOVERS............... 254 265
Turnovers per game.... 16.9(7) 17.7(10)
Turnover margin....... +0.3(6) -2.4(10)
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.6(8) 0.9(2)
STEALS.................. 118 104
Steals per game....... 7.9(3) 6.9(7)
BLOCKS.................. 69 93
Blocks per game....... 4.6(3) 6.2(1)
ATTENDANCE.............. 40232 80208
Home games-Avg/Game... 7-5747(5) 8-10026(2)
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total
------------------------- ---- ---- ----
Texas.................... 465 501 - 966
Oklahoma................. 504 559 - 1063
OU does have a couple of weak spots that Texas can take advantage of. The Sooners trail league teams in FT shooting % and are among the worse in TOs. The problem for the Horns is, that while they rank among the best in FT shooting during the season, that has not held up during Big 12 play. They are barely better than OU at the FT line in conference play. They also are only marginally better than OU in TOs. They take care of the ball a bit more and force a few more TOs but not to a significant difference.
If the Horns are going to pull this one out, they are going to have to gut it out. Tough, physical play inside against the OU post players, primarily the Paris twins. CParis had ten offensive boards leading to six layups for her in the first game. The Horns were manhandled in the paint, getting outboarded 46-27 and allowing OU to score 58 pts in the paint. The Horns’ guards can’t allow Robinson to penetrate like she did in the first game. Once she established that, she was able to pass out for open shots by the rest of the OU guards. Hand is supposed to be sitting this game out. If she does, OU loses their most potent 3pt threat. However, the Horns forgot about Stevenson who burned them by making 4-6 3s. Hopefully, the friendly confines of the FEC will allow the Horns to hit their shots, a problem that has contributed to their dismal showing the last couple of games.
The stats show that this should be a close game. OU shoots better from the field but the Horns get to the FT line more and are better from BTA. OU is a better rebounding team but Texas is better at stealing the ball. Both teams run but Texas needs to grab their share of rebounds which feeds their running game. OU will count on second chance points coming of offensive rebounds. Aubry and Gayle are strong enough to at least offer resistance inside to the Paris twins. The problem will be to do so without fouling, something both Aubry and Gayle tend to do. I liked Kristen’s inside play the last time these two met.
OU will get scoring from all positions. Can the Horns counter? At their best, they can match OU in scoring from any position. And probably be better from BTA. The question for Texas fans, is will the team be at their best or close to it?
Texassports.com has the spec-rel/030609aaa.html>game preview up.
The game will be shown on FoxsportsNet (cable 54 in the Austin area) and can be heard on KVET 1300AM locallyand on XM Satellite Radio Ch. 231. The game starts at 2:30 pm this Sunday. Texas has had two games with over 8000 fans showing up: Tennessee and Baylor. This could be the third one to reach 8000.
