Tonight, we Defeat the Sooners

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Texas vs. Oklahoma Prediction, Odds and Key Players for Wednesday, Jan. 15

Texas and Oklahoma are each desperate for a win in SEC play in its first season in the best league in the sport at the moment. Both teams are winless through t

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Tre Johnson: The freshman has arrived. After having some flashes in non-conference play, Johnson had arguably his best game of the season against Tennessee, scoring 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field in the close loss to the Vols.

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Jeremiah Fears: The freshman has been trending downward in SEC play, but he had his worst game of the season on Saturday against Georgia. This was the first game that Fears failed to crack double figures, scoring only two points on 11 field goal attempts with four turnovers to five assists.

 

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Men's Basketball preview: at Oklahoma - University of Texas Athletics

The Longhorns travel to Norman to face the Sooners on Wednesday night (9 p.m. CT, SEC Network).

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• POPE ON A ROLL: Junior G Jordan Pope has averaged a team-best 19.7 ppg over the last six contests while converting 54.1-percent (40-74) from the floor, including a 50-percent mark (21-42) from three-point range, and 85-percent (17-20) from the free throw line.

• JOHNSON FINDS HIS STROKE: Freshman G Tre Johnson registered a game-high 26 points (11-17 FG, 4-8 threes) in 36 minutes during Saturday's home contest against No. 1/1 Tennessee. Johnson, who topped the 20-point mark for the fifth time this year and first since against UConn on Dec. 8, ranks third in the SEC in scoring (18.9 ppg).