The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women's Basketball Gameday: Oklahoma [Jan. 8, 2014]
01.07.2014 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns host Oklahoma during third annual 40 Acres Field Trip at the Erwin Center.
Game 15: Texas (10-4, 1-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-5, 1-1)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 • 11 a.m. Central
Austin, Texas • Frank Erwin Center (16,540)
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NOTES AT A GLANCE
• Texas meets Oklahoma for the 45th time on Wednesday (11 a.m. CT, LHN) at the Erwin Center in front of a national television audience and an expected home-court audience of over 6,000 Central Texas elementary school students for the third annual 40 Acres Field Trip.
• The Longhorns earned their first Big 12 win of the season by defeating K-State on Sunday, 67-53. Junior forward Nneka Enemkpali led the Longhorns with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
• Through Jan. 5, the Longhorns rank third in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.319), eighth in scoring defense (54.1 ppg) and eighth in rebounding margin (+12.5).
• In the last five games, Texas is shooting 51.7 percent from the field (165-319 FG), including a two-point field goal percentage of 56.4 (135-239 FG).
• The Longhorns lead their opponents in average points in the paint, 36.4-to-16.1. UT has three games with 50 or more points in the paint.
• Junior forward Nneka Enemkpali ranks fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding (8.5 rpg), sixth in field goal percentage (.593) and eighth in scoring (14.5 ppg). In the last nine games, Enemkpali is shooting 69.2 percent from the field (54-78 FG).
• In the last five games, point guards Krystle Henderson and Celina Rodrigo combine for a 51-to-15 (3.4) assist/turnover ratio. In the first seven games, the duo combined for a 46-to-34 (1.3) ratio.
• Texas has used eight different starting lineups in 14 games this season. All 14 players are averaging less than 25 minutes per game.