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No. 16/17 Women’s Basketball Preview: vs No. 12/15 Oklahoma
02.11.2022 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns host the Sooners on Saturday in a rivalry tilt inside the Erwin Center (7:00 p.m. CT, LHN)
Game 23: #16/17 Texas (16-6, 6-5 Big 12) vs #12/15 Oklahoma (20-3, 9-2 Big 12)
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Frank Erwin Center (16,540) – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts:
• TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network. Alex Loeb (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) will call the action.
• RADIO: 105.3 The Bat broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.
• SERIES: Texas leads, 36-27. Last meeting: Oklahoma 65-63 (Jan.29 , 2022; Norman).
Notables:
LEADING IN: The No. 16/13 Texas Women's Basketball team will look to build off of some momentum Saturday evening as they play host to No. 12/15 Oklahoma in round two of the Red River Rivalry inside the Frank Erwin Center . The Longhorns are coming off a hard-fought 61-56 victory at Texas Tech on Wednesday which snapped a three-game losing streak. The Sooners are coming off a 101-99 double overtime shootout win over West Virginia in their last outing.
THE SERIES: Texas and Oklahoma will meet for the 64th time overall on Saturday evening. The Longhorns own a 36-27 advantage over the Sooners in the all-time series and have won seven of their last 10 meetings. Oklahoma edged Texas 65-63 in their first meeting of the season on Jan.29 in Norman.
UPDATED TOP 16 SEEDS RELEASED: The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball selection committee released its updated projections for the top 16 seeds for 2022 NCAA Championships with Texas being projected as the No. 15 overall seed in the tournament.
The Longhorns were paired in the Bridgeport Region as the No. 4 seed along with No. 1 N.C. State, No. 2 Michigan and No.3 UCONN. South Carolina earned the top overall seed with Stanford, N.C. State and Louisville holding the other regional No.1 seed spots.
THE SCHAEFER FORMULA: Longhorn head coach Vic Schaefer makes no secret in the way his teams have found success over the years. Relentless full court defensive pressure, attention to detail, and limiting turnovers and mistakes have been built in to the identity of his programs. The 2021-22 Longhorns are no different ranking among the best in the country in several defensive categories. UT currently ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 39 in the NCAA holding opponents to just 56.6 points per game. They also lead the league and rank No. 10 nationally in turnovers forced at 22.4 per contest.
SCOUTING THE SOONERS: Oklahoma has turned heads throughout the 2021-22 campaign establishing themselves as a legitimate Big 12 title contender under first-year head coach Jennie Baranczyk. The Sooners currently sit in a first-place tie in the Big 12 standing with a 9-2 mark in league competition.
The Sooners possess one of the most explosive offenses in the country as they lead the league and rank No. 2 in the NCAA in scoring at 86.2 points per game. They rank No.2 in the conference and No. 8 nationally in three-point shooting averaging 9.5 triples per contest.
OU is led offensively by seniors Madi Williams and Taylor Robertson, who are averaging 18.6 and 18.0 points per game, respectively. Williams ranks No. 4 in the Big 12 in scoring while Robertson is No.5.Robertson leads the NCAA in made three-pointers (94), three-pointers per game (4.09) and ranks No.3 in three-points field goal percentage (46.8).
Taylah Thomas is the teams' second leading scorer at 9.8 points per game and leads the team on the glass averaging 8.6 rebounds per game. Anna Llanusa (17.3) and Skylar Vann (11.7) are the other Sooners averaging double figures offensively. Williams leads the team on the glass averaging 8.0 boards per game
NEXT: Following Saturday's matchup, Texas will return to the floor on Wednesday, Feb.16 (7 p.m., LHN) as they entertain No. 9/9 Iowa State inside the Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns hit the road on Feb. 20 as they head to Morgantown to take on West Virginia (11 a.m., ESPN 2)
