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RV Women’s Basketball preview: Oklahoma
01.24.2023 | Women's Basketball
RV Texas (14-6, 5-2 Big 12) vs. No. 14 Oklahoma (16-2, 6-1 Big 12)
Game 21
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
GameDay Quick Facts
TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network with Alex Loeb (pxp) and Brenda VanLengen (analyst) on the call.
RADIO: The game will be carried on 105.3 FM in Austin. Craig Way (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. The broadcast will be streamed on TexasSports.Com.
SERIES: Texas leads the all-time series 37-27.
Notables
RORI HARMON: Sophomore All-American Rori Harmon made history on Jan. 4 in the Longhorns win over TCU as she became the 4th player in program history to record a triple-double. Harmon scored 17 points and added 11 assists and 10 rebounds. After missing the first five games of the season due to injury, the Longhorns are 12-3 with Harmon in the lineup this season. In Big 12 play, Harmon is averaging 11.7 ppg, 8.7 apg, 6.7 rpg and 2.4 spg. Harmon leads the Big 12 in assists per game and steals per game.
BATTLE FOR FIRST PLACE: Oklahoma and Texas are 1-2 in the Big 12 standings. If Texas wins on Wednesday, the Longhorns and Sooners will be tied atop the standings, with the tie break going to Texas.
OFFENSE/DEFENSE: Oklahoma leads the Big 12 in offense, averaging 87.3 points per game. The Texas defense is giving up 57.6 points per game on the season. The Longhorns have held 13 opponents to 59 points or less and are 13-0 when they hold an opponent to 59 points or less. Texas scores the ball at a high clip as well, as they rank third in the Big 12 in offense at 77.0 points per game.
DEFENSE GETTING IT DONE: The Longhorns held an Iowa State team that was averaging 78.7 points per game to 53 points. Texas gave up six points in the fourth quarter to the Cyclones, marking the 14th time this season they have held an opponent to single digits for a quarter. Texas ranks 5th in the NCAA in block per game at 5.7 and 9th in the country in turnovers forced per game at 21.90 per game.
GASTON COMING UP BIG: DeYona Gaston notched her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds last time out in the win over Baylor. Gaston ranks second in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 31st in the NCAA at 55.8 percent.
