No. 6/5 Men's Basketball preview: Oklahoma

Game 27: #6/5 Texas (20-6, 9-4 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma (13-13, 3-10 Big 12)

Saturday, February 18, 2023 - 1 p.m. Central

Moody Center (10,763) - Austin, Texas

GameDay Quick Facts

• TELEVISION: The game will be streamed nationally by Big12Now/ESPN+. Rich Hollenberg (pxp) and Chris Spatola (analyst) will call the action.

• RADIO: The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcasts every UT game on the statewide network. Craig Way (pxp) and Eddie Oran (analyst) will call the action. Check TexasSports.com for a listing of affiliates carrying the game.

• SERIES: Oklahoma leads, 57-45. Last meeting: Texas 70-69 (Dec. 31, 2022; Norman).

Notables

• RECENT SUCCESS AGAINST OU: Texas has won four straight and five of the last six meetings against the Sooners. The Longhorns are looking to complete their second-straight regular-season series sweep of Oklahoma. Texas earned a 70-69 win in Norman earlier this year (Dec. 31).

• HOME SUCCESS IN MOODY: UT is 13-1 in games played in Moody Center this year, including a 4-0 mark against AP Top 20 opponents. Texas has had a sellout crowd in EACH of its first 14 contests in Moody Center and is averaging 10,930 fans per game (capacity of arena is 10,763).

• CARR IN CRUISE CONTROL: Graduate G Marcus Carr has topped the 20-point mark six times in Big 12 play (13 games) and eight times this season. Carr leads the team in scoring (17.2 ppg), assists (105), steals (43) and minutes (32.5 mpg) and has converted 40.1-percent (63-157) from three-point range while posting a 2.39 assist-to-turnover ratio (105 assists, 44 turnovers).

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Carr

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