Game Info
Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-5, 7-3)
Bad Guys: Oklahoma Sooners (13-10, 3-7)
When to Watch: Wednesday, February 9th @ 8:00 pm
Where to Watch: Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, Oklahoma
How to Watch: ESPNU | ESPN+
How to Listen: 97.3 FM | Affiliates | TuneIn App
The Line: Texas Tech -3
Advanced Stats
| TEXAS TECH | STAT | OKLAHOMA |
|---|---|---|
Lineups
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
|---|---|---|
| POINT GUARD | Kevin McCullar (6-6/210) | 10.9 / 3.5* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Davion Warren (6-6/215) | 10.3 / 2.9 |
| SMALL FORWARD | Terrence Shannon, Jr. (6-6/215) | 10.9 / 2.6 |
| POWER FORWARD | Kevin Obanor (6-8/235) | 10.3 / 5.0 |
| CENTER | Bryson Williams (6-8/240) | 13.7 / 4.6 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Marcus Santos-Silva (6-7/250) | 4.9 / 4.2 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Adonis Arms (6-5/200) | 7.8 / 3.9 |
| EIGHTH MAN | Mylik Wilson (6-3/175) | 3.8 / 2.3* |
| NINTH MAN | Daniel Batcho (6-11/235) | 3.0 / 3.4 |
| TENTH MAN | Clarence Nadolny (6-3/200) | 3.9 / 1.3 |
| ELEVENTH MAN | Chibuzo Agbo (6-7/220) | 1.5 / 1.3 |
| TWELFTH MAN | KJ Allen (6-6/255) | 2.3 / 1.5 |
| THIRTEENTH MAN | Austin Timperman (6-9/190) | 0.0 / 0.0 |
| THE STARTERS | Pts / Reb | |
| POINT GUARD | Jordan Goldwile (6-3/194) | 9.5 / 3.6* |
| SHOOTING GUARD | Umoja Gibson (6-1/169) | 12.0 / 2.2 |
| SMALL FORWARD | Elijah Harkless (6-3/194) | 9.4 / 4.2 |
| POWER FORWARD | Jalen Hill (6-6/218) | 8.5 / 6.0 |
| CENTER | Tanner Groves (6-10/235) | 13.1 / 5.8 |
| THE BENCH | Pts / Reb | |
| SIXTH MAN | Ethan Chargois (6-9/231) | 4.7 / 2.6 |
| SEVENTH MAN | Jacob Groves (6-9/210) | 4.0 / 2.5 |
| EIGHTH MAN | C.J. Noland (6-2/229) | 4.5 / 1.5 |
| NINTH MAN | Bijan Cortes (6-3/194) | 2.2 / 1.6 |
| TENTH MAN | – (-/-) | – / – |
* Assists.
Starting 5
1. Stats. Oklahoma is much better than their record indicates. On offense, they make a ton of shots, 30th in the nation in eFG%, 2nd in 2-point percentage, and 58th in the nation in free throw percentage. What they do though is turn the ball over like mad-men, 332nd in the nation in turnover percentage and that’s why their offense isn’t much better. Defensively, they are very good at limiting shots and forcing turnovers, 84th in the nation in eFG%, 41st in limiting 3-point shots, and 41st in forcing turnovers.
2. Scouting. The Sooners’ last win was against West Virginia on the road by 10, since then they lost to Auburn, TCU (I think they are a tournament team right now, BTW), and Oklahoma State. This game is not a gimmie and there’s a reason that Vegas has the spread at 3. Groves is a stud and he’s a rebounding machine as well as making 65% of this 2-point shots. That will be the focus I’d guess. Gibson is also really good, a good shooter and he’s the best ball-handler. Hill is another good rebounder, shoots a ton of free throws, and makes 68% of his 2-point shots. Harkless is one of the volume 3-point shooters an he makes 33%, while Groves and Gipson are your other volume shooters.
3. How They Match Up. Texas Tech and Oklahoma are very similar, with the Sooners being a slightly worse version. A good 2-point shooting team, but turns the ball over, while defensively, Texas Tech is elite and you sort of hope that it travels on the road against the Sooners. Texas Tech was 1-4 away from home before playing West Virginia and could add to that total tonight. Oklahoma is 3-6 as an underdog and 5-7 against the spread at home.
4. lagniappe | something given as a bonus or extra gift.
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— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) February 9, 2022
5. Official Site. The official site has their preview right here:
No. 9 Texas Tech and Oklahoma will square off against each other for the first time this season at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Red Raiders (18-5, 7-3 Big 12) won their third game in a row with a 60-53 win at West Virginia after beating No. 23 Texas by 13 last week, while the Sooners (13-10, 3-7 Big 12) dropped their third straight contest with a 64-55 loss at Oklahoma State in their weekend game. Tech improved to 2-3 in Big 12 road games by limiting the Mountaineers to just 24.2 percent shooting for the game and 12.5 percent (4-for-32) in the second half.