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THE TEAMS
Looking to snap a four-game losing streak, Oklahoma (13-11, 3-9) hosts Texas (16-9, 6-6) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT. The Sooners, coming off a 65-47 defeat at Texas Tech on Saturday, are 9-4 at home this season but have lost their last three outings at Lloyd Noble Center. After losing five out of six games, Texas has rebounded to win its last three, including a 75-64 home decision over Kansas State on Saturday.
ON THE AIR
Tuesday’s contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC AM 1520 in Oklahoma City; KTBZ AM 1430 in Tulsa; Sirius 137) with Toby Rowland and Mike Houck announcing. The game will be televised by the Big 12 Network (KOCB Ch. 34 in OKC; KTUL Ch. 8 in Tulsa; ESPN Full Court) with Doug Bell and Bryndon Manzer calling the action.
TICKETS
Tickets are available for $10, $30 and $40 at the OU Athletics Ticket Office and online here. Lloyd Noble Center's north and east ticket windows will open at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
OU students may purchase a ticket for $5.
PREVIEWING TEXAS
In a tie with Kansas State for fifth place in the Big 12 at 6-6, Texas has won three straight games after enduring a stretch of five losses in six contests. The Longhorns, 16-9 overall, are 1-4 in conference road games, with their only win coming at Texas A&M last Monday (70-68). Seven of their nine losses have come by six points or fewer, or in overtime, and five defeats have come to AP top-10 opponents. Four of their top five scorers on the season are freshmen.
Texas is coming off a 75-64 win over Kansas State on Saturday, a game in which it outscored the Wildcats 48-24 after trailing by 13 at halftime. UT went 35-for-48 from the free throw line while K-State went 8-for-12.
In conference play, Texas ranks fifth in scoring (68.9 ppg), eighth in field goal percentage (.416), seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (.324) and fourth in free throw percentage (.732).
Junior guard J’Covan Brown leads the Big 12 in scoring with his 19.8 season average (20.3 in conference play). He has led the team in scoring 17 times in 25 games (seven times in the last nine outings) and has tallied at least 20 points on a league-high 14 occasions. Brown has three games of at least 30 points this season, including a 34-point performance at Missouri when he went 6-for-7 from 3-point range. He is shooting .421 from the field, .378 from 3-point range and .840 from the free throw line (ranks sixth in Big 12), and also averages 4.0 assists.
Freshman guard Sheldon McClellan ranks second on the team with his 11.0 points per contest. Coming off the bench in 18 of 25 games, he has made 24 3-pointers (shooting .308) and 72 free throws (.750). McClellan is averaging 14.3 points the last three games.
Freshman point guard Myck Kabongo averages 9.8 points per game and ranks fifth in the Big 12 with his 5.1 assists per outing. He leads the team with his 137 free throw attempts (shooting .650 from the stripe).
OU-TEXAS SERIES
Oklahoma owns a 47-32 series lead against Texas despite losing each of the last four and 11 of the last 13 meetings. OU is 23-10 against the Longhorns in Norman and 14-7 at Lloyd Noble Center. Since the start of the Big 12 in 1996-97, OU is 18-19 against Texas (9-6 in Norman).