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More pregame notes here: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...o_pdf/2012-13/release/release_20121110aaa.pdf

SUNDAY’S GAME BASICS
Oklahoma begins its 106th season of varsity basketball when its hosts ULM on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners, under the direction of second-year head coach Lon Kruger, posted 83-66 and 94-66 exhibition wins over NCAA Division II opponents Washburn and Central Oklahoma, respectively. ULM, which finished 3-26 last season, did not play an exhibition game this year.

Sunday’s contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1520 AM in Okla- homa City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa) with Toby Rowland and Mike Houck calling the action.

The game will be televised by Sooner Sports TV (FS Southwest and FOX College Sports Central) with Chad McKee, Billy Tubbs and Jessica Coody announcing. A webcast replay will be offered for free on SoonerSports.tv.

PREVIEWING ULM
The University of Louisiana at Monroe returns one regular starter and just five letterwinners from last year’s 3-26 squad (finished 2-14 in Sun Belt Conference play). The Warhawks, who return 46 percent of their scoring and 31 percent of their rebounding from last season, welcome six newcomers to the roster for 2012-13.

Nine of ULM’s losses last year were by single digits (seven defeats were by five or fewer points).

Junior point guard Marcelis Hansberry and sophomore guard Trent Mackey are the Warhawks’ leading statistical returnees. Hansberry made eight starts last year and averaged 5.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 18.1 minutes per outing. Over the sea- son’s final seven games, he averaged 11.3 points. Mackey started 12 games and also averaged 5.8 points to go along with 1.6 boards in 22.0 minutes a game. He ranked fifth in the Sun Belt by shooting .433 from 3-point range (42-for-97).

Expected starters Jayon James and Amos Olatayo are junior college transfers who have previous Division I experience. James is a 6-6, 235-pound forward who began his career at Iona College, where he played in 10 games in 2010-11 before sustaining a broken foot. Olatayo is a 6-4, 190-pound guard who started his career at Stephen F. Austin and averaged 4.3 points as a freshman in 2010-11.

ULM has posted a 10-50 record under head coach Keith Richard, who is in his third year at the school. A 1982 ULM graduate, he is in his 12th year overall and owns a 160-167 career record.

BUNCH OF HOMERS
Oklahoma has dominated home non-conference games over the last decade, winning 92 of its last 94 non-league contests inside Lloyd Noble Center going back to Jan. 3, 2000 (good for a .977 winning percentage). Included was a streak of 49 non-conference home victories that was snapped by Villanova on Dec. 6, 2006. The current string stands at 34 games.

OPENING STATEMENT
The Sooners have won 25 of their last 27 season-opening games, with the only losses during those 27 years coming to Alabama (68-62 in New York City) in 2002-03 and Massachusetts (84-83 in Norman) in 1993-94. OU has won 32 of its last 33 home openers.

UP NEXT
The Sooners hit the road for a 7 p.m. CT Friday contest at UT Arlington. The Mavericks went 24-9 last year and went 15-1 in the South- land Conference (they are now in the Western Athletic Conference). The game will be played at the new College Park Center and will be televised by Sooner Sports TV.
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Re: *****OU-Louisiana Monroe Pregame Notes/Gameday Thread*****

Based on this I would think OU would handle this team pretty easily. They don't sound like a particularly good team.
 
Starters today will stay the same as exhibition season:

Cousins
Hornbeak
Pledger
M'Baye
Osby
 
From the Monroe News Star....

The ULM men's basketball team opens its 2012-13 season at 2 p.m. Sunday with a trip to Oklahoma.

After a rough season in which the Warhawks finished 3-26 overall and 2-14 in Sun Belt play, ULM is looking for a fresh start. Only one starter returns from that team. Junior Charles Winborne made 21 starts for the Warhawks last season and ranked second in points per game with 11.2. He also led the team in 3-pointers with 57 and ranked fourth in the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage at .435.

Four letter-winners return in juniors Marcelis Hansberry and R.J. McCray and sophomores Trent Mackey and Trey Lindsey. Sophomore forward Ife Eke, who was redshirted last season because of an injury during preseason practice, also will return.

Hansberry is the most experienced of the group with appearances in 54 games and 15 starts. He averaged 5.8 points per game, but stepped up with an average of 11.3 points and 2.4 assists during the Warhawks final seven games.

The 3-point shot will likely be a big factor for ULM this year with the return of Winborne and Mackey, who finished fifth in the Sun Belt with .433 average. The pair combined for 99 3-pointers and shot a combined 43.4 percent last season.

The Warhawks are 28-33 all-time in season openers and 0-2 under coach Keith Richard. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 4-0 against ULM, with the last meeting in 2009, when the Sooners won 72-61. ULM is 4-15 all-time against current members of the Big 12. The Warhawks start the season just four wins shy of 900 all-time victories.

The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest, as well as KLIP 105.3-FM.
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Game has started on 271 on Cox Cable but i want to watch it in HD
 
Uhh.....I've still got volleyball here in Tulsa. Is there an alternate channel until this is over?
 
Alright get this Kentucky vs Arkansas volleyball off the screen!

Nevermind, saw Ty's post. 271 it is for now.
 
Who the hell watches volleyball? Why is it televised?

Okay game is on 271 and we tip off.

Sooners first possession leads to a miss.
ULM turns it over on their first possession only to see OU turn it back over.
ULM scores an easy 2.
Hornbeak misses a 3. Pledger fouls on the rebound.
2-0 ULM
 
Great start for M'Baye.

Misses a wide open jumper. Gets a defensive rebound, and bounces it off his knee. Than stands there and watches a guy go by him for a layup.

smh
 
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Osby bangs in two free throws and all 214 fans at the Grand Lloyd Noble Canyon (GLNC) erupt.
 
ULM Misses a 3. OU rebounds
Osby draws a foul and makes the free throws
2-2 tie
Osby blocks a shot.
Mbaye turns it over and ULM scores off it 4-2
Sooners miss a shot
ULM misses a shot on transition
Osby makes a 3. 5-4 Sooners
 
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