**********OU vs. Louisiana-Monroe Game Thread**********

[OUHoops]

FYI...The game is now on in HD on Fox Sports Southwest now.

 

[BigTime]

for those of you who has direct tv the game is on either 608 623 or 626

Thanks.

Good to see Tyler neal make shots. That will be his ticket to playing and keeping Casey Arent as the 5th big.

 

[OUHoops]

FWIW...Of the starters, Hornbeak and Osby were the last two to go to the bench.

Current line-up all non-starters.

 

[BigTime]

Cam active on the glass.

 

[NickZepp]

Sooners rebound well and makes a 2. Fitz missed a jumper, Clark misses a contested close in shot. Fitz rebounds and hits an easy 2. 14-11
ULM misses
At the other end Fitz draws a foul on the floor. Neal then gets and easy dunk on an ally-oop Timeout ULM 16-11 OU.

 

[OUHoops]

OU up 16-11 with 10:31 left. Nice spark off the bench from Neal.

 

[NickZepp]

Halfcourt trap forces a turnover, but Sooners can't hit.

Hield gets a turnover off a guys foot(should have been a kick I think) but Hield gets the easy basket. 18-11 another ULM timeout.

 

[BigTime]

Yield to Hield!

Buddy gets his first basket as a Sooner and OU is up 7. Timeout ULM.

 

[cfin5256]

Buddy with the nice steal and score. Glad he'll be with us awhile!

 

[BigTime]

This current group is really defending.

 

[NickZepp]

Another ULM turnover.
Good defense against an ally attempt forces a turnover.
ULM player draws a foul inside 18-12 after he splits at the line.

 

[BigTime]

Pretty M'Baye to Fitz Combo. Sooners up 10.

22-12

 

[NickZepp]

Fitz rebounds a shot and gets a two under the basket.
ULM misses a 3 after a solid defensive possession by OU.
Fitz with a nice basket inside after a good pass inside. 22-12 OU.

 

[OUHoops]

M'Baye gets his first Sooner bucket at the 7:38 mark. OU leads 24-12.

 

[cfin5256]

We're starting to settle in. Nice little run here; great play from Fitz.

 

[NickZepp]

Sooners with another turnover and another timeout. OU up 12 now. 24-12.

 

[Mutron76]

Looks we we have settled down. Love the pressure on the defensive end.

 

[Tydude]

Louisiana Monore is using all of the timeouts in the 1st half

 

[NickZepp]

Solid defense the last few minutes has been really getting things going. Really like the trap we've been trying everytime ULM takes it across the court.

 

[Soonercuda]

Good defense has let us score some easy baskets and get the nerves out.