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Saturday Stripeout
All fans in attendance at Saturday’s 4 p.m. game against Baylor will receive a free crimson or white t-shirt in alternating sections to create a striped effect. Much like the “Cheer Like a Champion” t-shirts fans received during the ESPN Big Monday win over Texas last month, the goal will be to add that same excitement to another pivotal Big 12 contest.
“It’s fun, especially when it’s full like that,” junior forward Amath M’Baye said. “It’s always good to see students and a big crowd. The fact that they were all wearing white shirts, it looks really cool, so I’m looking forward to (the stripeout).”
Video at link: http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/sooner_report.html
The players say they’re focused and keyed in on what’s taking place on the court. They say they try to avoid distractions during the game. But when the Lloyd Noble Center is rocking, there’s no way not to notice the impact of the fans.
“It’s huge,” Sam Grooms said. “If you look at our games here at home, we’ve had a live crowd and they’ve been into the game and we’ve won. We want everybody to come out and support us and give us that push. That’s an extra player on our team right there if the crowd’s in it. We play off that, we feed off of it.”
The Sooners are 9-2 at home, with wins over Kansas and Oklahoma State, both in this week’s AP top 15. Given OU’s success in Norman – its two losses have come by a combined three points – it’s clear the home court advantage certainly helps.
Saturday Stripeout
All fans in attendance at Saturday’s 4 p.m. game against Baylor will receive a free crimson or white t-shirt in alternating sections to create a striped effect. Much like the “Cheer Like a Champion” t-shirts fans received during the ESPN Big Monday win over Texas last month, the goal will be to add that same excitement to another pivotal Big 12 contest.
“It’s fun, especially when it’s full like that,” junior forward Amath M’Baye said. “It’s always good to see students and a big crowd. The fact that they were all wearing white shirts, it looks really cool, so I’m looking forward to (the stripeout).”
Video at link: http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/sooner_report.html
The players say they’re focused and keyed in on what’s taking place on the court. They say they try to avoid distractions during the game. But when the Lloyd Noble Center is rocking, there’s no way not to notice the impact of the fans.
“It’s huge,” Sam Grooms said. “If you look at our games here at home, we’ve had a live crowd and they’ve been into the game and we’ve won. We want everybody to come out and support us and give us that push. That’s an extra player on our team right there if the crowd’s in it. We play off that, we feed off of it.”
The Sooners are 9-2 at home, with wins over Kansas and Oklahoma State, both in this week’s AP top 15. Given OU’s success in Norman – its two losses have come by a combined three points – it’s clear the home court advantage certainly helps.
