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Oklahoma basketball: What fans need to know about Oklahoma at Baylor

By Chip Rouse

Baylor Bears forward Jalen Bridges (11) grabs a rebound beside Oklahoma Sooners forward Tanner Groves (35) during a men's college basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Baylor Bears at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Baylor won 62-60.ouhoops -- print1
Baylor Bears forward Jalen Bridges (11) grabs a rebound beside Oklahoma Sooners forward Tanner Groves (35) during a men's college basketball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Baylor Bears at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Baylor won 62-60.ouhoops -- print1 /
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Men’s Oklahoma basketball continues its two-game road swing with a game at No. 14 Baylor Wednesday night.

The Sooners (12-11, 2-8) are coming off two bad losses and are looking to snap a five-game Big 12 losing streak. After a dominating 93-69 win over then-No. 2 Alabama, Oklahoma has followed that with a 71-61 home loss to Oklahoma State, and this past Saturday the Sooners were absolutely blown out of the gym in a 93-61 defeat at West Virginia.

In its last five losses, Oklahoma has been outscored 377-290. That’s an average score of 75.4 to 58.0. This coming after the Sooners three losses in their first five games were by a combined eight points.

The OU men have fallen into a horrible funk of late and are in real danger of dropping to the bottom of the Big 12 standings with seven of their final eight regular-season games against teams ranked in the top 25.

Wednesday night’s matchup with Baylor (17-6, 6-4) will be the 70th in the series.

All but 14 of the games have been since Baylor joined the Big 12 in 1996. Oklahoma leads the overall series 46-24, but the Sooners are just 19-12 in games at Waco and have not won there since 2016. Baylor won the first game this season 62-60 in Norman.

What fans need to know for Oklahoma at Baylor on Wednesday

  • The OU-Baylor game will be televised on ESPNU beginning at 8 p.m. CT. The announce crew will consist of Mark Neely and Lance Blanks.
  • Baylor ranks second in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 79 points a game, and is also second-best in scoring defense, alowing opponents 69 points a game.
  • Oklahoma averages just 68 points a game, worst in the Big 12.
  • The Sooners are led in the scoring column by Grant Sherfield (16.9 points a game), Jalen Hill (10.1) and Tanner Groves (9.7 points and 7 rebounds per game).
  • Oklahoma is just 3-11 on the road in the Big 12 in Porter Moser’s two seasons at OU.
  • Despite sitting last in the conference in scoring and rebounding, the Sooners rank second in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (47.2).
  • After suffering three straight losses to begin Big 12 play, Baylor is 6-2 since.
  • Baylor lives on the three-point line. The Bears lead the Big 12 in made three-pointers (9.2 per game) and in field goal percentage (35.8). Adam Flagler and frehsman Keyonte George rank one and two in the Big 12 in made three-balls.
  • Baylor has three starters averaging at least 14 points a game. Keyonte George is the fourth leading scorer in the Big 12 (17.2 a game). Adam Flagler averages 15.1 and L.J. Cryer 14.3. In the first game against Oklahoma, that trio scored 33 of Baylor’s 62 points.
  • The Bears are 11-0 this season when they shoot a higher percentage than their opponent and 12-0 when their opponent scores fewer than 70 points.
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