Oklahoma women's basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk pleaded all week for Sooner Nation to pack Lloyd Noble Center for the Sooners' first-round NCAA Tournament game, and the OU faithful listened.
The Sooners earned hosting rights for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament after getting a 3-seed. OU then went to work on filling up Lloyd Noble Center for the event, from hiding free tickets around Norman, to former Sooner star Trae Young buying tickets for local kids to attend.
We’ve hidden some 🆓 tickets around Norman 👀
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) March 21, 2025
Finders keepers! pic.twitter.com/idhFS73S5w
OU didn't waste that home-court advantage with an 81-58 win against 14-seed Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday afternoon. And the Sooners did so in front of a full Lloyd Noble Center.
The reported attendance at Saturday's game was 8,006, a huge uptick from the 5,283 average in 16 home games this season.
Good crowd here in Norman. Well done. pic.twitter.com/9spddAALiI
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) March 22, 2025
Sooner Nation showed up for @OU_WBBall!!! 🔥🔥🔥 #MarchMadness #BeatFGCU @MarchMadnessWBB pic.twitter.com/oaNzM6SzKK
— Devin Newsom (@DevinNewsom) March 22, 2025
March Madness has arrived in Norman. 🔥
— Joseph Harroz, Jr. (@OU_President) March 22, 2025
Glad to be back at Lloyd Noble Center cheering on @OU_WBBall! Boomer! pic.twitter.com/YfcehOKLHS
LET'S GO @OU_WBBall! Congrats to @SoonersCoachJB and her squad! Great environment today at LNC. Boomer! pic.twitter.com/zodqKYabmH
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_Sooners) March 22, 2025
Part 1 of a Sooner Sports doubleheader today!
— Travis J Davidson (@TravisSkol) March 22, 2025
Don’t even have to move the car in between games! Just walk across the parking lot from the LNC to LDM! pic.twitter.com/VpeeRMrvmd
That's a W, Sooner Nation! pic.twitter.com/QfEhXBgW7o
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) March 22, 2025
Now, Sooner Nation will have to do it again on Monday. The Sooners will host the 6-seed Iowa Hawkeyes in the second round for the last game at Lloyd Noble Center until next season. The winner will advance to the Sweet 16.
When we know Monday's time, we'll tell ya!
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_WBBall) March 22, 2025
In the meantime, buy your tickets for another good one at LNC and BE THE DIFFERENCE 🔥
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“We love you, Sooner Nation”
— Leah Beasley (@leahkbeasley) March 22, 2025
- @RaeganBeers
“Shoutout Sooner Nation”
- @skyvannatic
“WE NEED YOU MONDAY”
- Both + @SoonersCoachJB + @OU_WBBall
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