Oklahoma
West Virginia
Sunday, Jan. 3 / 2 p.m. CT / Norman / Lloyd Noble Center
ON THE AIR
Sunday's game will be available for streaming on soonersports.tv with Jessica Coody and Dan Hughes on the call.The contest will air on the Sooner Radio Network (KOKC 1420 AM in Oklahoma City; KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM in Norman; TuneIn radio App) with Brian Brinkley calling the action.
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
- OU resumes Big 12 conference play and kicks off 2021 Sunday as West Virginia comes to town. The OU-WVU matchup was originally set for Jan. 16 but moved up due to COVID-19 scheduling changes around the Big 12 conference. Oklahoma leads the all-time series 10-8 and holds a 6-2 advantage in Norman.
- Nevaeh Tot shone in OU's last outing as she dropped 12 points to go with a career-high 11 assists. Her performance marked the first time a Sooner had recorded a double-double with points and assists since Morgan Hook in 2013. Additionally, Tot's 11 assists tied for the most by a Big 12 player in a single game in 2020-21 and the fourth-most in a Division I women's basketball game this season.
- OU freshmen Tot (12 points, 11 assists) and Skylar Vann (14 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles against UAPB, marking the first time two freshmen had done so in a game since Ashley Paris and Courtney Paris against Missouri at the Big 12 Championships in 2006. The Paris twins achieved the feat five times during the 2005-06 season.
- Taylor Robertson had a season-best shooting night against UAPB as she drained seven (of OU's 15) 3-pointers in the contest. Robertson's seven treys stand as the most in a single game by a Big 12 player this season and the fourth-most in a Division I women's basketball in 2020-21.
- As a team, Oklahoma is shooting 46.1% (185-for-401) from the floor this season to rank second in field goal percentage among Big 12 teams. The Sooners also rank second in 3FG% at 39.1% (52-for-133). Three players are averaging points in double figures: Madi Williams (20.3), Gabby Gregory (17.3) and Taylor Robertson (14.7). Closely following are freshmen Tot (9.1) and Vann (9.0).
SERIES BREAKDOWN
OU leads the all-time series with West Virginia 10-8 with a 6-2 lead in Norman. Oklahoma holds a three-game winning streak against theMountaineers heading into Sunday's matchup and is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings with WVU.
The Sooners completed a season sweep of West Virginia last season for the first time in program history. OU shocked then-No. 17 WVU with a dominant, 73-49 victory in Morgantown on Jan. 15, 2020 before downing with Mountaineers 68-58 in Norman on Feb. 5, 2020.
GAME SEVEN RECAP: OU 107, UAPB 64
Tuesday's 107-64 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff marked the first time since 2017 that the Sooners scored 100 or more points in a game and had done so inside Lloyd Noble Center. OU reached the century mark on a layup by Gabby Gregory at 3:14 in the fourth quarter.
It also marked the first time since Dec. 17, 2019 against Drake that five players scored in double figures as Taylor Robertson and Gregory each recorded 23; Madi Williams had 19; Skylar Vann scored 14; and Nevaeh Tot finished with 11.
Both Tot and Vann recorded double-doubles against the Golden Lions. Vann scored 14 points for a new career high and pulled down 10 rebounds, also a career best. Tot and Vann's double-doubles marked the first time two freshmen achieved the feat in the same game since Ashley Paris and Courtney Paris against Missouri at the Big 12 Championships in 2006
The Sooners shot 53.8% for the game and 46.9% from beyond the arc as OU hit 15 3-pointers in the contest. Seven of those came from Robertson.
Robertson's seven treys stand as the most in a single game by a Big 12 player this season and the fourth-most in a Division I women's basketball in 2020-21.
Oklahoma drained 10 3-pointers in the first half to match the program record for made 3s in a half that has stood since Feb. 25, 1998 against Kansas.
The Sooners took a 61-30 lead into the locker room, good for their largest halftime lead of the season.
OU kept the momentum rolling in the third quarter as it scored 36 points that period. The Sooners' 36 points were just one shy of matching the program record for most points in a quarter set last season against Missouri State on Nov. 14, 2019.
TOT HOTDISH
Tot shattered her previous career high of seven assists with 11 against UAPB (Dec. 29). Her 11 dimes against UAPB tied for the most by a Big 12 player in a single game in 2020-21 and the fourth-most in a Division I women's basketball game this season.
Tot's 12 point, 11 assist performance against UAPB also marked the first time a Sooner had recorded a double-double with points and assists since Morgan Hook in 2013.
Should Tot continue to average 6.0 assists or more in OU's 16 remaining games this season, she will certainly earn a place in the top five on OU's freshman assists list (the minimum total assists Tot needs to make the list is 68 to tie Shaina Pellington in 2017-18). The freshman assists record is held by all-time Sooner great Stacey Dales, who logged 150 during the 1998-99 season.
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEGENDS
OU freshmen Nevaeh Tot (12 points, 11 assists) and Skylar Vann (14 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles against UAPB (Dec. 29).Tot and Vann's double-doubles marked the first time two freshmen had done so in a game since Ashley Paris and Courtney Paris against Missouri on March 9, 2006.
Two freshmen have recorded double-doubles in the same game just six times including Tot and Vann's on Dec. 29. The Paris twins achieved the feat five times during the 2005-06 season and Teresa Ray and Joyce Parker did it once in 1977-78.
3-ROB
Taylor "T-Rob" Robertson is the nation's active career leader in 3-point field goals per game (3.88) and 3-pointers per game with a .441 (260-for-589) clip. She also ranks fourth in total made 3s with 260 in her career.The junior has hit 24 treys this season, with a season-best seven against UAPB (Dec. 29). Robertson is averaging 3.43 per game to lead the Big 12 conference and is shooting .429 (24-for-56) from deep.
Robertson's seven treys against UAPB (Dec. 29) stand as the most in a single game by a Big 12 player this season and the fourth-most in a Division I women's basketball in 2020-21.
The McPherson, Kan., standout has hit at least one triple in the last 43 games across her career, dating back to Feb. 10, 2019 during her freshman season.
Last season, Robertson shattered the previous OU single-season 3-pointers record of 115 set by Aaryn Ellenberg in 2012-13 when she drained 131 treys. Robertson is now chasing Ellenberg's career 3s record of 376.
UP NEXT
OU takes its first road trip in five games as the Sooners head to Texas Tech on Jan. 6. The game will tip at 6 p.m. inside United Supermarkets Arena.
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