Texas (15-6, 6-2 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (14-6, 4-4 Big 12) - Game 22
Saturday, January 28, 2023 – 7:00 p.m. Central
Moody Center – Austin, Texas
TELEVISION: The game will be televised nationally on Longhorn Network with Alex Loeb (pxp) and Andrea Lloyd (analyst) on the call.
RADIO: The game will be carried on 105.3 FM in Austin. Roger Wallace (pxp) and Kathy Harston (analyst) will call the action. The broadcast will be streamed on TexasSports.Com.
Oklahoma State won the first game this season, 86-82 in Stillwater on Jan. 7.
DEFENSE GETTING IT DONE:
The Longhorns held an Iowa State team that was averaging 78.7 points per game to 53 points. Texas gave up six points in the fourth quarter to the Cyclones. Against Oklahoma, a team averaging 87.3 points per game, Texas held them to 58 points for the game and 6 points in the third quarter. 15 times this season Texas has held an opponent to single digits for a quarter.
RORI HARMON: Sophomore All-American Rori Harmon made history on Jan. 4 in the Longhorns win over TCU as she became the 4th player in program history to record a triple-double. Harmon scored 17 points and added 11 assists and 10 rebounds. After missing the first five games of the season due to injury, the Longhorns are 13-3 with Harmon in the lineup this season. In Big 12 play, Harmon is averaging 11.5 ppg, 8.4 apg, 6.5 rpg and 2.3 spg. Harmon leads the Big 12 in assists per game and steals per game. Harmon ranks fifth in the NCAA in assists per game on the season at 7.3 per game.
GASTON COMING UP BIG: DeYona Gaston notched her second double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Baylor. Gaston scored 15 of her 19 points in the first half against Oklahoma. Gaston ranks second in field goal percentage in the Big 12 at 56.3%.
HOME COOKIN': Texas has won eight in a row at home and are 10-1 on the season at Moody Center. The Longhorns are outscoring opponents at home on average 82.1-50.9. Texas has a 48.9 field goal percentage in home games this season. Against OU they set a student attendance record with 834 students.
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Texas Team Stats
Texas has tallied 77 points per game this season while Oklahoma State allows 68 per contest. The Longhorns are 14-2 when they score over 68 points. The Longhorns are shooting 69.2 percent from the charity stripe as a team, good for seventh in the Big 12. Shaylee Gonzales is leading Texas with 2.5 made free throws a game (shooting 88 percent from the line).
Oklahoma State Team Stats
The Cowgirls score 78 points per game, more than the 57.6 Texas allows. When Oklahoma State reaches the 58-point mark, it is 14-5 on the year. The Cowgirls dish out 15.8 assists while turning over the basketball only 12.6 times per ballgame (We are at 16 per game). Oklahoma State has a 6-1 record when it has an assist-to-turnover ratio better than its season mark of 1.25.
Texas Players to Watch
Gonzales leads Texas in scoring, averaging 12 points and 1.7 steals per game. The Longhorns leading rebounder is Amina Muhammad, who averages 5.6 boards per game in addition to scoring 4.6 points. Rori Harmon is the team's best passer, tallying 7.3 assists to go with 11.1 points per game. Texas' three-point shooting attack is led by Sonya Morris, who averages two made three-pointers per game while shooting 41 percent from downtown.
Oklahoma State Players to Watch
Terryn Milton's 17 points helped lead Oklahoma State to an 82-74 victory over Kansas State in the team's last action on Wednesday. Naomie Alnatas leads Oklahoma State in points, scoring 13.7 a contest, and assists with 4.2 per game. Claire Chastain adds 11.6 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Cowgirls, while Garzon averages 11.4 points per game. Lior Garzon is a player to watch on the perimeter for Oklahoma State. She leads the Cowgirls shooting attack, making 43 percent of her shots from downtown while averaging 2.5 makes per game.