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The Sooners enter Sunday’s contest ranked No. 9 in the latest net rankings and have won five games and 15 straight at Lloyd Noble Center dating back to last season.
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NORMAN – No. 9 Oklahoma (11-1) looks to close out 2024 with its sixth straight win on Sunday when it hosts New Mexico State (7-5) at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.
Tip is set for 4 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ as the Sooners host their final non-conference foe of the regular season.
The Sooners enter Sunday’s contest ranked No. 9 in the latest net rankings and have won five games and 15 straight at Lloyd Noble Center dating back to last season.
FAN INFO
The women’s game will follow the men’s basketball game which tips at 1 p.m. CT. Fans that have purchased a ticket to either game can stay and/or come to both games that day. Oklahoma is one of three schools nationally (Duke and UConn) to boasts both men’s and women’s teams ranked in the top 15 of the AP Poll as the women enter ranked ninth and the men are No. 12. The teams’ 21-1 combined record is second only to Tennessee’s 23-0 mark.
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Single-game tickets are also available
Season ticket holders can pick up their free Watch More OU Women’s Basketball shirts on the south concourse before the game.
Doors to the arena open one hour before tip for the general public, and the Lloyd Noble Center’s clear-bag policy is in effect.
THE STARTING FIVE
- A win on Sunday would cap off a perfect December, marking OU’s 15th unbeaten month in program history and first since December 2022. It would also make 2024 the fifth-winningest calendar year in school history, with the Sooners securing a 28-6 (.824) record over the past 365 days. This achievement would rank behind only 2006 (31-3, .912), 2001 (30-4, .882), 2009 (32-5, .865) and 2002 (31-6, .838) as one of the best years in program history.
- Oklahoma’s home winning streak stands at 15 games entering Sunday, the eighth-longest active streak in the nation and the longest of the Baranczyk era. The Sooners’ last loss in Norman came on Dec. 22, 2023. The streak is tied for the fourth longest in program and a win on Sunday would mark the longest streak (16 wins) since a 20-win stretch from 2008-10. The program record is 25 straight wins from 1984-86.
- The game is Oklahoma’s final non-conference test of the regular season. In her four seasons as head coach, Baranczyk has led the Sooners to a 40-11 record vs. non-conference foes, including a 23-3 mark in Norman.
- In her debut season wearing the Crimson and Cream, All-American transfer Raegan Beers has made an immediate impact The dominant center averages 17.8 points on 72.1% shooting (1st NCAA) and adds 9.5 rebounds per game. She has secured five double-doubles in 11 games and has scored 10+ in 18 of her last 19. The center matched her career high with 28 points vs. Omaha on Dec. 22.
- Oklahoma’s 33 assists in the OT loss vs. #13 Duke (Nov. 27) were the second most assists for a team vs. a top-25 since 1999, trailing only Duke’s 38 assists vs. the Sooners in the same game. The Sooners are the only team in the country with multiple 30-assist games this season – OU has four while the rest of D1 combines for six.
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LAST TIME OUT
Raegan Beers matched a career high with 28 points, and No. 10 Oklahoma rolled past Omaha 111-65 on Sunday. Beers, a 6-foot-4 center, made 11 of 13 field goals and grabbed nine rebounds to help Oklahoma win its fifth straight since an overtime loss to Duke. Skylar Vannhad 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Kiersten Johnson added 12 points for the Sooners (11-1). Oklahoma scored at least 100 points for the third time this season after entering the day ranked fourth nationally with 90.7 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday’s meeting between the Sooners and Aggies is the sixth ever with OU holding a 3-2 advantage. The teams haven’t met in over 30 years.
Oklahoma trails the series in Norman as NMSU won the only contest played at Lloyd Noble Center in 1988. OU did win the most recent meeting in 1994.
