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Jan. 8, 2013

	Sharane Campbell

No. 16 Oklahoma (12-2) vs. TCU (7-6)
Date and Time	Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. CT
Location	Fort Worth, Texas | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
TV	FS Southwest Plus  COX 715 | AT&T U-Verse 1754 | DirecTV 679  FCS Atlantic  COX 272 | AT&T U-Verse 647 | DirecTV 608, 623 or 626
Radio	Sooner Radio Network   KOKC 1520 AM and KREF 1400 AM in Oklahoma City
Media	Game Notes (PDF) | Twitter
Online	Live Stats | Live Audio (Pay) | SoonerSports.tv (Replay)

GAME PREVIEW
• No. 16 Oklahoma (2-0 Big 12) visits TCU (0-2) Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.
• Chuck LaMendola (play-by-play) and Janice Dziuk (analyst) have the call on FS Southwest Plus and FCS Atlantic.
• The radio broadcast with Brian Brinkley on play-by-play and Colton Coale as color analyst will air on KOKC 1520 AM and KREF 1400 AM in the Oklahoma City metro area.
• A replay of the game will be available to watch online at SoonerSports.tv following its live broadcast.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR OU HOME GAMES
• Season tickets are available for a low as $119. Tickets may be purchased online at SoonerSports.com or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-456-GoOU.
• Single-game tickets are available with prices beginning at $5 for general admission seating.
• OU students receive free admission at Oklahoma home games when presenting a valid ID.

NOTABLE
• Oklahoma and TCU are meeting for the 15th time, but first as conference rivals.
• OU leads the overall series 12-3, taking the last meeting in Norman, 82-54, on Dec. 28, 2011.
• All three OU losses in the series have occured in Fort Worth. The Sooners have lost their last two games at TCU.
• Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale is 369-170 (.684) in her 17th season. She has been the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times.
• TCU head coach Jeff Mittie is 283-146 (.660) in his 17th season at TCU. Mittie has a 434-205 (.679) career record in his 21st year.

NEXT GAME
• Oklahoma hosts Texas Tech at the Lloyd Noble Center Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m.
• The game will be televised on FS Oklahoma and FCS Pacific.

ROAD RUNNERS
Oklahoma has played just three true road games in 2012-13, but averages an 18.0-point margin of victory. The Sooners defeated Creighton in Omaha, 68-49, Hawaii in Honolulu, 74-49, and Texas in Austin, 78-70. OU made 52.0 percent (26-of-50) of its 3-point attempts in those games.

Oklahoma's margin of victory away from the Lloyd Noble Center is even higher. The Sooners are 5-0 in away or neutral games with an average margin of victory of 19.2 points.

BOARD GAMES
Joanna McFarland averaged 2.0 points, 4.0 rebounds (2-8 FG) before being benched after three games in favor of freshman Maddie Manning. In 11 games since, McFarland averages 7.7 points and 9.4 rebounds (started last five games). She has nine or more rebounds in nine of those 11 games, and double-digit rebounds in seven of the last eight games.

Since returning to the starting lineup in the last five games, McFarland averages 8.8 points and 9.8 rebounds.

	Player to Watch  Sharane Campbell | So. | Guard  • 17.0 points, 6.7 rebounds last three games.  • Season averages of 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds.  • 20.5 points, 7.0 rebounds in Big 12 play.  • Career-high 24 points vs. Texas.  • Career-high six assists vs. Cal State Northridge.  • 2012 Big 12 Sixth Man Award winner.

OPENING STAND
Oklahoma allows only 27.3 points per first half (scoring defense is 58.7 points per game), holding opponents to 33.2 percent field goal shooting (23.5 percent from 3-point range), while scoring 35.4 points.

The Sooners have held opponents to 25 or fewer first-half points in seven games and 30 or fewer in nine games. In OU's two losses, UCLA and Vanderbilt both scored 37 first-half points.

OU is 10-0 when leading at halftime and 2-2 when trailing.

MS. INSIDE, MS. OUTSIDE
Juniors Aaryn Ellenberg and Nicole Griffin account for 40 percent of Oklahoma's offense, and they score in different ways.

Ellenberg is the Big 12 leader in 3-pointers made per game (3.4) and 3-point percentage (.475). She ranks third and sixth, respectively, in NCAA Division I in the two categories. More than 56 percent of her points come from beyond the arc.

Griffin is OU's most improved player and finds 70 percent of her points in the paint. Her 11.4 points per game is 20th best among Big 12 players and her .549 field goal percentage ranks 10th.

DEFENSIVE POSTURE
Each of Oklahoma's 12 wins have a common thread -- the Sooner defense held its opponent to 40 percent or lower field goal shooting. In OU's victories, opponents have averaged 31.7 percent from the field. In OU's two losses, UCLA and Vanderbilt, they've made 43.5 percent of their shots.

OU-TCU SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma and Texas are meeting for the 15th time. OU owns the series advantage 12-3, but has lost its last two meetings in Fort Worth.

RECORD TRACKER
Aaryn Ellenberg continues to ascend several Oklahoma career statistical lists.

TWO ADDED TO SOONERS' ROSTER
The season-ending injuries to four players left the OU women's basketball team with eight remaining on its active roster before the holiday break, but OU volleyball players Tara Dunn and Eden Williams joined the team Dec. 26.

Dunn (Poth, Texas), a 6-2 outside hitter, and Williams (Amarillo, Texas), a 5-3 defensive specialist, were both multi-sport stars in high school. Dunn was a Class 2A All-District MVP and All-State Tournament Team member.

Visit the Sooner Report for more information.

ALL HOME GAMES TELEVISED
Coverage of the University of Oklahoma women's basketball team will reach a record number of viewers this season as Sooner Sports TV powered by FOX Sports will broadcast at least 16 games on its network.

All of Oklahoma's home games will be televised during the 2012-13 season. Games not selected for a national broadcast on FOX Sports Net or ESPN2 will be produced by Sooner Sports TV for broadcast on FS Southwest, FS Oklahoma or FOX College Sports.

Additionally, OU's three games of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown played in Honolulu, Hawaii, during the Thanksgiving weekend, will be available to fans via live webcasts on SoonerSports.tv. All televised games will also be archived for replay on SoonerSports.tv.