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Jan. 14, 2013

	Morgan Hook

No. 16 Oklahoma (14-2) vs. No. 24 Iowa State (12-2)
Date and Time	Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. CT
Location	Ames, Iowa | Hilton Coliseum
Tickets	OU Athletics Ticket Office
TV	Sooner Sports TV | Channel Listings  FS Oklahoma  COX 722 | AT&T U-Verse 1754 | DirecTV 679  FCS Atlantic  COX 272 | AT&T U-Verse 647 | DirecTV 608/623/626
Radio	Sooner Radio Network   KOKC 1520 AM and KREF 1400 AM in Oklahoma City
Media	Game Notes (PDF) | Twitter | Facebook
Online	Live Stats | Live Audio (Pay) | SoonerSports.tv (Replay)

GAME PREVIEW
• No. 16 Oklahoma (14-2, 4-0) visits No. 24 Iowa State (12-2, 3-1) Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
• Toby Rowland and Chris Plank have the call on Sooner Sports TV’s broadcast 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 Iowa State are meeting for the 52nd time.
• OU leads the overall series 32-19 but has lost the last two meetings in Ames, Iowa.
• Iowa State leads the series in Ames, Iowa, 13-8.
• Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale is 371-170 (.686) in her 17th season. She has been the Big 12 Coach of the Year four times.
• Bill Fennelly is 384-175 (.687) in his 18th season at Iowa State and 550-228 (.707) in his 25th overall.

NEXT GAME
• Oklahoma hosts Texas Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla.
• Sooner Sports TV will have a broadcast of the game available on FS Southwest Plus and FCS Atlantic at 7 p.m.

NATIONALLY-RANKED OFFENSE
Oklahoma displays one of the nation’s most productive offenses. The Sooners rank in the NCAA’s top 25 in scoring (12th), margin of victory (22nd), field goal percentage (15th), 3-point field goals per game (11th) and 3-point field goal percentage (sixth).

Most notable is the Sooners' 3-point shooting proficiency. With 8.2 makes per game, Oklahoma is on pace to reach its team record (251 made in 2010-11) by the end of the regular season.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULING
Oklahoma’s strength of schedule is 28th in the Massey Ratings yet faces its first ranked opponent of the season Tuesday against Iowa State. That is the strongest schedule for a team that has not played against a ranked opponent at the date of the matchup. The next highest strength of schedule for a team that has not yet faced a ranked opponent is Dartmouth at No. 80.

	Player to Watch  Aaryn Ellenberg | Jr. | Guard  • 26 points each of last two games.  • Leads Big 12 in 3-point field goals per game and 3-point field goal percentage.  • Ranks third nationally in 3-point field goals per game and 12th in 3-point field goal percentage.  • Ranks second on OU's career 3-pointers made list, 41 behind Erin Higgins (2003-07).  • Averaging 18.8 points in true road games.

OPENING STAND
Oklahoma allows only 28.4 points per first half (scoring defense is 59.8 points per game), holding opponents to 34.2 percent field goal shooting (26.5 percent from 3-point range), while scoring 35.1 points.

The Sooners have held opponents to 25 or fewer first-half points in seven games and 30 or fewer in 10 games. In OU’s two losses, UCLA and Vanderbilt both scored 37 first-half points.

OU is 10-0 when leading at halftime and 4-2 when trailing.

DEFENSE POSTURE
Of Oklahoma ’s 14 wins, 13 have a common thread -- the Sooner defense held its opponent to 40 percent or lower field goal shooting. The Sooners won at TCU 85-79 when the Horned Frogs shot 44.6 percent.

In OU’s victories, opponents have averaged 33.0 percent from the field. In OU’s two losses, UCLA and Vanderbilt, they’ve made 43.5 percent of their shots.

ROAD RUNNERS
Oklahoma has played just four true road games in 2012-13, but averages an 15.0-point margin of victory. The Sooners defeated Creighton in Omaha, 68-49, Hawaii in Honolulu, 74-49, Texas in Austin, 78-70, and TCU in Fort Worth, 95-79.

Oklahoma’s margin of victory away from the Lloyd Noble Center is even higher. The Sooners are 6-0 in away or neutral games with an average margin of victory of 17.0 points.

OU-IOWA STATE SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma and Iowa State are meeting for the 52nd time. The Sooners lead the overall series 32-19.

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 13 games since, McFarland averages 9.5 points and 10.0 rebounds (started last seven games). She has nine or more rebounds in 11 of those 13 games, and double-digit rebounds in seven of the last eight games, including a career-high 26 versus Texas Tech on Jan. 12.

Since returning to the starting lineup in the last seven games, McFarland averages 11.7 points and 10.9 rebounds.

EASY AS 1, 2, 3
Junior guard Aaryn Ellenberg is one of the nation’s top 3-point shooters, and is using the shot most effectively at this point of her career. Ellenberg leads the Big 12 in 3-point field goals per game (3.6) and 3-point field goal shooting (.468),and ranks third and 12th, respectively, in the NCAA in those categories.

Nearly 54 percent of Ellenberg’s attempts come from 3-point range, a 12 percent raise over the 42 percent she shot as a sophomore. Ellenberg took 46 percent of her attempts from beyond the arc when she set Oklahoma’s single-season record for 3-pointers (94) as a freshman.

Despite the additional attempts from deep range, Ellenberg’s 3-point percentage is 10 percent better than last year, .468 to .368.

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

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.