Sooners Host Vanderbilt on Thursday on Fan Appreciation Night

NORMAN – No. 16 Oklahoma (19-6, 7-5 SEC) aims for its fourth consecutive win on Thursday night as it hosts Vanderbilt at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman on Fan Appreciation Night. The Sooners boast an 11-2 home record this season and have won 15 straight home conference games against unranked opponents – a streak that spans nearly three years.

The program will celebrate all of Sooner Nation and admission to the game is free. The parking lots and entries to the Lloyd Noble Center have been de-iced, but fans should allow for ample time to arrive at the game safely.

Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network Plus, with Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Whitney Hand Jones (analyst) on the call from Lloyd Noble Center. Brian Brinkley (play-by-play) and Kevin Henry (analyst) will call the action on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (107.7 FM The Franchise; Varsity Radio App).

No. 16 Oklahoma vs. (RV) Vanderbilt
Date: Sunday, Feb. 20
Tip Time: 6 p.m. CT
Location: Norman, Okla.
Arena: Lloyd Noble Center

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FAN INFO

• The program will celebrate all of Sooner Nation and admission to the game is free. The parking lots and entries to the Lloyd Noble Center have been de-iced, but fans should allow for ample time to arrive at the game safely.

• For each of OU's remaining home games, fans can enjoy $2 beer, soda and popcorn inside Lloyd Noble Center.

• The first 1,000 fans in the door will receive red glow sticks.

• One lucky fan who scans their digital seat card on their seat will receive $1,000 from the Oklahoma Lottery.

NOTES TO KNOW

• Oklahoma has navigated the 24th-toughest schedule in the nation this season, facing eight top-25 opponents and two road matchups against teams receiving votes in the AP poll. The Sooners have secured four Quad 1 wins, the ninth most in the country, with two more Quad 1 games on the docket, including Thursday vs. Vanderbilt (No. 23 NET).

• A win on Sunday would secure Oklahoma's fourth consecutive 20-win season under head coach Jennie Baranczyk. The Sooners have recorded 20 or more wins 24 times in program history, and Baranczyk would join Sherri Coale as the only OU coaches to achieve four consecutive 20-win seasons. Oklahoma last accomplished four straight 20-win campaigns during Coale's eight-season streak from 2006-13. Baranczyk holds the best winning percentage (.690) in program history, with Coale ranking second at .606.

• The NCAA Selection Committee ranked Oklahoma No. 15 in its first NCAA Top 16 reveal on Feb. 16. If the NCAA Tournament started today, the Sooners would be a No. 4 seed, hosting first- and second-round games at Lloyd Noble Center for the first time since 2022. Oklahoma has faced six teams within the top 16, as the SEC leads all conferences with six teams above the cut.

• In the Baranczyk era, Oklahoma has posted a 51-10 (11-2 this season) home record, including a 26-7 mark in home conference play and a 25-3 record in home non-conference matchups.

• OU has played the nation's 24th-toughest schedule and ranks ninth nationally in Quad 1 wins with four. The Sooners are 11-6 vs. top-100 teams (16th most wins nationally) and unbeaten in Quad 2-4 games (14-0), one of just 14 teams with a perfect record in such matchups.

• Vanderbilt, led by national freshman of the year candidate Mikayla Blakes, is 19-7 overall and 6-6 in the SEC. Blakes scored 55 points, an NCAA freshman record, in the Commodores' win over Auburn and ranks second in the league in points per game.

A WIN WOULD...

• Improve the Sooners to 42-7 against unranked conference teams under Baranczyk and 6-1 this season.

• Mark Oklahoma's first four-game winning streak in SEC play and the longest streak since the Sooners won six in a row in December.

LAST TIME OUT

• Payton Verhulst scored 15 points, four teammates also scored in double figures, and No. 16 Oklahoma dominated the second half to defeat Missouri 82-66 on Sunday. After trailing 44-40 at halftime, the Sooners rolled through the third quarter, outscoring Missouri 25-10. Zya Vann added 10 points in the quarter. The Sooners missed their first two shots of the second half, then made 14 of the next 20 to take control of the game. A 12-0 run gave Oklahoma a 77-57 lead halfway through the fourth quarter.

SERIES HISTORY

• Thursday marks the fourth ever meeting between Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, with the Commodores leading 2-1 in the previous three contests.

• The Sooners won the first meeting in 1986, but Vanderbilt won in back-to-back meetings in 2011 and 2012.

UP NEXT

• The Sooners travel to Arkansas (9-18, 2-10 SEC) on Sunday. Tip is set for 3 p.m. CT on SECN+.