Sooners Return to Action with McCasland Game Friday Night

NORMAN -- The McCasland Game, presented by Oklahoma Air National Guard, returns as the Sooners will host Mississippi Valley State at historic McCasland Field House in a 7 p.m. tip-off on Friday, Nov. 6. This will mark the fourth consecutive season Oklahoma will play a game at the venue, which served as their primary home from 1928-75.

Matchup: Oklahoma (0-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Mississippi Valley State (0-0, 0-0 SWAC)
Date: Friday, Nov. 6
Tip Time: 7:01 p.m. CT
TV: SECN+ - Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Pooh Williamson (analyst)
Radio: 107.7 FM / 1520 AM – Andrew Himes (play-by-play) and Tyler Neal (analyst)
Live Stats: Oklahoma Live Stats
OU Media Central: Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Portal l Game Program

THE OPENING TIP

Friday's contest will stream on SEC Network+ with Chad McKee (play-by-play) and Pooh Williamson (analyst) announcing. It will also air on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM The Franchise in Oklahoma City; KTBZ 1430 AM in Tulsa; Varsity Radio App) with Andrew Himes (play-by-play) and Tyler Neal (analyst) on the call.
Oklahoma returns three double-figure scorers and starters in Xzayvier Brown, Tae Davis and Derrion Reid. Brown averaged 15.4 points per game, while leading the team in minutes (1,199), free throw percentage (.874), assists (122) and steals (48). Davis averaged 13.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while Reid delivered 11.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest. Brown missed the season opener with an injury, and Davis is currently navigating the fifth-year eligibility process.
The Sooners have an SEC-most five players on the roster who have appeared in 100 or more games. Tae Davis (134) and Duke Brennan (134) lead the way, while B.J. Edwards (111), Xzayvier Brown (104) and Pop Isaacs (101) have also topped the century mark in games played. Brennan and Davis are tied for 22nd among active players in games played.
Xzayvier Brown ranks 17th among active players with 1,576 career points. He is 16th in scoring average at 15.2 points per game over 104 contests.

SCENE SETTERS

The Sooners are playing at McCasland Field House for the fourth consecutive season. OU is 3-0 at the venue under Porter Moser.
Friday's game will be played at McCasland Field House in the heart of Oklahoma's campus. The building, named after 1910s Sooner standout center Howard McCasland, was the men's basketball program's home from 1928-1975. This will be the fifth regular season game inside McCasland since Lloyd Noble Center opened in December 1975, with the Sooners beating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in 2012-13 (72-42), Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2023-24 (107-86), Alcorn State in 2024-25 (94-78) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2025-26 (95-69) to run their all-time record in the venue to 323-153 (.678).
The Sooners have four 1,000-point career scorers on the roster. Xzayvier Brown (1,576), Tae Davis (1,365), Pop Isaacs (1,292) and Duke Brennan (1,049) have combined for 5,282 points.
Fifth-year addition Duke Brennan is currently eligible via the California court case (Glancy vs. NCAA), while B.J. Edwards was granted a temporary restraining order restoring his immediate eligibility by a Cleveland County district judge Friday, Oct. 30.

MORE ON McCASLAND

The first basketball game played at McCasland Field House (then just the "OU Field House") was on Jan. 13, 1928, a 45-19 Oklahoma victory over Phog Allen's Kansas team. Allen suffered only one worse loss in his 38-year KU coaching career. The 1927-28 Sooners were coached by Hugh McDermott and finished 18-0, one of four undefeated seasons in program history (Bennie Owen's squads finished 8-0 in 1909-10 and 1912-13, and 12-0 in 1918-19).
As Field House occupants, the Sooners won seven conference tournaments, participated in two NCAA Final Fours (the first NCAA Tournament in 1939 and in 1947), both under head coach Bruce Drake, and saw 11 players combine for 16 All-America honors, including Helms Foundation Player of the Year Gerald Tucker in 1947-48.
McCasland Field House hosted a wealth of prominent non-sporting events. Numerous big name entertainers took the stage in the now-99 year-old building, including Duke Ellington in 1956, Ray Charles in 1962, Johnny Mathis, Roger Miller and Lou Rawls in 1967, Simon & Garfunkel in 1968, Aretha Franklin and Sonny & Cher in 1969, and Three Dog Night, Jimi Hendrix, Grand Funk Railroad and Moody Blues in 1970.

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Players Mentioned

Duke Brennan

Xzayvier Brown

Tae Davis

B.J. Edwards

Pop Isaacs

Derrion Reid

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