NORMAN ā Fresh off the program's first ranked win to open a season in 20 years, No. 21 Oklahoma (1-0) opens its home slate on Sunday when the Morgan State Bears (1-2) come to the Lloyd Noble Center.
Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ with Chad McKee and Pooh Williamson on the call. Brian Brinkley and Carolyn Baker will call the action on the Sooner Sports Radio Network.
Oklahoma puts a pair of home winning streaks on the line Sunday against the unranked Bears. The Sooners have won 32 straight games against unranked opponents, including 19 consecutive against unranked non-conference foes at home. Under Baranczyk, OU is 36-3 at home in non-conference play, with its last loss coming in December 2023.
FAN INFORMATION
Doors open at 1 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center, with tip scheduled for 2 p.m. The game will air on SEC Network+Ā and on theĀ
Sooner Sports Radio Network.Ā
Select concessions (beer, soda and popcorn) will be available for $2 at concession stands at the arena.Ā
Fans can followĀ
live statsĀ throughout the game, and
tickets remain available through the Oklahoma Ticket Office.Ā
Sooner fans can take home the official schedule magnet for the 2026-27 season as the giveaway will be passed out at LNC entrances before the game.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 21 Oklahoma opened the 2026-27 season with a 91-79 win over No. 12 North Carolina in Paris on Nov. 2. The Sooners earned their first ranked win in a season opener since 2006 and improved to 6-0 in openers under
Jennie Baranczyk. Freshman
LeeLee Bell starred in her collegiate debut, pouring in 25 points with eight rebounds and four assists. Her 25 points were the most by any player in an OU debut in program history, while she became the first freshman since at least 1999 to post that stat line against a ranked foe.
Sahara Williams added 22 points, six rebounds and four assists in her 103rd consecutive start, while
Aaliyah Chavez tallied 14 points and six assists despite battling foul trouble. OU led by as many as 20 points in the fourth quarter.
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday marks the first all-time meeting between Oklahoma and Morgan State. The Sooners are 3-0 in program history vs. teams from the MEAC, including 2-0 under Baranczyk.
THE FAST BREAK
⢠Oklahoma is 5-0 in home openers under Baranczyk, winning by an average of 19.2 points. The Sooners are 40-11 all-time in home openers, with just two losses this century (2012-13 vs. UCLA, 2020-21 vs. Houston). OU's five wins under Baranczyk have come by 12 (Arkansas State), 11 (Oral Roberts), 24 (Wichita State), 32 (Southern) and 17 (Belmont).
⢠Oklahoma puts a pair of home winning streaks on the line Sunday against the unranked Bears. The Sooners have won 32 straight games against unranked opponents, including 19 consecutive against unranked non-conference foes at home. Under Baranczyk, OU is 36-3 at home in non-conference play, with its last loss coming in December 2023.
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⢠Freshman
LeeLee Bell shined in Monday's win over North Carolina, tallying 25 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Bell became the first freshman nationally this century to score 25 points in their debut against a ranked opponent, while her 25 points were the most ever by a Sooner freshman in their debut.
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ā¢Ā Oklahoma collected numerous preseason honors, highlighted by
Aaliyah Chavez earning spots on the Naismith Player of the Year and Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year watch lists. Chavez was also the nation's only underclassman named to the Wade Trophy watch list and earned preseason All-SEC First Team honors from the league's coaches.
Sahara Williams was named preseason All-SEC Second Team and landed on the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year watch list, while
Sa'Myah Smith earned a spot on the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year watch list.
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⢠ Over the last five seasons, Oklahoma has been one of the most prolific offenses in college basketball as the Sooners are one of just three teams to average at least 82.0 points per game over the last five seasons joining LSU (84.5) and Iowa (83.0). Last season, Oklahoma finished third nationally in scoring offense, setting a program record with 85.9 PPG and scored 91 points in the season opener on Monday.
UP NEXT
The Sooners continue their stretch of six home games in 11 days when they host San Jose State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Spartans are led by former OU associate head coach Jonas Chatterton, whose staff includes assistant coach Jordan Moser, a former OU student-athlete and daughter of Oklahoma men's basketball head coach Porter Moser.