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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, March 13
Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, Tenn.
8:30 p.m. CT
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Sooners Set for Razorbacks in SEC Quarterfinals
March 13, 2026 | Men's Basketball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the nation's hottest teams, No. 11 seed Oklahoma (19-14, 7-11 SEC) meets No. 3 seed Arkansas (23-8, 13-5) in an SEC Tournament quarterfinals game on Friday at 8:30 p.m. CT inside Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The winner will play No. 2 seed Alabama or No. 15 seed Ole Miss in the semifinals on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Friday's game will be televised by SEC Network with Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw and Alyssa Lang announcing. It will air on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM in Oklahoma City; KMOD 97.5 FM in Tulsa; SiriusXM 106 or 190; Varsity Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry on the call.
Oklahoma has won eight of its last 10 games, including each of its last six. In the eight victories, OU led for 265:33 of 325 minutes and by double digits for a combined 134:47. Five Sooners averaged between 11.4 and 19.1 points per game in the eight wins and OU shot a combined 52% from the field and 45% (84 for 188) from 3-point range.
OU led the SEC in league play with its 39% 3-point field goal mark and ranked fourth with its 9.6 treys per outing. Over the last nine games, the Sooners are shooting 43% (94 for 218) from behind the arc. They have made at least 10 treys in five of the last seven contests and at least eight in 13 of the last 14 games. On the season, OU is averaging 9.9 treys per outing (the school record is 10.3 in 2015-16).
Nijel Pack, a first-year Sooner who is in his sixth year overall, has scored in double figures in each of the last three games and in five of the last six. He leads active Division I players (ranks 19th all-time) with 424 career 3-pointers and third with 2,288 points. Pack paces the SEC with his .453 3-point field goal percentage (ranks sixth nationally) and with his 3.4 treys per game (ranks 14th). Over the last nine outings, he is a sizzling 35 for 66 (53%) from long range.
• Moser and Arkansas' John Calipari are two of the six SEC head coaches who have coached in at least one Final Four. The others are Tennessee's Rick Barnes, Ole Miss' Chris Beard, Florida's Todd Golden and Alabama's Nate Oats. All six head coaches will be on the sideline Friday.
• The Sooners are coming off a dominant 83-63 win over No. 6 seed Texas A&M on Thursday night in the second round. OU, which led by double digits for 32:34 and by at least 15 points for 25:58, got 20 points from Nijel Pack, 16 from Xzayvier Brown, 15 points and 10 rebounds from Derrion Reid and 14 points, nine boards and a game-high four assists from Tae Davis to win its sixth straight contest.
• Oklahoma's last four wins have come against teams it lost to earlier in the season (Missouri, Texas, South Carolina and Texas A&M [lost twice]). Arkansas would represent a fifth straight such victory.
• OU is the only Power Five team and one of just four out of 361 squads nationally to start the same lineup every game this season. Its starters have been guards Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack, forwards Tae Davis and Derrion Reid and center Mohamed Wague. Arkansas has started seven lineups.
• First-year Sooners Pack (22.0), Reid (17.5), Davis (16.0) and Brown (15.0) are all averaging at least 15.0 points per game in the SEC Tournament.
• During their current six-game winning streak, the Sooners have trailed for only 25:44 out of 245 minutes (0:15 vs. Auburn, 1:08 at LSU, 0:31 vs. Missouri, 7:43 at Texas; 16:07 vs. South Carolina; 0:00 vs. Texas A&M).
• Oklahoma has held each of its last seven opponents to sub-50% field goal shooting (42% combined) after five of its previous six foes shot at least 50%.
• Wague is coming off the most productive seven-game stretch of his career, averaging 9.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocked shots and 1.3 steals while going 25 for 33 (76%) from the free throw line against Texas A&M (twice), Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Texas and South Carolina. Included for the fifth-year center was a 12-point, 13-rebound performance against the Aggies (Feb. 21) and 18 points, nine boards and career highs of four blocks and four steals vs. Auburn (Feb. 24). He entered the seven-game stretch averaging 6.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 0.5 steals while shooting 60% from the foul line on the season.
• Long Beach State transfer Jadon Jones averaged 5.4 points over his first 19 outings, but over the last 10 games is averaging 7.1 points. The sixth-year guard, who is 17 for 36 (47%) from 3-point range over those 10 contests, has drawn 14 fouls while attempting a 3-pointer this season. The 2021-22 Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year has 24 steals and 16 blocks over the past 16 games.
• Fourteen of Oklahoma's 15 wins over Arkansas have been by at least nine points, 12 have been by double digits, seven have been by at least 15 points and three have been by at least 20 points. OU's average victory margin is 14.3 points. Arkansas' average victory margin in the series is 7.3 points (only four wins have been by double digits and only one by more than 11 points).
• At 33 games, Arkansas is Oklahoma's most common opponent among current SEC programs the Sooners never shared a conference with before joining the SEC (Alabama is next at 12 meetings). OU has faced former conference mates Missouri 216 times, Texas 109 times and Texas A&M 47 times.
• The Razorbacks shot 56% from the field, the best OU opponent mark since the Nebraska game on Nov. 15. Arkansas was just 2 for 17 (12%) from 3-point range but went 33 for 46% (72%) from inside the arc. It also committed just six turnovers to the Sooners' 12 and posted a 15-8 scoring advantage off turnovers.
• Pack was 6 for 11 from 3-point distance and led four Sooners in double figures with his game-high 22 points. He was followed by Tae Davis (14 points), Xzayvier Brown (13 points) and Derrion Reid (12 points). OU's other starter, Mohamed Wague, turned in his most productive outing in three weeks with nine points, a game-high 12 rebounds (six offensive) and a team-high four assists. Arkansas' Darius Acuff finished with 22 points, 10 assists and no turnovers
• The Sooners used a 14-2 run to take a 38-25 lead with 7:22 remaining in the first half. They led 48-44 at halftime.
• The Sooners won Big Eight Tournament titles in 1979, 1985, 1988 and 1990, and claimed three straight Big 12 Tournament crowns from 2001-03.
• Former head coaches Kelvin Sampson (1995-2006) and Billy Tubbs (1981-1994) each directed the Sooners to 18 conference tournament wins. Sampson was 18-9 and Tubbs 18-11. They each won three titles.
• Under Sampson, OU won 10 straight Big 12 Tournament games from 2001-2004.
• Pack leads active Division I players and ranks 19th all-time with 424 career 3-point field goals. The only player to ever wear an OU uniform who has made more career treys is Umoja Gibson (428; was a Sooner during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons).
• Pack leads the SEC with his .453 season 3-point field goal percentage and 3.4 treys per game. Nationally, he ranks sixth and 14th, respectively.
• Pack has scored 20-plus points in each of the last three games and five of the last six (22 vs. Auburn, 21 at LSU, 23 at Texas, 24 vs. South Carolina and 20 vs. Texas A&M).
• Pack has made at least one 3-pointer in 31 of 33 games, at least three in 22 contests and at least five in 10 outings. His 10 games of at least five treys are tied for second most among Power Five players and lead the SEC (next most is six).
• A sixth-year collegian, Pack spent his first two seasons at Kansas State (he was a first-team All-Big 12 pick as a sophomore when he averaged 17.4 points, made 95 3-pointers and shot a league-high .436 from behind the arc) and the last three at Miami, Fla. (he helped the Hurricanes to their first Final Four his junior season and was named the Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player). He has started 154 of his 155 career games.
• After averaging 8.5 points over a recent four-game span, Brown is averaging 16.6 over the last five, with 20- and 21-point efforts at LSU and Texas.
• Brown shot 34% from 3-point range in OU's first 26 games but is shooting 48% (14 for 29) over the last seven outings. He made two treys in each of those seven contests.
• Brown leads the SEC by shooting 88% from the free throw line (92 for 104). He assembled a streak of 27 makes (ended Jan. 13 vs. Florida).
• Brown logged a team-high-tying eight outings of 20-plus points in SEC play.
• After scoring at least 20 points in 14 of 35 games last year at Saint Joseph's, Brown has a team-high 13 games of 20-plus in 33 outings this season. He has 33 career games of at least 20.
• The Sooners have scored at least 85 points in 16 of their 33 games (48%). It's their most 85-point efforts since registering 17 such outings in 1992-93 (33 years ago). For even more perspective, OU's last four teams scored 85-plus a combined 21 times in 133 games (16%).
• Oklahoma has committed single-digit turnovers 18 times, its most such outings for an entire season in at least 40 years. The Sooners average just 10.0 turnovers per contest. Over the past 50 seasons, the fewest turnovers OU averaged per game was 11.0 in 2020-21.
• OU's top four scorers are all transfers in their first year in the program. Nijel Pack averages a team-high 16.5 points per game, while Xzayvier Brown (15.6), Tae Davis (12.4) and Derrion Reid (11.7) also average double figures. Mohamed Wague rounds out the starting five with his 7.0 per contest.
• The resurgence of guard Dayton Forsythe has boosted OU the last few weeks. After a 10-game stretch in which he averaged 1.3 points and went 2 for 31 from the field (he battled sprains of both ankles), the sophomore is averaging 7.3 points over the last 12 contests.
• OU announced on Dec. 28 the signing of 23-year-old Kirill Elatontsev (kee-REEL EE-el-uh-tahn-suv), a 6-11, 240-pound center from Russia who is averaging 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.3 minutes per contest over his 21 games. He is shooting 53% from the field, 34% (11 for 32) from 3-point range and 73% (19 for 26) from the foul line.
• Redshirt freshman forward Kuol Atak ranks third on the team with his 38 3-point makes (shooting 43%) despite playing in just 21 of 33 games and averaging only 12.2 minutes in those contests. Twice this season he has made six treys in a contest. Atak, who is 27 for 52 (52%) from long distance in home games, has played in just five of OU's last 16 games (none of the last six).
Friday's game will be televised by SEC Network with Tom Hart, Dane Bradshaw and Alyssa Lang announcing. It will air on the Sooner Sports Radio Network (KRXO 107.7 FM in Oklahoma City; KMOD 97.5 FM in Tulsa; SiriusXM 106 or 190; Varsity Radio App) with Toby Rowland and Kevin Henry on the call.
Oklahoma has won eight of its last 10 games, including each of its last six. In the eight victories, OU led for 265:33 of 325 minutes and by double digits for a combined 134:47. Five Sooners averaged between 11.4 and 19.1 points per game in the eight wins and OU shot a combined 52% from the field and 45% (84 for 188) from 3-point range.
OU led the SEC in league play with its 39% 3-point field goal mark and ranked fourth with its 9.6 treys per outing. Over the last nine games, the Sooners are shooting 43% (94 for 218) from behind the arc. They have made at least 10 treys in five of the last seven contests and at least eight in 13 of the last 14 games. On the season, OU is averaging 9.9 treys per outing (the school record is 10.3 in 2015-16).
Nijel Pack, a first-year Sooner who is in his sixth year overall, has scored in double figures in each of the last three games and in five of the last six. He leads active Division I players (ranks 19th all-time) with 424 career 3-pointers and third with 2,288 points. Pack paces the SEC with his .453 3-point field goal percentage (ranks sixth nationally) and with his 3.4 treys per game (ranks 14th). Over the last nine outings, he is a sizzling 35 for 66 (53%) from long range.
SCENE SETTERS
• In search of its first conference tournament semifinals appearance since the 2022 Big 12 Tournament (under first-year head coach Porter Moser), Oklahoma faces an Arkansas team that tied for second place in the SEC and has won 10 of its last 13 games. The Razorbacks are 32-32 all-time in the SEC Tournament and have won one title (2000).• Moser and Arkansas' John Calipari are two of the six SEC head coaches who have coached in at least one Final Four. The others are Tennessee's Rick Barnes, Ole Miss' Chris Beard, Florida's Todd Golden and Alabama's Nate Oats. All six head coaches will be on the sideline Friday.
• The Sooners are coming off a dominant 83-63 win over No. 6 seed Texas A&M on Thursday night in the second round. OU, which led by double digits for 32:34 and by at least 15 points for 25:58, got 20 points from Nijel Pack, 16 from Xzayvier Brown, 15 points and 10 rebounds from Derrion Reid and 14 points, nine boards and a game-high four assists from Tae Davis to win its sixth straight contest.
• Oklahoma's last four wins have come against teams it lost to earlier in the season (Missouri, Texas, South Carolina and Texas A&M [lost twice]). Arkansas would represent a fifth straight such victory.
• OU is the only Power Five team and one of just four out of 361 squads nationally to start the same lineup every game this season. Its starters have been guards Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack, forwards Tae Davis and Derrion Reid and center Mohamed Wague. Arkansas has started seven lineups.
• First-year Sooners Pack (22.0), Reid (17.5), Davis (16.0) and Brown (15.0) are all averaging at least 15.0 points per game in the SEC Tournament.
• During their current six-game winning streak, the Sooners have trailed for only 25:44 out of 245 minutes (0:15 vs. Auburn, 1:08 at LSU, 0:31 vs. Missouri, 7:43 at Texas; 16:07 vs. South Carolina; 0:00 vs. Texas A&M).
• Oklahoma has held each of its last seven opponents to sub-50% field goal shooting (42% combined) after five of its previous six foes shot at least 50%.
• Wague is coming off the most productive seven-game stretch of his career, averaging 9.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 blocked shots and 1.3 steals while going 25 for 33 (76%) from the free throw line against Texas A&M (twice), Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Texas and South Carolina. Included for the fifth-year center was a 12-point, 13-rebound performance against the Aggies (Feb. 21) and 18 points, nine boards and career highs of four blocks and four steals vs. Auburn (Feb. 24). He entered the seven-game stretch averaging 6.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 0.5 steals while shooting 60% from the foul line on the season.
• Long Beach State transfer Jadon Jones averaged 5.4 points over his first 19 outings, but over the last 10 games is averaging 7.1 points. The sixth-year guard, who is 17 for 36 (47%) from 3-point range over those 10 contests, has drawn 14 fouls while attempting a 3-pointer this season. The 2021-22 Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year has 24 steals and 16 blocks over the past 16 games.
OU-ARKANSAS SERIES HISTORY
• Although it trails Arkansas 18-15 in the overall series, Oklahoma has won 10 of the last 16 meetings. The Razorbacks hold a 5-2 series lead in neutral-site matchups.• Fourteen of Oklahoma's 15 wins over Arkansas have been by at least nine points, 12 have been by double digits, seven have been by at least 15 points and three have been by at least 20 points. OU's average victory margin is 14.3 points. Arkansas' average victory margin in the series is 7.3 points (only four wins have been by double digits and only one by more than 11 points).
• At 33 games, Arkansas is Oklahoma's most common opponent among current SEC programs the Sooners never shared a conference with before joining the SEC (Alabama is next at 12 meetings). OU has faced former conference mates Missouri 216 times, Texas 109 times and Texas A&M 47 times.
EARLIER THIS YEAR VS. ARKANSAS
• Ahead by two after a Nijel Pack 3-pointer with 1:25 remaining, Oklahoma gave up six points over the final minute and lost an 83-79 contest to No. 15 Arkansas in Norman on Jan. 27.• The Razorbacks shot 56% from the field, the best OU opponent mark since the Nebraska game on Nov. 15. Arkansas was just 2 for 17 (12%) from 3-point range but went 33 for 46% (72%) from inside the arc. It also committed just six turnovers to the Sooners' 12 and posted a 15-8 scoring advantage off turnovers.
• Pack was 6 for 11 from 3-point distance and led four Sooners in double figures with his game-high 22 points. He was followed by Tae Davis (14 points), Xzayvier Brown (13 points) and Derrion Reid (12 points). OU's other starter, Mohamed Wague, turned in his most productive outing in three weeks with nine points, a game-high 12 rebounds (six offensive) and a team-high four assists. Arkansas' Darius Acuff finished with 22 points, 10 assists and no turnovers
• The Sooners used a 14-2 run to take a 38-25 lead with 7:22 remaining in the first half. They led 48-44 at halftime.
OU'S CONFERENCE TOURNEY HISTORY
• Oklahoma owns a 50-41 record in conference postseason action, racking up a 23-16 record in the Big Eight Tournament from 1977-1996, a 24-24 mark in the Big 12 Tournament from 1997-2024 and going 3-1 in two SEC Tournaments thus far.• The Sooners won Big Eight Tournament titles in 1979, 1985, 1988 and 1990, and claimed three straight Big 12 Tournament crowns from 2001-03.
• Former head coaches Kelvin Sampson (1995-2006) and Billy Tubbs (1981-1994) each directed the Sooners to 18 conference tournament wins. Sampson was 18-9 and Tubbs 18-11. They each won three titles.
• Under Sampson, OU won 10 straight Big 12 Tournament games from 2001-2004.
PACK MENTALITY
• First-year Oklahoma guard Nijel Pack surpassed the 2,000-points mark Jan. 11 at Texas A&M and has 2,288 for his career to rank third nationally among active players.• Pack leads active Division I players and ranks 19th all-time with 424 career 3-point field goals. The only player to ever wear an OU uniform who has made more career treys is Umoja Gibson (428; was a Sooner during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons).
• Pack leads the SEC with his .453 season 3-point field goal percentage and 3.4 treys per game. Nationally, he ranks sixth and 14th, respectively.
• Pack has scored 20-plus points in each of the last three games and five of the last six (22 vs. Auburn, 21 at LSU, 23 at Texas, 24 vs. South Carolina and 20 vs. Texas A&M).
• Pack has made at least one 3-pointer in 31 of 33 games, at least three in 22 contests and at least five in 10 outings. His 10 games of at least five treys are tied for second most among Power Five players and lead the SEC (next most is six).
• A sixth-year collegian, Pack spent his first two seasons at Kansas State (he was a first-team All-Big 12 pick as a sophomore when he averaged 17.4 points, made 95 3-pointers and shot a league-high .436 from behind the arc) and the last three at Miami, Fla. (he helped the Hurricanes to their first Final Four his junior season and was named the Midwest Region Most Outstanding Player). He has started 154 of his 155 career games.
OU's 'X' FACTOR
• Junior guard Xzayvier Brown averaged 18.7 points over a 15-game span from Dec. 13 through Feb. 7 and ranks second on the team with his 15.6 points per contest on the season. He also leads the team with his 3.1 assists (tied with Nijel Pack) and 1.3 steals per outing.• After averaging 8.5 points over a recent four-game span, Brown is averaging 16.6 over the last five, with 20- and 21-point efforts at LSU and Texas.
• Brown shot 34% from 3-point range in OU's first 26 games but is shooting 48% (14 for 29) over the last seven outings. He made two treys in each of those seven contests.
• Brown leads the SEC by shooting 88% from the free throw line (92 for 104). He assembled a streak of 27 makes (ended Jan. 13 vs. Florida).
• Brown logged a team-high-tying eight outings of 20-plus points in SEC play.
• After scoring at least 20 points in 14 of 35 games last year at Saint Joseph's, Brown has a team-high 13 games of 20-plus in 33 outings this season. He has 33 career games of at least 20.
MORE OU NOTES AND NUGGETS
• Oklahoma has led for over 20 minutes in 11 of the last 14 games and has been ahead for 343 out of 450 minutes (76% of game play) in those 11 contests.• The Sooners have scored at least 85 points in 16 of their 33 games (48%). It's their most 85-point efforts since registering 17 such outings in 1992-93 (33 years ago). For even more perspective, OU's last four teams scored 85-plus a combined 21 times in 133 games (16%).
• Oklahoma has committed single-digit turnovers 18 times, its most such outings for an entire season in at least 40 years. The Sooners average just 10.0 turnovers per contest. Over the past 50 seasons, the fewest turnovers OU averaged per game was 11.0 in 2020-21.
• OU's top four scorers are all transfers in their first year in the program. Nijel Pack averages a team-high 16.5 points per game, while Xzayvier Brown (15.6), Tae Davis (12.4) and Derrion Reid (11.7) also average double figures. Mohamed Wague rounds out the starting five with his 7.0 per contest.
• The resurgence of guard Dayton Forsythe has boosted OU the last few weeks. After a 10-game stretch in which he averaged 1.3 points and went 2 for 31 from the field (he battled sprains of both ankles), the sophomore is averaging 7.3 points over the last 12 contests.
• OU announced on Dec. 28 the signing of 23-year-old Kirill Elatontsev (kee-REEL EE-el-uh-tahn-suv), a 6-11, 240-pound center from Russia who is averaging 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.3 minutes per contest over his 21 games. He is shooting 53% from the field, 34% (11 for 32) from 3-point range and 73% (19 for 26) from the foul line.
• Redshirt freshman forward Kuol Atak ranks third on the team with his 38 3-point makes (shooting 43%) despite playing in just 21 of 33 games and averaging only 12.2 minutes in those contests. Twice this season he has made six treys in a contest. Atak, who is 27 for 52 (52%) from long distance in home games, has played in just five of OU's last 16 games (none of the last six).
UP NEXT
• If Oklahoma beats Arkansas, it will play the winner of No. 2 seed Alabama vs. No. 15 seed Ole Miss on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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