After a 2-0 start to the season where it averaged 101 points per game, the OU women’s basketball team hits the road for the first time this year for a two-game set in Utah when it takes on Brigham Young on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.
The Sooners dropped a spot in The Associated Press poll this week, swapping places with LSU to fall to No. 16
Utah, their Wednesday opponent for the second game of the trip, entered the poll at No. 25
BYU has had a rocky start to the season, dropping its first two games, including Saturday’s 69-60 loss to Montana State that snapped the Cougars’ 30-game home win streak.
Here’s a quick look at what you need to know about the matchup.
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How to watch no. 16 Oklahoma at BYU
When: 4 pm Tuesday
Where: Marriott Center; Provo, Utah
TV/Streaming: BYU TV
Radio: KOKC 1520 AM, KREF 99.3 FM/1400 AM
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Three things to know about OU vs. BYU
➤ Taylor Robertson is six points from becoming the seventh player in OU women’s basketball history to score 2,000 career points. Robertson has 451 career 3-pointers, needing two more to move into a tie for No. 5 all-time in NCAA history. Robertson needs 46 3-pointers to tie the all-time mark.
➤ The Sooners (2-0) have four players averaging at least 10 points per game, led by Madi Williams with 22. Skylar Vann is second, averaging 15 off the bench. Vann is also leading the team in rebounding with 7.5 per game. Nani Falatea leads BYU with 16.5 points per game, while Lauren Gustin is the Cougars’ leading rebounder with 12.5 per game.
➤ OU is 6-1 all-time against the Cougars (0-2), winning each of the last five meetings, including last season’s 99-91 overtime victory in Norman. The series is tied 1-1 in Provo, with the Sooners winning there in 2016 and BYU’s lone win in the series coming Dec. 30, 1989.
—Ryan Aber, Staff writer
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