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Women’s Hoops Takes on Missouri on Thursday – University of Oklahoma

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January 18, 2025

Women’s Hoops Takes on Missouri on Thursday – University of Oklahoma

NORMAN – No. 13 Oklahoma looks to move above .500 in SEC action on Thursday night when it hosts Missouri (11-8, 0-4 SEC) at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

The Sooners (14-3, 2-2 SEC) and Tigers meet for the 60th time overall but the first as SEC foes.

Tip is set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ with Chad McKee and Whitney Hand Jones calling the action, and the game will air on 107.7 FM The Franchise with Brian Brinkley and Kevin Henry on the call.

The Sooners enter Sunday’s contest ranked 12th in the latest NET ranking, and has not lost a conference home game against an unranked opponent in nearly three years.

FAN INFO

Thursday’s contest is one of Oklahoma’s $2 concession nights and fans can enjoy $2 soda, popcorn and select beer.

Give the gift of Sooner sports this holiday season and save big on tickets to every athletic event in January! Plus, score savings on SEC Baseball Opening Weekend, the Sooners’ football season opener next August, and more. Holiday ticket packages are on sale now.

Single-game tickets are also available

Season ticket holders can pick up their free Watch More OU Women’s Basketball shirts on the south concourse before the game.

Doors to the arena open one hour before tip for the general public, and the Lloyd Noble Center’s clear-bag policy is in effect.

THE STARTING FIVE

The Sooners dominate in the paint, averaging 44.0 paint points per game (PPPG), the third most in the nation, while holding opponents to just 22.9 PPPG. They shoot 57.1% on 2-point attempts, sixth nationally and second in the SEC. Leading the charge is All-American center Raegan Beers, who scores 12.1 of her 17.3 points per game inside the paint. OU’s paint dominance is further fueled by 15.4 offensive rebounds per game (17th NCAA), generating 15.2 second-chance points per contest (10th NCAA).
OU is excelling on both ends of the court, standing as one of just six teams nationally to rank in the top 20 in scoring offense (88.5 PPG, 4th), shooting percentage (47.9%, 15th), opponent shooting percentage (35.5%, 17th), and rebounding margin (+15.9, 3rd). Notably, four of the last five NCAA champions were ranked in the top 20 of each category when they lifted the trophy.
In the latest ESPN bracketology on Jan. 14, Oklahoma was tabbed as a No. 4 seed, which would provide hosting duties in the tournament for the second time of the Baranczyk era (2022). Of Oklahoma’s 29 regular season opponents, 14 are in the latest bracket on ESPN, including four from its non-conference slate (UNLV [W], Duke [L], Louisville [W] and Michigan [W]).
If the Sooners score 70 points on Thursday, they’ll tie a program record for consecutive games of 70+ points, matching the mark set by Baranczyk’s teams over the first 18 games of her Oklahoma tenure.
The Sooners head into Thursday’s game ranked No. 12 in the latest NET rankings and No. 13 in the AP poll. Oklahoma has appeared in every AP poll this season, beginning the year at No. 10 and climbing as high as No. 8. The team is currently riding a streak of 19 consecutive weeks in the AP poll – the fourth-longest streak in program history and the longest since a 40-week run from 2015 to 2017.

LAST TIME OUT

Raegan Beers scored 16 points and added six rebounds, and No. 10 Oklahoma rolled past Texas A&M 77-62 on Sunday. The Sooners (14-3, 2-2 SEC) bounced back from a loss to Mississippi State on Thursday to claim their first home SEC win in their first season in the conference.

SERIES HISTORY

Thursday features a renewed rivalry as former Big 12 foes Oklahoma and Missouri meet for the 60th time. The Sooners hold a narrow edge in the all-time series, leading 30-29. OU has dominated in Norman with a 16-9 record, while Missouri has the advantage in Columbia at 14-10 and at neutral sites, leading 6-4.

Oklahoma enters the matchup on a six-game winning streak in the series. The Sooners’ last win came on March 8, 2012, with a 70-59 victory in Kansas City, Missouri’s last game in the Big 12.

UP NEXT

The Sooners head to Columbia to take on No. 2 South Carolina on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT (3 p.m. ET). The game will air nationally on ESPN with Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck on the call.

The contest is Oklahoma’s sixth top-25 matchup of the season. The Gamecocks are the defending national champions and have won 67 straight games at Colonial Life Arena and 51 straight regular season SEC games.

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Arkansas visits Missouri after Grill’s 22-point outing

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January 18, 2025

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Arkansas visits Missouri after Grill’s 22-point outing

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Arkansas Razorbacks (11-6, 0-4 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (14-3, 3-1 SEC)

Columbia, Missouri; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -5.5; over/under is 149.5

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts Arkansas after Caleb Grill scored 22 points in Missouri’s 83-82 win over the Florida Gators.

The Tigers have gone 13-0 in home games. Missouri scores 84.9 points while outscoring opponents by 15.6 points per game.

The Razorbacks are 0-4 in SEC play. Arkansas ranks seventh in the SEC shooting 34.3% from 3-point range.

Missouri averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more made shots than the 7.5 per game Arkansas gives up. Arkansas averages 8.8 more points per game (78.1) than Missouri gives up (69.3).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Robinson II is averaging 10.7 points, 3.8 assists and 2.1 steals for the Tigers.

Adou Thiero is scoring 16.8 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the Razorbacks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, averaging 81.3 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 10.1 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points per game.

Razorbacks: 6-4, averaging 76.4 points, 32.8 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Deadspin | Arkansas tries to pick itself up off floor at Missouri

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January 18, 2025

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Deadspin | Arkansas tries to pick itself up off floor at Missouri

Jan 14, 2025; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks head coach John Calipari reacts to a play against the LSU Tigers during the first half at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Arkansas coach John Calipari found himself in an unusual position this week: His team was 0-4 in Southeastern Conference play and tied for last in the standings.

Calipari is trying to remain positive as the Razorbacks, 11-6 overall, prepare to play at resurgent Missouri (14-3, 3-1) Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

“I thought we played (with) more joy than we have,” Calipari said after Arkansas fell 78-74 at LSU on Tuesday. “I know I coached that way, but . . . I got to do a better job. And told them after the game, I’m not cracking, so let’s just keep going. Let’s get ready for the next one.”

The Razorbacks went 11-2 in nonconference play and defeated Michigan, which was ranked No, 14 at the time. Then came their SEC schedule and losses at Tennessee and at home to Ole Miss and Florida before the defeat at LSU. The Vols, Rebels and Gators were all ranked at the time of their games with Arkansas.

“They’re trying. I just got to do a better job,” Calipari said of his team. “I feel bad for them. I’m going to have to drag them across the finish line on some of these games. I just have to do it.”

Boogie Fland, who had 19 points and five assists against LSU, is averaging 15.7 points and 5.7 assists per game. Big man Adou Thiero leads Arkansas with 16.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.

Missouri, on the other hand, boosted its NCAA Tournament profile by scoring an 83-82 road upset of No. 5 Florida on Tuesday.

The Tigers have received a big lift from sixth-year guard Caleb Grill, who missed five games earlier this season with a neck injury. He has scored 45 points over his last three games while shooting 11-for-22 from 3-point range.

Grill scored 22 points off the bench at Florida. He hit his first four 3-point shots to get the Tigers rolling in the first half, then sealed the victory with two free throws with five seconds left.

“That was one of the more resilient victories I’ve ever been a part of,” Grill said. “And everyone knows I’ve been in college forever.”

The Tigers feature a deep team with balanced scoring. Forward Mark Mitchell (13.6 points per game) and guards Tamar Bates (12.8), Grill (12.2) and Anthony Robinson II (10.7) lead the way.

–Field Level Media

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Judge rules Missouri summer camp not liable for CEO statements about sexual misconduct • Missouri Independent

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January 17, 2025

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Judge rules Missouri summer camp not liable for CEO statements about sexual misconduct • Missouri Independent

Christian summer camp Kanakuk Ministries and its insurer are not liable after allegedly concealing knowledge of sexual misconduct at its camp, a judge in Christian County Circuit Court ruled Friday.

Logan Yandell in 2003, the year he began attending Kanakuk Kamps (photos submitted)

The case was brought by Logan Yandell, a survivor of sexual abuse by Kanakuk Ministries’ former camp director Pete Newman. Yandell alleged the camp’s CEO lied to his parents, which influenced them to sign a settlement and non-disclosure agreement for $250,000 that they otherwise would have continued to fight.

Yandell says his family relied on statements made by camp CEO Joe White on a phone call that “nothing has been on (the camp’s) radar with (Newman)” when settling in 2010.

Yandell’s attorney Reed Martens argued in a November proceeding that the camp’s insurer, ACE American Insurance Co., influenced White to cover up his knowledge, saying White was acting as an agent of the insurance company during the phone conversation.

Judge Raymond Gross, who typically serves in Ozark County but was brought in to oversee the case, dismissed Yandell’s claims of fraud, saying he lacked the “right to rely” on a misstatement by White after newspapers reported that Kanakuk “knew of inappropriate behavior since 2003” and a public sentencing referenced the camp’s knowledge.

Yandell said he didn’t realize White had not told the truth until 2021, but Gross ruled that there were occasions he should have learned of the camp’s negligence years prior.

The statute of limitations in Missouri restricts fraud claims to five years after the fraud is discovered. Yandell should have known about the misstatement more than five years before he filed his claim, Gross wrote, making him ineligible to bring the claim.

Gross also rejected ACE Insurance as responsible for White’s statement, writing: “There is no evidence that ACE vested White with any power to speak or act on its behalf.”

The ruling did not mention a letter that the camp drafted to send to families that ACE “strongly recommended not to send.” This occurred after the phone call with the misstatement.

Gross wrote that there was no evidence of ACE pressuring White “prior to or during the phone call.”

The trial scheduled for July is now canceled. Attorneys for Yandell could not be immediately reached for comment.

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