WBB: Oklahoma vs. Iowa State Preview

The Sooners (16-1) and Cyclones (15-4) will tip-off at 7 p.m. tonight in Norman.

The Teams
#6 Oklahoma (16-1, 6-0) vs. Iowa State (15-4, 3-3) -- 7 p.m. -- Norman, Okla. -- Lloyd Noble Center (12,000)

Radio/Television
Tonight's game will be televised locally on the Sooner Sports Network (Cox Channel 16 in OKC and Cox Channel 3 in Tulsa). Bob Carpenter (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) will call the action. The game can also be heard on the radio on KOKC 1520 AM.

Television Broadcast Info | Radio Broadcast Info | Live Stats

The Matchup
The Sooners come into tonight's matchup with the tough chore of playing their third game in the last five days.

The Cyclones come into the Lloyd Noble Center riding a two-game winning streak and with the reigning Big 12 Player of the Week in guard Lyndsey Medders and Big 12 Rookie of the Week in forward Toccara Ross. Medders is 12th in the conference in scoring and 1st in assists.

ISU has Big 12 wins against Kansas (61-50) and Texas (67-56) in Ames and at Kansas (75-48). Their losses have come at Missouri (66-56), at Colorado (81-67) and at home to Oklahoma State (45-44).

As a team, the Cyclones are 6th in the Big 12 in scoring offense (70.5) and 6th in scoring defense (58.3). OU is 1st in scoring offense (80.6) and 8th in scoring defense (60.4). Iowa State is also first in the conference in 3-point field goals made per game (7.5).

The Sooners hold a 28-17 edge in the all-time series. Last season, OU swept the Cyclones beating them in Ames and in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals.

Oklahoma Game Notes | Iowa State Game Notes

Oklahoma Projected Starters :
G -- 33 --Britney Brown -- 5-9, Sr. -- 4.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg
G -- 34 --Erin Higgins -- 5-9, Sr. -- 4.8 ppg, 1.4 rbg
F-- 22 -- Chelsi Welch -- 5-9, Sr. -- 11.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
F -- 24 --Leah Rush -- 6-1, Sr. -- 10.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg
C -- 3 -- Courtney Paris -- 6-4, So. -- 23.1 ppg, 15.6 rpg

More on the Sooners
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Iowa State Projected Starters:
G -- 14 -- Lyndsey Medders -- 5-9, Sr. -- 13.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 6.4 apg
G -- 15 -- Heather Ezell --5-9 So. --7.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg
F -- 41 -- Toccara Ross -- 5-11, Jr. -- 11.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg
F --31 -- Megan Ronhovde -- 6-1, Sr. -- 6.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg
C-- 5 -- Nicky Wieben -- 6-4, So. -- 12.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.2 bpg

More on the Cyclones
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