No. 13 Oklahoma (15-4, 3-3 SEC) lost to No. 2 South Carolina (18-1, 6-0 SEC) 101-60 on Sunday at Colonial Life Arena.
Here are the takeaways and highlights from the game:
Takeaways
• Throughout the game, the Sooners were outworked by the Gamecocks’ bench production. By the end of the first half, OU was trailing by 25 points in part to the difference in contributions from each team’s bench. South Carolina’s bench averaged 42.2 points per game this season and had 53 points compared to Oklahoma’s 21 bench points on Sunday.
• Oklahoma continued to struggle from the three-point range. The Sooners were only able to make seven of 28 three-point shots, giving the team a 25% three-point shooting percentage. This is the fifth lowest three-point percentage of the season for OU. Keys and junior center Raegan Beers made two, while redshirt senior forward Skylar Vann, senior guard Payton Verhulst and redshirt senior Aubrey Joens made one.
• The Sooners continued to have trouble with turning over the ball. In its last two games, OU turned the ball over a total of 41 times. On Thursday, against Missouri, the Sooners had 22 turnovers, allowing the Tigers to gain 18 points. Against the Gamecocks, Oklahoma had 22 turnovers, allowing South Carolina to gain 32 points as a result. On the other side of the ball, South Carolina only had six turnovers, giving Oklahoma five points.
Top Stats
• Oklahoma struggled shooting the ball. The Sooners had a 35.8% field goal percentage, making 24 of 67 shot attempts.
• The Sooners had a total of 42 rebounds. This season, Oklahoma has averaged 48.4 rebounds per game.
Top Scorers
• Beers had 23 points, eight rebounds and one assist.
• Vann had 13 points, four rebounds and one assist.
• Junior guard Reyna Scott had 10 points, two rebounds and six assists.
• Redshirt senior guard Lexy Keys had eight points, three rebounds and one assist.
• Verhulst had three points, six rebounds and three assists.
The Sooners will head back to Norman and play Georgia (9-10 1-4 SEC) at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Lloyd Noble Center.
What channel is Oklahoma at South Carolina on today?
TV channel: ESPN
Start time: 2 p.m.
Location: The Lloyd Noble Center
Notes: This will be Oklahoma’s sixth top 25 matchup of the season. It is 3-2 in those games so far.
Oklahoma women’s basketball schedule
Nov. 4: Oklahoma 76, Southern 44
Nov. 8: Oklahoma 95, Virginia 51
Nov. 13: Oklahoma 122, Western Carolina 56
Nov. 19: Oklahoma 79, Wichita State 49
Nov. 22: Oklahoma 88, UNLV 58
Nov. 25: Oklahoma 85, DePaul 62
Nov. 27: Duke 109, Oklahoma 99
-Dec. 4: Oklahoma 78, Louisville 72
Dec. 8: Oklahoma 110, Alabama State 46
Dec. 15: Oklahoma 94, Oral Roberts 54
Dec. 17: Oklahoma 72, Michigan 62
Dec. 22: Oklahoma 111, Omaha 65
Dec. 29: Oklahoma 82, New Mexico State 64
Jan. 2: Texas 80, Oklahoma 73
Jan. 5: Oklahoma 87, Tennessee 86
Jan. 9: Mississippi State 81, Oklahoma 77
Jan. 12: Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 62
Jan. 16: Oklahoma 80, Missouri 63
Jan. 19: at South Carolina at 2 p.m. (TV: ESPN)
Jan. 26: vs. Georgia at 1:30 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
Jan. 30: at LSU at 6 p.m. (TV: ESPN2)
Feb. 2: vs. Kentucky at 3 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
Feb. 6: at Mississippi at 6:30 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
Feb. 10: vs. Auburn at 7 p.m. (TV: SEC NEtwork)
Feb. 16: at Missouri at 1 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
Feb. 20: vs. Vanderbilt at 6 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
Feb. 23: at Arkansas at 2 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
Feb. 27: at Florida at 6 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
March 2: vs. Alabama at 1:30 p.m. (TV: SEC Network)
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