Last year, the Sooners put up 75.4 points per game, only 0.8 more points than the 74.6 the Lions gave up.
Oklahoma went 12-3 last season when scoring more than 74.6 points.
Texas A&M-Commerce went 7-7 last season when giving up fewer than 75.4 points.
The Lions scored an average of 71.5 points per game last year, only 2.7 more points than the 68.8 the Sooners allowed to opponents.
Texas A&M-Commerce went 10-4 last season when it scored more than 68.8 points.
Oklahoma went 17-2 last season when it gave up fewer than 71.5 points.
The Sooners outscored their opponents by a total of 211 points last season (6.6 points per game on average), and opponents of the Lions outscored them by 101 more points on the year (3.1 per game).

The Sooners shot 46.4% from the field last season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 45.7% the Lions allowed to opponents.
Oklahoma had a 16-4 straight-up record in games it shot higher than 45.7% from the field.
The Lions shot at a 41.5% rate from the field last season, 0.6 percentage points below the 42.1% shooting opponents of the Sooners averaged.
Texas A&M-Commerce put together an 8-4 straight up record in games it shot above 42.1% from the field.

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The Sooners averaged 32.6 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Lions by 3.7 boards per contest last season.
When Oklahoma earned the rebounding advantage they were 4-5 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Texas A&M-Commerce was 9-19.
The Sooners were the 139th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball. The Lions finished 337th.
The Sooners and the Lions were evenly matched on the offensive boards last season, with the teams averaging 8.5 and 7.8 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
The Sooners were 10-7 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Lions were 6-12 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
The Lions were the 337th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball, while the Sooners finished 191st.
Oklahoma found regular success on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +3.1 rebounds per game, and Texas A&M-Commerce struggled in comparison averaging a margin of -6.9.

Chris Gordy

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