USC At #6 Oklahoma Men’s Basketball Game Thread

by ccmachine on Dec 4, 2008 4:57 PM CST in Basketball

Tip Time: 6:00

Location: Lloyd Noble Center

TV: ESPN

Radio: KOKC AM 1520 in Oklahoma City, KMOD FM 97.5 in Tulsa

Oklahoma makes their stand in the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series tonight against the USC Trojans. The Trojans are off to a 5-2 start causing them to lose their #18 pre-season ranking. They have dropped games against Seaton Hall and Missouri this season while beating the likes of UC Irvine, New Mexico State, UT Martin and San Francisco.

Southern Cal is led in scoring by guard Dwight Lewis who averages 16.6 points a game. Lewis is shooting .494 from the field and has made a team-high 10 treys on 28 attempts.

USC's Projected Starters
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Year	2008-09 Stats
F	10	DeMar DeRozan	6-7	220	Fr.	9.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 44.1 FG%
F	22	Taj Gibson	6-9	225	Jr.	15.7 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 3.6 bpg
G	13	Daniel Hackett	6-5	215	Jr.	10.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 6.1 apg
G	21	Dwight Lewis	6-5	215	Jr.	16.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 35.7 3FG%
G	25	Donte Smith	5-11	180	So.	4.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.9 apg

Oklahoma's Projected Starters
Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Year	2008-09 Stats
F	23	Blake Griffin	6-10	251	So.	25.7 ppg, 19.2 rpg, 69.2 FG%
F	32	Taylor Griffin	6-7	238	Sr.	11.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 65.8 FG%
G	5	Tony Crocker	6-6	206	Jr.	6.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
G	13	Willie Warren	6-4	207	Fr.	14.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 80.0 FT%
G	20	Austin Johnson	6-3	176	Sr.	6.8 ppg, 4.8 apg, 1.2 bpg

My son has a Jr. High basketball game that tips off at 6:00 as well. Hopefully I’ll be back for the second half but feel free to keep the game thread going in my absence. Post all your comments here before, during and after the ball game.

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Another win!!

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by boomer1 on Dec 4, 2008 8:34 PM CST reply actions

USC has a lot of

class.

by SoonerDutch on Dec 5, 2008 12:01 AM CST reply actions

Yeah

You saw that too huh? Blake takin’ it is the nads.

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by boomer1 on Dec 5, 2008 12:07 AM CST up reply actions

CC, don't leave us hanging

How did your son’s Jr. High game turn out?

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
-Bruce Lee

by Sooner Vince on Dec 5, 2008 12:57 AM CST reply actions

They won big!

It was good for their confidence because they were riding a two game losing streak since the Thanskgiving break. Thanks for asking!

by ccmachine on Dec 5, 2008 1:00 AM CST up reply actions

It's pretty cool at that age seeing those kids develop.

Unfortunately, the middle school my son goes to has maybe 2 kids that will play varsity basketball. They’re off to an 0-3 start. My son is built for football so he is good for 5 hard fouls.

I need to bring him up to Norman so he can see Blake Griffin in person. His game changed after we went to see the Mav’s last year. Something about being able to see it in person, it clicked.

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
-Bruce Lee

by Sooner Vince on Dec 5, 2008 1:08 AM CST up reply actions