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1 OKLAHOMA MEN S BASKETBALL NCAA MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND Oklahoma (23-11) vs. Louisville (25-8) Sunday, March 23 4 p.m. CDT Birmingham, Ala. (BJCC Arena) 16,063 CBS SCHEDULE/RESULTS O31 ROCKHURST (Ex.) 7 p.m. W, N2 FAYETTEVILLE STATE (Ex.) 7 p.m. W, N8 SAN FRANCISCO 7 p.m. W, N9 DENVER 7 p.m. W, N12 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m. W, N15 vs. Memphis (3) # 8 p.m. L, N16 vs. Gardner-Webb # 5:30 p.m. W, N21 MOREHEAD STATE 7 p.m. W, N29 at USC % 10 p.m. L, D2 at TCU 7 p.m. W, D5 TULSA 7 p.m. W, D8 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 12:30 p.m. L, D15 ARKANSAS 2 p.m. W, D20 vs. Gonzaga ^ 8 p.m. W, D29 at West Virginia & 5 p.m. W, OT J5 RICE 2 p.m. W, J7 MOUNT ST. MARY S 6 p.m. W, J12 KANSAS STATE 5 p.m. L, J14 at Kansas 8 p.m. L, J19 TEXAS TECH 3 p.m. W, J26 at Baylor 3 p.m. W, J28 OKLAHOMA STATE 8 p.m. W, F2 at Texas A&M 3 p.m. L, F6 TEXAS 6 p.m. L, F9 at Colorado 3 p.m. L, F13 IOWA STATE 7 p.m. W, F16 at Texas Tech 3 p.m. W, F19 BAYLOR 7 p.m. W, OT F23 at Texas 2:30 p.m. L, F27 at Nebraska 7 p.m. L, M1 TEXAS A&M 1 p.m. W, M5 at Oklahoma State 7 p.m. W, M8 MISSOURI 2:30 p.m. W, M14 vs. Colorado * 2 p.m. W, M15 vs. Texas * 1 p.m. L, M21 vs. Saint Joseph s! 6:10 p.m. W, M23 vs. Louisville! 4 p.m. CBS M27-30 NCAA Regionals TBA CBS A5&7 NCAA Final Four TBA CBS # 2K Sports College Hoops Classic (New York, N.Y.) % Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series ^ O Reilly All-College Classic (Oklahoma City) & Charleston, W.Va. * Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)! NCAA First and Second Rounds (Birmingham, Ala.) OU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Men s Basketball Contact: Mike Houck Office: (405) Cell: (405) mhouck@ou.edu OKLAHOMA INFORMATION Overall/Big 12 Record /9-7 (T4) Last 5/ /7-3 East Regional Seed... No. 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances... 25th NCAA Tournament Record Head Coach...Jeff Capel Alma Mater... Duke 97 Career Record (6th year) At Oklahoma (2nd year) Web Site... PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS BLAKE GRIFFIN F Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Oklahoma Christian School LONGAR LONGAR C Sr. Rochester, Minn. Laurinburg Institute (N.C.) TONY CROCKER G So. San Antonio, Texas The Patterson School (N.C.) DAVID GODBOLD G Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. Douglass High School AUSTIN JOHNSON G Jr. Amarillo, Texas Palo Duro High School NCAA Second Round VS. LOUISVILLE INFORMATION Overall/Big East Record /14-4 (T2) Last 5/ /8-10 East Regional Seed... No. 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances... 34th NCAA Tournament Record Head Coach... Rick Pitino Alma Mater...UMass 74 Career Record (13th year) At Louisville (7th year) Web Site... NOTES: A first-team All-Big 12 pick and member of Big 12 All-Rookie Team... Averaged 16.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in his 13 full Big 12 games points, four rebounds and four assists vs. Saint Joseph s... Ranks eighth in Big 12 in scoring, fourth in rebounding and third in field goal percentage... Averaging 19.2 points and 13.9 boards in his 10 double-doubles. NOTES: Tallied 14 points and five rebounds Friday vs. Saint Joseph s... Averaging 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds over the last 11 games since missing two outings with a broken bone in right leg (11.0 points and 7.0 boards over the last six contests)... Was averaging 14.3 points in first six Big 12 games before sustaining fracture... Had 21 points at Kansas Jan Born in Sudan. NOTES: Has started all but one game... Leads team with point field goal percentage... Has made at least three treys in 11 games... Team is 12-1 when he scores at least 12 points... Scored a career-high 25 points at Oklahoma State on March 5 (5-for-5 on 3-pointers)... Shooting.532 from deep in wins but just.250 in losses... Has scored 20-plus points five times (all wins). NOTES: Scored a career-high 25 points Friday against Saint Joseph s (5-for-8 on 3-pointers)... Had scored in double figures once in previous 11 games... Leads current team members with 122 career games played... Averaged 8.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in Big 12 play (32.8 minutes per game)... Scored 22 points at Texas A&M Feb. 2 (6-for-10 on treys)... Leads team with 39 steals. NOTES: Has started 32 of 34 games this year and 68 of 89 in his career... Averaging 8.8 points per game on the season (10.7 over the last 11 outings)... Scored a career-high 20 points (made a career-high six treys) Feb. 16 at Texas Tech... Has 15 assists over the last two games... Owns a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio... OU is 14-1 when he scores 10-plus points... Leads team in minutes (31.4). SOONERS OFF THE BENCH No. Name Position Height Weight Class Points Rebounds Assists Minutes 32 Taylor Griffin F Jr Omar Leary G Jr Cade Davis G Fr Tony Neysmith G Fr Beau Gerber F So Dau Jok G So

2 HEAD COACH JEFF CAPEL Jeff Capel was named the 13th men s basketball head coach at Oklahoma on April 11, At 33, Capel, who went (.516) in his debut season at OU and compiled a (.658) record over the previous four years as head coach at Virginia Commonwealth, is the sixth-youngest men s basketball coach in NCAA Division I. Capel s VCU squads posted a (.694) combined record in Colonial Athletic Association play and a overall home record for a staunch.811 winning percentage. In , VCU s CAA Tournament championship game victory over George Mason catapulted the Rams to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since VCU lost in the first round to Wake Forest, but not before putting a major scare into the fourth-seeded Demon Deacons, Capel s squad, which finished 19-13, competed in the National Invitation Tournament, marking just the third time in program history that VCU made consecutive postseason appearances. The Rams won at least 18 games each of Capel s four seasons in Richmond with the squad registering a Capel-erabest 23-8 record. His first team finished in as Capel tied a school record for wins by a first-year head coach. In , VCU finished overall. In the summer of 2005, Capel served as an assistant coach on the gold-medal-winning USA Men s World University Games Team that finished 8-0 in Turkey in August. Villanova s Jay Wright was the head coach while Seton Hall s Bobby Gonzalez served as the other assistant. The squad featured, among others, Midwest City (Okla.) High School and Duke University standout Shelden Williams. Capel began his coaching career as an assistant at Old Dominion in 2000 before moving to VCU as an assistant for the season. In 2002, he became the youngest NCAA Division I head coach at age 27. A four-year starter for Hall-of-Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke from the through campaigns, Capel earned Atlantic Coast Conference honors each of his seasons in Durham. The guard, who wore No. 5, averaged 12.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and pointers during his career and started in the 1994 national title game against Arkansas. He ranks 22nd in career scoring at Duke (1,601 points), 16th in minutes played (3,774), sixth in 3-pointers (220), seventh in 3- point attempts (553), seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (.398) and 10th in assists (433). Capel, who graduated from Duke with a bachelor of arts degree in history, and his wife, Kanika, wed in They have a daughter, Cameron, who was born last April. CAPEL YEAR BY YEAR Year School Record Pct Virginia Commonwealth * Virginia Commonwealth ^ Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Commonwealth Oklahoma * Oklahoma Totals * NCAA Tournament ^ National Invitation Tournament GAME INFORMATION Picking up his first NCAA Tournament win as a head coach on Friday, Jeff Capel will lead No. 6 seed Oklahoma (23-11 overall) into a secondround matchup against No. 3 seed Louisville (25-8) on Sunday at approximately 4 p.m. CDT. The contest, which will be played at BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Ala., will start 30 minutes following the completion of the 1:30 p.m. Tennessee-Butler contest. OU is coming off a win over No. 11 seed Saint Joseph s while Louisville, ranked 13th in both major polls, knocked off No. 14 seed Boise State by a score. All of OU s NCAA Tournament games will air live on the Sooner Basketball Radio Network (flagship KOKC 1520 AM in Oklahoma City) with Bob Barry, Sr. (play-by-play) and Mike Houck (analyst) calling the action. Sunday s game will be televised regionally by CBS (KWTV Channel 9 in OKC and KOTV Channel 6 in Tulsa) with Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) and Bill Raftery (analyst) announcing. FRIDAY S SAINT JOSEPH S RECAP Oklahoma posted a win over No. 11 seed Saint Joseph s behind a.571 field goal effort (the fourth-best in OU s NCAA Tournament history). The Sooners led at halftime (finished the half on a 14-2 run) and by as many as 19 points after intermission. OU s field goal figure marked its second best of the season. It was the first time in 18 games the team shot better than.500 from the floor. Senior guard David Godbold scored a career-high 25 points with the help of 5-for-8 3-point and 6-for-6 free throw shooting. He had scored in double figures once in the previous 11 games entering the NCAA Tournament. Godbold made a 3-pointer to start each half (in fact, he made three treys in the first 2:41 of the second period). He scored OU s first 11 points of the second half. Godbold was also the primary defender on Pat Calathes, Saint Joseph s leading scorer on the year. Calathes entered the game averaging 17.8 points per contest but was held to a season-low-tying six on 2-for-11 shooting on Friday. He had scored in double digits in all but two games on the season. Longar Longar s 14 points tied as his most in the past 14 games (also 14 March 1 against Texas A&M). Blake Griffin contributed 12 points, four rebounds and four assists. It was his 11th game of at least three assists on the year. The starting frontcourt duo of Griffin (6-for-7) and Longar (6-for-8) combined to go 12-for-15 from the field (.800). Austin Johnson finished with 10 points and five assists. He has 15 assists over the past two games. Taylor Griffin did not score (two field goal attempts) but grabbed a game-high seven rebounds. Oklahoma s nine turnovers were its fewest in 12 games. OKLAHOMA VS. LOUISVILLE HISTORY The Sooners own a 3-0 all-time record against Louisville. The teams first met in the first round of the 1970 postseason NIT (March 15) in New York with OU winning in overtime. They met again on Dec. 25, 1984, in the Chaminade Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. No. 17 Oklahoma won over No. 20 U of L. In the 1988 NCAA Southeast Regional semifinals in Birmingham (March 24), No. 1 seed OU received a 34-point, seven-rebound effort from Harvey Grant and a 24-point, 14-rebound performance from Stacey King in a win over the fifth-seeded Cardinals. Pervis Ellison led Louisville with 23 points and 14 boards. THE LAST TIME IN BIRMINGHAM OKLAHOMA AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT OU is making its 25th NCAA Tournament appearance and 12th in the last 14 years. The Sooners have made four Final Four appearances (1939, 1947, 1988 and 2002). They played in the 1947 and 1988 national championship games. Oklahoma has now won its opening-round game 17 times in 25 NCAA Tournaments and four times in the last five events. Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, OU is 7-4 in second-round play. Including the 1979 event (48 teams), the Sooners have advanced to the Sweet 16 on eight occasions. Oklahoma is now 9-4 in its last five NCAA Tournaments, with a Final Four showing in 2002 and an Elite Eight appearance in After Friday s win, OU is 3-2 as the No. 6 seed. In 2006, the Sooners lost to No. 11 seed UW-Milwaukee (82-74). In 1987, they beat No. 11 seed Tulsa (74-69) and No. 3 seed Pittsburgh (96-93) before losing to No. 2 seed Iowa in overtime in the Sweet 16. STATS COMPARISON CATEGORY Overall Record Conference Record Last 10 Games Points Per Game Opp. Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Opp. Rebounds Per Game Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Point Pct Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Personal Fouls Per Game Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game The last time Oklahoma played in Birmingham was during the 1988 NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Sooners downed No. 5 seed Louisville in the Southeast Regional semifinals by a score before posting a win over No. 6 seed Villanova to advance to the Final Four. OU wound up making it to the national championship game where it lost to No. 6 seed Kansas (83-79).

3 OU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT 1939 West Regional (Final Four) 1943 West Regional 1947 West Regional (Final Four) 1979 Midwest Regional (Sweet 16) 1983 Mideast Regional 1984 West Regional 1985 Midwest Regional (Elite Eight) 1986 East Regional 1987 West Regional (Sweet 16) 1988 Southeast Regional (Final Four) 1989 Southeast Regional (Sweet 16) 1990 Midwest Regional 1992 West Regional 1995 Southeast Regional 1996 Southeast Regional 1997 West Regional 1998 East Regional 1999 Midwest Regional (Sweet 16) 2000 West Regional 2001 South Regional 2002 West Regional (Final Four) 2003 East Regional (Elite Eight) 2005 Austin Regional 2006 Minneapolis Regional 2008 East Regional ** Indicates national championship game OU 50, Utah State 39 Oregon 55, OU 37 OU 48, Washington 41 Wyoming 53, OU 50 OU 47, Saint Louis 41 OU 56, Oregon State 54 OU 55, Texas 54 Holy Cross 58, OU 47** OU 90, Texas 76 Indiana State 93, OU 72 OU 71, Alabama-Birmingham 63 Indiana 63, OU 49 Dayton 89, OU 85 OU 96, North Carolina A&T 83 OU 75, Illinois State 69 OU 86, Louisiana Tech 84 (OT) Memphis State 63, OU 61 OU 80, Northeastern 74 DePaul 74, OU 69 OU 74, Tulsa 69 OU 96, Pittsburgh 93 Iowa 93, OU 91 (OT) OU 94, UT-Chattanooga 66 OU 107, Auburn 87 OU 108, Louisville 98 OU 78, Villanova 59 OU 86, Arizona 78 Kansas 83, OU 79** OU 72, East Tennessee State 71 OU 124, Louisiana Tech 81 Virginia 86, OU 80 OU 77, Towson State 68 North Carolina 79, OU 77 Southwestern Louisiana 87, OU 83 Manhattan 77, OU 67 Temple 61, OU 43 Stanford 80, OU 67 Indiana 94, OU 87 (OT) OU 61, Arizona 60 OU 85, UNC Charlotte 72 Michigan State 54, OU 46 OU 74, Winthrop 50 Purdue 66, OU 62 Indiana State 70, OU 68 (OT) OU 71, Illinois-Chicago 63 OU 78, Xavier 65 OU 88, Arizona 67 OU 81, Missouri 75 Indiana 73, OU 64 OU 71, South Carolina State 54 OU 74, California 65 OU 65, Butler 54 Syracuse 63, OU 47 OU 84, Niagara 67 Utah 67, OU 58 UW-Milwaukee 82, OU 74 OU 72, Saint Joseph s 64 OU vs. Louisville OU AGAINST THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD The Sooners have played 16 games against 2008 NCAA Tournament teams and are now 8-8. The wins came against Arkansas, Baylor (twice), Gonzaga, Mount St. Mary s, Saint Joseph s, Texas A&M and West Virginia. The losses came to Kansas, Kansas State, Memphis, Texas (three times), Texas A&M and Southern California. OU is 3-7 this year against teams that advanced to the second round. CAPEL AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT This is the second NCAA Tournament for Jeff Capel as a head coach. In 2004 (his second year at VCU), Capel guided the Rams to a No. 13 seed and a near upset of No. 4 seed Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons, who featured point guard Chris Paul, held on for a win in Raleigh, N.C. Capel participated in three NCAA Tournaments as a player at Duke, including his freshman year in 1994 when the second-seeded Blue Devils advanced to the national title game. Capel, who started the contest, finished with 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in a loss to No. 1 seed Arkansas in Charlotte, N.C. Capel s 1996 Duke squad (No. 8 seed) lost in the first round to No. 9 seed Eastern Michigan (75-60 in Indianapolis) while his 1997 team (No. 2 seed) beat No. 15 seed Murray State (71-68 in Charlotte) before falling in the second round to No. 10 seed Providence (98-87). BIG 12 BULLIES Big 12 Conference teams went 5-1 in NCAA Tournament first-round play. Only the Big East Conference (7-1) posted more victories. Baylor, a No. 11 seed, was the lone Big 12 team eliminated in the first round. Winners were OU, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas and Texas A&M. Only two of Thursday s 16 first-round games resulted in an upset (according to seeds) and both upset winners hail from the Big 12. No. 11 seed Kansas State beat No. 6 seed USC and No. 9 seed Texas A&M defeated No. 8 seed BYU. GRIFFIN NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 Freshman forward Blake Griffin was named a first-team All-Big 12 selection by the league s head coaches and by the Associated Press. Joining Griffin on the coaches squad were Baylor s Curtis Jerrells, Kansas Darrell Arthur and Brandon Rush, Kansas State s Michael Beasley and Texas D.J. Augustin. The AP team consisted of Griffin, Augustin, NOTE WORTHY This marks OU s 26th postseason appearance (21 NCAA Tournament and five NIT showings) in the last 27 years. No other Division I program in the country has more postseason appearances over the last 27 campaigns. Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, No. 6 seeds have posted a (.688) record in first-round play and a (.556) mark in second-round games. David Godbold is 9-for-13 (.692) from 3-point distance over his last two NCAA Tournament games (5-for-8 Friday and 4-for-5 two years ago against UW-Milwaukee). The Sooners have won their last three NCAA Tournament games played in Birmingham (two in 1988 to reach the Final Four). OU is 14-1 this year when Austin Johnson scores in double figures (went 8-0 in Big 12 play) and 12-1 when Tony Crocker scores at least 12 points. Blake Griffin has posted 10 double-doubles on the year. His last seven double-doubles have come against NCAA Tournament teams (he s averaging 20.3 points and 14.7 rebounds in those seven). Either Blake (14 times) or Taylor Griffin (eight times) has led OU in rebounding in 22 of the last 24 games. In their 23 wins, the Sooners are shooting.399 from 3-point range. In their 11 losses, they are shooting.259 from long range. OU set an NCAA Division I record (since the advent of the shot clock in 1986) on March 1 against Texas A&M for length of time holding an opponent scoreless (16:12). Beasley, Jerrells and Nebraska s Aleks Maric. Griffin became OU s first freshman to earn first-team all-conference acclaim since Wayman Tisdale was crowned Big Eight Player of the Year in On the season, Griffin is averaging 14.9 points (ranks ninth in Big 12), 9.2 rebounds (ranks fourth) and 1.9 assists while shooting.566 from the field (ranks third). In his 13 full Big 12 games (he missed two due to injury and only played five minutes at Kansas on Jan. 14), Griffin averaged 16.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists. OKLAHOMA NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown (Last School) 1 Ryan Wright * F Jr. Mississauga, Ontario (UCLA) 2 Tony Neysmith G Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS) 4 Dau Jok G So. Olathe, Kan. (Iowa Central CC) 5 Tony Crocker G So. San Antonio, Texas (The Patterson School [N.C.]) 11 Omar Leary G Jr. Portland, Ore. (Northeastern [Colo.] JC) 15 David Godbold G Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Douglass HS) 20 Austin Johnson G Jr. Amarillo, Texas (Palo Duro HS) 23 Blake Griffin F Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Oklahoma Christian School) 30 Longar Longar C Sr. Rochester, Minn. (Laurinburg Institute [N.C.]) 32 Taylor Griffin F Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Oklahoma Christian School) 34 Cade Davis G Fr. Elk City, Okla. (Elk City HS) 45 Beau Gerber F So. Winfield, Kan. (Winfield HS) * Sitting out the season after transferring from UCLA

4 OKLAHOMA QUICK FACTS Official Name: University of Oklahoma Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 29,721 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson and Cream President: David L. Boren Athletics Director: Joe Castiglione Arena: Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) First Year of Basketball: NCAA Tournament Appearances: 25 NIT Appearances: 7 All-Time Record: 1, (.611) Regular Season Conference Championships: 13 (1928, 1929, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 2005) Conference Tournament Championships: 7 (1979, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003) Head Coach: Jeff Capel (Duke 97) Career Record: (sixth year) Oklahoma Record: (second year) Postseason Appearances: 3 (2004, 08 NCAA, 05 NIT) Assistant Coaches: Ben Betts (Roanoke College 90), Mark Cline (Wake Forest 88), Oronde Taliaferro (Wayne State 94) Director of Operations: Bryan Goodman (Barat College 96) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Darby Rich Video Coordinator: Dionne Phelps Graduate Assistants: Yanni Hufnagel, Ryan McDermott Athletics Trainer: Alex Brown Team Physician: Dr. Brock Schnebel Official Web Site: SoonerSports.com OU S NCAA TOURNAMENT SEEDS Year Seed Record Year Seed Record Griffin has scored in double figures in 21 of his last 24 games (not including the Kansas contest). Griffin holds OU s top four scoring performances this season. He netted 29 versus Baylor (Feb. 19), 27 against Kansas State (Jan. 12), 26 versus Mount St. Mary s (Jan. 7) and 25 at Colorado (Feb. 9). He also holds 10 of OU s top 11 rebounding marks. A SECOND-ROUND OKLAHOMA WIN WOULD... Give the Sooners their fourth Sweet 16 appearance in their last eight NCAA Tournaments (over the last 10 years). Result in OU s eighth Sweet 16 appearance since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in Improve OU s NCAA Tourney record to 10-4 since the start of the 2002 event. Improve the Sooners NCAA Tournament record as a No. 6 seed to 4-2. Up OU s all-time record against Louisville to 4-0 (2-0 in the NCAA Tournament and 3-0 in the postseason). MORE ON BLAKE GRIFFIN Freshman Blake Griffin needs 24 points to reach 500 for the season. Only two freshmen in school history have reached the 500-point plateau. Wayman Tisdale scored 810 points as a true frosh in while Jeff Webster tallied 640 as a redshirt freshman in In his 32 games, Griffin has led the team in scoring 14 times, in rebounding 20 times and in assists on six occasions. The last OU true freshman to average as many points (14.9) or rebounds (9.2) as Griffin for an entire season was Tisdale (24.5 and 10.3) in Tisdale earned first-team All-America honors as a freshman. The last Sooner, regardless of class, to average as many rebounds as Griffin is averaging this year (9.2) was then-senior and current Denver Nugget Eduardo Najera in (also 9.2 rpg). A testament to his overall ability, Griffin has 60 assists and 33 steals on the year to rank third on the team in both categories. He is averaging 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal per contest. He has registered at least three assists 11 times. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN W s AND L s The following notes compare Oklahoma s stats in its 23 wins and 11 losses this year: In its 23 wins, OU is outrebounding its opponents by 5.9 a game. In its 11 losses, it is getting outboarded by 3.4. OU is shooting.481 from the field and.399 from 3-point range in its wins. In losses, it is shooting.371 and.259, respectively. Tony Crocker is averaging 13.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting.521 in the Sooners wins. In losses, those numbers fall to 7.9 points, 3.0 boards, 1.3 assists and.304, respectively. Crocker is also shooting.532 from 3-point range in OU's victories (50-for-94), but just.250 in defeats (13-for-52). In the team s wins, Austin Johnson is averaging 10.6 points a game while shooting.436 from the field and.373 from 3-point distance (38-for-102). In defeats, Johnson is averaging 5.1 points while shooting.309 from the floor and.262 from long range (11-for-42). Johnson is also averaging 2.9 free throw attempts when OU wins and 0.5 attempts when OU doesn t win. SOONER MISCELLANY BLAKE GRIFFIN S DOUBLE-DOUBLES OPPONENT PTS REBS San Francisco Alcorn State Morehead State vs. Gonzaga* at West Virginia* Kansas State* at Baylor* Baylor* at Texas* vs. Texas* * NCAA Tournament team NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES OVER THE LAST 26 YEARS Arizona 24 Duke 24 Kansas 24 North Carolina 24 Indiana 23 Kentucky 22 Oklahoma 21 Illinois 21 Syracuse 21 UCLA 20 Oklahoma is back in the NCAA Tournament after seeing its nation s-longest 25-year postseason streak (20 NCAAs, five NITs) come to an end last year. The Sooners were a season ago. After starting 3-5 in Big 12 Conference play, Oklahoma won six of its final eight league games and finished in a tie for fourth place at 9-7. OU won the tie-breaker with Baylor and earned a first-round bye in the Big 12 Championship. OU has won five of its last six games and eight of its last 11. The Sooners are 22-2 when scoring at least 60 points. Over the last six games, OU has held its opponents to an average of 58.2 points and to.403 field goal and point shooting. It has held foes to 30 or fewer points in eight of 12 halves over those six outings (an average of 23.9 in the eight halves). OU is shooting.481 from the field and.399 from 3-point range in its wins but just.371 and.259, respectively, in its losses. Also in their wins, the Sooners have made 34 more free throws (373) than their opponents have attempted (339). The Sooners are 19-4 when their opponent commits more turnovers, 17-4 when outrebounding their opponent, 17-2 when ahead at the half, 11-1 when shooting at least.500 from the field and 13-4 when winning the opening tip. Oklahoma has already won seven more games than it did last year when it finished with a record. David Godbold has scored in double figures in three of his four career NCAA Tournament games (12 against Niagara in the 2005 first round, 15 versus UW-Milwaukee in the 2006 first round and 25 against Saint Joseph s on Friday).

5 1 RYAN WRIGHT (6-9, 229, JUNIOR, FORWARD) A transfer from UCLA who is sitting out this season. Played on Bruins teams that went to the Final Four the last 2 years (runners up in 2006). Saw action in 59 games at UCLA and averaged 1.9 points, 1.2 rebounds in 7.7 minutes. Shot.571 from the field during his 2 years in Los Angeles. Hails from Mississauga, Ontario, where he was a first-team Toronto Sun all-star as a senior at Loyola Catholic Secondary School in (averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds). 2 TONY NEYSMITH (6-5, 203, FRESHMAN, GUARD) A true freshman combo guard who is averaging 5.8 minutes over his 21 games. Has scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on the season. Started 4 straight games beginning between Feb. 13 and 23 (first career starts). Averaged 7.0 points and 3.0 assists (22.8 mpg) during 4-game exhibition trip to Canada. Ranked as nation s No. 100 high school recruit in 2007 class by Rivals.com. Helped Norcross (Ga.) High School to Class AAAAA state title last year and No. 12 final national ranking by averaging 10.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists. Nephew of former two-time Big Eight Conference scoring leader Derrick Chievous (Missouri). 4 DAU JOK (6-1, 176, SOPHOMORE, GUARD) A walk-on from Olathe, Kan., who is originally from Sudan and also lived in Ethiopia and Kenya. Has played a total of 8 minutes in 6 games but has not taken a shot. First cousin of OU senior center Longar Longar. Attended Iowa Central Community College during and school years and practiced with the basketball team as a freshman (was not on team as a sophomore). Averaged 10.4 points and 4.0 rebounds a game as a high school senior at Olathe North HS. Competed on cross country and track teams his junior and senior years of high school (track team won state title his senior season when his 4x400 relay team finished in second place). 5 TONY CROCKER (6-6, 193, SOPHOMORE, GUARD) Averaging 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists (has started all but one game). Shooting.445 from the field and a team-high.432 (63-for-146) from 3-point range. Team is 12-1 when he scores at least 12 points. Scored a career-high 25 points March 5 at OSU (was 5-for-5 from behind arc). Scored 20 points Feb. 19 vs. Baylor (including the team s final 7 in the last 21 seconds). Shooting.532 (50-for-94) from 3-point range in wins but just.250 (13-for-52) in losses. Has made at least 3 treys in 11 games this year (shooting.646 from deep in those games). Sustained traumatic compartment syndrome in left leg after getting kneed in practice (required the surgical release of blood on Aug. 28; missed team s exhibition trip to Canada). Started a team-high 25 games last year as a frosh and averaged 8.6 points and 3.7 boards. Ranked by Rivals.com as the nation s No. 80 overall player in the 2006 recruiting class. Lived in Lawton, Okla., through middle school before moving to San Antonio, Texas. 11 OMAR LEARY (5-10, 163, JUNIOR, GUARD) Ranks 7th on team by averaging 3.9 points in 16.8 minutes per outing (has started 9 games). His 7 points at Oklahoma State on March 5 were his most in 18 games. Shooting.391 from the field on the year and.380 from 3-point range (27-for-71). A first-team All-American at Northeastern (Colo.) Junior College last year when he averaged 14.0 points and 6.3 assists while shooting.439 from 3-point range. Averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 assists over 4 games at the national junior college tournament. His uncle (Gary Ladd) was a 1972 fifth-round draft pick of the Seattle SuperSonics. 15 DAVID GODBOLD (6-5, 221, SENIOR, GUARD) One of 3 team captains (Taylor Griffin and Longar Longar are the others). Scored a career-high 25 points Friday vs. St. Joe s (5-for-8 from 3-point range). Hit game-winning 28-footer at Texas Tech (Feb. 16) with 1.4 seconds to go. Averaging 7.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 28.7 minutes a game. Averaged 8.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 32.8 minutes per game Big 12 game. Scored a then-career-high 22 points at Texas A&M Feb. 2 (was 6-for-10 on 3-pointers). Played all 50 minutes Dec. 29 at West Virginia and had 18 points (3rd highest career total). Has made 18 starts on the year, including 16 of the last 24 games. Has played in more games (122) than any other current Sooner (has made 66 starts). PLAYER NOTES 20 AUSTIN JOHNSON (6-3, 165, JUNIOR, GUARD) Has started 32 of 34 games and is averaging 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Averaging 10.7 points over the last 11 games after averaging 2.0 points the previous 2 games. His 3 highest scoring games on the year (20, 19 and 18) have come within last 10 outings. Handed out a career-high 10 assists March 15 vs. Texas (an OU Big 12 Tournament record). Team is 14-1 (went 8-0 in Big 12 play) when he scores in double figures. Shot.444 from 3-point land in 11 true road games but.266 in 17 home games. Scored a career-high 20 points at Texas Tech on Feb. 16 (made a career-high 6 treys). Logged a quadruple-double as a HS sophomore (24 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals). 23 BLAKE GRIFFIN (6-10, 243, FRESHMAN, FORWARD) Regarded as the most heralded OU basketball freshman since Wayman Tisdale (25 years ago). Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery March 2 and returned to game action March 8. Averaged 16.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists over his 13 full Big 12 games. Averaging 20.3 points and 14.7 rebounds in his 7 double-doubles vs. NCAA Tourney teams. The Dec. 31 and Jan. 28 Big 12 Player of the Week and Jan. 14 Rookie of the Week. Sprained the MCL in his left knee early in the Jan. 14 Kansas game and missed next contest against Texas Tech (was expected to miss up to 4 weeks of action). Leads team in both scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.2 rpg) on the season. Ranks 9th in Big 12 in scoring, 4th in rebounding and 3rd in field goal percentage (.566). Last OU true freshman to average as many points and rebounds per game was Wayman Tisdale in (Tisdale was a consensus All-American as a frosh). Won four high school state titles at Oklahoma Christian school under his father (Tommy). 30 LONGAR LONGAR (6-11, 234, SENIOR, CENTER) One of 3 team captains (David Godbold and Taylor Griffin are the others). Ranks 2nd on team in scoring (11.7) and rebounding (5.7) while shooting.498 overall. Averaging 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in 26.5 minutes over the last 11 games after missing 2 outings (both losses) with a broken right fibula. Averaging 11.0 points and 7.0 boards over the last 7 games. Played a career-high 38 minutes Jan. 14 at Kansas and scored 21 points. Scored all of his game-high 22 points in Dec. 29 win (2OT) at West Virginia after halftime. Was a.542 career free throw shooter entering the season but owns a.604 mark this year. Registered 7 double-doubles as a junior but has just 1 this season (vs. Gardner-Webb). Was born in Sudan and also lived in Egypt before moving to the U.S. at age TAYLOR GRIFFIN (6-7, 230, JUNIOR, FORWARD) One of 3 team captains (David Godbold and Longar Longar are the others). Has started 20 of 34 games, including 14 of the last 17 (has come off the bench the last 2). Ranks 6th on team in scoring (6.4 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.9 rpg) on the season. Averaging 4.4 points over the last 8 games after averaging 9.5 over the previous 10. Turned in a 12-point, career-high 15-rebound effort against No. 12 Texas on Feb. 6. Recorded a career-high 20 points (7-for-8 shooting) and game-high 6 boards vs. OSU Jan. 28. Won two Class 3A state titles at Oklahoma Christian School, both of them with his brother, Blake (coached by father, Tommy). 34 CADE DAVIS (6-5, 203, FRESHMAN, GUARD) True frosh who is averaging 3.7 points in 13.3 minutes a contest. Has started 4 of the last 6 games (has made 6 starts on the year). Made 5 of team s 10 3-pointers over two games at the Big 12 Championship last weekend. Scored a career-high 11-points versus Iowa State Feb. 13 (3-for-3 on 3-pointers). Is a perfect 22-for-22 from the free throw line (went 16-for-16 at home). Regarded as the state of Oklahoma s second best high school player last year. Led each of his four Elk City High School teams in scoring. 45 BEAU GERBER (6-8, 224, SOPHOMORE, FORWARD) A second-year walk-on who has earned the respect of the staff and each of his teammates. Has scored 2 points in his 30 minutes of game time this year (has played in 14 games). A first-team 5A All-State selection at Winfield (Kan.) High School in Was a second-team All-State pick as a junior. Posted a 3.94 high school GPA and a 3.91 GPA as a college frosh (mechanical engineering).

6 SEASON STATISTICS (23-11) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Griffin, Blake Longar, Longar Crocker, Tony Johnson, Austin Godbold, David Griffin, Taylor Clark, Keith Leary, Omar Davis, Cade Neysmith, Tony Gerber, Beau Jok, Dau TEAM Total Opponents BIG 12 STATISTICS (9-7) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Griffin, Blake Crocker, Tony Longar, Longar Johnson, Austin Godbold, David Griffin, Taylor Davis, Cade Leary, Omar Neysmith, Tony Gerber, Beau TEAM Total Opponents

7 STATS IN 23 WINS ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Griffin, Blake Crocker, Tony Longar, Longar Johnson, Austin Griffin, Taylor Godbold, David Clark, Keith Leary, Omar Davis, Cade Neysmith, Tony Gerber, Beau Jok, Dau TEAM Total Opponents STATS IN 11 LOSSES ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Griffin, Blake Longar, Longar Godbold, David Crocker, Tony Clark, Keith Johnson, Austin Griffin, Taylor Davis, Cade Leary, Omar Neysmith, Tony Gerber, Beau TEAM Total Opponents

8 SEASON RESULTS Date Opponent Score W/L Attend. Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader 11/8 San Francisco # W 8,219 B. Griffin...18 B. Griffin Johnson /9 Denver # W 8, 266 B. Griffin...15 Longar... 8 T. Griffin /12 Alcorn State W 9,246 Longar...20 B. Griffin Godbold /15 vs. Memphis (3) $ L 7,308 Longar...13 B. Griffin... 8 Godbold, Longar /16 vs. Gardner Webb $ W 8,895 B. Griffin...17 Longar Godbold /21 Morehead State W 9,732 B. Griffin...16 B. Griffin Crocker /29 at USC (22) % L 9,288 Clark, Johnson...13 B. Griffin... 9 Johnson /2 at TCU W 3,858 Crocker...24 Longar Leary /5 Tulsa W 9,203 Crocker...22 B. Griffin... 7 Crocker /8 Stephen F. Austin L 9,598 Longar...19 Longar... 8 Longar /15 Arkansas W 12,077 Johnson, Longar...17 T. Griffin... 8 Godbold /20 vs. Gonzaga (18) ^ W 13,135 Longar...16 B. Griffin Godbold, Longar /29 at West Virginia (23) & W (2OT) 12,380 Longar...22 B. Griffin Johnson /5 Rice W 10,630 B. Griffin...18 B. Griffin... 9 Crocker /7 Mount St. Mary s W 8,958 B. Griffin...26 B. Griffin... 7 B. Griffin, Johnson /12 Kansas State L 11,858 B. Griffin...27 B. Griffin Crocker, Johnson /14 at Kansas (3) L 16,300 Longar...21 T. Griffin... 8 T. Griffin, Longar /19 Texas Tech W 11,246 T. Griffin, Longar...16 T. Griffin Godbold, Leary /26 at Baylor (25) W 10,393 B. Griffin...17 B. Griffin Longar /28 Oklahoma State W 11,141 T. Griffin...20 T. Griffin... 6 B. Griffin /2 at Texas A&M (23) L 13, 158 Godbold...22 B. Griffin... 8 Johnson /6 Texas (12) L 10,371 B. Griffin...19 T. Griffin B. Griffin /9 at Colorado L 5,206 B. Griffin...25 T. Griffin... 6 B. Griffin /13 Iowa State W 9,339 Crocker...22 Crocker... 9 Johnson /16 at Texas Tech W 8,788 Johnson...20 B. Griffin Crocker /19 Baylor W (OT) 11,005 B. Griffin...29 B. Griffin Johnson /23 at Texas (7) L 16,056 B. Griffin...16 B. Griffin B. Griffin /27 at Nebraska L 11,107 B. Griffin...17 B. Griffin... 8 B. Griffin, Johnson /1 Texas A&M W 12,202 Longar...14 B. Griffin, Longar... 8 Leary /5 at Oklahoma State W 13,910 Crocker...25 T. Griffin Longar /8 Missouri W 12,305 Johnson...18 Longar... 9 Longar /14 vs. Colorado * W 18,897 Crocker...12 B. Griffin, Longar... 9 Davis, Godbold, Leary /15 vs. Texas (6) * L 18,897 B. Griffin...20 B. Griffin Johnson /21 vs. Saint Joseph s W 14,315 Godbold...25 T. Griffin... 7 Johnson... 5 Associated Press rankings in parentheses # 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Regional Rounds (Norman, Okla.) $ 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Championship Rounds (New York, N.Y.) % Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series ^ O Reilly All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.) & Charleston, W.Va. (considered by the NCAA as a true road game for OU) * Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)! NCAA Tournament First Round (Birmingham, Ala.) Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Big 12 Games Non-Conference Games

9 POINTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS Date Opponent CLARK NEYSMITH JOK CROCKER LEARY GODBOLD JOHNSON B. GRIFFIN LONGAR T. GRIFFIN DAVIS GERBER 11/8 San Francisco # /9 Denver # /12 Alcorn State DNP 11/15 vs. Memphis (3) $ DNP DNP DNP DNP 11/16 vs. Gardner Webb $ DNP DNP 11/21 Morehead State /29 at USC (22) % DNP DNP 12/2 at TCU /5 Tulsa DNP /8 Stephen F. Austin DNP DNP DNP DNP 12/15 Arkansas DNP DNP DNP 12/20 vs. Gonzaga (18) ^ DNP DNP DNP DNP 12/29 at West Virginia (23) & DNP DNP DNP 1/5 Rice DNP DNP DNP 1/7 Mount St. Mary s DNP /12 Kansas State DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1/14 at Kansas (3) DNP DNP /19 Texas Tech DNP DNP DNP DNP /26 at Baylor (25) DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1/28 Oklahoma State DNP DNP DNP DNP 2/2 at Texas A&M (23) DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2/6 Texas (12) DNP DNP DNP DNP /9 at Colorado DNP DNP DNP DNP /13 Iowa State DNP DNP DNP 2/16 at Texas Tech DNP DNP DNP 2/19 Baylor DNP DNP DNP 2/23 at Texas (7) DNP DNP /27 at Nebraska DNP DNP /1 Texas A&M DNP DNP /5 at Oklahoma State DNP DNP DNP DNP /8 Missouri DNP DNP DNP 3/14 vs. Colorado * DNP DNP DNP 3/15 vs. Texas (6) * DNP DNP DNP 3/21 vs. Saint Joseph s! DNP DNP DNP Starters underlined Associated Press rankings in parentheses # 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Regional Rounds (Norman, Okla.) $ 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Championship Rounds (New York, N.Y.) % Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series ^ O Reilly All-College Classic (Oklahoma City, Okla.) & Charleston, W.Va. (considered by the NCAA as a true road game for OU) * Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.)! NCAA Tournament First Round (Birmingham, Ala.)

10 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/T PF A TO B S 1 2 TP San Francisco /21/ at Oklahoma /24/ Denver /11/ at Oklahoma /16/ Alcorn State /21/ at Oklahoma /31/ Memphis (3) # /27/ vs. Oklahoma # /28/ Oklahoma # Gardner Webb # /34/44 15/24/ Morehead State /14/ at Oklahoma /27/ Oklahoma % at USC (22) % /19/28 10/28/ Oklahoma at TCU /32/50 14/19/ Tulsa /20/ at Oklahoma /29/ Stephen F. Austin /23/ at Oklahoma /24/ Arkansas /18/ at Oklahoma /23/ Oklahoma ^ vs. Gonzaga (18)^ /24/38 5/24/ Oklahoma & at West Virginia (23) & /35/45 14/22/ Rice /22/ at Oklahoma /25/ Mount St. Mary s /22/ at Oklahoma /25/ Kansas State /18/ at Oklahoma /18/ Oklahoma at Kansas (3) /18/31 9/31/ Texas Tech /25/ at Oklahoma /27/ Oklahoma at Baylor (25) /36/50 12/30/ Oklahoma State /19/ at Oklahoma /21/ Oklahoma at Texas A&M (23) /23/28 12/23/ Texas (12) /27/ at Oklahoma /27/ Oklahoma at Colorado /11/28 3/23/ Iowa State /23/ at Oklahoma /28/ Oklahoma at Texas Tech /20/36 8/18/ Baylor /24/ at Oklahoma /23/ Oklahoma at Texas (7) /25/40 17/27/ Oklahoma at Nebraska /18/25 7/26/ Texas A&M /17/ at Oklahoma /29/ Oklahoma at Oklahoma State /23/29 15/19/ Missouri /19/ at Oklahoma /20/ Colorado * /31/ vs. Oklahoma * /31/ Oklahoma * /18/ vs. Texas (6) * /27/ Saint Joseph s! /15/ vs. Oklahoma! /19/

11 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS OKLAHOMA HIGH LOW Points 99 vs. Alcorn State (11/12) 45 vs. Texas (2/23) and Nebraska (2/27) Points in a Half 50 (first) vs. Alcorn State (11/12) 12 (first) vs. Nebraska (2/27) Winning Margin 40 vs. Alcorn State (11/12) 1 vs. Baylor (2/19) Field Goals 36 vs. TCU (12/2) 14 vs. Texas (2/23) Field Goal Attempts 67 vs. Baylor (1/26) 38 vs. Oklahoma State (1/28) Field Goal Percentage.600 vs. Denver (11/9).264 vs. Texas (2/23) 3-Point Field Goals 13 vs. Denver (11/9) 2 vs. Texas A&M (3/1) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 27 vs. USC (11/29) 8 vs. Texas A&M (3/1) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.).565 (13-for-23) vs. Denver (11/9).143 (2-for-14) vs. Stephen F. Austin (12/8) Free Throws Made 28 vs. Baylor (2/19) 5 vs. USC (11/29) and Texas (3/15) Free Throw Attempts 39 vs. Mount St. Mary s (1/7) 6 vs. Texas (3/15) Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 att.).900 (9-for-10) vs. Kansas (1/14).455 (5-for-11) vs. USC (11/29) Rebounds 50 vs. TCU (12/2) and Baylor (1/26) 25 vs. Nebraska (2/27) and Saint Joseph s (3/21) Personal Fouls 24 vs. Baylor (2/19) 12 (three times) Assists 24 vs. TCU (12/2) 6 vs. Texas Tech (1/19) Turnovers 20 vs. Morehead State (11/21) and West Virginia (12/29) 5 vs Gonzaga (12/20) Blocked Shots 7 (five times) 1 (three times) Steals 12 vs. Alcorn State (11/12) 2 vs. Texas (2/6) OPPONENTS HIGH LOW Points 91 by Baylor (2/19) 37 by Texas A&M (3/1) Points in a Half 45 (second) by Kansas (1/14) 10 (first) by Texas A&M (3/1) Winning Margin 30 by Kansas (1/14) 2 by Kansas State (1/12) Field Goals 32 by Baylor (2/19) 13 by Texas A&M (3/1) Field Goal Attempts 75 by West Virginia (12/29) 33 by Denver (11/9) and Colorado (2/9) Field Goal Percentage.606 by Colorado (2/9).255 by Texas A&M (3/1) 3-Point Field Goals 14 by Gardner-Webb (11/16) 2 by four teams 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 37 by Gardner-Webb (11/16) 8 by USC (11/29) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.).636 (7-for-11) by Colorado (2/9).100 (2-for-20) by San Francisco (11/8) Free Throws Made 25 by Colorado (2/9) 3 by Gardner-Webb (11/16) and Mount St. Mary s (1/7) Free Throw Attempts 30 by Texas A&M (2/2) 3 by Gardner-Webb (11/16) Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 att.) (17-for-17) by Oklahoma State (1/28).478 (11-for-23) by Memphis (11/15) Rebounds 42 by Arkansas (12/15) and Baylor (1/26) 16 by Denver (11/9) Personal Fouls 27 by three teams 12 by Texas (3/15) Assists 19 by Kansas (1/14) 1 by Texas A&M (3/1) Turnovers 22 by Rice (1/5) 5 by Texas (2/6) Blocked Shots 8 by Baylor (1/26) and Texas (2/23) 0 by three teams Steals 14 by Rice (1/5) 3 by three teams

12 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS OKLAHOMA HIGHS Points 29, Blake Griffin vs. Baylor (2/19) Field Goals 11, Blake Griffin vs. Colorado (2/9) Field Goal Attempts 18, Longar Longar vs. Kansas (1/14) Field Goal Pct. (min. 7 made).875 (7-for-8), Blake Griffin vs. Nebraska (2/27) and Oklahoma State (1/18) 3-Point Field Goals 6, Austin Johnson vs. Texas Tech (2/16); 6, David Godbold vs. Texas A&M (2/2); 6, Tony Crocker vs. TCU (12/2) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 11, Austin Johnson vs. Texas Tech (2/16) 3-Point Field Goal Pct (5-for-5), Tony Crocker vs. Oklahoma State (3/5) Free Throws 13, Blake Griffin vs. Baylor (2/19) Free Throw Attempts 18, Blake Griffin vs. Mount St. Mary s (1/7) Free Throw Pct (10-for-10), Tony Crocker vs. Iowa State (2/13) Rebounds 17, Blake Griffin vs. Texas Tech (2/16) Assists 10, Austin Johnson vs. Texas (3/15) Turnovers 7, Blake Griffin vs. Nebraska (2/27) Blocked Shots 4, Longar Longar vs. Arkansas (12/15) 4, Taylor Griffin vs. TCU (12/2) Steals 6, Austin Johnson vs. Rice (1/5) OPPONENT HIGHS Points 32 by Michael Beasley, Kansas State (1/12) Field Goals 13 by Michael Beasley, Kansas State (1/12) Field Goal Attempts 24 by Joe Alexander, West Virginia (12/29) Field Goal Pct. (min. 7 made).800 (8-for-10), Darnell Jackson, Kansas (1/14) 3-Point Field Goals 7, A.J. Abrams, Texas (3/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 13, Grayson Flittner, Gardner-Webb (11/16) 3-Point Field Goal Pct (3-for-3), Paul Velander, Nebraska (2/27); (3-for-3), Justin Mason, Texas (2/6); (3-for-3), Gerald Fonzie, Stephen F. Austin (12/8) Free Throws 9, Davon Jefferson, USC (11/29) Free Throw Attempts 12, Derrick Rose, Memphis (11/15) Free Throw Pct (8-for-8), Byron Eaton, Oklahoma State (1/28) Rebounds 16, Kevin Rogers, Baylor (1/26 and 2/19) Assists 9, Eric Bell, Stephen F. Austin (12/8) Turnovers 8, Michael Beasley, Kansas State (1/12) Blocked Shots 5, Joey Dorsey, Memphis (11/15) Steals 6, Pierre Beasley, Rice (1/5) OKLAHOMA S TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES POINTS 29...Blake Griffin vs. Baylor (2/19) 27...Blake Griffin vs. Kansas State (1/12) Blake Griffin vs. Mount St. Mary s (1/7) David Godbold (3/21) Tony Crocker vs. Oklahoma State (3/5) 25...Blake Griffin vs. Colorado (2/9) 24...Tony Crocker vs. TCU (12/2) three players a total of four times REBOUNDS 17...Blake Griffin vs. Texas Tech (2/16) Blake Griffin vs. Texas (2/23) Blake Griffin vs. West Virginia (12/29) 15...Blake Griffin vs. Baylor (2/19) 15...Taylor Griffin vs. Texas (2/6) 15...Blake Griffin vs. Baylor (1/26) 14...Blake Griffin vs. Kansas State (1/12) Blake Griffin vs. Gonzaga (12/20) ASSISTS 10...Austin Johnson vs. Texas (3/15) 9... Austin Johnson vs. West Virginia (12/29) 8... Omar Leary vs. TCU (12/2) 7... Tony Crocker vs. Morehead State (11/21) 7...Austin Johnson vs. San Francisco (11/8) 6...Tony Crocker vs. Rice (1/5) BLOCKED SHOTS 4... Longar Longar vs. Arkansas (12/15) 4... Taylor Griffin vs. TCU (12/2) 3...David Godold vs. Oklahoma State (1/28) 3... Longar Longar vs. Texas Tech (1/19) 3...Blake Griffin vs. Tulsa (12/5) 3... Longar Longar vs. Gardner-Webb (11/16) STEALS 6... Austin Johnson vs. Rice (1/5) 3... seven players a total of 10 times MINUTES David Godbold vs. West Virginia (12/29) Austin Johnson vs. West Virginia (12/29) 46...Tony Crocker vs. West Virginia (12/29) 42...David Godbold vs. Baylor (2/19) Blake Griffin vs. West Virginia (12/29) Austin Johnson vs. Baylor (2/19)

13 SITUATIONAL RECORDS Situation Record When ahead at halftime When tied at halftime When behind at halftime When shooting.500 or better from the field When shooting less than.500 from the field When outrebounding opponents When tied or outrebounded When committing more turnovers When committing same or less turnovers When scoring points When scoring points When scoring points When scoring points When scoring points When scoring 90 or more points When opponent scores less than 40 points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores points When opponent scores 90 or more points When game is decided by five points or less When game is decided by 6-10 points When game is decided by points When game is decided by 21 or more points When games goes to overtime When winning the opening tip When losing the opening tip MISCELLANEOUS STATS Dunks Blake Griffin...51 Longar Longar...19 Austin Johnson...7 Keith Clark...5 Tony Crocker...5 Taylor Griffin...5 Cade Davis...1 Charges Taken Blake Griffin...8 Austin Johnson...3 Longar Longar...3 Keith Clark...1 Tony Crocker...1 Cade Davis...1 David Godbold...1 Omar Leary...1

14 2 TONY NEYSMITH 6-5, 203, FRESHMAN, GUARD NORCROSS, GA. (NORCROSS HS) 4 DAU JOK 6-1, 176, SOPHOMORE, GUARD OLATHE, KAN. (IOWA CENTRAL CC) NEYSMITH GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco N9 Denver N12 Alcorn State N15 vs. Memphis (3) Did Not Play N16 vs. Gardner-Webb N21 Morehead State N29 at USC (22) D2 at TCU D5 Tulsa D8 Stephen F. Austin Did Not Play D15 Arkansas Did Not Play D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) Did Not Play D29 at West Virginia (23) Did Not Play J5 Rice Did Not Play J7 Mount St. Mary s J12 Kansas State Did Not Play J14 at Kansas (3) J19 Texas Tech Did Not Play J26 at Baylor (25) Did Not Play J28 Oklahoma State F2 at Texas A&M (23) Did Not Play F6 Texas (12) Did Not Play F9 at Colorado Did Not Play F13 Iowa State * F16 at Texas Tech * F19 Baylor * F23 at Texas (7) * F27 at Nebraska M1 Texas A&M M5 at Oklahoma State Did Not Play M8 Missouri M14 vs. Colorado M15 vs. Texas (6) M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * Starter NEYSMITH S CAREER HIGHS Points...4 vs. Iowa State (2/13) Field Goals...2 vs. Iowa State (2/13) Field Goal Attempts...3 vs. Iowa State (2/13) 3-Point Field Goals... None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...1 (twice) Free Throws Made...2 vs. Alcorn State (11/12/07) Free Throw Attempts... 2 (three times) Rebounds...3 vs. Denver (11/9/07) Assists...2 vs. Denver (11/9/07) Blocked Shots...1 vs. Texas A&M (3/1/08) Steals...2 (twice) Minutes Played...22 vs. Denver (11/9/07) JOK GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco N9 Denver N12 Alcorn State N15 vs. Memphis (3) Did Not Play N16 vs. Gardner-Webb Did Not Play N21 Morehead State N29 at USC (22) Did Not Play D2 at TCU D5 Tulsa Did Not Play D8 Stephen F. Austin Did Not Play D15 Arkansas Did Not Play D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) Did Not Play D29 at West Virginia (23) Did Not Play J5 Rice Did Not Play J7 Mount St. Mary s J12 Kansas State Did Not Play J14 at Kansas (3) Did Not Play J19 Texas Tech Did Not Play J26 at Baylor (25) Did Not Play J28 Oklahoma State Did Not Play F2 at Texas A&M (23) Did Not Play F6 Texas (12) Did Not Play F9 at Colorado Did Not Play F13 Iowa State Did Not Play F16 at Texas Tech Did Not Play F19 Baylor Did Not Play F23 at Texas (7) Did Not Play F27 at Nebraska Did Not Play M1 Texas A&M Did Not Play M5 at Oklahoma State Did Not Play M8 Missouri Did Not Play M14 vs. Colorado Did Not Play M15 vs. Texas (6) Did Not Play M21 vs. Saint Joseph s Did Not Play JOK S CAREER HIGHS Points... None Field Goals... None Field Goal Attempts... None 3-Point Field Goals... None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts... None Free Throws Made... None Free Throw Attempts... None Rebounds... None Assists... None Blocked Shots... None Steals... None Minutes Played...2 (twice)

15 5 TONY CROCKER 6-6, 193, SOPHOMORE, GUARD SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (THE PATTERSON SCHOOL [N.C.]) 11 OMAR LEARY 5-10, 163, JUNIOR, GUARD PORTLAND, ORE. (NORTHEASTERN [COLO.] JC) CROCKER GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco * N9 Denver * N12 Alcorn State * N15 vs. Memphis (3) * N16 vs. Gardner-Webb N21 Morehead State * N29 at USC (22) * D2 at TCU * D5 Tulsa * D8 Stephen F. Austin * D15 Arkansas * D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) * D29 at West Virginia (23) * J5 Rice * J7 Mount St. Mary s * J12 Kansas State * J14 at Kansas (3) * J19 Texas Tech * J26 at Baylor (25) * J28 Oklahoma State * F2 at Texas A&M (23) * F6 Texas (12) * F9 at Colorado * F13 Iowa State * F16 at Texas Tech * F19 Baylor * F23 at Texas (7) * F27 at Nebraska * M1 Texas A&M * M5 at Oklahoma State * M8 Missouri * M14 vs. Colorado * M15 vs. Texas (6) * M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * * Starter CROCKER S CAREER HIGHS Points...25 vs. Oklahoma State (3/5/08) Field Goals... 8 (three times) Field Goal Attempts (three times) 3-Point Field Goals... 6 vs. TCU (12/2/07) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...9 vs Colorado (2/9/08) Free Throws Made...13 vs. Colorado (1/10/07) Free Throw Attempts...15 vs. Colorado (1/10/07) Rebounds... 9 (three times) Assists...7 vs. Morehead State (11/21/07) Blocked Shots...2 (twice) Steals... 3 (four times) Minutes Played vs. West Virginia (12/29/07) LEARY GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco N9 Denver N12 Alcorn State * N15 vs. Memphis (3) * N16 vs. Gardner-Webb * N21 Morehead State * N29 at USC (22) * D2 at TCU * D5 Tulsa * D8 Stephen F. Austin * D15 Arkansas D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) D29 at West Virginia (23) J5 Rice J7 Mount St. Mary s J12 Kansas State J14 at Kansas (3) J19 Texas Tech J26 at Baylor (25) J28 Oklahoma State F2 at Texas A&M (23) F6 Texas (12) F9 at Colorado F13 Iowa State F16 at Texas Tech F19 Baylor F23 at Texas (7) F27 at Nebraska M1 Texas A&M M5 at Oklahoma State M8 Missouri M14 vs. Colorado M15 vs. Texas (6) M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * Starter LEARY S CAREER HIGHS Points...14 vs. Denver (11/9/07) Field Goals...5 vs. Denver (11/9/07) Field Goal Attempts...10 vs. USC (11/29/07) 3-Point Field Goals...4 (twice) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts... 6 (three times) Free Throws Made...4 vs. Morehead State (11/21/07) Free Throw Attempts...4 vs. Morehead State (11/21/07) Rebounds... 5 vs. Tulsa (12/5/07) Assists... 8 vs. TCU (12/2/07) Blocked Shots... 1 vs Texas Tech (1/19/08) Steals...2 (five times) Minutes Played...26 (twice)

16 15 DAVID GODBOLD 6-5, 221, SENIOR, GUARD OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (DOUGLASS HS) 20 AUSTIN JOHNSON 6-3, 165, JUNIOR, GUARD AMARILLO, TEXAS (PALO DURO HS) GODBOLD GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco N9 Denver N12 Alcorn State N15 vs. Memphis (3) N16 vs. Gardner-Webb * N21 Morehead State N29 at USC (22) * D2 at TCU D5 Tulsa D8 Stephen F. Austin D15 Arkansas * D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) * D29 at West Virginia (23) * J5 Rice * J7 Mount St. Mary s * J12 Kansas State * J14 at Kansas (3) * J19 Texas Tech * J26 at Baylor (25) * J28 Oklahoma State * F2 at Texas A&M (23) * F6 Texas (12) * F9 at Colorado * F13 Iowa State F16 at Texas Tech F19 Baylor F23 at Texas (7) F27 at Nebraska * M1 Texas A&M M5 at Oklahoma State M8 Missouri * M14 vs. Colorado M15 vs. Texas (6) M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * * Starter GODBOLD S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Saint Joseph s (3/21/08) Field Goals... 7 (four times) Field Goal Attempts vs Texas (2/6/08) 3-Point Field Goals...6 vs. Texas A&M (2/2/08) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...10 vs. Texas A&M (2/2/08) Free Throws Made... 8 vs. West Virginia (12/29/07) Free Throw Attempts vs. West Virginia (12/29/07) Rebounds...9 (twice) Assists... 5 (three times) Blocked Shots...3 vs. Oklahoma State (1/28/07) Steals... 4 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04) Minutes Played vs. West Virginia (12/29/07) JOHNSON GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco * N9 Denver * N12 Alcorn State * N15 vs. Memphis (3) N16 vs. Gardner-Webb * N21 Morehead State * N29 at USC (22) D2 at TCU * D5 Tulsa * D8 Stephen F. Austin * D15 Arkansas * D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) * D29 at West Virginia (23) * J5 Rice * J7 Mount St. Mary s * J12 Kansas State * J14 at Kansas (3) * J19 Texas Tech * J26 at Baylor (25) * J28 Oklahoma State * F2 at Texas A&M (23) * F6 Texas (12) * F9 at Colorado * F13 Iowa State * F16 at Texas Tech * F19 Baylor * F23 at Texas (7) * F27 at Nebraska * M1 Texas A&M * M5 at Oklahoma State * M8 Missouri * M14 vs. Colorado * M15 vs. Texas (6) * M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * * Starter JOHNSON S CAREER HIGHS Points...20 vs. Texas Tech (2/16/08) Field Goals vs. Norfolk State (11/10/06) Field Goal Attempts...16 vs. Texas Tech (2/16/08) 3-Point Field Goals...6 vs. Texas Tech (2/16/08) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...11 vs. Texas Tech (2/16/08) Free Throws Made...5 (twice) Free Throw Attempts...6 (twice) Rebounds... 8 vs. TCU (12/2/07) Assists...10 vs. Texas (3/15/08) Blocked Shots... 3 vs. Tulsa (12/21/06) Steals... 6 vs. Rice (1/5/08) Minutes Played vs. West Virginia (12/29/07)

17 23 BLAKE GRIFFIN 6-10, 243, FRESHMAN, FORWARD OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL) 30 LONGAR LONGAR 6-11, 234, SENIOR, CENTER ROCHESTER, MINN. (LAURINBURG INSTITUTE [N.C.]) GRIFFIN GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco * N9 Denver * N12 Alcorn State * N15 vs. Memphis (3) * N16 vs. Gardner-Webb * N21 Morehead State * N29 at USC (22) * D2 at TCU * D5 Tulsa * D8 Stephen F. Austin * D15 Arkansas D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) * D29 at West Virginia (23) * J5 Rice * J7 Mount St. Mary s * J12 Kansas State * J14 at Kansas (3) J19 Texas Tech Did Not Play Injured J26 at Baylor (25) J28 Oklahoma State F2 at Texas A&M (23) * F6 Texas (12) * F9 at Colorado * F13 Iowa State F16 at Texas Tech * F19 Baylor * F23 at Texas (7) * F27 at Nebraska * M1 Texas A&M * M5 at Oklahoma State Did Not Play Injured M8 Missouri M14 vs. Colorado M15 vs. Texas (6) * M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * * Starter GRIFFIN S CAREER HIGHS Points...29 vs. Baylor (2/19/08) Field Goals...11 vs. Colorado (2/9/08) Field Goal Attempts (three times) 3-Point Field Goals... None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...1 (twice) Free Throws Made...13 vs. Baylor (2/19/08) Free Throw Attempts...18 vs. Mount St. Mary s (1/7/08) Rebounds...17 vs. Texas Tech (2/16/08) Assists...5 vs. Colorado (2/9/08) Blocked Shots...3 (twice) Steals...3 (twice) Minutes Played vs. West Virginia (12/29/07) LONGAR GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco N9 Denver N12 Alcorn State N15 vs. Memphis (3) N16 vs. Gardner-Webb * N21 Morehead State * N29 at USC (22) * D2 at TCU * D5 Tulsa * D8 Stephen F. Austin * D15 Arkansas * D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) * D29 at West Virginia (23) * J5 Rice J7 Mount St. Mary s * J12 Kansas State * J14 at Kansas (3) * J19 Texas Tech * J26 at Baylor (25) * J28 Oklahoma State * F2 at Texas A&M (23) * F6 Texas (12) Did Not Play Injured F9 at Colorado Did Not Play Injured F13 Iowa State F16 at Texas Tech F19 Baylor F23 at Texas (7) F27 at Nebraska M1 Texas A&M M5 at Oklahoma State * M8 Missouri * M14 vs. Colorado * M15 vs. Texas (6) * M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * * Starter LONGAR S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Florida A&M (13/30/04) Field Goals...12 vs. Chaminade (11/22/06) Field Goal Attempts...18 vs. Kansas (1/14/08) 3-Point Field Goals... None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts... None Free Throws Made...10 vs. Kansas State (1/12/08) Free Throw Attempts...11 (twice) Rebounds...15 vs. SMU (12/28/06) Assists... 4 vs Baylor (1/26/08) Blocked Shots...5 (twice) Steals... 3 vs. Florida A&M (12/30/04) Minutes Played...38 vs. Kansas (1/14/08)

18 32 TAYLOR GRIFFIN 6-7, 230, JUNIOR, FORWARD OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL) 34 CADE DAVIS 6-5, 203, FRESHMAN, GUARD ELK CITY, OKLA. (ELK CITY HS) GRIFFIN GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco * N9 Denver * N12 Alcorn State * N15 vs. Memphis (3) * N16 vs. Gardner-Webb N21 Morehead State N29 at USC (22) D2 at TCU D5 Tulsa D8 Stephen F. Austin D15 Arkansas * D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) D29 at West Virginia (23) J5 Rice * J7 Mount St. Mary s J12 Kansas State J14 at Kansas (3) J19 Texas Tech * J26 at Baylor (25) * J28 Oklahoma State * F2 at Texas A&M (23) F6 Texas (12) * F9 at Colorado * F13 Iowa State * F16 at Texas Tech * F19 Baylor * F23 at Texas (7) * F27 at Nebraska * M1 Texas A&M * M5 at Oklahoma State * M8 Missouri * M14 vs. Colorado * M15 vs. Texas (6) M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * Starter GRIFFIN S CAREER HIGHS Points...20 vs. Oklahoma State (1/28/07) Field Goals...7 vs. Oklahoma State (1/28/07) Field Goal Attempts...12 vs. Texas (1/13/07) 3-Point Field Goals...2 vs. Denver (11/9/07) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...4 vs. Kansas (1/14/08) Free Throws Made... 6 (six times) Free Throw Attempts...9 vs. San Francisco (11/8/07) Rebounds...15 vs. Texas (2/2/08) Assists...7 vs. UT Arlington (12/16/06) Blocked Shots... 4 vs. TCU (12/2/07) Steals... 3 (three times) Minutes Played...36 (twice) DAVIS GAME BY GAME IN N8 San Francisco * N9 Denver * N12 Alcorn State N15 vs. Memphis (3) Did Not Play N16 vs. Gardner-Webb N21 Morehead State N29 at USC (22) D2 at TCU D5 Tulsa D8 Stephen F. Austin Did Not Play D15 Arkansas D20 vs. Gonzaga (18) Did Not Play D29 at West Virginia (23) J5 Rice J7 Mount St. Mary s J12 Kansas State Did Not Play J14 at Kansas (3) J19 Texas Tech J26 at Baylor (25) Did Not Play J28 Oklahoma State Did Not Play F2 at Texas A&M (23) Did Not Play F6 Texas (12) F9 at Colorado F13 Iowa State F16 at Texas Tech F19 Baylor F23 at Texas (7) F27 at Nebraska M1 Texas A&M * M5 at Oklahoma State * M8 Missouri M14 vs. Colorado * M15 vs. Texas (6) * M21 vs. Saint Joseph s * Starter DAVIS CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Iowa State (2/13/08) Field Goals... 3 vs. Iowa State (2/13/08) Field Goal Attempts...8 vs. Colorado (3/14/08) 3-Point Field Goals...3 (twice) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts...7 (twice) Free Throws Made...3 vs. San Francisco (11/8/07) Free Throw Attempts...3 vs. San Francisco (11/8/07) Rebounds... 4 (three times) Assists... 2 (three times) Blocked Shots...1 (twice) Steals... 2 vs. Rice (1/5/08) Minutes Played...32 vs. Texas A&M (3/1/08)