Oklahoma hosts Central Arkansas following Sherfield's 23-point performance

Published Dec. 16, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET

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Central Arkansas Sugar Bears (5-5) at Oklahoma Sooners (7-3)

Norman, Oklahoma; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma takes on the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears after Grant Sherfield scored 23 points in Oklahoma's 88-78 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Sooners are 4-1 on their home court. Oklahoma ranks third in the Big 12 in team defense, giving up 60.9 points while holding opponents to 43.2% shooting.

The Bears are 0-3 in road games. Central Arkansas ranks ninth in the ASUN with 23.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Masai Olowokere averaging 4.6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sherfield is shooting 45.3% and averaging 17.7 points for the Sooners. Jacob Groves is averaging 8.5 points for Oklahoma.

Collin Cooper is shooting 39.4% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, while averaging 10.6 points. Camren Hunter is averaging 16.8 points and four assists for Central Arkansas.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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