The No.1-seeded Oregon Ducks and No.2-seeded Oklahoma Sooners get together for a chance to advance to the Final Four. The game begins at 6:09 pm ET on Saturday, Mar. 26 and can be seen on CBS.
The Ducks defeated Duke 82-68 in the Regional Semifinals. Dillon Brooks was the team’s high scorer with 22 points on 9-for-19 shooting. The Sooners, meanwhile, are coming off a 77-63 win against Texas A&M in the Regional Semifinals. Jordan Woodard was the game’s top scorer, accumulating 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting.
Over the last five games, Elgin Cook has been playing at a high level for the Ducks. During that stretch, he has averaged 15.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.0 steal.
This matchup pits one of the nation’s top offenses against one of its elite defenses, as Oregon currently ranks 25th in the nation in offensive efficiency and Oklahoma is 10th in defensive efficiency. Also, the sweet-shooting offense of the Sooners ranks 21st in eFG% at 54.8%, while the Ducks are 18th-best in the nation at forcing opponents’ misses (48.3%).
The Ducks have gone 31-6 Straight Up (SU) and 20-13-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have been worse ATS (3-7) than their SU record (8-2) over their last 10 games would indicate. The Ducks come into the game with the 37th-ranked scoring offense in the nation, averaging 79.0 points per game.
On the other side, the Sooners have a 28-7 SU record, but have struggled ATS with a 13-20 record. Oklahoma performed well ATS during its last 10 games, earning a 7-3 record. The Sooners have one of the best opponent three-point field goal percentages in the country at .335.
Oregon and Oklahoma have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Oregon, ATS Winner – Oregon
Notes
Oklahoma is one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 80.5 points per game (ranked 19th). Oregon allows 68.5 points per game (ranked 76th).
Oregon has allowed an average of 66.8 points per home game this season. Oklahoma averages 77.5 points per away game, ranking 23rd in scoring.
Ranked 13th, the Oregon Ducks have one of the top defenses in the country, giving up just 99.1 points per 100 possessions. The Oklahoma Sooners rank 43rd in offense, scoring 112.9 points in the same number of possessions.
Oregon has an average field goal percentage of 46.9%. Oklahoma is a solid 5-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Oregon Ducks rank higher based on their field goal percentage (43rd) than their effective field goal percentage (58th). The Oklahoma Sooners rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (21st) than their field goal percentage (65th).
Oklahoma ranks 87th in assists, recording 14.7 per game. Oregon performs worse at 144th with 13.7 assists per game.
With 5.9 blocks per game, the Oregon Ducks rank fourth in the country. The Oklahoma Sooners are among the top-25 teams in blocking, ranking 18th with 5.3 blocks per game.
Oregon ranks 110th in offensive rebounds, while Oklahoma ranks 27th in defensive rebounds.
Though Oregon is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 20.3% (ranked fifth), Oklahoma has an exceptional 10-1 record SU when its TO% is 20.3% or greater.
