The Opponent:
Oklahoma Panhandle State (4-4, 3-4 SAC): February 4, 2021 at 8 p.m. at Goodwell, Okla. | Live Video | Live Stats
Game Notes (PDF)
About the Rams:
The Rams (8-2, 4-2 SAC) are on a three game streak after beating No. 8 USAO 96-90 on Monday night. Vydal Bradford, Peyton Sallee and Sebastian Karwoski accounted for 69 percent of TXWES scoring in the game as each put up over 20 points a piece.
TXWES remains strong behind the arc, shooting a league best 39.8 percent from out deep. The clip puts them just outside the top-10 best three-point shooting teams in the country.
Sallee is No. 4 in the nation and first in the Sooner Athletic Conference in 3-pt FG percentage at 59.4%. He is 38-for-64 from beyond the arc this season and averages 3.8 treys per contest.
Sallee leads the team by scoring 17.9 points per game, good for sixth on the SAC individual leaderboard. In the seventh spot is Bradford with 16.9 points per contest.
Last Time Out:
Three Rams scored over 20 points each in a 96-90 win over No. 8 USAO on Monday night.
Bradford led the pack with 23 points, and Sallee chipped in 22 points and 3 steals while shooting 5-for-11 from beyond the arc. Karwoski rounded out the group with 21 points and 9 rebounds, just shy of recording his third double-double in a row.
The Rams shot 32-of-71 (.451) from the field and a staggering 13-of-26 (.500) from deep. The Drovers were fairly efficient on offense, shooting 32-of-69 (.464) from the field, but only shot 11-of-32 (.344) from beyond the arc.
Scouting the Aggies:
OPSU's 6-1 freshman Jalen Thomas was named SAC Player of the Week after averaging 28 points last week. In their most recent 88-83 win over Central Christian College, he put up a league high 36 points.
He is averaging a team best 19.7 points per contest this year, which makes him the second best leading scorer in the conference.
Their top rebounder is Justin Pile with 5 boards a contest.
The Aggies have the league's highest turnover margin. They commit 19.3 miscues a game but force 23.2 opponent turnovers.
Last Time vs. OPSU:
Sallee scored a season best 29 points in the Rams 95-69 victory over the Aggies on Jan. 11 this season. The junior from Fort Worth shot 9-for-10 from the arc in the road game.
Karwoski also highlighted with a career high 4 blocks, and he scored 12 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double.
TXWES outshot OPSU on the floor 51.6 to 41.3 percent and made 11 treys to the Aggies' 9. They also out-rebounded OPSU 35 to 27.
The History:
The series is in favor of TXWES 6-2 dating back to the teams' first meeting on Nov. 25, 1978 when the Rams beat the Aggies 95-91 in overtime at a neutral site in Lawton, Okla. The Rams have won the last four matchups.
Looking Forward:
The Rams will stay on the road for two more games, visiting Wayland Baptist and Southwestern Assemblies of God.
