SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Oklahoma at Auburn

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The Oklahoma Sooners visit the Auburn Tigers on Saturday in Auburn in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Oklahoma scores an average of 70.9 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 62.5 points per contest. Auburn scores an average of 79.4 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 65.3 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Oklahoma	0.494	0.338	0.753	7.7	2.5	7.8	1.8	14.9	15.2
Auburn	0.451	0.335	0.727	12.10	+3.65	9.20	8.15	15.15	11.5
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Oklahoma	0.416	0.307	NA	NA	NA	8.4	7.1	70.9	62.5
Auburn	0.391	0.315	38.95	35.3	0.329	+14.10	8.65	79.4	65.3

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3FG%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3FG%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor M– Average game scoring margin.
3 Pt Md PG– Three point shot made per game.
TM PPG– Average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

Scoring

SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	20	103	42	56	304	15.2
14. Johnson, K.D.	AUB	20	84	33	64	265	13.3
17. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	20	82	38	51	253	12.7
Groves, Tanner	Oklahoma	19	99	22	29	249	13.1
Gibson, Umoja	Oklahoma	20	77	50	44	248	12.4

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
7. Smith, Jabari	AUB	20	103	235	0.438
Groves, Tanner	Oklahoma	19	99	173	0.572

3-Point FG Made Per Game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
7. Smith, Jabari	AUB	20	42	2.10
9. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	20	38	1.90
Gibson, Umoja	Oklahoma	20	50	2.50

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
4. Green Jr., Wendell	AUB	20	51	59	0.864
8. Smith, Jabari	AUB	20	56	70	0.800

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	AVG
6. Kessler, Walker	AUB	20	47	105	152	7.60
9. Smith, Jabari	AUB	20	14	116	130	6.50
Hill, Jalen	Oklahoma	20	31	94	125	6.25
Groves, Tanner	Oklahoma	19	23	89	112	5.89
Likekele, Isaac	Oklahoma	19	30	80	110	5.80

Oklahoma vs. Auburn Basketball Series History

Auburn leads 2-1

Oklahoma Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jordan Goldwire	G	6′-3″	194	SR
1	Jalen Hill	F	6′-6″	218	JR
2	Umoja Gibson	G	6′-1″	169	SR
3	Alston Mason	G	6′-2″	169	FR
5	Marvin Johnson	G	6′-5″	184	SR
11	Akol Mawein	F	6′-8″	221	JR
14	Bijan Cortes	G	6′-3″	194	FR
15	Ethan Chargois	F/C	6′-9″	231	SR
20	Rick Issanza	C	7′-1″	230	SO
22	C.J. Noland	G	6′-2″	229	FR
30	Jake Moser	G	6′-3″	187	FR
34	Jacob Groves	F	6′-9″	210	JR
35	Tanner Groves	F/C	6′-10″	235	SR
44	Blake Seacat	G	6′-4″	201	JR
55	Elijah Harkless	G	6′-3″	194	SR	“

Auburn Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	K.D. Johnson	G	6′-0″	204	SO
1	Wendell Green Jr.	G	5′-11″	175	SO
2	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-8″	230	JR
5	Chris Moore	F	6′-6″	240	SO
10	Jabari Smith	F	6′-10″	220	FR
12	Zep Jasper	G	6′-1″	185	SR
13	Walker Kessler	F	7′-1″	245	SO
14	Preston Cook	G	6′-4″	205	SR
20	Carter Sobera	G	6′-5″	187	SO
21	Ty Cressman	F	6′-7″	244	JR
22	Allen Flanigan	G	6′-6″	215	JR
23	Babatunde Akingbola	C	6′-10″	245	JR
24	Lior Berman	G	6′-4″	215	JR
25	Chandler Leopard	G	6′-3″	195	JR
31	Michael Whitmore	G	5′-10″	160	SO
33	Chase Maasdorp	G	6′-0″	175	JR
35	Devan Cambridge	G	6′-6″	215	JR
44	Dylan Cardwell	C	6′-11″	250	SO

Oklahoma Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
12/1/2021	Florida	67	Oklahoma	74
12/11/2021	Arkansas	66	Oklahoma	88
1/29/2022	Oklahoma		Auburn
11/1/2021	Rogers State	57	Oklahoma	106
11/9/2021	Northwestern State	59	Oklahoma	77
11/12/2021	UTSA	44	Oklahoma	96
11/18/2021	Oklahoma	79	East Carolina	74
11/19/2021	Oklahoma	87	Indiana State	63
11/21/2021	Utah State	73	Oklahoma	70
11/24/2021	Houston Baptist	40	Oklahoma	57
11/27/2021	Oklahoma	65	Central Florida	62
12/1/2021	Florida	67	Oklahoma	74
12/7/2021	Butler	66	Oklahoma	62
12/11/2021	Arkansas	66	Oklahoma	88
12/19/2021	Texas-Arlington	50	Oklahoma	70
12/22/2021	Alcorn State	48	Oklahoma	72
1/1/2022	Kansas State	69	Oklahoma	71
1/4/2022	Oklahoma	74	Baylor	84
1/8/2022	Iowa State	66	Oklahoma	79
1/11/2022	Oklahoma	52	Texas	66
1/15/2022	Oklahoma	58	TCU	59
1/18/2022	Kansas	67	Oklahoma	64
1/22/2022	Baylor	65	Oklahoma	51
1/26/2022	Oklahoma	72	West Virginia	62
1/29/2022	Oklahoma		Auburn
1/31/2022	TCU		Oklahoma
2/5/2022	Oklahoma		Oklahoma State
2/9/2022	Texas Tech		Oklahoma
2/12/2022	Oklahoma		Kansas
2/15/2022	Texas		Oklahoma
2/19/2022	Oklahoma		Iowa State
2/22/2022	Oklahoma		Texas Tech
2/26/2022	Oklahoma State		Oklahoma
3/1/2022	West Virginia		Oklahoma
3/5/2022	Oklahoma		Kansas State

Auburn Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	Morehead State	54	Auburn	77
11/12/2021	UL Monroe	65	Auburn	93
11/19/2021	Auburn	58	South Florida	52
11/24/2021	UConn	115	Auburn	109
11/25/2021	Auburn	62	Loyola Chicago	53
11/26/2021	Syracuse	68	Auburn	89
12/1/2021	UCF	68	Auburn	85
12/4/2021	Yale	64	Auburn	86
12/11/2021	Nebraska	68	Auburn	99
12/14/2021	North Alabama	44	Auburn	70
12/18/2021	Auburn	74	Saint Louis	70
12/22/2021	Murray State	58	Auburn	71
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Auburn	81	South Carolina	66
1/8/2022	Florida	73	Auburn	85
1/11/2022	Auburn	81	Alabama	77
1/15/2022	Auburn	80	Ole Miss	71
1/19/2022	Georgia	60	Auburn	83
1/22/2022	Kentucky	71	Auburn	80
1/25/2022	Auburn	55	Missouri	54
1/29/2022	Oklahoma		Auburn
2/1/2022	Alabama		Auburn
2/5/2022	Auburn		Georgia
2/8/2022	Auburn		Arkansas
2/12/2022	Texas A&M		Auburn
2/16/2022	Vanderbilt		Auburn
2/19/2022	Auburn		Florida
2/23/2022	Ole Miss		Auburn
2/26/2022	Auburn		Tennessee
3/2/2022	Auburn		Mississippi State
3/5/2022	South Carolina		Auburn

Injuries and Suspensions

Oklahoma

[F] 01/26/2022 – Ethan Chargois is “?” (Undisclosed)
[G] 01/26/2022 – Alston Mason is “?” (Undisclosed)

Auburn

[G] 01/26/2022 – Wendell Green Jr. injured last game, is probable ( Knee )
[G] 01/25/2022 – Lior Berman is “?” ( Foot )

Source: statfox.com

Oklahoma-Auburn Prediction

Auburn 81, Oklahoma 71

Saturday‘s game tips off at 2:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN.

SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Oklahoma at Auburn

Team Statistical Comparison

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