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Capel returns to Virginia

Friday, November 20, 2009

Coach Jeff Capel returns to Richmond, Va. to take on his former team, the Virginia Commonwealth Rams, this Saturday for the Sooners’ third game of the regular season.

The Sooners (2-0) are coming off of a sloppy performance against the three-point-happy Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, where the Sooners committed eight turnovers in the first five minutes.

The entire game was much closer than most anticipated, especially the first half when OU struggled.

The Sooners shot 24 percent up until three minutes left in the half, and ended the game with 13 turnovers.

As expected, sophomore Willie Warren has led the team in scoring this season and averages 19.5 points per game, while freshman Tiny Gallon leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 12.5 boards a game.

Other Sooners putting up points are freshman guard Steven Pledger, who added eight in the last game and senior Tony Crocker, who added 13 of his own.

The Rams (1-1) are coming off of a loss to the Western Michigan Broncos.

Two sophomore guards, Bradford Burgess and Jay Gavin, average 13 and 11 points per game respectively and lead the team in scoring.

Junior 6-foot-11-inch forward Larry Sanders leads the team with 6.5 rebounds a game.

OU played VCU last year in Oklahoma City, where OU took the 11-point win 81-70.

Tipoff will be at 7:30 p.m. in Virginia. The Sooners continue their road play until returning home Dec. 2 when they host the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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