Wichita State (9-3) at RV/RV Oklahoma (10-1)
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 | 6:00 PM CT | Lloyd Noble Center
Bally Sports Oklahoma | KFH 97.5 FM/1240 AM | ShockerStats.com

WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State wraps up non-conference play with a Big 12 matchup at Oklahoma Wednesday night.

ON THE AIR
Wednesday's game can be heard on the radio at KFH 97.5 FM/1240 AM with Steve Strain calling the action. Strain is in his eighth season as the radio voice for Wichita State women's basketball. The game will also be televised on Bally Sports Oklahoma.

LAST TIME OUT
Wichita State dropped its first home game of the season in an in-state battle vs. Kansas last Tuesday, 68-55. Wichita State missed 12 of its 14 three-point attempts and shot a season-low 30.6 percent overall. Mariah McCully scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-22 from the floor. McCully accounted for 10 of the team's 22 made field goals. It marked her second 20-point output of the season. Trajata Colbert just missed a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds. Seraphine Bastin returned from a one-game absence due to a minor injury and Nhug Bosch Duran played in her first game since the season opener on Nov. 9 vs. Chicago State. She missed the last 10 games with a leg injury.

SCOUTING THE SOONERS
THE SERIES VS. OKLAHOMA
Wichita State and Oklahoma have met 20 times prior to Wednesday's matchup. The Sooners have won five of the last six meetings. Wichita State is just 1-7 all-time vs. the Sooners in Norman. The last win at Oklahoma came all the way back in Feb. 1980.

LAST MEETING
Wichita State and Oklahoma met just two years ago in Charles Koch Arena. The Shockers held on for an 88-83 win to snap an OU five-game win streak in the series. Both teams were on fire offensively, as they combined to make 24 three-pointers in the contest. Wichita State converted on 51.7 percent of its attempts to Oklahoma's 49.1 percent. Seraphine Bastin knocked down a career-high three 3-pointers on the way to a team-high 16 points. Raven Prince also added 16 points and Carla Bremaud chipped in 15 on four made 3-pointers.

HOT START
Wichita State opened the season winning seven of its first eight games (7-1), making it the best eight-game start in school history. Through 12 games, Wichita State is 9-3, making it just the fifth time in program history the Shockers have won nine of their first 12 games, joining the 1982-83, 1998-99, 2009-10 and 2014-15 teams.

WANTED FOR THEFT
Wichita State senior guard Mariah McCully has been pest on defense for opposing offenses through nine games this season. McCully is riding a streak of eight straight games with a steal and has swiped at least one in 11 of the first 12 games. She's had multiple in eight of the 12. Her 27 steals easily lead the team and rank 52nd nationally and third in the American Athletic Conference. Her 2.25 steals per game rank fourth in the conference. During her first season at Wichita State (2019-20), McCully had a career-long 19-game streak with a steal, including a career-high seven at Tulane on Feb. 16, 2020.

MARIAH MCBUCKETS
Senior Mariah McCully is on a hot streak over the last five games. The Grand Rapids, Mich., native is averaging 16.4 points per game on 46.5 percent shooting and 42.9 percent from beyond the arc. She has scored 10 or more points in eight of the team's 12 games, including five straight. Her scoring tear began vs. Oral Roberts on Dec. 1 when she lit up the Golden Eagles to the tune of a season-high 24 points on 11-of-19 shooting. Her 24 points were one shy of a career high. She then scored 13 at South Dakota, 10 vs. Grambling, 12 at North Texas and most recently 23 vs. Kansas. She was 10-for-22 in the game vs. KU, while the rest of the team was a combined 12-for-50. Through 12 games Wichita State has had three 20-point scoring outputs - two of those three belong to McCully.

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING      
Wichita State is ranked in the top 75 nationally in 10 categories after the first 12 games. The Shockers rank No. 4 in rebounds per game (46.08), No. 11 in total rebounds (553), No. 12 in rebound margin (11.5), No. 17 in offensive rebounds per game (16.1), No. 22 in defensive rebounds per game (30.0), No. 47 in free throws made (158), No. 55 in field goal percentage defense (35.9), No. 61 in win-loss percentage (75.0), No. 66 in free throw percentage (74.9) and No. 75 in free throw attempts (211).

HOME COOKIN
Wichita State is 6-1 at home so far in 2021-22. The Shockers are outscoring their opponents by an average of 20.3 points and holding them to 31.9 percent shooting. Wichita State is pounding its foes on the glass, outrebounding them by 13.6 per game. Wichita State is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation to begin the season, and that is evident in the rebounding at home. The Shockers average 49.4 rebounds in home games compared to just 35.9 for their opponents.

GLASS CLEANERS
Wichita State is off to an impressive start rebounding the basketball through its first 12 games. The Shockers have outrebounded all but one team and currently average 46.08 rebounds a game, which ranks fourth nationally. Their 553 total rebounds rank 11th in the NCAA. Wichita State ranks 12th in rebound margin, 17th in offensive rebounds per game and 22nd in defensive rebounds per game. As it stands now, Wichita State's 46.1 rebounds per game would rank fourth-most in school history. Four different Shockers pull down at least 5.6 boards per game, led by Jane Asinde at 8.7.

DYNAMIC POINT GUARD
• Wichita State point guard Seraphine Bastin had her best season in a Shocker uniform in 2020-21. Bastin averaged 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals a game, while shooting 78.7 percent from the free throw line. The 5-foot-8 guard led the team in rebounding, assists, steals and double-doubles. In The American, Bastin ranked second in free throw percentage, third in assists, fourth in rebounding and fifth in assist-turnover ratio.

• She is off to another great start on the glass in 2021-22. Her 6.9 rebounds rank second on the team, and she's already had three games with 10 boards. In all but two games she's had five or more rebounds. Her season low is two.

• Bastin entered the Wichita State top 10 list for career assists on Nov. 26 vs. Alcorn State. She passed Allison Daniel who held the No. 10 spot with 308 career dimes. Bastin is already in the top 10 for career assists per game at 3.8. Her 3.8 helpers rank ninth best in school history.

• The Dinant, Belgium, native has a bulldog mentality and that is evident in her rebounding. Bastin led Wichita State and ranked sixth in the American Athletic Conference in rebounding at 7.7 per game and 131 total rebounds in 2020-21. Her 131 rebounds were 15 more than the next closest Shocker, which was Trajata Colbert with 116. Bastin has been one of the program's best rebounders since she arrived in 2018. She has 489 career rebounds, far and away the team's active leader. She has averaged 4.6 rebounds or more every season, including her career best 7.7 in 2020-21.

• With another season of eligibility remaining after the 2021-22 season, Bastin could find herself among the Shocker greats. She is on pace to finish her career with more than 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists and 150 steals. Only one player in Wichita State history has accomplished that feat - Alex Harden. As it stands now, Bastin has 722 career points, 505 rebounds, 338 assists and 122 steals.

SHOCKERS PICKED EIGHTH IN PRESEASON POLL
Wichita State was picked to finish eighth in the American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Shockers garnered 36 points from the league's coaches, just two points behind seventh-place East Carolina. The defending champions, South Florida, was picked to repeat after receiving 10 first place votes and 100 points. UCF (91), Houston (77), Tulane (72) and Temple (69) round out the top five.

A SHOCKER WIN WOULD...
... make them 10-3 on the season
... improve their record to 4-2 on the road this season
... snap Oklahoma's seven-game win streak
... move them to 8-13 all-time vs. Oklahoma
... be their second straight win vs. the Sooners
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 58-65 at Wichita State
... make Adams 342-274 at the Division I level
... run Adams' career coaching record to 469-311
... make Wichita State 628-713 all-time

A SHOCKER LOSS WOULD...
... make them 9-4 this the season
... drop them to 3-3 on the road this season
... make them 7-14 all-time vs. Oklahoma
... bring Keitha Adams' record to 57-66 at Wichita State
... make Adams 341-275 at the Division I level
... lower Adams' career coaching record to 468-312
... make Wichita State 627-714 all-time

UP NEXT
Wichita State opens American Athletic Conference play in the New Year vs. Houston on Jan. 5 in Charles Koch Arena.