Oklahoma to host SMU in men's basketball

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma's men's basketball team is back in action Thursday as the Sooners host SMU. <br/><br/>The Sooners have won three straight contests. SMU has won its last seven. <br/><br/>The

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 9:24 pm

By: News On 6

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma's men's basketball team is back in action Thursday as the Sooners host SMU.

The Sooners have won three straight contests. SMU has won its last seven.

The 7-and-3 Sooners are coming off a 58-to-48 victory over Tulsa on Thursday in the All-College Classic in Oklahoma City. The Mustangs posted a 64-and-62 win at TCU the same evening.

The Mustangs are off to their best 10-game start since the 1999-2000 when they also began 9-and-1. SMU's only loss came at Florida State in the third game of the season, 59-to-52.

OU has won 36 of its last 39 home games and is 5-and-1 in Norman this year. Oklahoma is outscoring its opponents by 15.7 points a game on the season and boasts a 8.4 rebounding advantage per contest -- best in the Big 12 Conference.