Basketball Game Preview: Memorial Chargers vs. Oklahoma City S Storm

Memorial has gone 4-0 against Oklahoma City S recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Memorial Chargers will face off against the Oklahoma City S Storm at 3:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Memorial is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Pryor: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Memorial blew Pryor out of the water with a 79-27 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Chargers had established a 45 point advantage.

Jalil Cotton

Assists (Career)

12/03/24 @ Pryor	4
02/24/24 vs Tahlequah	2
12/05/23 @ Coweta	2
02/09/24 vs Durant	2
02/02/24 @ McAlester	2

Memorial's win last Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jalil Cotton, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Cotton a new career-high in assists (four). Antonio Love was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 15 points.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oklahoma City S). They breezed by Life Christian to the tune of 92-38 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

The victory made it two in a row for Oklahoma City S and bumps their season record up to 3-10. As for Memorial, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Memorial beat Oklahoma City S 51-39 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.