Oklahoma State University Athletics
No. 6 Oklahoma State Hosts No. 4 Kansas
January 14, 2002 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 14, 2002
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002 * 8 p.m. [CST]
Gallagher-Iba Arena [13,611] * Stillwater, Okla.
Cowboy Radio Network * ESPN Regional
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Oklahoma State's Probable Starters
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes
F 12 Fredrik Jonzen 6-10 241 Sr. 11.9 7.3 Three double-doubles this season
F 23 Ivan McFarlin 6-8 220 So. 10.6 7.6 Four-straight double-figure rebounding games
G 1 Maurice Baker 6-1 183 Sr. 16.9 6.7 Also averaging 3.6 assists per game
G 5 Victor Williams 5-10 185 Jr. 13.4 3.9^ Double-figure scoring in 11 games this season
G 34 Melvin Sanders 6-5 220 Jr. 8.5 3.5 Started 46-consecutive games for the Cowboys
Kansas' Probable Starters
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG
F 0 Drew Gooden 6-10 230 Jr. 20.7 12.3
F 4 Nick Collison 6-9 250 Jr. 15.8 8.1
G 13 Jeff Boschee 6-1 185 Sr. 14.0 3.0
G 10 Kirk Hinrich 6-3 180 Jr. 13.0 5.7^
G 11 Aaron Miles 6-0 160 Fr. 6.7 6.1^
^ denotes assists per game
Tuesday's Game
Oklahoma State will host the Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys are 15-1 overall and 2-1 in Big 12 Conference play. OSU is coming off a 69-66 win over Iowa State in Ames on Saturday afternoon. KU is 13-2 overall and 2-0 in league play after an 87-77 loss at UCLA in non-conference action on Saturday.
Last Time Out For Oklahoma State
For the second-straight game, OSU had four players score in double figures and the Cowboys handled a late-game surge by Iowa State as the Cowboys defeated the Cyclones, 69-66, in Ames. OSU shot 49.1 percent from the floor, including a 6-of-8 performance by Ivan McFarlin, who had a team-high 16 points. Guards Maurice Baker and Victor Williams each scored 13, and Fredrik J?nz?n chipped in 11. McFarlin also had a team-high eight rebounds, while Williams had seven assists. The difference in the game came from long range as OSU connected on 5-of-10 from beyond the three-point arc. ISU made just 2-of-5 treys. Tyray Pearson had 30 points for the Cyclones, and could not be stopped. He was 10-of-20 from the floor and 10-of-13 from the charity stripe. Jake Sullivan added 16 points for Iowa State.
Marquee Matchup
Tuesday's game vs. Kansas will be broadcast by ESPN-plus as part of the Big 12 Conference's television package. The game can be seen in Tulsa on KWBT-19 and in Oklahoma City on KOCB-34. In Stillwater, the game will be on Cox Cable Channel 11. Fred White will handle the play-by-play duties, while Chris Piper will provide expert analysis. It is also the first game OSU has been involved in that included two top-five teams since both of these schools met on Feb. 8, 1992 when OSU was ranked No. 2 and Kansas was third in the Associated Press poll.
OSU-Kansas: The Series
KU leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 95-49, including a narrow 31-28 mark in Stillwater. OSU has won two of the last three, but Kansas has won nine of the last 11 games.
Last Time Out For Kansas
Kansas trailed by 11 at halftime and couldn't recover as the Jayhawks lost to the UCLA Bruins, 87-77, Saturday aftenoon in non-conference action in Los Angeles. Drew Gooden picked up a double-double for KU with 22 points and 10 rebounds, but was just 7-of-17 from the floor. Kirk Hinrich added 17 for the 'Hawks, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc. UCLA shot 52.6 percent from the floor, compared to just 41 percent for Kansas. KU also had 21 turnovers.
Last Time vs. Kansas
Kirk Hinrich scored 20 points and hit a driving reverse layup that halted an Oklahoma State rally and helped No. 5 Kansas to a 77-61 victory over the Cowboys. Hinrich hit six of his first eight field goal attempts and also assisted in holding Oklahoma State's Maurice Baker to 12 points, 11 below the league-leading average he's had in Big 12 Conference games. Drew Gooden did not play and due to a wrist injury. Eric Chenowith had 17 points and 12 rebounds for KU. The Cowboys did not score a field goal the final 7:22, getting their last 10 points on free throws. A three pointer by Melvin Sanders and Fredrik J?nz?n's free throw sliced Kansas' lead to 51-45 with 12 minutes to go, then Hinrich went in for a dazzling reverse layup that triggered a 12-2 run. Chenowith had four points in the surge, including a five-foot jumper that made it 63-47. Oklahoma State never got closer than nine. Kansas, avoiding its first back-to-back home losses since 1989, got 10 points from Kenny Gregory and Nick Collison. Sanders and Victor Williams had 13 apiece for Oklahoma State while J?nz?n had 11.
Last Time in Stillwater
Kansas Coach Roy Williams, coaching his 400th game, watched Desmond Mason score 31 points as No. 14 Oklahoma State beat the 20th-ranked Jayhawks, 86-53. The Cowboys won their fifth straight and ninth in 10 games. They also ended an eight-game losing streak to Kansas that dated to Feb. 6, 1995. The Jayhawks shot just 34 percent against the league's stingiest defense. Mason was 10-of-14 from the field and finished one point shy of his career high. He made all five of his three-point tries and turned one of those into a four-point play. Oklahoma State, which shot 54 percent, took control early and didn't give it up. After Kansas took its only lead, 6-4, on a three pointer by Kirk Hinrich, Oklahoma State went on a 21-5 run during the next seven minutes to take a 25-11 lead. Kansas had only five offensive rebounds in the first half and was held to one shot on just about every possession during the Cowboys' run. Meanwhile Oklahoma State went 9-of-12, doing most of its damage inside. Mason scored eight of the Cowboys' 12 points during one stretch later in the half when they took their biggest lead, 43-22. Joe Adkins had 18 points and Gottlieb scored 12. Hinrich led Kansas with 12 points. Kenny Gregory, Kansas' leading scorer with a 13.7 average, didn't score until the 13:36 mark of the second half and finished with eight points.
Up Next: Texas Tech and Nebraska
Oklahoma State will travel to Lubbock, Texas, this weekend to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-2 overall, 2-1 Big 12) and Coach Bob Knight on Saturday in a 3 p.m., nationally-televised game on CBS. Please note the game-time change from the original 1 p.m. start time. OSU will then return home for a game with Nebraska (8-6, 1-2) on Wed., Jan. 23, at 7 p.m.
Cowboy Noteworthy
* Oklahoma State ranks in the top five in all three major ratings percentage indices. The Cowboys are fifth behind Duke, Cincinnati, Florida and Oklahoma in the Sagarin ratings, fourth in collegerpi.com behind Kansas, Arizona and Duke, and fifth in the College Basketball News RPI ratings, behind Kansas, Arizona, Duke and Oklahoma.
* Oklahoma State's 13-0 start to the season was the third-best in school history. The 1991-92 Cowboys started the year off 20-0, while the Aggies of 1950-51 began the year with 16 wins before a loss.
* Oklahoma State is one of six teams that have 15 victories this season. OSU joins Cincinnati at 15-1, while Syracuse, Miami (Fla.), Hawaii and Butler are all 15-2.
Cowboys In The Polls
Oklahoma State is currently ranked sixth in both the Associated Press poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Cowboys dropped a spot after falling to Texas two weeks ago. OSU's No. 5 ranking over the previous two weeks is the highest ranking OSU has achieved since the Cowboys were ranked second nationally in mid-February of 1992. OSU was ranked No. 2 for two weeks before dropping back to eighth that year. Four of Oklahoma State's opponents this season are ranked in the top 25 of both polls (Kansas, Oklahoma, Cincinnati and Missouri), while four more are receiving votes in at least one of the polls. Here is a look at where OSU has ranked in each poll this season:
Date Pre N12 N19 N26 D3 D10 D17 D24 D31 J7 J14 AP 18th 18th 15th 14th 10th 8th 6th 5th 5th 6th 6th ESPN 18th 18th 16th 12th 10th 9th 6th 5th 5th 6th 6th
Baker Nearing Top 30 All-Time
With 13 points vs. Iowa State last Saturday, Maurice Baker has 864 points in his career at Oklahoma State. He surpassed Joe Smith for 31st on the all-time list, and needs just 25 points to move past James King and into the top 30 all-time. If he does so, he will be just the third player in the top 30 with just two years in a Cowboy uniform, joining current Director of Basketball Operations Brooks Thompson (996 points in 1993-94) and Ed Odom (945 points in 1979-80).
Baker Among Top Rebounding Guards
Through the efforts of STATS, Inc., it has been determined that Maurice Baker is one of the top rebounding guards in the country. The 6-1 senior is averaging seven rebounds per contest, the second-best average in the nation behind 6-2 Ryan Sidney of Boston College, who is averaging 7.4 boards per game. Here is a look at the top-10 rebounding players in the country that are 6-2 or shorter:
Name, Team Ht. RPG
1. Ryan Sidney, Boston College 6-2 7.4
2. Maurice Baker, Oklahoma State 6-1 7.0
3. T.R. Reed, Birmingham Southern 6-0 6.7
4. Tyrone Tiggs, Oral Roberts 6-1 6.1
5. Marlon Parmer, New Mexico 6-2 5.9
6. Brennon Clemmons, Nebraska 6-2 5.8
7. Chester Mason, Miami (Ohio) 6-2 5.8
8. Domonic Jones, Va Commonwealth 6-1 5.5
9. T.J. Ford, Texas 5-11 5.2
10. Derek Robinson, W. Kentucky 6-1 5.2
J?nz?n, Sanders Consistently in the Starting Lineup
Senior Fredrik J?nz?n and junior Melvin Sanders have started 52 and 46 consecutive games for OSU, respectively, ranking eighth and 11th on the Cowboy consecutive starts list. J?nz?n needs five more to move past Brett Robisch (56) for seventh, while Sanders needs two more to surpass Matt Clark (47) for 10th on the list.
Gadson Coming On Strong
Junior college transfer Cheyne Gadson was hampered by knee surgery in the preseason, but the point guard is getting stronger every game. His playing time is up over 18 minutes per game. He is averaging 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He also has 38 assists, an average of 2.4 per game. He started the New Orleans game and vs. Texas at guard, and will see more action with OSU in a three-guard lineup.
Victor Williams Showing Leadership Qualities
With fellow starting guard Maurice Baker hampered by injury, junior Victor Williams stepped up with 18 points vs. Texas. It was his third-straight game with 17 or more points, and he now has 12 double-figure scoring games this season. Vic is second on the team in scoring with a 13.4 ppg average, and is also second on the team in free-throw percentage (.839) and three-point percentage (.405). He has 63 assists, leading the team, and 34 turnovers, a 1.85 assist-to-turnover ratio.
McFarlin Posting Big Numbers
Oklahoma State sophomore Ivan McFarlin is showing the league what the coaching staff has known all along - he's a prime-time player. In his first season with the Cowboys (he was a partial qualifier last season), he has 10 double-figure scoring games with a season-high of 19 points. He also recorded his first double-double in the second game of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Austin Peay. He had back-to-back double-doubles with 10 and 10 vs. Arkansas and 11 and 11 vs. Ball State. He had four-straight double-figure rebounding games. In the first exhibition game of the season, I-Mac had 20 rebounds, including 10 on each end of the court. He is second on the team in steals with 27 and is also second on the team with his 16 blocked shots. He is third in the Big 12 Conference in field-goal shooting, connecting on 58.4 percent of his shots.
OSU in the Big 12 Statistics
Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 Conference in every defensive statistical category. The Cowboys are first in scoring defense (60.2 ppg), field-goal percentage defense (37.6 percent) and three-point field-goal defense (26.2 percent). OSU is second in the Big 12 in scoring margin, outscoring its opponents by an average of 17.2 points per contest, trailing Oklahoma which has a 21.7 scoring margin average.
J?nz?n Moving Up Scoring Chart
With 13 points vs. Ball State, senior center Fredrik J?nz?n became just the 23rd player in school history to record 1,000 points in their career. He now has 1,033 points, surpassing Royce Jeffries, who had 1,032 in his career. Fred is now 80 points from surpassing Richard Dumas and moving into the top 20 all-time. Dumas had 1,112 from 1988-90.
J?nz?n Surpasses 600 Career Rebounds
Senior center Fredrik J?nz?n moved into ninth-place on the career rebounding chart with his seven vs. Northwestern State. He now has 638 in his four years at OSU. He is just the 10th player in school history to record 600 boards in a career. With his 1,033 points, he is the eighth player in school history to record 1,000 points and 600 rebounds in a career.
OSU Post Players Host Block Party
Through the first 16 games, OSU has blocked 63 shots, and average of nearly four swats a game. Andre Williams leads the team with 20, followed by Ivan McFarlin with 16 and Antoine Broxsie with 13 blocked shots. Fredrik J?nz?n has eight, while Maurice Baker has three. Melvin Sanders has two and Jack Marlow has one. Williams had four vs. Cincinnati, three vs. Northwestern State and three more vs. Texas, while Broxsie had three vs. TCU, New Orleans and Northwestern State. McFarlin had three vs. North Texas and Ball State.
Andre Williams Fifth on All-Time Blocked Shots Chart
Oklahoma State junior Andre Williams recorded four blocks in the first game of the seeason vs. Cincinnati, and 20 total this year. He became just the fifth player in school history to reach the century mark in blocked shots in his career. The amazing fact is that he accomplished that feat in just two seasons, the second Cowboy ever to do so. Byron Houston had 131 blocks after his sophomore year, and also owns the all-time career blocked-shots record with 223. Andre has had six multiple-block games this season, including three vs. Northwestern State and Texas.
