Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Aggies In Regular-Season Finale
March 01, 2002 | Cowboy Basketball
March 1, 2002
Texas A&M Aggies [9-20, 3-12] at Oklahoma State Cowboys [22-7, 9-6]
Saturday, March 2, 2002 * 7 p.m. [CST]
Gallagher-Iba Arena [13,611] * Stillwater, Okla.
Cowboy Radio Network * CSP
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Oklahoma State's Probable Starters
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes
F 12 Fredrik Jonzen 6-10 229 Sr. 12.1 6.9 Five double-doubles this season
F 21 Antoine Broxsie 6-10 241 Sr. 1.1 1.4 First start as a Cowboy
G 1 Maurice Baker 6-1 183 Sr. 14.2 5.7 Also averaging 3.3 assists per game
G 5 Victor Williams 5-10 185 Jr. 13.2 4.0^ Double-figure scoring in 23 games
G 34 Melvin Sanders 6-5 220 Jr. 8.5 3.9 Started 59-consecutive games for the Cowboys
Texas A&M's Probable Starters
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG
F 2 Keith Bean 6-8 260 Jr. 6.8 5.7
C 50 Andy Slocum 7-0 290 So. 6.8 6.3
G 22 Andy Leatherman 6-3 205 Sr. 6.3 2.1
G 24 Bradley Jackson 5-11 185 Jr. 5.0 3.3^
G 32 Bernard King 6-5 195 Jr. 17.1 4.8
^ denotes assists per game
Saturday's Game
Oklahoma State hosts Texas A&M in the regular-season finale for both teams. It will also be Senior Night, as OSU recognizes the three Cowboy seniors - Maurice Baker, Antoine Broxsie and Fredrik J?nz?n. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Oklahoma State is 22-7 overall and 9-6 in Big 12 Conference action with a 72-69 loss at Missouri on Monday night. Texas A&M is 9-20 overall and 3-12 in league play after losing to Colorado, 92-77, Tuesday night in College Station.
Last Time Out For Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State had four players score in double figures and led by nine at halftime, but Missouri defeated the Cowboys, 72-69, Monday night in Columbia. Victor Williams had 19 points and Fredrik J?nz?n added 16 for the Cowboys, who shot 50 percent from the floor for the ninth time this season and the third in four games. Both teams had 20 turnovers, but the Tigers manhandled OSU on the boards, grabbing 22 offensive rebounds and outrebounding the Cowboys by 10. OSU held Kareem Rush to 10 below his average of 20, and limited Clarence Gilbert to just six points after he scored 40 on Colorado last Saturday. Cheyne Gadson added 12 points for OSU, while Melvin Sanders had 10.
OSU-A&M on Television
Saturday's game will be broadcast by Cowboy Sports Properties to local stations across the state of Oklahoma. John Holcomb of KOTV Channel 6 in Tulsa will handle the play-by-play duties, while James Dickey, a former assistant for Coach Sutton at Kentucky, will provide expert analysis. The game will be broadcast on KSBI-52 in Oklahoma City, KWBT-19 in Tulsa and Cox Cable Channel 7 in Stillwater.
Last Time Out For A&M
Bernard King scored 32 points on 12-of-22 shooting, including 5-of-9 from beyond the arc, but the Aggies could not keep Colorado off the free throw line as the Buffaloes defeated Texas A&M, 92-77, Tuesday night in College Station. Blair Wilson had 24 points off the bench to lead CU, and was joined in the 20-point category by both Michel Morandais (21) and David Harrison (20). Nick Anderson scored 13 points for the Aggies off the bench, and Keith Bean added 10. Andy Slocum had 11 rebounds for A&M, but scored just one point on a free throw. The Aggies outrebounded Colorado, 40-36, but was just 10-of-16 at the line, compared to 23-of-31 for the Buffs. Texas A&M shot 51.4 percent in the second half, and scored 46 points in the period after just 31 in the first half.
McFarlin Earns Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week
For the second time this season, sophomore Ivan McFarlin was named the Phillips 66 Big 12 Rookie of the Week in voting done by a media panel for the week ending Feb. 24. McFarlin started the week with eight points and 11 rebounds in Oklahoma State's 85-80 win at Texas. The Missouri City, Texas, forward made all three of his field goals for the game and had two blocked shots against the Longhorns. In the 77-64 win versus Baylor, McFarlin posted his fifth double-double of the season with 20 points and 14 rebounds. For the week, he was 13-of-18 (72.2 percent) from the field and had four assists with no turnovers.
Sutton Earns 700th Career Victory
Coach Eddie Sutton became just the 18th coach in NCAA history to reach the 700-victory plateau, and the 14th at the Division I level. He became just the sixth active coach to reach that mark, joining Jim Phelan, Bob Knight, Lefty Drissell, Jerry Tarkanian and Lou Henson. Coach Sutton was the eighth-fastest ever to 700 victories by games played (975), and with one more win, will have the second-most wins ever through the first 32 seasons of a career behind Dean Smith, surpassing Bob Knight.
J?nz?n Earns Academic All-District Honors
Fredrik J?nz?n has been named to the District VI Academic All-America team, it was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The district is comprised of universities in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. J?nz?n, who carries a 3.267 grade point average in international business, is joined on the District VI team by Donny Beacham, a sophomore at Texas-Arlington with a 3.65 GPA in information systems, Eric Channing, a senior at New Mexico State majoring in management with a 3.89 GPA, Omar-Seli Mance, a junior at Rice with a 3.298 in mathematics, and McEverett Powers, a senior at Texas-San Antonio majoring in information services with a 3.50 GPA.
20 Wins Becomes the Norm at Oklahoma State
For the fifth-straight season, and the 10th time in the Coach Sutton era, Oklahoma State has reached the 20-win mark for a single season. In fact, this is the 24th time in OSU history that a team has reached 20 wins, and the third time that the Cowboys have won 20 or more games in five-consecutive seasons. OSU won 20 or more in six-straight seasons from 1944 until 1949, and accomplished that feat five times from 1991-95. Below is a list of the most wins in a four-year span at Oklahoma State, with a minimum of 90 victories.
OSU-A&M: The Series
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Texas A&M, 18-8, including a 71-66 victory earlier this season in College Station. In fact, the Cowboys have won the last four games vs. the Aggies, and 12 of the last 13. OSU is 6-1 all-time vs. A&M in Stillwater. Here is a look at the all-time series:
Date Winner Score Location 1917-18 A&M 8-15 College Station 1917-18 A&M 18-21 College Station 1922-23 A&M 20-35 College Station 1922-23 A&M 17-24 Stillwater 1923-24 A&M 32-48 College Station 1923-24 OSU 37-24 College Station 1924-25 OSU 24-15 College Station 1924-25 OSU 19-17** College Station D26, 1940 OSU 38-30 Oklahoma City D7, 1949 OSU 55-34 Stillwater D15, 1960 OSU 60-58* Houston, Texas D6, 1972 A&M 64-67 Tulsa, Okla. D18, 1981 A&M 72-80 El Paso, Texas D30, 1988 OSU 94-79 Oklahoma City D3, 1994 OSU 86-56 Tulsa, Okla. F15, 1997 OSU 62-60 College Station F19, 1997 OSU 72-55 Stillwater J3, 1998 OSU 100-65 College Station J24, 1998 OSU 94-62 Stillwater J6, 1999 OSU 64-59 College Station J30, 1999 OSU 66-61 Stillwater J22, 2000 A&M 59-64 College Station F5, 2000 OSU 87-55 Stillwater J24, 2001 OSU 76-64 Stillwater F21, 2001 OSU 82-76 College Station F16, 2002 OSU 71-66 College Station
Last Time Against A&M
Victor Williams scored 19 points, one of four Cowboys in double figures, as OSU defeated Texas A&M, 71-66, in College Station. Williams also had six assists and just one turnover. Cheyne Gadson, starting the third-straight game for injured Mo Baker, scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including three three-pointers. As a team, Oklahoma State shot 52.1 percent from the floor and 58.3 from beyond the arc. Bernard King scored 18 points for the Aggies, but took 20 shots to do it. He also had 10 assists and seven rebounds. He was held to just six points in the first half when Melvin Sanders was guarding him, but scored 12 when Sanders was in foul trouble in the second period.
Up Next: The Big 12 Tournament
As of print time, it is undetermined as to what seed Oklahoma State will hold at next week's Big 12 Tournament. With a win over Texas A&M Saturday night, the Cowboys can fare no worse than the No. 5 seed, and will need some help over the weekend. A loss by Missouri to Kansas on Sunday would guarantee the Cowboys no worse than the No. 4 seed, and if Texas Tech were to lose at Baylor or if Texas were to lose at Iowa State, OSU would gain the No. 3 seed.
