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Oklahoma State Hosts Texas Tech In Basketball Action
February 23, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 23, 2003
Oklahoma State Cowboys
(20-5, 9-3) host the
Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-8, 5-7)
on ESPN's Big Monday
Monday, Feb. 24, 2003 *?8 p.m. (CST)
Gallagher-Iba Arena [13,611] * Stillwater, Okla.
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Oklahoma State Cowboys
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 23 Ivan McFarlin 6-8 237 Jr. 10.6 7.0 F 40 Andre Williams 6-8 225 Sr. 4.0 5.5 G 5 Victor Williams 5-10 187 Sr. 15.7 3.3 ^ G 24 Tony Allen 6-4 205 Jr. 14.9 5.3 G 34 Melvin Sanders 6-5 210 Sr. 13.4 4.8
Off the Bench
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG C 4 Frans Steyn 7-2 306 So. 0.4 1.1 G 25 Janavor Weatherspoon 6-1 165 Jr. 2.9 1.0 G 30 Cheyne Gadson 6-3 190 Sr. 6.0 3.2 ^ F 33 Jason Miller 6-9 245 Jr. 3.1 3.4
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 14 Andre Emmett 6-5 229 Jr. 21.7 5.9 F 22 Kasib Powell 6-7 218 Sr. 15.3 5.4 C 55 Robert Tomaszek 6-9 240 Jr. 7.9 4.7 G 10 Will Chavis 5-10 190 Sr. 8.0 2.6 G 24 Ronald Ross 6-2 195 So. 4.8 2.6 ^^ denotes assists per game
Quickly
Oklahoma State will host the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Monday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys are 20-5 overall and 9-3 in Big 12 Conference action after an 82-77 win over Texas Saturday afternoon in Stillwater. Texas Tech is 15-8 overall, 5-7 in league play and coming off a 70-69 victory over Texas A&M in Lubbock Saturday afternoon. OSU defeated Tech, 79-70, earlier this season in Lubbock.
Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked 16th in both the Associated Press poll and the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. The Cowboys are ranked ninth in the Ratings Percentage Index according to Collegiate Basketball News. Texas Tech is ranked third in AP poll and fourth in the USA Today poll. The Red Raiders are ranked No. 39 in the RPI.
On Television
Monday's game will be broadcast by ESPN as part of the Big Monday package. Ron Franklin will handle the play-by-play duties, while Jon Sundvold will provide expert analysis.
Last Time Out For OSU
Oklahoma State connected on 11-of-20 three pointers, including a school record nine in the first half, as the Cowboys defeated No. 3 ranked Texas, 82-77, Saturday afternoon in Stillwater. Victor Williams had a team-high 20 points while Melvin Sanders added 19 and Cheyne Gadson provided 15 off the bench. Tony Allen added 16 for OSU. It was a free-throw fest for most of the afternoon, as four players fouled out and there were 71 free throws in the game by both squads. OSU's defense also limited Texas to just 4-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc and, despite a 32-point performance by T.J. Ford, the UT bench scored just two points. Gadson also had eight assists for the Cowboys, a career high. OSU trailed just once at 2-0 before going on a 11-0 run and never looked back. Oklahoma State led by as many as 15 in the first half and took a 47-33 lead into the lockerroom. Texas made a surge in the second period, cutting the lead to two with 50 seconds remaining, but Williams and Gadson combined to shoot 6-of-6 from the line to seal the win.
About Texas Tech
Texas Tech is 15-8 overall and 5-7 in Big 12 Conference games. The Red Raiders are led by junior Andre Emmett, who leads the league with a 21.7 points per game average. He is shooting 52 percent from the floor and also averaging 5.9 rebounds per contest. Kasib Powell, a senior forward, is averaging 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Tech is shooting 47.9 percent from the field, but just 32.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Red Raiders are also being outrebounded by an average of two boards per game. Tech has conference wins over Baylor, Colorado, Texas A&M and Nebraska at home, and a win over Iowa State in Ames.
Last time out for the Red Raiders
Andre Emmett, who sat out the previous game on a one-game suspension, scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight boards as the Red Raiders defeated Texas A&M, 70-69, Saturday in Lubbock. Robert Tomaszek added 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting and eight boards, while Kasib Powell chipped in 10 for Tech. The Raiders shot 48.1 percent from the floor, but were outrebounded, 40-30. Tech forced 15 Aggie turnovers while committing just 10. TTU led, 35-29, at halftime, but was outscored, 40-35, in the second period.
Series with the Red Raiders: OSU leads, 20-8
Oklahoma State defeated Texas Tech, 79-70, earlier this season, and now holds a 20-8 edge in the series history. OSU also leads the series in Stillwater, 8-2, with Tech's last win coming in 1997. The Cowboys had won nine straight in the series from 1998-2001, until Tech won two of three last year. Oklahoma State won, 64-62, last time in Gallagher-Iba Arena. For a complete look at the series, check out page 4-62 of the 2002-03 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide.
Last time vs. Texas Tech
Victor Williams and Tony Allen combined for 45 points and OSU shot 52.6 percent as a team as the Cowboys defeated the Red Raiders, 79-70, earlier this year in Lubbock. The OSU duo combined to shoot 17-of-32 from the floor, and Melvin Sanders added 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Andre Emmett and Kasib Powell scored 23 and 26 points, respectively for Tech, but the rest of the squad shot just 33 percent from the floor. Oklahoma State outrebounded Texas Tech, 36-29, although the Cowboys committed 20 turnovers. The win extended OSU's win streak at the time to 14 games.
Williams, Allen Honored
The National Association of Basketball Coaches named its Division I All-District teams on Thursday morning, and two Cowboys made the list. Senior guard Victor Williams and junior guard Tony Allen were both named to the second team of the NABC All-District 12 squad. The first team included Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich, both of Kansas, Oklahoma's Hollis Price, Arthur Johnson of Missouri and Creighton's Kyle Korver. Others on the second team were Missouri's Rickey Paulding, Jake Sullivan of Iowa State and UMKC's Michael Watson. The individuals are selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, and the 150 student-athletes, from 15 districts, are now eligible for the NABC Division I All-America team to be announced at the conclusion of the 2002-03 basketball season.
Up Next: Its off to Lawrence for a Matchup with League-leading Kansas
Oklahoma State will travel to Lawrence, Kan., next weekend for a matchup with the Kansas Jayhawks (20-5 overall, 10-1 in Big 12). Game time on Saturday, March 1, is set for noon, and the game will be televised by ABC. KU won the last meeting between these two schools last year, 79-61, in Stillwater.
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