Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Prepares for Kansas State
April 18, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
Probable Oklahoma State Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG
F 34 Desmond Mason 6-6 207 Jr. 16.2 8.0 21 points, eight rebounds at UNLV
C 45 Alex Webber 6-10 257 Jr. 5.7 5.4 Three 10-point games this year; one in first two years
G 4 Glendon Alexander 6-5 215 Jr. 11.8 3.0 20-for-21 from line this year; 8-for-8 Wednesday
G 20 Adrian Peterson 6-4 205 Sr. 19.7 6.4 Big 12’s leading scorer has topped 20 points eight times
G 35 Joe Adkins 6-2 190 Jr. 13.5 *5.1 Three treys in last five minutes iced UNLV game
Probable Kansas State Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 22 Josh Reid 6-6 200 Jr. 10.5 4.2 F 42 Tony Kitt 6-8 230 Jr. 12.0 10.5 C 35 Shawn Rhodes 6-11 225 Sr. 6.3 4.9 G 5 Chris Griffin 6-2 195 Sr. 6.1 3.1 G 24 Cortez Groves 6-5 185 Jr. 11.7 3.2
* – assists per game. Probable starters are based on most recent lineups.
Saturday’s Game Oklahoma State and Kansas State tip off the Big 12 Conference season when the Cowboys and Wildcats square off in Saturday’s 12:45 p.m. game. The 25th-ranked Cowboys have been picked by the league’s coaches and media to win the conference title, but K-State is the league’s hottest and most surprising team.
The Series Kansas State owns a 67-36 advantage in the series between the schools and has a 24-22 edge in games played in Stillwater. However, the Cowboys are 13-4 against KSU during the Eddie Sutton era, and OSU has won the last four meetings at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The last two meetings have been close, with OSU winning by five at home two years ago and by three in Manhattan last season.
OSU Coach Eddie Sutton Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his ninth year at OSU and his 29th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times. Sutton currently owns a career record of 617-244 (71.7 percent) overall and is 187-80 (70.0 percent) at OSU. Sutton is just the seventh coach to reach 600 wins in 28 or fewer seasons.
1998-99 OSU Schedule/Results Tuesday, Nov. 10 California All-Stars (Exh.) W 104-86 Friday, Nov. 13 Athletes First (Exh.) W 108-88 Monday, Nov. 16 Northwestern (La.) State W 90-65 Thursday, Nov. 19 vs. Marquette@ W 57-54 Friday, Nov. 20 at Hawaii@ W 58-37 Saturday, Nov. 28 TCU W 79-74 Tuesday, Dec. 1 Florida Atlantic L 81-83 Saturday, Dec. 5 vs. UCLA# L 66-69 Saturday, Dec. 12 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock% W 88-41 Tuesday, Dec. 15 Houston Baptist W 114-62 Sunday, Dec. 20 at Creighton L 60-66 Tuesday, Dec. 22 at UNLV (ESPN) W 81-69 Wednesday, Dec. 30 Southeast Missouri State W 75-64 Saturday, Jan. 2 Kansas State* (Big 12 TV) 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 at Baylor* 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 Oklahoma* (Big 12 TV) 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at Texas Tech* (Big 12 TV) 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 Baylor* 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at Texas* (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 Southern Mississippi 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 Texas A&M* 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2 Iowa State* (Big 12 TV) 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at Oklahoma* (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 at Colorado* 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14 Texas* (ABC) 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 at Nebraska* 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 Missouri* (Big 12 TV) 12:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22 at Kansas* (ESPN) 8:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 Texas Tech* (Big 12 TV) 12:45 p.m. March 4-7 Big 12 Championship (Big 12 TV/ESPN) All times CST; * – Big 12 Conference games; @ – VoiceStream Wireless Challenge, Honolulu; # – John Wooden Classic, Anaheim, Calif.; % – game played in Oklahoma City
About Kansas State Definitely the hottest and arguably the most successful Big 12 team to date, Kansas State enters Saturday’s game on a seven-game winning streak. A balanced attack — seven different players average six points or more per game — and a strong defense — K-State leads the Big 12 with a 34.9 percent field-goal defense — have helped the Wildcats to the Big 12’s best record. Transfer Tony Kitt is the team’s leading scorer (12.0) and the league’s top rebounder (10.5).
Tickets available for Saturday’s game The Oklahoma State athletics department will make general admission tickets available for the Big 12 opener against Kansas State on Saturday at 12:45 p.m. The tickets will be available at the door only.
Inside the numbers Here's a look at how Oklahoma State and Kansas State compare statistically. The teams’ Big 12 rank is in parentheses:
OSU KSU Overall Record 8-3 (4) 11-2 (1) Scoring Offense 77.2 (2) 72.2 (7) Scoring Defense 62.2 (6) 60.5 (4) Scoring Margin +15.0 (3) +11.7 (5) Field-Goal Pct. 47.2 (2) 45.2 (5) Field-Goal Pct. Defense 41.6 (10) 34.9 (1) Free-Throw Pct. 72.1 (2) 61.4 (12) Rebound Margin +3.4 (5) +14.0 (1) Three-Point FG Pct. 38.6 (4) 39.1 (3) Three-Pointers Per Game 6.9 (3) 5.9 (6) Turnover Margin +3.5 (3) -5.2 (12)
Second straight late surge carries Cowboys past Indians Brian Montonati and Adrian Peterson scored OSU’s last 19 points as the Cowboys used a 16-5 run in the last six minutes to break open a close game and defeat Southeast Missouri State 75-64 Wednesday night. Peterson scored 10 of his 20 points in the game’s decisive run as the Cowboys pulled away. OSU had trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half but recovered for its eighth victory of the season.
OSU’s free-throw shooting continues to impress Free-throw shooting at Oklahoma State has come a long way since the woeful 56.9-percent mark that contributed a great deal to the 1995-96 team missing the NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys hit 69.1 percent in 1996-97 and 70.4 percent in 1997-98, and they are at 72.1 percent this season. It’s early, but a 72-percent mark would be the Cowboys’ best charity rate in 15 years. OSU hit 21 of 26 (80.8 percent) foul attempts against Southeast Missouri State and have topped 80 percent in three of the past four games.
Peterson continues to move up OSU charts Senior guard Adrian Peterson, the preseason Big 12 player of the year, continues to show why the league’s coaches and media thought he deserved the honor. Peterson scored 27 points and led OSU with eight rebounds against Houston Baptist, and he tied for game-high honors with 21 points against UNLV and with 20 against Southeast Missouri State. The Cowboys’ only senior, who has scored 20 points in eight of OSU’s 11 games, has moved into OSU’s career scoring top 10 and now has 1,482 points in his career. He is ranked seventh all-time and needs 37 points to tie Ronnie Daniel for sixth in school history.
Montonati returns to early-season form Junior forward Brian Montonati averaged double figures in scoring in OSU’s first four games this season, but he had reached the 10-point mark just once since then heading into Wednesday’s game. But he rediscovered his scoring touch against the Indians, hitting his first five shots and finishing with 13 points (one shy of his career high) and six rebounds. He scored nine of his 13 in the game’s final nine minutes as OSU broke open a close game.
Cowboys get hot late, defeat UNLV The Oklahoma State players and coaches departed for Christmas break in a cheery mood after the Cowboys defeated UNLV 81-69 on Dec. 22. After the Runnin’ Rebels tied the game with 5:37 to play, OSU went on a 14-1 run, keyed by three three-pointers by Joe Adkins, to end the game’scompetitive phase.
Mason big nights against Rebels, Huskies Junior forward Desmond Mason, a preseason all-conference honoree, had an amazingly diverse stat line against Houston Baptist: 27 points (tying a career high), six rebounds, 11-17 FGs, 4-4 FTs, three assists, three blocked shots, eight steals (tying a school record) and no turnovers. He scored 21 points, tying for the game high, in the victory at UNLV and led OSU with eight rebounds. Mason’s 10-point, 10-rebound performance at Creighton gave him 10 double-doubles in his career, tying him with Richard Dumas and Brett Robisch for sixth in school history.
Adkins gets hot late, leads OSU over Rebels Junior guard Joe Adkins scored just one point in the first 34 minutes at UNLV. However, Adkins hit three three-pointers — including a 30-footer as the shot clock expired — in the last six minutes to key the Cowboys’ victory over the Rebels. Adkins hit a career-high six three-pointers against UALR and led OSU with 24 points, two shy of his career high. After starting the season just 3-for-16 (.188) from three-point range in the first four games of the year, he has hit 24 of 48 treys in the past seven contests. Adkins dished out a career-high 12 assists — five in the first five minutes of the game — against Houston Baptist and had seven dimes at Creighton and against Southeast Missouri State.
In the holiday spirit of giving, OSU racks up assists Unselfishness has been a common trait of the Cowboys this season; OSU has recorded 20 or more assists in five of the team’s 11 games. The NCAA statistics manual states that as a rule of thumb, 50 to 60 percent of field goals involve the crediting of assists. But 73.5 percent of OSU’s field goals this season have included assists, giving the Cowboys a Big 12-best 19.5 assists per game and a league-leading 1.43 assist-to-turnover ratio. OSU’s 30 assists against Houston Baptist were the second-most in school history and missed the school record by two. Junior guards Joe Adkins and Doug Gottlieb have each recorded games with double figures in assists, marking just the third time in school history that two different players have had 10-assist games in the same season.
Key to the Cowboys could be turnovers OSU set a school record for turnover margin in 1997-98 (+3.5), and early this season, it appears that takeaways and giveaways will be a reliable barometer of the Cowboys’ performance. OSU is 8-1 when forcing more turnovers than it commits and 0-2 when committing more turnovers than its opponent. In the Cowboys’ victories, their turnover margin is +6.0, but in the losses, OSU’s margin is -4.0. The Cowboys’ 25turnovers against UCLA are their most since OSU committed 27 in a Jan. 2, 1996, loss at Tulsa.
Alexander joins OSU lineup, contributes immediately Glendon Alexander, a transfer from the University of Arkansas, saw his first action as a Cowboy in the UALR game Dec. 12. Alexander struggled early but came to life in the second half, scoring 11 points and, after missing his first four shots, hit three of his next five. In his home debut three nights later, Alexander showed no signs of nervousness, hitting his first five shots on his way to a 19-point, five-rebound, four-assist, no-turnover performance. In four games, all of which he has started, Alexander has committed just one turnover; he is 20-of-21 from the free-throw line.
Gottlieb takes over school records for assists Junior guard Doug Gottlieb set a school record for assists average last season (6.9 apg), and with an 8.6 average (leading the nation) through 10 games, he has a shot at owning every school record for assists by the end of this season. Gottlieb set a school mark by dishing out 18 assists, which also tied a Big 12 record, in the Florida Atlantic game. He took over the record for career double-figure assists games with his 15-assist, one-turnover night at UNLV, which marked his 10th 10-assist game. Gottlieb is currently 10th in school history in career assists with 296. He needs 21 to catch Bill Self for ninth all-time.
“Big Roy” Candley joins Cowboys for practice The Cowboys got a very big addition to their squad this past Saturday when Roy Candley, a 7-2, 390-pound center from Baton Rouge, La., reported for practice. Candley, who averaged 17 points and nine rebounds while shooting 78 percent from the free throw line for Panola (Texas) JC last year, did not dress for Wednesday’s game.
The Cowboys vs. Kansas State In last year’s meeting Feb. 21 in Manhattan, Adkins hit four three-pointers in the first 10 minutes of the second half to key an important OSU victory. Peterson scored 26 points and hit four threes as well in the 64-61 triumph. Here’s a look at OSU players’ career statistics against the Wildcats:
Name G-GS FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. RPG PPG Hi Pts. Adkins 2-1 5-12 .417 5-11 .455 6-8 .750 2.0 10.5 14 Gottlieb 1-1 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 2.0 3.0 3 Mason 2-1 2-11 .182 0-2 .000 0-0 --- 6.0 2.0 4 Montonati 1-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0.0 0.0 0 Peterson 5-5 32-62 .516 15-30 .500 14-18 .778 3.6 18.2 26 Webber 1-0 1-2 .500 0-0 --- 2-2 1.000 1.0 4.0 4
Cowboy Radio Network OSU games will be broadcast on the OSU Radio Network with KWTV’s Bill Teegins handling play-by-play duties and Tom Dirato, OSU coordinator of radio & TV, providing commentary. Dirato and Teegins are in their eighth year as the Cowboys’ basketball radio team, and Dirato is calling OSU men’s basketball for the 22nd season. The OSU radio network can be accessed through the Internet (www.okstate.com) or on Teamline. Fans wishing to use Teamline should call (800) 846-4700 and use team code No. 1750. Use of Teamline requires a Visa or MasterCard.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his ninth year at his alma mater with a 187-80 record at the school as well as a 617-244 overall mark in his 29th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to postseason play in seven of eight years and has won 20 games or more six times. Sutton is the 20th coach in Division I history to reach the 600-victory mark, and he is just the seventh coach to reach it in 28 years or less, joining Denny Crum, Bob Knight, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Jerry Tarkanian and John Wooden.
Only three active coaches (Crum, Knight and Tarkanian) rank ahead of Sutton in both victories and winning percentage, and only one other coach — Nov. 28 foe Billy Tubbs — joins OSU’s boss in having won coach-of-the-year awards in four different leagues. Sutton, who previously coached at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky, is the only coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the national tournament. With Sutton and Henry P. Iba among the 600-win club, OSU is one of only three schools — joining Illinois and Kentucky — with two coaches among the all-time top 20.
Years School (No. of Years) Record Pct. Conf. NCAA 1970-74 Creighton (five) 82-50 .621 --- 2-1 1975-85 Arkansas (11) 260-75 .776 139-35 10-9 1986-89 Kentucky (four) 88-39 .693 48-24 5-3 1991-99 Oklahoma State (ninth) 187-80 .700 71-45 11-6 Totals 29th year (861 games) 617-244 .717 258-104 28-19
Sutton at Oklahoma State Year Record Conf./Finish NCAA Final AP Notes 1990-91 24-8 10-4/First 2-1 14th OSU’s second Big 8 championship 1991-92 28-8 8-6/T-Second 2-1 11th Second straight Sweet 16 1992-93 20-9 8-6/T-Second 1-1 23rd Big Eight Coach of the Year 1993-94 24-10 10-4/Second 1-1 19th NCAA Second Round 1994-95 27-10 10-4/Second 4-1 14th Final Four/Nat’l Coach of the Year 1995-96 17-10 7-7/T-Fourth --- --- 1996-97 17-15 7-9/T-Sixth --- --- First career NIT appearance 1997-98 22-7 11-5/T-Second 1-1 --- Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998-99 8-3 AP preseason No. 13
Looking ahead OSU plays three of its next four games on the road, starting at Texas A&M on Wednesday and at Baylor on Saturday, Jan. 9. The Cowboys return home for Bedlam Basketball on Tuesday, Jan. 12, when OSU squares off with Oklahoma in an 8 p.m. tipoff, and then visit Texas Tech on Sunday, Jan. 17.
Gallagher-Iba Arena construction to begin Jan. 12 One of Oklahoma State University’s most ambitious building projects ever begins Jan. 12, when ground is broken for an expanded Gallagher-Iba Arena. The project will double the current seating capacity of the arena and add several auxiliary facilities. Despite the massive construction over the next two years, OSU’s basketball and wrestling seasons will not be affected. However, there are numerous logistical issues dealing with both fans and media. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the things that will be changed over the course of the project:
* All offices, including the media relations staff, will be relocated. The media relations office will move to the Frontier Engineering building on Highway 51 in western Stillwater. The office’s new address is 424 Squires Street. * Because of the move, most athletics offices will have new phone numbers. The media relations number, beginning Jan. 6, 1999, is (405) 707-7830. * Although offices must be vacated because Gallagher-Iba Arena will be closed during the day, game-day operations will still take place in their usual settings this season. The current media relations office will continue to be the site of the media and interview rooms. This is expected to change for the 1999-2000 season. * On game days, fans will have access to Gallagher-Iba Arena through only the east and south doors, and the media will enter through the south doors. Credentials will be required for entry. Because of the potential for bottlenecking at the two entrances, the athletics department urges that fans and media arrive early. The building will open to the public two hours before tipoff time.
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#35 * Joe Adkins * 6-2 * 190 * Jr. * G Led the Big 12 last season in free-throw shooting in conference games (88.0 percent); currently shooting 85.2 percent but is five FTs shy of qualification for the league stats ... 23 points against Northwestern State to lead the Cowboys ... career highs of five three-pointers and eight rebounds against Florida Atlantic, including the game-tying three with just over a minute remaining ... career-high six three-pointers against UALR, scoring 24 points ... career-high 12 assists —five in the first five minutes — against Houston Baptist ... hit three three-pointers in the last 5:16 to key OSU’s victory over UNLV.
#4 * Glendon Alexander * 6-5 * 215 * Jr. * G Joined the team for the first time for the UALR game; sat out the first semester under NCAA four-year transfer guidelines ... did not commit a turnover in his first four games, covering 108 minutes ... 16 points and three three-pointers against UNLV ... scored 11 points with four rebounds and four assists against the Trojans ... 19 points (4-for-6 from three-point range), five rebounds and four assists in his home debut against Houston Baptist ... named to the SEC’s all-freshman team two years ago ... the most prolific scorer in Texas high school history.
#52 * Roy Candley * 7-2 * 390 * Jr. * C Joined the program Dec. 26 after completing exit requirements at Panola (Texas) JC ... Averaged 17 points and nine rebounds, hitting 78 percent from the foul line, at Panola ... has been practicing this week but did not suit up for Wednesday’s game; has begun a conditioning program with Dan Austin, OSU’s strength and conditioning coach.
#42 * Zac Cazzelle * 6-5 * 220 * Jr. * G Walked on to the program this season; a likely redshirt who is expected to contribute next season ... spent a year at Northern Oklahoma College after transferring from Centenary ... started the final nine games of the year as a freshman with the Gents ... averaged 7.7 points in 27 games, playing over 20 minutes per contest ... scored in double figures nine times, including a career-high 18 in one game.
#32 * John Gilmore * 6-7 * 240 * Jr. * F Transferred to OSU from Tyler (Texas) JC after spending one year at Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... earned all-region and all-conference honors last season at Tyler ... MCC All-Freshman Team member two years ago while playing at UWM ... scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in the exhibition victory over the California East All-Stars ... took an estimated 40 stitches in his upper lip after taking a shot there in the first half of the Marquette game ... missed the TCU game after developing a hernia and had surgery Dec. 3; rejoined the team for practice this week and is listed as day-to-day.
#44 * Doug Gottlieb * 6-1 * 180 * Jr. * G Set a school record and tied the Big 12 mark with 18 assists against Florida Atlantic; currently leads the nation in assists (8.6 per game) ... has 10 career double-figure assist games, breaking Andre Owens’ school record of nine ... 15 assists, one turnover off the bench at UNLV ... 15 points, just one turnover in the two games in Hawaii, earning him all-tournament honors ... hit a career-high three three-pointers in the Marquette victory, scoring 11 points ... career-high-tying four steals and season-high four rebounds against TCU ... just into his second year, is ranked 10th in school history in career assists (296) and is near a pace to break the school record this season.
#33 * Michael Johnson * 6-7 * 220 * So. * F Saw action in 10 games last season, scoring four points vs. UTPA and two at Texas A&M ... was called “Too Much in the Clutch” by the Kansas City Star during his senior year at Shawnee Mission (Kan.) East High School after he hit numerous buzzer-beating shots to win games or send them into overtime ... likely redshirt this season.
#12 * Fredrik Jönzén * 6-10 * 230 * Fr. * F Played for the club team Salléns, which won the Swedish 20-and-under championship in 1997-98 ... named to the all-star team and was MVP at the championship ... spent one year as a teammate of Johnson at Shawnee Mission (Kan.) East High School ... career-high eight points, hitting three of four FG tries, against Florida Atlantic ... career-high six rebounds against UALR and UNLV... contributed a key steal and assist to Montonati during the Cowboys’ decisive 23-2 run against Hawaii.
#34 * Desmond Mason * 6-6 * 207 * Jr. * F Named to the preseason all-conference team by the league’s coaches ... 27 points (tying a career high), six rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots, eight steals (tying the school record) and no turnovers against Houston Baptist ... 21 points against UNLV ... 26 points and 13 rebounds, both one shy of his career highs, against TCU ... two double-doubles this season and 10 in his career, tying him for sixth in school history in that category ... named to the all-tournament team in Hawaii ... named by ESPN’s Jay Bilas as an honorable mention defensive All-American ... blocked a career-high four shots against Florida Atlantic; with 15 blocks in 11 games, is more than three-fourths of the way to his single-season career high of 19.
#30 * Brian Montonati * 6-10 * 220 * Jr. * F recorded career highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds against Hawaii; 10 of his points came during OSU’s game-clinching 23-2 run ... the Hawaii performance gave him the first double-double of his career ... scored 11 points and went 5-for-5 from the field against UCLA ... 13 points, six rebounds, 5-for-6 from the field against Southeast Missouri State ... like Adkins, is just short of qualifying for the Big 12’s free-throw percentage list (85.2 percent)... 11 points, six rebounds, 5-for-6 free throws against Northwestern State ... also blocked a career-high four shots against the Demons.
#20 * Adrian Peterson * 6-4 * 205 * Sr. * G The Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year ... 27 points, eight rebounds against Houston Baptist ... 22 points, season-high eight-rebounds vs. TCU; hit his last three three-point attempts, including the one that gave OSU the lead for good with 1:02 left ... has scored 20 points in eight of the 11 games this year ... career-high-tying five treys against Marquette ... now has 78 double-figure scoring games and 27 20-point games in his career ... trying to become just the fourth player in school history to average double figures in scoring in four consecutive years ... also looks tobecome the fifth player to lead OSU in scoring in three straight seasons ... seventh in school history in scoring ... has started in 66 straight games ... career-high six steals vs. Northwestern State ranks as the sixth-best single-game performance in school history ... named to Dick Vitale’s “All-Rip Van Winkle” team honoring the nation’s “sleepers.”
#40 * Scott Robisch * 6-10 * 220 * So. * F/C Played impressively in both exhibition games, scoring 13 points and hitting six of seven field-goal tries against Athletes First ... career highs of nine points and three blocked shots against Northwestern State; also pulled down four rebounds ... hopes this season to avoid the injury bug that bit him in each of the last two years — had tendinitis in a knee and a broken hand two years ago and missed most of the year with a stress fracture in his thigh last season.
#24 * Rodney Sooter * 6-2 * 180 * Jr. * G Walked on to the program this season ... saw his first action of the year in the UALR game and saw his three-point attempt go in and then out of the hoop ... also played against Houston Baptist ... played for two years at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, playing for Coach Lonnie Spencer ... three-time all-conference and -district performer at Miami (Okla.) High School ... father, Mark, played baseball and basketball at Oklahoma ... uncle Bruce Sooter played basketball at Texas A&M.
#45 * Alex Webber * 6-10 * 257 * Jr. * C Hoping to regain the form he showed early in his freshman season ... missed the second half of his rookie year with a ruptured disk and never quite returned to form last year ... has started every at center but was looking for his first points until he tallied 10 times against TCU ... showed the TCU performance wasn’t a fluke by hitting for 17 points against Florida Atlantic; also pulled down a career-high nine rebounds vs. the Owls ... performance vs. the Horned Frogs was his first double-figure scoring game since he had 22 against Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 4, 1996.
#31 * Jared Weiberg * 6-3 * 180 * Jr. * G Spent two seasons at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Okla., playing for Coach Mick Weiberg, his father ... saw his first action of the year in the UALR and Houston Baptist games ... averaged seven points per game and hit 41.5 percent of his three-point attempts ... the nephew of the new Big 12 Conference commissioner, Kevin Weiberg ... his brother Chad is OSU’s POSSE coordinator.
The last time out... Game 11 OSU 75, Southeast Missouri State 64 Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998 Gallagher-Iba Arena
SEMO FG-A 3G-A FT-A Reb PF TP A Min Watson* 1-3 0-0 2-3 2 4 4 1 26 Branson* 6-12 4-7 0-0 3 2 16 3 22 Eley* 7-11 0-0 0-2 12 4 14 5 34 Johnson* 5-9 5-9 3-4 1 0 18 2 32 Cotton* 0-10 0-9 1-2 2 3 1 5 33 Bunche 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 1 2 1 6 Abraham 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 7 Owen 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 8 Johnson 4-6 0-0 1-2 6 4 9 0 32 Totals 23-55 9-27 9-15 29 19 64 17 200
Percentages 1st 2nd Game Total FG 14-29 .483 9-26 .346 .418 3-pt. FG 3-11 .273 6-16 .375 .333 FT 8-12 .667 1- 3 .333 .600
Turnovers: 16 (Eley 6, Watson 4, Abraham 2, Branson, Cotton, Johnson, Team) Blocked Shots: 2 (Eley 2) Steals: 5 (Eley 2, Cotton, Johnson, Watson)
OSU FG-A 3G-A FT-A Reb PF TP A Min Mason* 6-11 0-1 3-4 7 2 15 0 33 Webber* 1-3 0-0 1-2 8 4 3 0 22 Alexander* 0-2 0-1 8-8 2 0 8 2 23 Peterson* 7-15 4-5 2-2 5 1 20 3 36 Adkins* 4-10 2-4 3-4 4 3 13 7 34 Jönzén 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 0 18 Montonati 5-6 0-0 3-4 6 3 13 0 17 Gottlieb 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 6 17 Totals 24-51 6-11 21-26 37 17 75 18 200
Percentages 1st 2nd Game Total FG 10-21 .476 14-30 .467 .471 3-pt. FG 2- 4 .500 4- 7 .571 .545 FT 15-18 .833 6- 8 .750 .808
Turnovers: 14 (Mason 5, Adkins 2, Montonati 2, Alexander, Gottlieb, Jönzén) Blocked Shots: 2 (Adkins, Mason) Steals: 7 (Webber 2, Adkins, Alexander, Gottlieb, Mason, Montonati) Technical Fouls: Mason
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total SEMO 39 25 64 OSU 37 38 75
Officials: Gerry Pollard, David Maracich, Andrew Walton Attendance: 6,381 Game notes: Montonati scored nine points during the last nine minutes, and Peterson had 10 during a 16-5 run that ended the game for the Cowboys. With the game tied at 59, the Cowboys scored nine straight points on two baskets each by Montonati and Peterson ... The Indians’ 10-point first-half lead marked the biggest deficit OSU overcame in the first 11 games of the year and just the second time the Cowboys trailed by double digits ... Gottlieb moved into 10th place on the OSU career assists list ... Adkins moved into 15h on that list and moved into eighth place in career three-pointers made ... Montonati’s 13 points were his most since the Hawaii game ... OSU hit over 80 percent from the foul line for the third time in four games ... Webber pulled down eight rebounds for the fourth time in seven games.
