Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Take to the Road
April 09, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 34 Desmond Mason 6-6 207 Jr. 16.4 7.9 21 points, eight rebounds at UNLV C 45 Alex Webber 6-10 257 Jr. 5.3 5.5 Seven or more rebounds in five of last eight games G 4 Glendon Alexander 6-5 215 Jr. 12.5 3.8 26-for-27 from the line; 14-for-14 in last two games G 20 Adrian Peterson 6-4 205 Sr. 20.1 6.6 Big 12's leading scorer has topped 20 points nine times G 35 Joe Adkins 6-2 190 Jr. 12.5 *4.9 Three treys in last five minutes iced UNLV game Probable Texas A&M Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 31 Shanne Jones 6-5 230 Sr. 15.5 6.4 F 40 Paul Jacobs 6-9 212 Jr. 6.4 4.6 G 4 Chris Clayton 6-3 195 Sr. 10.6 2.8 G 5 Clifton Cook 6-1 175 Jr. 15.2 *6.8 G 52 Jerald Brown 6-8 225 Jr. 5.7 2.9
* assists per game. Probable starters are based on most recent lineups.
Wednesday's Game Oklahoma State hits the road in Big 12 play for the first time this year when the 23rd-ranked Cowboys visit Texas A&M on Wednesday in a 7 p.m. tipoff. The Cowboys earned an important victory Saturday, coming from 15 points behind to snap Kansas State's seven-game winning streak in a 75-69 overtime victory.
The Series OSU leads the series 12-7 and has won six straight against the Aggies; Texas A&M is the only Big 12 South Division team against which the Cowboys are undefeated since the start of Big 12 play two years ago. Oklahoma State owns a 5-4 edge in games played in College Station, and OSU coach Eddie Sutton has a career mark of 25-5 against A&M.
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 618-244 (71.7 percent) overall and is 188-80 (70.1 percent) at OSU. Sutton is just the seventh coach to reach 600 wins in 28 or fewer seasons.
About Texas A&M The Aggies have lost three straight, although under new coach Melvin Watkins, they started 7-1. That mark was the best eight-game start for a first-year coach at A&M in over 80 years. Senior forward Shanne Jones is the team's leading scorer (15.2) and rebounder (6.4), and junior guard Clifton Cook also averages over 15 points a game while dishing out 6.8 assists per game as well.
Inside the numbers Here's a look at how Oklahoma State and Texas A&M compare statistically. The teams' Big 12 rank is in parentheses:
OSU A&M Overall Record 9-3 (4) 7-4 (9) Scoring Offense 77.0 (3) 73.5 (5) Scoring Defense 62.8 (5) 73.9 (12) Scoring Margin +14.3 (3) -0.4 (10) Field-Goal Pct. 46.8 (2) 42.5 (10) Field-Goal Pct. Defense 41.8 (9) 40.4 (6) Free-Throw Pct. 71.7 (2) 69.0 (3) Rebound Margin +2.3 (7) -0.9 (12) Three-Point FG Pct. 37.2 (5) 29.1 (12) Three-Pointers Per Game 6.7 (3) 5.8 (7) Turnover Margin +3.5 -3.0
Big comeback victory opens 1999 Big 12 play OSU overcame a 15-point second-half deficit against Kansas State and then held on for a 75-69 overtime victory Saturday as the Cowboys opened their Big 12 season. Oklahoma State went on a 22-2 run, holding K-State without a field goal for a 6:43 span, and held a six-point lead with 2:30 remaining. The Wildcats rallied to tie, however, and the Cowboys had to hit eight OT free throws to clinch the victory.
Cowboys' comeback ranks as school record OSU tied a school record with three double-digit comebacks in 1997-98, and the 17-point turnaround against Arizona State ranks as the school record. But OSU has now overcome double-digit deficits in back-to-back games this year, and the victory against Kansas State set a couple of records as well. OSU overcame a 15-point deficit against the Wildcats, setting school marks for a conference-game comeback and for a second-half comeback. Here's a look at the biggest comeback victories and losses in school history:
OSU Comebacks Opponent Comebacks Date Deficit vs. Team Result Date Lead vs. Team Result 12-10-97 17 vs. Arizona St. W 79-68 2-26-97 13 vs. Nebraska L 68-77 1-2-99 15 vs. Kansas St. W 75-69 1-20-97 13 vs. Texas Tech L 64-70 3-1-97 14 vs. Iowa State W 67-63 1-26-88 13 vs. Pittsburgh L 75-93 1-26-98 12 vs. Oklahoma W 88-84 2-2-74 13 vs. Iowa St. L 75-78 12, five other times 12-1-98 12 vs. Fla. Atlant. L 81-83 12, three other times
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 24 points ; 15 after halftime and nine during the game-turning second-half run ; against Kansas State, marking his fifth straight 20-point game. He also keyed the victory over Southeast Missouri State, scoring 10 of his 20 points during the decisive stretch of that game. For his exploits, Peterson was named the Big 12 Player of the Week. The Cowboys' only senior, who has scored 20 points in nine of OSU's 12 games, has moved into OSU's career scoring top 10 and now has 1,506 points in his career. He is ranked seventh all-time and needs 13 points to tie Ronnie Daniel for sixth in school history.
Mason keeps Cowboys within sight of Wildcats Junior forward Desmond Mason, a preseason all-conference honoree, helped keep the Cowboys in contact with Kansas State in the first half Saturday. He scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting and finished with 19. Mason had an amazingly diverse stats 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 now has 47 blocked shots in his career, good for ninth place in school history.
Hot shooting keys Alexander's effectiveness Junior guard Glendon Alexander, who joined the Cowboys after six games, has made his presence felt with some impressive shooting. Alexander has missed just one free throw in 27 attempts this season and has hit 14 straight charities in the past two games. Against Kansas State, he hit the two free throws that tied the game for the first time at the 7:08 mark of the second half. His three-pointer less than a minute later gave OSU its first lead, and K-State would not lead again after that point. Alexander finished with 16 points against the Wildcats.
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 8.8 average (leading the nation) through 12 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. After another 10-assist game against Kansas State, he has 11 double-digit games in his career; no other OSU player has ever recorded more than nine. Gottlieb is currently 10th in school history in career assists with 306. He needs 11 to catch Bill Self for ninth all-time.
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 on Dec. 30. 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 improve 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 71.7 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 five games.
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 the Southeast Missouri State 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.
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 54 treys (44.4 percent) in the past eight 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. 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 19.2 assists per game and a league-leading 1.42 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 9-1 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 +5.7, but in the losses, OSU's margin is -4.0. The Cowboys' 25 turnovers against UCLA are their most since OSU committed 27 in a Jan. 2, 1996, loss at Tulsa.
“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 last week's games.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his ninth year at his alma mater with a 188-80 record at the school as well as a 618-244 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) 188-80 .701 71-45 11-6 Totals 29th year (862 games) 618-244 .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 4/Nat'l Coach of 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 9-3 AP preseason No. 13
The Cowboys vs. Texas A&M In last year's 100-65 victory in College Station, OSU shot a school-record 85 percent from the floor in the second half and recorded its biggest margin of victory in a conference game in almost 50 years. The Cowboys also won last year in Stillwater as Eddie Sutton earned his 600th coaching victory. Here's a look at OSU players' career statistics against the Aggies:
Name G-GS FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. RPG PPG Hi Pts. Adkins 4-2 14-20 .700 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 1.5 8.0 15 Gottlieb 2-2 9-14 .643 0-4 .000 5-7 .714 1.0 11.5 12 Mason 4-2 12-27 .444 3-10 .300 10-13 .769 3.8 9.3 21 Montonati 2-0 5-7 .714 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 2.5 5.0 10 Peterson 4-4 22-37 .595 9-16 .563 14-17 .824 3.8 16.8 25 Webber 2-0 4-6 .667 0-0 --- 2-4 .500 3.5 5.0 7
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 eighthyear 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.
Looking ahead OSU's two-game road stretch continues 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 rundown of some 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, 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. * No one ; including media, staff and television crews ; will be allowed access to the building during weekday business hours.
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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 83.3 percent ... 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 ... 16 points, including five straight that tied the game for the first time and then gave OSU its first lead, against Kansas State.
#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 with the team but has not suited up for games; 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 last 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 (8.8 per game) ... has 11 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 (306) 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 ... ninth in school history in career blocks (47).
#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 (82.1 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 ... 24 points, including nine during the game-turning run, against Kansas State ... 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 nine of the 12 games this year ... career-high-tying five treys against Marquette ... now has 80 double-figure scoring games and 29 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 to become the fifth player to lead OSU in scoring in three straight seasons ... seventh in school history in scoring ... has started in 67 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 12 OSU 75, Kansas State 69 (OT) Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999 Gallagher-Iba Arena
KSU FG-A 3G-A FT-A Reb PF TP A Min Reid* 8-18 3-9 2-2 12 5 21 0 34 Kitt* 5-6 0-0 0-2 10 4 10 0 24 Rhodes* 4-9 1-5 0-1 7 1 9 4 37 Griffin* 3-12 0-1 0-0 1 3 6 6 41 Groves* 4-13 0-2 0-0 4 2 8 1 31 Kimm 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Dies 1-1 0-0 0-0 6 5 2 0 18 May 4-8 0-1 0-0 3 2 8 0 26 Sims 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 5 1 10 Totals 31-71 4-18 3-7 47 22 69 14 225
Percentages 1st 2nd OT Game Total FG 17-33 .515 11-30 .367 3-8 .375 .437 3-pt. FG 3- 6 .500 1-11 .091 0-1 .000 .222 FT 1- 2 .500 2- 3 .667 0-2 .000 .429
Turnovers: 15 (Griffin 6, Kitt 4, Dies 2, May 2, Groves) Blocked Shots: 2 (Reynolds, Rhodes) Steals: 5 (Griffin 2, Reid 2, May)
OSU FG-A 3G-A FT-A Reb PF TP A Min Mason* 8-14 0-1 3-4 7 2 19 0 41 Webber* 0-3 0-0 1-2 7 1 1 0 22 Alexander* 4-10 2-6 6-6 8 0 16 2 30 Peterson* 9-20 2-5 4-6 9 1 24 1 42 Adkins* 0-6 0-6 2-3 0 2 2 3 28 Jönzén 1-3 0-0 1-2 3 3 3 0 20 Montonati 2-3 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 0 12 Gottlieb 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 6 10 30 Totals 27-63 4-18 17-25 38 11 75 16 225
Percentages 1st 2nd OT Game Total FG 12-30 .400 13-29 .448 2- 4 .500 .429 3-pt. FG 0- 6 .000 4-10 .400 0- 2 .000 .222 FT 5- 6 .833 4- 9 .444 8-10 .800 .680
Turnovers: 12 (Gottlieb 4, Alexander 3, Jönzén 2, Mason 2, Adkins) Blocked Shots: 6 (Mason 3, Webber 2, Gottlieb) Steals: 7 (Adkins 3, Mason 2, Montonati, Peterson)
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Kansas State 38 25 6 69 OSU 29 34 12 75
Officials: Tom Harrington, Harrell Allen, Jerry White Attendance: 6,025 Game notes: OSU set a school record for second-half comebacks by erasing the Wildcats' 15-point lead for an important victory. The Cowboys used a 25-4 run, holding K-State without a field goal for 6:43 at one point, to take a six-point lead that it held with 2:30 remaining. But Kansas State recovered to tie the game in regulation, thanks to May's steal and bucket and second-chance baskets by Reid and Rhodes. OSU hit 8 of 10 free throws, though, to win the game in overtime ... The game marked OSU's second straight double-digit comeback and also set a record for comeback victories in conference games ... Peterson scored 20 points for the fifth straight game ... Gottlieb improved his school-record number of double-digit assist games to 11 ... OSU improved to 14-4 against Kansas State during the Eddie Sutton era ... Mason passed Chianti Roberts into ninth place in OSU history in blocked shots.
National Rankings Here's a look at Oklahoma State's week-by-week appearance in the preseason Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls as well as the Jeff Sagarin computer rankings and an unofficial RPI compiled by collegerpi.com:
Date AP USAT Sag. RPI Preseason 13 18 Nov. 16 13 Nov. 23 12 17 11 Nov. 30 11 15 15 24 Dec. 7 19 21 97 119 Dec. 14 18 17 57 64 Dec. 21 25 19 61 71 Dec. 28 25 21 51 69 Jan. 4 23 22 35 30
Here's a look at how future OSU foes stack up in the rankings: Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 227 239 Colorado --- --- 107 129 Kansas 18 16 24 3 Kansas State (48) (44) 57 58 Iowa State --- --- 100 62 Missouri (51) (47) 33 56 Nebraska --- --- 83 54 Oklahoma (40) (26) 43 106 Southern Miss. --- --- 99 134 Texas --- --- 91 89 Texas A&M --- --- 152 111 Texas Tech --- --- 144 143 Big 12 7 7
Preseason Big 12 Polls
Coaches' Poll 1. Oklahoma State (7) 117 2. Kansas (5) 115 3. Missouri 91 4. Oklahoma 90 5. Texas 74 6. Kansas State 72 7. Nebraska 69 8. Iowa State 45 9. Texas Tech 42 10. Colorado 38 11. Baylor 17 Texas A&M 17
Coaches' All-Big 12 Marcus Fizer, Iowa State Manny Dies, Kansas State Venson Hamilton, Nebraska Desmond Mason, OSU Adrian Peterson, OSU Kris Clack, Texas Chris Mihm, Texas Player of the Year: Adrian Peterson, OSU Newcomer of the Year: Victor Avila, OU Freshman of the Year: Keyon Dooling, MU
