Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Creighton
July 25, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State faces a tough test Saturday as the Cowboys host highly regarded Creighton in a non-conference matchup. OSU is trying to extend a 71-game home non-league winning streak against a Bluejay squad that opened its season with a convincing 22-point victory over UMKC. Saturday's game marks the first time in his career that OSU coach Eddie Sutton, who began his Division I career at Creighton, will face a team for which he has previously coached.
OSU-CU: The Series
The Cowboys and Bluejays have squared off 38 times with Creighton winning 20 of those games, although the teams have met just twice since 1952. Oklahoma State owns an 11-6 advantage in games played in Stillwater; OSU won the teams' most recent meeting 84-69 in the 1986 All-College Tournament.
OSU Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his eighth year at OSU and his 28th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times. Sutton currently owns a career record of 588-234 (71.5 percent) overall and is 158-70 (69.3 percent) at OSU. Only three coaches ‹ Dean Smith, John Wooden and Bobby Knight ‹ won more games in their first 27 years than Coach Sutton.
1997-98 Schedule/Results Tuesday, Nov. 11 California All-Stars (Exh.) W 97-83 Saturday, Nov. 15 Texas-Pan American W 103-71 Tuesday, Nov. 18 Buducnost (Exh.) W 114-52 Saturday, Nov. 22 Creighton 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25 Southern Utah 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 North Texas 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 Oral Roberts 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Washington 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 vs. Arizona State 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 Jackson State 2:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23 Arkansas State 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 at TCU (Fox) 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3 at Texas A&M* 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 Nebraska* 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 Texas Tech* (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Missouri* 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at Baylor* (Big 12 TV) 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 Texas A&M* 12:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26 at Oklahoma* 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at Texas* (Big 12 TV) 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3 Colorado* 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 Baylor* (Big 12 TV) 12:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 at Iowa State* (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 Oklahoma* (Big 12 TV) 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Texas Tech* 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 at Kansas State* 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Texas* (Big 12 TV) 8 p.m. Sunday, March 1 Kansas* (ABC) 2:30 p.m. March 5-8 Big 12 Championship (Big 12 TV) TBA * Big 12 Conference games Game to be played in Oklahoma City
About the Bluejays
Creighton opened its season with an impressive 81-59 victory over UMKC. Bluejay junior Rodney Buford, who averaged 19.6 points a year ago, scored 28 points, grabbed nine rebounds and hit three three-pointers in the victory. Creighton was 15-15 last year and finished sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Streak continues as Cowboys open season
It's been over 10 years since Oklahoma State lost a home game to a non-conference opponent, and the Cowboys' streak is now the sixth-longest in Division I history. OSU's 71-game non-league win streak at Gallagher-Iba Arena is the longest such current streak in the country; Maryland has the second-longest streak at 53 games. The Cowboys' last non-conference loss in Gallagher-Iba was an 81-75 setback against Missouri Southern on Jan. 7, 1987, and the last Division I non-conference opponent to win in Stillwater was Tulsa in a 67-58 decision Dec. 21, 1985.
Current Home-Court Non-Conference Streaks
School Streak Arena Last Loss Next Game Oklahoma State 71 Gallagher-Iba Arena Jan. 7, 1987 Creighton, Nov. 22 Maryland 53 Cole Field House Dec. 7, 1989 Mt. St. Mary's, Nov. 22 Tulane 37 Fogelman Arena Dec. 23, 1992 Southeastern La., Nov. 29 Kentucky 35 Rupp Arena Nov. 22, 1991 Morehead State, Nov. 20 Washington State 30 Friel Court Nov. 1990 Gonzaga, Dec. 4
DePaul has won 52 straight games in Alumni Hall but currently plays its games at the Rosemont Horizon.
All-Time Home-Court Non-Conference Streaks School Streak Arena Years UCLA 97 Pauley Pavilion 1966-77 Duke 95 Cameron Indoor 1983-1995 Marquette 81 Bradley Center 1967-1973 DePaul 81 DePaul Auditorium 1942-1956 Oklahoma 74 Lloyd Noble Center 1982-1990 Oklahoma State 71 Gallagher-Iba Arena 1987-Present
Cowboys top century mark in season opener
Oklahoma State extended its season-opener winning streak to 23 games with a 103-71 victory over Texas-Pan American on Saturday. The Cowboys topped 100 points for the first time since the 1995 squad defeated Alaska-Anchorage 112-72 on Jan. 2, 1995. The Cowboys scored 90 points or more only three times in the past two seasons and had not scored over 90 since Feb. 18, 1996. OSU held the statistical edge in nearly every category, out-rebounding the Broncs 55-32, out-shooting them 56.5 to 39.4 percent and out-assisting them 25-12.
Peterson shows familiar scoring touch
Junior guard Adrian Peterson was OSU's leading scorer a year ago, and he wasted no time in grabbing that honor again this season, scoring a game-high 24 points in the 1997-98 opener. "Pete" had a strong all-around game, shooting 50 percent from the floor and beyond the arc, grabbing five rebounds, handing out four assists and committing just one turnover. Peterson, an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection a year ago, needs just 23 points for 800 in his career and just four three-pointers to tie Sean Sutton for fourth in school history. If he averages 9.5 points through the regular season, well below his career average of 12.8, Peterson will become the 12th OSU player to score 1,000 points in the first three years of his career.
OSU routs outmanned exhibition foe
To say it was no contest doesn't quite cover it. The Cowboys won the battles of rebounds (47-20), turnovers (14-39) and, most importantly, the scoreboard (114-52) in dispatching Buducnost, a Yugoslavian club team, in Tuesday's exhibition finale. OSU shot 56.8 percent from the floor and held the visitors to 43.2 percent, including a 34.6 mark in the first half. Matters were so difficult for the Yugoslavian team that Buducnost accidentally inserted a sixth man early in the second half and OSU still broke the press.
Mason's aggressiveness pays dividends
Sophomore forward Desmond Mason has had three consecutive strong performances in OSU's contests to this point, topped by a brilliant 32-point outing against Buducnost on Tuesday. Mason, whose career scoring high was 11 entering the season, scored 17 against the California All-Stars and 19 against Texas-Pan American. He hit 14 field goals (on 24 attempts) against Buducnost, most coming on thundering dunks.
Elder Robisch opens season with double-double
Senior center Brett Robisch played the best basketball of his career over the last half of 1996-97, averaging 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds, and his play in the team's first game indicated that his improvement is ongoing. With 12 points and 10 rebounds in just 23 minutes of action, Robisch recorded his third career double-double in Saturday's game. Although he shot just 5 for 12 from the field in the first exhibition, Robisch still recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds, including eight boards on the offensive end of the floor. The 14 rebounds would have been a career high for Robisch had they come in a regular-season game.
Cowboys getting the ball up the floor
OSU averaged 69.4 points per game in 1996-97, making last season's team the lowest-scoring Cowboys in 20 years. But if the first three games of this season are any indication, that trend is changing drastically. In its one regular-season game and two exhibitions, OSU has averaged 104.7 points per game. The team's 103 points in the Texas-Pan American win marked the first time in three seasons that a Cowboy team has topped the century mark. The 114-point performance against Buducnost would rank as the third-highest-scoring game in school history had it come in a regular-season contest.
Inside the numbers
Here's a look at how OSU and Creighton compare statistically through one game this season:
OSU Creighton Record 1-0 1-0 Scoring Offense 103.0 81.0 Scoring Defense 71.0 59.0 Scoring Margin +32.0 +22.0 Field Goal Pct. 56.5 54.1 Field Goal Pct. Defense 39.4 42.4 Free Throw Pct. 64.5 44.4 Rebound Margin +23.0 +14.0 Three-Point FG Pct. 33.3 35.0 Three-Pointers Per Game 5.0 7.0 Turnover Margin 0.0 +3.0
Looking ahead
The Cowboys will settle into a Tuesday-Saturday routine for the next couple of weeks. OSU plays host to Southern Utah this coming Tuesday and then faces North Texas a week from Saturday; Oral Roberts will be in town Tuesday, Dec. 2. All three games tip off at 7:05 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Adkins continues home success
Sophomore guard Joe Adkins set career scoring highs in each of the Cowboys' final two home games in 1997. Adkins picked up where he left off in the first exhibition, pouring in a game-high 24 points, a total five points higher than his regular-season career best, to lead OSU to a 97-83 victory over the California All-Stars. Adkins hit 5 of 6 three-point attempts and also led the team with three assists and three steals. In Saturday's game against Texas-Pan American, while Adkins didn't score with the same frequency, he still tallied nine points to go along with four assists and three steals. Although he averaged just 3.8 points last season, Adkins has averaged 13.3 points in his last three regular-season Gallagher-Iba games.
Noting the Cowboys
Redshirt freshman forward Scott Robisch recorded career highs in points (eight) and rebounds (five) in Saturday¹s victory.
Sophomore transfer Doug Gottlieb pulled down a career-high five rebounds in the UTPA game.
The Cowboys' +23 rebound margin against Texas-Pan American was the OSU's best performance on the boards since the Pokes out-rebounded Appalachian State 48-20 Dec. 2, 1994, in an 85-58 victory.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) has coached for seven-plus years at his alma mater with a 158-70 record at the school as well as a 588-234 overall mark in his 28th year of collegiate coaching. Sutton finished the 1996-97 season ranked ninth in total victories and 18th in winning percentage among active Division I coaches with at least 10 years' experience. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to postseason play in six of the last seven years and has won 17 games or more each season. Only three coaches, Bobby Knight, Dean Smith and John Wooden, won more games than Eddie Sutton in their first 27 years as head coaches.
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 1991-98 Oklahoma State (eighth) 158-70 .693 59-39 10-5 Totals 28th year (822 games) 588-234 .716 246-98 27-18
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 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 1-0
Coaches vs. Cancer
Cowboy coach Eddie Sutton is joining his NABC colleagues in participating in the Coaches vs. Cancer program this season. The Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Three-Point Attack is a fund-raising program that recruits fans to help fight cancer. Fans can contribute by making a one-time donation or by pledging any amount from $.01 to $10 or more for every three-point basket the Cowboys make during the season. For information, fans may call the Men's Basketball Office at 405-744-5845.
Postgame procedure
The Oklahoma State locker room is closed to the media. However, selected OSU players and head coach Eddie Sutton will be brought to the sports information office for postgame interviews. If you have any questions, please contact OSU coordinator of media relations Will Hancock.
On the Air
Saturday's game will be broadcast on the OSU Radio Network with Jim Rose and Will Hancock filling in on the broadcast. Regular commentators Tom Dirato and Bill Teegins, who will be in Waco, Texas, for OSU's final regular-season football game, are in their seventh year as the Cowboys' basketball radio team, and Dirato is calling OSU men's basketball for the 21st season in 1997-98.
National Rankings
Here's a look at Oklahoma State's week-by-week appearance in the Associated Press and USA Today polls, Jeff Sagarin's basketball ratings and the unofficial RPI compiled by Jim Sukup (RPI rankings have not yet been released):
Week AP USAT Sag. RPI Preseason (64) --- 48 Nov. 17 (61) 59
Here's how some of OSU's opponents stack up in the current rankings: Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 98 Colorado --- --- 100 Creighton --- --- 125 Iowa State (43) (34) 27 Kansas 2 4 2 Kansas State --- --- 82 Missouri --- --- 55 Nebraska --- (44) 46 Oklahoma 19 21 50 Southern Utah --- --- 263 Texas (47) 24 68 Texas A&M --- --- 139 Texas Tech --- --- 31 Big 12* 5 * Ranked among the nation's 31 conferences.
The Record Books Career Three-Point Percentage 1. Sean Sutton, 1991-92 .445 6. John Potter, 1990-91 .396 7. Adrian Peterson, 1996-Present .395 8. Marlon Dorsey, 1996-97 .394 9. Chad Alexander, 1995-Present .380
Career Three-Pointers Made 1. Randy Rutherford, 1993-95 279 4. Sean Sutton, 1991-92 108 5. Adrian Peterson, 1996-Present 104 6. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-92 102 -- Chad Alexander, 1995-Present 65
Conference FG Pct. Leaders
An OSU player has led the Big Eight or Big 12 in field goal percentage for each of the last five years.
1992-93 Bryant Reeves .621 1993-94 Bryant Reeves .585 1994-95 Bryant Reeves .586 1995-96 Jerome Lambert .544 1996-97 Chianti Roberts .625
Current Big 12 Standings through Nov. 19 Big 12 All Games W L Pct. W L Pct. Kansas 0 0 ---- 3 0 1.000 Nebraska 0 0 ---- 2 0 1.000 Oklahoma 0 0 ---- 2 0 1.000 Baylor 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Kansas St. 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Missouri 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Oklahoma St. 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Colorado 0 0 ---- 1 1 .500 Iowa State 0 0 ---- 0 0 ---- Texas A&M 0 0 ---- 0 0 ---- Texas Tech 0 0 ---- 0 0 ---- Texas 0 0 ---- 0 2 .000
Around the Big 12 Wednesday, November 19 Wyoming 62, at Colorado 58 at Kansas 75, Western Kentucky 62 (NIT) at Nebraska 86, Western Illinois 57
Friday, November 21 UNLV at Kansas (NIT), 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 22 Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m. Northwestern State at Colorado, 3 p.m. Baylor at Lamar, 7 p.m. Southwest Texas State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Texas at North Texas, 7 p.m. Long Beach St. at Kansas St., 7:05 p.m. New Orleans at Nebraska, 7:05 p.m. Creighton at Oklahoma State, 7:05 p.m. Texas Tech at SMU, 7:30 p.m.
OSU in home openers 1975-76 Minnesota-Duluth W 90-60 1976-77 Tulsa W 86-81 1977-78 Tulsa W 77-69 1978-79 Hawaii W 57-52 1979-80 Texas Wesleyan W 102-47 1980-81 Oral Roberts W 86-80 1981-82 Ark.-Monticello W 82-47 1982-83 Houston Baptist W 73-51 1983-84 Florida International W 82-64 1984-85 Stephen F. Austin W 71-53 1985-86 Angelo State W 87-69 1986-87 Baylor W 86-79 1987-88 Tulsa W 66-65 1988-89 Samford W 70-44 1989-90 Memphis State W 93-66 1990-91 Colgate W 111-47 1991-92 Evansville W 86-57 1992-93 Midwestern State W 86-74 1993-94 Oral Roberts W 94-52 1994-95 SMU W 73-51 1995-96 St. Mary's (Texas) W 76-61 1996-97 St. Mary's (Calif.) W 71-70 1997-98 Texas-Pan Amer. W 103-71
#35 Joe Adkins6-2 185 So. G
Scored 24 points in exhibition opener against the California All-Stars ... hit 5 of 6 three-pointers and also led the team in assists (three) and steals (three) despite playing just 19 minutes ... nine points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals vs. UTPA ... 10 points in exhibition finale, hitting two three-pointers.
#12 Chad Alexander 6-3 193 Sr. G
The only remaining letterwinner from OSU's 1995 Final Four team ... scored eight points and pulled down five rebounds after coming off the bench against Texas-Pan American ... one of seven Cowboys in double figures in the victory over Buducnost, hitting 3 of 7 three-point attempts ... also had a would-be career-high-tying four steals in the exhibition against the Yugoslavians.
#44 Doug Gottlieb 6-1 190 So. G
Dished out eight assists (three below his career high) while committing just two turnovers in 26 minutes against Texas-Pan American's pressing defense ... pulled down a career-high five rebounds against the Broncs ... the ninth four-year transfer at OSU during Eddie Sutton's tenure here, joining such other players as Sean Sutton, Brooks Thompson and current Cowboy Brett Robisch.
#33 Michael Johnson 6-7 220 Fr. F
OSU's only true freshman in 1997-98 ... has seen action in all three games, scoring four points in the Texas-Pan American contest ... was called 'Too Much in the Clutch' by the Kansas City Star during his high school senior year after he hit numerous buzzer-beating shots to win games or send them into overtime.
#25 Estell Laster 6-2 172 Fr.-RS G
Played 16 minutes against Texas-Pan American, scoring two points and handing out three assists ... medical redshirt in 1996-97 after suffering a broken arm in the fourth game of the year ... showed promise in his small amount of action last year, scoring eight points in his one full regular-season effort and 10 in an exhibition.
#34 Desmond Mason 6-6 207 So. F
Has had an outstanding start to his sophomore season, scoring 17, 19 and 32 points in the first three games ... had six dunks on the way to his 19-point outing against Texas-Pan American ... hit 14 of 24 field goals and scored 32 points against Buducnost, most coming on dunks ... an instant OSU celebrity last season when he shattered a backboard during the preseason Basketball Bash.
#30 Brian Montonati 6-9 220 So. F
Scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Buducnost in 21 minutes of action ... hit 4 of 9 from the field and made all four of his free throw attempts ... scored four points in just five minutes of action against Texas-Pan American ... the Grand Rapids Free Press Player of the Year as a high school senior ... transferred to OSU from Fullerton (Calif.) College.
#20 Adrian Peterson 6-4 197 Jr. G
Began the season with his 10th career 20-point game, tallying 24 against Texas-Pan American ... also grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists against the Broncs ... 15 points, six rebounds, five steals and four assists vs. Buducnost ... needs just 23 points for 800 in his career, which moves him onto the OSU career charts.
#31 Brett Robisch 6-11 255 Sr. F/C
Recorded double-doubles in two of the three games so far, including a 14-point, 14-rebound (three above his career high) performance against the California All-Stars ... 12 points, 10 rebounds in victory over Texas-Pan American ... averaged 12.4 points, 7.5 rebounds over the second half of 1996-97 after joining the Cowboys in mid-December ... has started every one of his OSU games.
#40 Scott Robisch 6-10 196 Fr.-RS F/C
Career highs of eight points and five rebounds in Texas-Pan American game ... 11 points (hitting all five of his FTs) and seven rebounds vs. Buducnost ... along with Brett, makes up first brother tandem at OSU since Dickey and Houston Nutt, who played in 1980 ... he and Brett are sons of former All-American Dave Robisch, who played at Kansas ... medical redshirt in 1996-97 with tendinitis and a broken hand.
#22 Tommy Warner 6-0 162 Sr. G
On scholarship for the first time in his career ... expects to graduate in May and is a hot prospect in area accounting firms ... has played in all three games (including a first-half stint against Buducnost), scoring two points against Texas-Pan American and against the California All-Stars.
#45 Alex Webber 6-10 257 So. F
Scored seven points before fouling out against the California All-Stars ... one of OSU's most promising freshmen last season when a ruptured disk ended his season in mid-January ... had become one of only four OSU freshmen (inlcuding Peterson the year before) to start their debuts ... scored 22 points in a December game last year.
