Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Travel to Lincoln to Face Huskers
January 12, 2007 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State (15-2, 1-1) at Nebraska (11-4, 0-1)
Saturday, January 13, 2007 • 12:47 p.m.
Devaney Sports Center (13,595) • Lincoln, Neb.
Radio — Cowboy Sports Network
Dave Hunziker & Tom Dirato
Flagship Station — KSPI (93.7 FM)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio — Ch. 147
internet — www.okstate.com
Television — ESPN Regional
Play-by-Play • Bill Doleman
Analyst • Paul Splittorff
Stillwater
KOCB-WB TV-34
SuddenLink Ch. 11
Oklahoma City
KOCB-WB TV-34
Cox Communications Ch. 11
Tulsa
KJRH-NBC TV-2
Cox Communications Ch. 9
Cowboys Face Huskers in Lincoln
• Oklahoma State travels to Lincoln, Neb., this weekend to face the Nebraska Huskers.
• The Cowboys are 15-2 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 Conference action, coming off an 87-57 loss at Kansas on Wednesday night.
• The Huskers are 11-4 overall and 0-1 in league play after falling to Iowa State 71-62 on Wednesday.
• The game will be televised by ESPN Regional and can be seen in Oklahoma City on KOCB-TV 34, on KJRH-TV 2 in Tulsa and on KOCB SuddenLink Channel 11 in Stillwater.
• Bill Doleman will handle the play-by-play duties for the television broadcast while Paul Splittorff will provide color commentary.
Game Rewind Highlights
• Oklahoma State was held to just 32.1 percent shooting and its lowest point total in 24 games as sixth-ranked Kansas defeated the No. 9 Cowboys 87-57 in Lawrence.
• It was the biggest loss by OSU since a 34-point loss (46-80) at Texas last season.
• The Cowboys committed 20 turnovers and gave up 23 points on those miscues, including 18 fast-break points.
• Kenny Cooper and JamesOn Curry each scored 12 points while Terrel Harris added 10 off the bench.
• Mario Boggan was held to single digits in scoring for the first time this season with eight.
• Marcus Dove grabbed a game-high nine rebounds for the Pokes.
Season Highlights
• Oklahoma State won 11-consecutive games to open the season before falling to Tennessee 79-77 in Nashville.
• The Cowboys are 2-1 against teams ranked in the top 25 at game time and 1-1 vs. top-10 teams.
• OSU is 2-0 in overtime this season, defeating Missouri State 73-70 in the finals of the South Padre Island Invitational and then defeating No. 7-ranked Pittsburgh 95-89 in a double-overtime thriller in the All-College Classic in Oklahoma City.
• Oklahoma State’s 129 points against Southwestern Oklahoma State established a school record. The previous record was 127 points scored vs. Santa Fe on Dec. 3, 1977.
• Mario Boggan scored a career-high 36 points while JamesOn Curry added 31 points against SWOSU, marking just the second time in school history that two Cowboys have scored 30 or more points in the same game. Fred Burley (35), Brooks Thompson (33) and Bryant Reeves (31) all scored 30 or more points against Oral Roberts on March 4, 1993.
Oklahoma State Among Nation’s Best
• As of Thursday, Oklahoma State is one of just six teams with 15 or more wins and one of 20 teams with two or fewer losses.
• Other 15-game winners are: Clemson (17-0), Wisconsin (16-1), Air Force (16-1), North Carolina (15-1) and Pittsburgh (15-2).
• Oklahoma State’s 88.2 winning percentage is tied for the eighth-best mark in the country.
30-Point Productions
• JamesOn Curry’s 31-point performance against SWOSU was the third of his career.
• He is one of just nine Cowboys in school history to record 30 or more points in at least three games.
• Mario Boggan’s 36-point outing against the Bulldogs was the second of his career, making him one of 18 Pokes to have multiple 30-point games.
• Byron Houston holds the school record for the most 30 point games with 12. Bryant Reeves had 10, while Ed Odom and Randy Rutherford each had six. Desmond Mason had five and Ronnie Daniel had four.
20-Point Productions
• Boggan scored 26 points and Curry added 20 against Baylor, giving OSU a total of 21 20-point performances this season.
• Last year, the Cowboys had 14 20-point outings all season long.
• Mario Boggan has 12 20-point games this season, while Curry has eight. Terrel Harris had his first of the season with 20 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Balanced Attack
• Oklahoma State has had 71 total double-figure performances by seven different players this season.
• JamesOn Curry has reached double figures in all 17 games.
• Mario Boggan had his first game under 10 points when he scored eight at Kansas.
• Terrel Harris has reached double figures in 12 contests.
• Freshman Obi Muonelo reached double figures in 10 games before suffering a leg injury.
• OSU has had five double-figure scorers in seven different games this season: Florida Atlantic, Sam Houston State, Missouri State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Pepperdine, Pittsburgh and Southwestern Okla. State.
• Oklahoma State has had at least three double-figure scorers in all 17 games this season.
Oklahoma State in the Polls
• Oklahoma State is ranked ninth in the most recent Associated Press poll and 10th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
• The Cowboys return to the top 10 for the first time since the final poll of the 2004-05 season when OSU was ranked sixth in the final AP poll and eighth in the final Coaches poll.
• Oklahoma State plays seven games this season against teams currently ranked in at least one of the top-25 polls: No. 6/6 Kansas (in Lawrence Wednesday night), No. 7/7 Pittsburgh (won 95-89 in double overtime in the All-College Classic), No. 8/9 Texas A&M (in Stillwater and in College Station), No. 16/20 Tennessee (lost 79-77 in Nashville), and No. 25/NR Texas (in Stillwater and Austin).
• Two other opponents (Missouri State and Syracuse) are receiving votes in both polls.
