Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Longhorns in Super Tuesday Showdown
January 22, 2007 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State (15-2, 1-1) vs. Texas (13-3, 3-0)
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 • 8:05 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) • Stillwater, Okla.
Radio — Cowboy Sports Network
Dave Hunziker & Tom Dirato
Flagship Station — KSPI (93.7 FM)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio — Ch. 107
internet — www.okstate.com
Television — espn2
Play-by-Play • Dave O’Brien
Analyst • Rick Majerus
Stillwater
Suddenlink Cable Ch. 32
Oklahoma City
Cox Communications Ch. 28
Tulsa
Cox Communications Ch. 26
Cowboys Host Longhorns
• No. 12 Oklahoma State will host the 21st-ranked Texas Longhorns on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• The Cowboys are 15-2 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 Conference action. Texas is 13-3 and 3-0 in league play.
• The game will be televised nationally on espn2. Dave O’Brien will handle the play-by-play duties while Rick Majerus will provide expert analysis.
• The game will be broadcast over the radio airwaves by the Cowboy Sports Network with Dave Hunziker handling the play-by-play duties while Tom Dirato provides color commentary. The game will also be broadcast worldwide on the Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 107.
Nebraska Game Postponed
• Oklahoma State made every effort possible to travel to Lincoln, Neb., but sleet and adverse weather conditions kept the Cowboys grounded in Oklahoma City for over a day.
• Three attempts were made before it was finally decided that the safety of the travel party far outweighed the need to play the game as was scheduled.
• The game with the Huskers will be rescheduled in cooperation with the Nebraska Athletic Department and the Big 12 Conference office.
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 Monday, Oklahoma State is one of just 20 teams with 15 or more wins.
• The Cowboys are also one of just 15 teams with two or fewer losses.
• Six teams remain with just one blemish on their record this season.
• Oklahoma State’s 15-2 mark, a 88.2 winning percentage, is tied for the ninth-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.
