Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Tigers Saturday Afternoon
February 16, 2007 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State (19-6, 5-5) vs. Missouri (15-9, 4-7)
Saturday, February 17, 2007 • 12:47 p.m.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) • Stillwater, Okla.
Television — ESPN Plus/FullCourt
Play-by-Play • Bob Carpenter
Analyst • Stacey King
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
Radio — Cowboy Sports Network
Dave Hunziker & Tom Dirato
Flagship Station — KSPI (93.7 FM)
SIRIUS Satellite Radio — Ch. 161
internet — www.okstate.com
Quick Notes
• The Cowboys have a 245-30 record (89.1 winning percentage) inside Gallagher-Iba Arena over the past 19 seasons and have won at least 11 games each year at home over that span.
• Oklahoma State has won 17 consecutive home games dating back to last season. That streak ranks as the ninth-longest current streak in the country by an NCAA Division I school.
• The Cowboys are 9-1 this season in games decided by six or fewer points. The lone loss was a two-point decision at Tennessee.
• Oklahoma State is 11-0 when outrebounding its opponent and 12-1 when committing fewer turnovers than the opponent.
• The Cowboys are undefeated when scoring 80 or more points in a game (11-0).
Cowboys Split Season Series with Texas
• The second edition of the OSU-Texas game never lived up to its billing as the Longhorns defeated the Cowboys 83-54 in the rematch.
• Mario Boggan scored a team-high 16 points while JamesOn Curry added 12 and Byron Eaton scored 11 points.
• All five Texas starters reached double figures, including a game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds by freshman Kevin Durant.
• No Cowboy recorded more than four rebounds.
• Texas shot 56 percent from the floor, including 68 percent in the second period when the Longhorns outscored the Cowboys 52-30.
• The game was still within reach with 16 minutes remaining and OSU was down just eight points at 41-33. But the ‘Horns outscored the Pokes 31-16 over the next 11 minutes to put Oklahoma State away.
Cowboys Look to Extend Homecourt Winning Streak
• Oklahoma State has won the last 17 games inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, which ties for the seventh-longest streak in school history.
• The longest homecourt winning streak in school history was 49 consecutive victories from Jan. 9, 1936, until Dec. 21, 1940.
• The longest streak in recent memory was 29 from March 8, 2003, until March 2, 2005.
• The streak currently ties for the 10th-longest active string of wins in the country. A win Saturday would move the streak into a tie for eighth place.
OSU in OT Games
• Last Saturday’s double-overtime win against Texas Tech was the 104th in school history. OSU is 60-44 in extra-period games.
• Oklahoma State is 32-11 in overtime games at home and 12-6 in multiple-overtime games.
• OSU played its first triple-overtime game for since Feb. 5, 1983, earlier this season when the Cowboys and Longhorns dueled to a 105-103 game back in January.
• The Tech game marked Oklahoma State’s fourth overtime game of the season, tying for the most in a single-season in school history.
• OSU has now played eight overtime periods this season. That total ranks as the most in school history.
• The Cowboys are 4-0 in their overtime games this season. It is the best overtime record since 1964-65, when OSU was also 4-0 in overtime contests.
More on the Extra Periods
• Oklahoma State has played eight overtime periods this season, the equivalent of a full 40-minute game.
• The statistics from those eight periods have compiled as follows: OSU — 25-of-52 from the floor, including 2-of-8 from beyond the arc; 35-of-48 from the free-throw line; 87 total points. Opponents — 22-of-56 from the field, including 7-of-20 from long range; 23-of-30 from the charity stripe; 74 total points.
• Cowboy senior Mario Boggan has been outstanding in the overtime periods. In 39 minutes of play (out of a possible 40), he has scored 40 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and dished out five assists. He’s shooting 58 percent (11-of-19) from the floor and 89.5 percent (17-of-19) from the free-throw line. Most amazing ... no turnovers in any of the eight OT periods.
Against the Tigers
• Oklahoma State has won seven of the last 12 meetings against Missouri. The Tigers have won three of the last four and four of the last six.
• The last time Missouri won in Stillwater was Feb. 13, 1996. OSU has won the five games since then played in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
• Excluding OSU’s eight-point loss last season in Columbia, the average scoring margin in the Cowboys’ previous three losses was just two points (lost 72-69, 60-58 and 93-92 in double overtime).
• Twenty-nine of Missouri’s 71 victories in the series came during a 35-game span between 1969-83.
• One of the biggest shots in OSU basketball history came against Missouri. Bryant Reeves’ hit a halfcourt shot to send the game into overtime and the Cowboys eventually defeated the Tigers 77-73 on Feb. 24, 1993.
