Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Travel to Waco to Play Baylor Bears
March 02, 2007 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State (20-9, 6-8) at Baylor (13-15, 3-12)
Saturday, March 3, 2007 • 12:47 p.m.
Ferrell Center (10,284) • Waco, Texas
Television — ESPN Plus
Play-by-Play • Mark Neely
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
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
• Oklahoma State has won 20 games in a season for the ninth time in the last 10 years and 14th time in the last 17 seasons.
• The Cowboys’ victory over Kansas State ended a four-game losing streak.
• OSU has won 18 of the last 19 games against Baylor, including eight straight in Waco. OSU’s last loss in the Ferrell Center was a 97-95 double-overtime loss on Jan. 17, 1998.
• Oklahoma State has yet to win a road game this season. The Cowboys are 0-6 on the road, one of just 10 teams nationally that has failed to win a road contest.
• The Cowboys are 12-8 this season against teams in the top-150 of the RPI and have the second-best schedule-strength rank in the Big 12 at No. 29. Texas Tech is first with a No. 13 schedule-strength rank.
Boggan Suspended
• Mario Boggan, Oklahoma State’s leading scorer, will not be available for Saturday afternoon’s contest at Baylor.
• Boggan was suspended one game by head coach Sean Sutton following video review of an incident which occurred in the waning moments of Tuesday night’s win over Kansas State.
• The Big 12 Conference office accepted the penalty and considers the matter closed.
• Boggan will be available for Monday night’s game at Nebraska.
Cowboys Winless on the Road
• Oklahoma State is 0-6 this season on the road, 0-7 if you consider the Cowboys’ two-point loss to Tennessee in Nashville.
• OSU is one of just 10 teams nationally that has yet to win a road game.
• Oklahoma State is the only team in NCAA Division I that has a winning record that has failed to win a road contest.
• Other winless road teams are (with their record on the road and overall in parentheses): Cincinnati (0-8, 10-18), Penn State (0-9, 10-17), Arizona State (0-9, 6-20), Baylor (0-10, 13-15), Alabama A&M (0-11, 6-18), Texas-San Antonio (0-13, 3-21), North Florida (0-14, 1-26), Charleston Southern (0-15, 4-22), Denver (0-15, 4-25).
Last Time Out
• Oklahoma State broke a four-game losing streak by defeating Kansas State in the final home game of the regular season Tuesday night, falling the Wildcats 84-70.
• Guards JamesOn Curry and Terrel Harris each scored 22 points to lead five Cowboys who scored in double figures.
• OSU also shot better than 50 percent from the floor for the first time this season against a Big 12 Conference opponent at 54.9 percent.
• Mario Boggan added 17 points for the Cowboys while fellow senior David Monds added 10. Byron Eaton also got in on the double-figure scoring with 10 points.
• Curry dished out a game-high eight assists for the Pokes.
• Oklahoma State had 20 assists on 28 made field goals. The 20 assists were the most vs. a league foe this season.
• The Cowboys also turned the ball over just 14 times while forcing 19 miscues by the Wildcats.
• OSU was 9-of-17 from beyond the three-point arc, good for 52.9 percent.
Last Time Against the Bears
• Oklahoma State outrebounded Baylor 43-32, the only statistical category that the Cowboys were dominant in, as OSU defeated Baylor 81-77 to open the conference season.
• The Pokes shot 47 percent from the floor compared to just 42 percent by the Bears. However, BU was 10-of-24 from beyond the three-point arc while OSU was limited to just 5-of-16 from three-point range.
• Cowboy senior Mario Boggan scored 26 points while junior JamesOn Curry added 20. Terrel Harris scored 13 and Byron Eaton had 10.
• Kevin Rogers was the leading scorer for Baylor with 18 points. Three other Bears reached double figures.
• Boggan had 13 rebounds for the Pokes while Kenny Cooper grabbed a career-high 11 boards, including 10 offensive.
• OSU outscored the Bears in the paint (36-26), off turnovers (18-13) and in second-chance points (17-10).
• The Cowboys led by as many as 16 points with 14 minutes remaining.
OSU in the RPI
• As of Thursday, Oklahoma State ranks No. 41 in the Ratings Percentage Index according to rpiratings.com.
• OSU is 7-7 vs. teams ranked in the top 100, including wins over No. 4 Pittsburgh, No. 31 Texas, No. 37 Missouri State, No. 46 Texas Tech, No. 49 Syracuse and No. 93 Sam Houston State.
• Four of OSU’s nine losses this season have come to teams ranked in the top 20 in the RPI (No. 8 Tennessee, No. 15 Texas A&M twice, and No. 16 Kansas).
• OSU’s No. 27 Schedule Strength rating is the second-best in the Big 12 behind Texas Tech (No. 15).
Cowboys’ Strength of Schedule
• Oklahoma State’s strength of schedule ranks No. 27 nationally in the latest RPI according to rpiratings.com.
• Only 16 teams in the top-30 in terms of schedule strength rankings have won 20 or more games.
• What that amounts to is that the Cowboys are one of 16 teams to reach 20 victories despite playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation.
OSU in the Big 12 Race
• All Big 12 schools excluding Oklahoma State and Nebraska will be done on Saturday.
• The Cowboys can finish no higher than the No. 5 seed and no lower than the No. 10 seed.
• Three things need to happen for OSU to be the No. 5 seed. If Texas wins at Kansas, Iowa State beats Texas Tech and OSU finishes 2-0, the Cowboys would be the No. 5 seed.
• If Oklahoma State defeats Baylor on Saturday, the Cowboys can finish no lower than No. 8.
• If the Pokes lose at Baylor but defeat Nebraska, they will finish No. 7.
• If OSU finishes the season with two losses, depending on the outcome of several other games, the Cowboys could finish as high as No. 7 or as low as No. 10.
Against the Bears
• Oklahoma State has won 17 of the last 18 meetings against Baylor. That lone loss was a 74-72 setback in Stillwater on Feb. 15, 2003.
• Since the Big 12 formed in 1996-97, the Cowboys are 20-3 against the Bears, including 8-2 in Waco.
• OSU’s three losses since the Big 12 formed have come by a total of five points (lost 78-77, 97-95 in double overtime and 74-72).
• Mario Boggan is averaging 21 points and seven rebounds per game against the Bears and is shooting 64 percent from the floor and 85 percent from the free-throw line.
• Marcus Dove has nine assists and just one turnover in four outings against BU.
• Kenny Cooper recorded a career-high 11 rebounds in the first game against Baylor, including 10 offensive boards.
