Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host North Texas Monday Night
November 17, 2008 | Cowboy Basketball
North Texas Game Info
Date — Monday, November 17
Tipoff — 7:08 pm
Television — Cowboy Sports Network
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena
Series History — OSU leads, 12-1
Last Meeting — Nov. 14, 2007
Outcome — UNT won, 82-73
In Stillwater — OSU leads, 6-0
Last Meeting in Stillwater — Nov. 24, 2001
Outcome — OSU won, 77-58
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State opened the Travis Ford era with a 76-57 win over the UTSA Roadrunners Friday night. It was the 34th-consecutive home season opener, the longest streak in school history. Seniors Byron Eaton and Terrel Harris led the Cowboys with 27 and 20 points, respectively, the first time the four-year Cowboys scored at least 20 points in the same game. Just six Pokes played more than eight minutes in the game against UTSA as all five starters played at least 29 minutes and freshman Keiton Page added 20 minutes of court time. OSU is going into Monday night’s game looking to avenge the first loss in the series with North Texas last season when the Mean Green defeated the Cowboys 82-73 in Denton.
About North Texas
North Texas is 1-0 this season before entering the game Monday night in Stillwater. The Mean Green defeated Cameron of Lawton 87-66 Saturday night in Denton. Four different players scored in double figures, led by Tristan Thompson’s 13. Josh White added 12, while Adam McCoy had 11 off the bench and center Justin Howerton added 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds. UNT shot 55.6 percent from the floor, including 47.1 percent from long range. However, the Mean Green was just 9-of-17 (52.9 percent) from the line.
Quick Notes
Oklahoma State won 12-straight games over North Texas before last season’s loss at The SuperPit in Denton, Texas ... UNT’s Dominque Johnson played last season at Arkansas-Fort Smith with current Cowboy Malcoln Kirkland ... Oklahoma State is 37-9 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt Conference ... OSU’s 13 games against North Texas are the most vs a Sun Belt foe ... the Cowboys are 9-2 against Arkansas State, another Sun Belt opponent OSU will play this season ... senior guard Byron Eaton is just six steals away from becoming the ninth player in Big 12 history to record 200 career steals ... Oklahoma State extended its school-record streak of consecutive games with a made three pointer to 252 against UTSA.
Up Next
Oklahoma State hosts the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. That game will be televised by the Cowboy Sports Network. OSU will host Grambling State on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
