Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Grambing State on Sunday
November 22, 2008 | Cowboy Basketball
Grambling State Game Info
Date — Sunday, November 23
Tipoff — 3:05 pm
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena
Series History — OSU leads, 1-0
Last Meeting — Dec. 15, 1990
Outcome — OSU won, 98-54
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
PxP • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Reporter • Bryndon Manzer
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 3-0 this season and coming off a 91-73 victory over Tulsa Thursday night in Stillwater. It is the 10th time in the last 12 seasons that the Cowboys have started a season 3-0. Senior guard Byron Eaton leads five Pokes averaging double figures in scoring with his 19.7 points-per-game average. James Anderson is pouring in 18.7 points per contest, while Terrel Harris (16.3 ppg) and Keiton Page (10.3 ppg) are also averaging double figures. Oklahoma State is shooting 47.9 percent from the floor, including 39.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc. OSU leads the Big 12 in free-throw shooting at 77.1 percent. The Cowboys are averaging a league-low nine turnovers per game. Through three games, OSU has had six 20-point scorers.
About Grambling State
Grambling State is 0-2 this season after an 80-74 overtime loss to Louisiana Tech at home and a 96-50 drubbing at New Mexico on Thursday night. The Tigers are averaging 62 points per game while allowing 88 points per contest. GSU is shooting just 34.4 percent from the floor, including just 13-of-51 (25.5 percent) from behind the three-point line. Junior forward Andrew Prestley is leading the team with 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds against La Tech. The Tigers are shooting just 47.7 percent from the charity stripe.
Quick Notes
Should the Cowboys defeat Grambling State on Sunday, it would be the 800th win for Oklahoma State at home ... OSU is 799-291 (73.3 percent) all-time within the city limits of Stillwater, which includes a 673-191 (77.9 percent) record inside Gallagher-Iba Arena ... OSU is 148-3 (98 percent) in home non-conference games since the 1987-88 season ... sophomore guard James Anderson is just six points away from 500 for his career ... Anderson has hit all 16 free-throw attempts this season. In fact, he has hit 1-straight FTs dating back to last season ... excluding Ibrahima Thomas’ 1-of-8 performance from the free-throw line, OSU as a team is shooting 63-of-75 from the charity stripe, good for 84 percent ... Oklahoma State has hit at least one three pointer in 254 consecutive games ... Grambling State forward Lance Feurtado is from Roosevelt, N.Y., just 21.7 miles from Brooklyn, N.Y., hometown of Cowboy senior Anthony Brown ... Junction City, Ark., home of OSU sophomore James Anderson, is just 41.2 miles from the campus of Grambling State.
Up Next
Oklahoma State travels to Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday to prepare for the Old Spice Classic. The tournament begins with first-round games on Thanksgiving day. The Cowboys will play No. 9 Gonzaga in the final game of the day at 9 p.m. ET. On Friday, the Cowboys will play either Maryland or fifth-ranked Michigan State in an evening matchup. Other teams competing in the tournament include 15th-ranked Tennessee, No. 22 Georgetown, Siena and Wichita State. Oklahoma State will return to Stillwater on Sunday night and have a quick turnaround as the Cowboys leave Tuesday, Dec. 2, for Seattle, Wash., to face the Washington Huskies in the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series.
