Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Huskies in Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
December 12, 2008 | Cowboy Basketball
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
Washington Game Info
Dates — Thursday, December 4
Tipoff — 8 p.m. PT
Location — Seattle, Wash.
Venue — Bank of America Arena
Series History — OSU leads, 8-3
Last Meeting — Dec. 1, 2007
Outcome — OSU won, 96-71
In Seattle — OSU leads, 3-2
Last Meeting — Dec. 21, 1999
Outcome — OSU won, 84-72
Television — Fox Sports Net
Play-by-Play • Paul Sunderland
Analyst • Marcus Johnson
Sideline • Charissa Thompson
Stillwater — SuddenLink Channel 37
Oklahoma City — Cox Channel 37
Tulsa — Cox Channel 27
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Sideline • Bryndon Manzer
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 5-2 this season with both losses coming to top-10 teams in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla., last week. OSU lost to ninth-ranked Gonzaga and No. 5 Michigan State. The Cowboys have five players averaging in double figures, including a team-high 17.4 points per game by senior guard Terrel Harris. Sophomore guard James Anderson, who is averaging a team-high 34.9 minutes per game, is second on the squad in scoring at 16.4 points per contest. Junior guard Obi Muonelo is nearly averaging a double-double with 11.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. As a team, OSU is shooting 45.3 percent from the floor, including 40.1 percent from beyond the three-point arc. The Cowboys have made at least 10 three pointers in four-straight games and five of the seven contests this season.
About Washington
Washington is 3-3 this season with a 3-0 mark at home. The Huskies lost at Portland and a pair of neutral-court games against top-25 teams. UW is led by senior forward Jon Brockman who is averaging 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. A pair of guards, Isaiah Thomas (13.3 ppg, 3.8 apg) and Justin Dentmon (13.2 ppg, 3.8 apg), are averaging nearly identical numbers in the backcourt. This will be Washington’s second of eight-straight games at home.
Quick Notes
Senior guard Byron Eaton’s next point will give him 1,000 for his career, making him the 31st player in school history to achieve that milestone ... Oklahoma State has made at least one three pointer in 258 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001 ... Thursday’s game at Washington will mark OSU’s first true road game of the season ... Oklahoma State is 26-25 all-time against members of the Pac-10 Conference, and OSU’s 11 games against Washington are the most versus a Pac-10 foe ... the Cowboys are 5-5 against USC, 5-3 vs. Arizona State, 2-4 against UCLA, 1-5 vs. Oregon State, 4-1 against Cal, 0-3 vs. Arizona, 1-0 against Washington State and 0-1 vs. Oregon. OSU has never played Stanford ... Obi Muonelo grabbed 15 rebounds against Gonzaga, marking just the third time in school history a guard has grabbed 15 boards.
Up Next
Oklahoma State takes off a week for finals before another road trip. This one will take the Cowboys to Corpus Christi, Texas, as OSU faces the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. The Pokes finally return to Gallagher-Iba Arena after a 23-day layoff on Wed., Dec. 17, as Oklahoma State hosts Mercer at 7 p.m.
