Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Rhode Island in All-College Classic
January 02, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
O’Reilly All-College Classic Info
Opponent — Rhode Island
Date — Saturday, December 20
Tipoff — 6:30 p.m.
Location — Oklahoma City, Okla.
Venue — Ford Center (18,879)
Television — ESPN Classic
Series History — First Meeting
Television — ESPN Classic
Play-by-Play • Ron Franklin
Analyst • Fran Fraschilla
Stillwater — SuddenLink Channel 33
Oklahoma City — Cox Channel 255
Tulsa — Cox Channel 255
direcTV — Channel 208
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Reporter • Bryndon Manzer
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 7-3 this seaosn and coming off a 104-74 victory over Mercer on Wednesday night. The Cowboys are led by senior guard Terrel Harris, one of five players averaging in double figures. He is chipping in 16.1 points per game and shooting 51.2 percent from beyond the arc. Sophomore guard James Anderson is averaging 15.8 points per game and shooting 76.9 percent from the free-throw line. Junior guard Obi Muonelo is averaging 15.1 points and a team-high 9.4 rebounds per game. Senior guard Byron Eaton is averaging 11.9 points and a team-leading 6.6 assists per contest. Freshman guard Keiton Page is averaging 10.6 points per game coming off the bench. As a team, OSU leads the Big 12 Conference, averaging 10.7 treys per game and a league-leading 41.2 percent shooting from beyond the three-point line. OSU is averaging 83.6 points per game.
About Rhode Island
Rhode Island is 8-3 this season with losses at Duke, vs Villanova and at Providence. The Rams are led by senior guard Jimmy Baron who is averaging 18 points per game. Two others are averaging double figures: senior forward Kahiem Seawright is averaging 14.4 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game, and junior guard Keith Cothran is chipping in 14.3 points per contest. As a team, URI is averaging 80.3 points per game, 8.5 points more than its opponents. The Rams are also outrebounding their opponents by more thatn four boards per contest.
Quick Notes
Oklahoma State is 54-15 (.783) all-time in the All-College Tournament, including a 5-2 mark since beginning the Classic format in 2001-02 ... Coach Travis Ford was 4-2 against Rhode Island as the head coach at UMass for three seasons (2005-08). He currently has a three-game winning streak against the Rams ... Terrel Harris is just eight points away from becoming the 32nd player in school history to record 1,000 career points ... Harris’ seven steals against Mercer are the most by a Big 12 player this season, and the 19 thefts by OSU vs. the Bears is a league season high ... Oklahoma State has connected on at least 10 three-pointers in seven of 10 games this season ... every game this season has been decided by more than eight points and nine of the 10 have been decided by 12 or more points.
Up Next
OSU will take a break for the holidays before returning to Stillwater on Dec. 25. The Cowboys’ next game is Monday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m. against Arkansas State (7-2).
