Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Tigers in Big 12 Battle
January 20, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Missouri Game Info
Date — Wednesday, January 21
Tipoff —8:05 p.m.
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Television — Big 12 Network
Series History — MU leads, 72-39
Last Meeting — Feb. 26, 2008
Outcome — OSU won, 75-73
in Stillwater — OSU leads, 27-20
Last Meeting in Stillwater — Feb. 17, 2007
Outcome — Missouri won, 75-64
Television — Big 12 Network
Play-by-Play • Bob Carpenter
Analyst • Stephen Howard
Stillwater — KOCB (Suddenlink Ch 11)
Oklahoma City — KOCB TV-34
Tulsa — KJRH TV-2
direcTV — Channel 681
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Reporter • Bryndon Manzer
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
XM Satellite Radio • Ch 231
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 12-4 this season, including a 1-1 mark in Big 12 play after falling in an overtime contest at Baylor last Saturday. The Cowboys are currently ranked 19th in the ratings percentage index according to CollegeRPI.com, including the 12th-toughest strength of schedule. James Anderson leads all scorers with his 17.9 points per game average and is shooting 51.9 percent from the floor. Obi Muonelo is chipping in 15.5 points per game and grabbing a team-leading 9.7 boards per contest. Terrel Harris is averaging 14.3 points and shooting 49.1 percent from long range. Byron Eaton is averaging 13.3 points and six assists per game. Freshman Keiton Page is averaging 10.3 points per game off the bench. As a team, Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 with 85.4 points per game as well as 10.8 treys per game and a 42.5 percent shooting average from beyond the arc.
About Missouri
Missouri is 15-3 overall this season and 2-1 in Big 12 play following a 77-46 victory over Iowa State at home on Saturday. The Tigers are ranked 40th in the latest edition of CollegeRPI.com. Mizzou is led by a pair of senior forwards. DeMarre Carroll is averaging 15.6 points and seven rebounds per game, while Leo Lyons is adding 14.4 points and 6.3 boards per contest. The Tigers are outscoring their opponents by a league leading of 21.8 points per game. They’re also limiting opponents to just 29.5 percent shooting from long range. Missouri also leads the Big 12 in assists (19.8 apg), steals (10.8 spg), turnover margin (+6.9) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6).
Quick Notes
This will be the first time that Travis Ford has ever coached against Missouri, where he played as a freshman in 1989-90 ... OSU and Mizzou and Nos. 1 and 2 in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 85.4 and 84.2 points per game, respectively ... the visiting team has won the last two games in the series ... OSU rankings nationally: second in three-point field-goal percentage (42.5 percent), fourth in scoring offense (85.4 points per game) and third three-pointers made per game (10.75 per game) ... Byron Eaton needs four assists to become the first player in school history to record 100 assists in each of his four seasons.
Up Next
The Cowboys will travel to Lincoln, Neb., this weekend to face Nebraska (12-4, 2-1) on Sat., Jan. 24 at 3 p.m. OSU will return home and host Oklahoma (17-1, 3-0) in Bedlam action on Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. in an ESPN Big Monday game.
