Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Aggies for Second Time this Season
January 30, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Texas A&M Game Info
Date — Saturday, January 31
Tipoff —1:05 p.m.
Location — College Station, Texas
Venue — Reed Arena (12,500)
Television — ESPN
Series History — OSU leads, 29-12
Last Meeting — Jan. 10, 2009 in Stillwater
Outcome — OSU won, 72-61
in College Station — OSU leads, 11-6
Last Meeting in College Station — Feb. 16, 2008
Outcome — OSU won, 59-54
Television — ESPN
Play-by-Play • Ron Franklin
Analyst • Fran Fraschilla
Stillwater — Suddenlink Channel 31
Oklahoma City — Cox Channel 29
Tulsa — Cox Channel 25
direcTV — Channel 73/206
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Reporter • Chad McKee
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
Sirius Satellite Radio • Ch 91
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 13-6 this season, including a 2-3 mark in Big 12 play after falling 89-81 Monday night against Oklahoma. The Cowboys are currently ranked 27th in the ratings percentage index according to CollegeRPI.com, with the toughest schedule in the Big 12 and ranked seventh nationally. James Anderson leads all scorers with his 17.7 points per game average and is shooting 51.2 percent from the floor. Obi Muonelo is chipping in 15.5 points per game and grabbing a team-leading 9.3 boards per contest. Terrel Harris is averaging 14.1 points and shooting 43.1 percent from long range. Byron Eaton is averaging 13.9 points and 5.8 assists per game. Freshman Keiton Page is averaging 10.5 points per game off the bench. As a team, Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 with 85.2 points per game as well as 10.4 treys per game and a 41.7 percent shooting average from beyond the arc.
About Texas A&M
Texas A&M is 16-5 overall and 2-4 in Big 12 games this season following a 79-70 win over Texas Tech Wednesday night in College Station. A&M is No. 43 in the latest CollegeRPI.com ratings. Four different Aggies are averaging double figures in scoring with one more not far behind. Josh Carter leads A&M with his 12.7 points per game. Donald Sloan is chipping in 11.2 points per game. Forwards Bryan Davis and Chinemelu Elonu are averaging 10.3 and 10 points per contest respectively, as well as six and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Aggie defense is limiting its opponents to just under 64 points per game, but scoring less than 70 per game as well.
Quick Notes
Byron Eaton is the first player in school history to record 100 or more assists in all four seasons ... Eaton owns the school record for steals (92) and free-throws made (185) in Big 12 games only ... OSU’s Terrel Harris and A&M’s Josh Carter played on the same high school team as juniors at Lake Highlands High School ... Harris held Carter scoreless in the first meeting this season.
Up Next
Oklahoma State returns home for the first game of the season with Texas Tech (11-9, 1-4) on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game will be televised by ESPNU. OSU will travel to Lawrence, Kan., next weekend to face Kansas (16-4, 5-0) on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 2:30 p.m. inside Allen Fieldhouse. That game will be televised by ESPN on ABC.
