Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Tigers in Final Non-Conference Action
January 05, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Savannah State Info
Date — Tuesday, January 6
Tipoff — approximately 8:05 p.m.
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Television — None
Series History — First Meeting
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 10-3 this season and coming off a 49-point victory over Northwetsern State on Saturday afternoon. The Cowboys have moved as high as No. 22 in the RPI rankings and currently sit at No. 31. OSU’s strength of schedule is also ranked as the 36th toughest in the country, the best in the Big 12. The Pokes are led by James Anderson’s 18 points per game. He leads five players averaging in double figures. Obi Muonelo is scoring 15.2 points per game as well as grabbing a team-high 9.7 rebounds per contest. Terrel Harris is also chipping in 15.2 points per game and shooting a Big 12 leading 49 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Byron Eaton is averaging 12.7 points and a team-high 6.3 assists per game. Freshman Keiton Page is averaging nearly 11 points per game off the bench. Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 in scoring offense at 86.2 points per game. The Cowboys are also first in both three-point percentage (42.2 percent) and three-pointers made per game (10.7).
About Savannah State
Savannah State is 7-7 this season and coming off a 63-37 loss at UAB on Saturday. The Tigers are currently on a three-game losing streak and have not won on the road this season (0-6). SSU is led by a trio of players all averaging 8.1 points per game — senior guard Raye Bailey, junior guard/forward Jovonni Shuler and senior forwrad Chris Linton. Bailey leds the team with 2.5 assists per game Linton is the team leader in rebounding at 5.5 boards per contest. As a team, the Tigers are averaging 52.7 points per game and have a -8.7 scoring margin. Savannah State has a positive turnover margin (+1.0) and is shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc.
Quick Notes
Oklahoma State has never faced Savannah State on the hardwood ... the Cowboys have won 152 of their last 154 regular-season non-conference games at home dating back to 1987, good for 98.7 percent ... seven different players have reached double figures this season, and five of those have scored 20 or more points in a game ... OSU is 8-0 this season when committing fewer turnovers than the opponent ... the Pokes rattled off 18 consecutive points against Northwestern State, the most in a game this season ... nearly 40 percent of OSU’s possessions this season have resulted in a made basket ... the Cowboys have scored 100 or more points three times this season, the first time that’s happened since 1993-94 when OSU reached the century mark four times.
Up Next
Oklahoma State opens Big 12 Conference play this weekend by hosting the Texas A&M Aggies (13-1) on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. That game will be televised by ESPNU. OSU will have a week off before traveling to Waco, Texas, to face the Baylor Bears (12-2) on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 12:45 p.m. That game will be televised on the Big 12 Network (formerly ESPN Plus).
