Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Pacific Tuesday Night
December 28, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Dec. 28, 2009
Game Info vs Pacific
Date — Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009
Tipoff — 7:08 p.m.
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Series History with Pacific — first meeting
Record vs. the Big West — 8-3
Television — Cowboy Sports Network
Play-by-Play • Chad McKee
Analyst • Bryndon Manzer
Stillwater • Fox Sports Net (delayed)
Oklahoma City • Cox Channel 7
Tulsa • Cox Channel 3
ESPN360.com
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Flagship Station • KSPI 93.7 FM
Game Notes vs. Pacific in PDF Format 
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 10-1 this season and coming off a 77-62 win over La Salle in the All-College Classic on Dec. 21. James Anderson leads OSU and the Big 12 Conference in scoring at 21.8 points per game. Oklahoma State's three guards — sophomore Keiton Page and freshmen Ray Penn and Fred Gulley — have combined for 63 assists and just 33 turnovers, a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio among the primary ball handlers. OSU is averaging just under 12 turnovers per game, the lowest average in school history. Oklahoma State is 10-1 for the eighth time in the last 13 seasons. It's the best start to a season since 2006-07 when the Cowboys started 15-1. Oklahoma State has held 10 opponents to 70 points or less this season.
About Pacific
Pacific is 7-4 overall this season and is currently on a two-game road losing streak. The Tigers lost at Saint Mary's (Calif.) before falling at Santa Clara, 54-53. Pacific is led by junior forward Sam Willard who is averaging 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Junior guard Terrell Smith is chipping in 9.7 points per game, and junior guard Demetrece Young leads the team with 34 assists. Young is a Putnam City High School graduate and transferred from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa.
Quick Notes
Oklahoma State is one of just 21 teams nationally to have won 10 games this season ... James Anderson extended his streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games to 25, tying for the 12th-longest streak in school history ... Anderson needs five points to move past both Corey Williams and Terrel Harris and into 15th place on the school career scoring list ... Keiton Page has 10 assists and no turnovers in the last three games ... he is currently averaging just 0.78 turnovers per 40 minutes, the lowest average in school history ... head coach Travis Ford has the highest winning percentage by a coach in OSU history at 71.7 percent ... Oklahoma State is 26-0 in the Ford era when shooting better than its opponent and 21-1 when making more free throws than the opposition ... OSU has won 27 of its last 30 games when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor.
Up Next
OSU will travel to Uncasville, Conn., next week to face Rhode Island (9-1) on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 1 p.m. inside the Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be televised by ESPNU. The Cowboys will play their final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 5, as OSU hosts Coppin State (5-4) at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
