Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Buffs in Boulder
February 24, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Colorado Game Info
Date — Wednesday, February 25
Tipoff — 9:30 p.m. CT
Location — Boulder, Colo.
Venue — Coors Events Center (11,064)
Television — Cowboy Sports Network
Series History — OSU leads, 58-47
Last Meeting — Feb. 6, 2008 in Stillwater
Outcome — OSU won 64-63
in Boulder — CU leads, 31-16
Last Meeting in Boulder — Feb. 3, 2007
Outcome — CU won 89-77
Television — Cowboy Sports Network
Play-by-Play • Chad McKee
Analyst • Bryndon Manzer
Stillwater — Suddenlink Channel 11
Oklahoma City — KOCB TV-34
Tulsa — KMYT TV-41
Radio — Cowboy Sports Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
XM Satellite Radio • Channel TBA
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 17-9 this season, including a 6-6 mark in Big 12 play following an 84-74 win over Baylor on Saturday. The Cowboys are currently ranked 33rd in the ratings percentage index according to RPIRatings.com, with the 10th-toughest schedule in the country and tops in the Big 12. James Anderson leads the Pokes with his 18 points per game average and 83.2 percent shooting from the charity stripe. Byron Eaton is averaging 14.8 points and 5.7 assists per game. Terrel Harris is averaging 14.7 points and shooting 49.4 percent from the floor. Obi Muonelo is chipping in 13.9 points and grabbing a team-leading eight boards per contest. As a team, Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 with 83.3 points per game as well as 9.8 three-pointers made per game, a 39.4 percent shooting mark from beyond the arc and 74.3 percentage at the free-throw line.
About Colorado
Colorado is 9-17 overall this season and 1-11 in Big 12 Conference action following a 66-53 loss to Missouri at home on Saturday. The Buffaloes are ranked 225th in the most recent issue of RPIRatings.com. CU is led by sophomore guard Cory Higgins who is averaging 17.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Junior guard Dwight Thorne is scoring 12.8 points per contest, while freshman forward Austin Dufault is chipping in 9.2 points per game. The Buffs have lost seven straight, dating back to a 55-49 win over Iowa State at home. CU is 8-7 in the Coors Events Center this year.
Quick Notes
Six of OSU’s nine losses this season have come to teams currently ranked in the top 25 ... 19 of OSU’s 26 games this season have been decided by double-digit margins (OSU is 13-6 in those 19 contests) ... the Cowboys are 3-1 in games decided by fewer than five points ... Oklahoma State is 13-0 this season when shooting a better percentage from the field than its opponents ... with five assists and five steals, senior guard Byron Eaton will become the first player in Big 12 history to record 1,250 points, 500 assists and 250 steals in a career ... sophomore forward Marshall Moses has 30 rebounds in the last two games.
Up Next
Oklahoma State hosts Texas (18-8, 7-5) on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m. in a game televised by ESPN. The Cowboys will host Kansas State (19-8, 7-5) on Tuesday, March 3, in a 6:30 p.m. game that will be televised by ESPN2. It will be OSU’s final home game of the regular season.
