Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Longhorns in Big 12 Matchup
February 27, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Texas Game Info
Date — Saturday, February 28
Tipoff — 5:05 p.m.
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Television — ESPN
Series History — Texas leads, 40-34
Last Meeting — Feb. 10, 2009 in Austin
Outcome — UT won 99-74
in Stillwater — OSU leads, 16-11
Last Meeting in Stillwater — Jan. 21, 2008
Outcome — UT won 63-61
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 206
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Sideline • Chad McKee
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
XM Satellite Radio • Channel TBA
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 18-9 this season, including a 7-6 mark in Big 12 play which puts the Cowboys in a tie for fifth place in the Big 12 standings. OSU is currently ranked 32nd in the ratings percentage index according to RPIRatings.com, with the 12th-toughest schedule in the country and second in the Big 12. James Anderson leads the Pokes with his 18.5 points per game average and 83.3 percent shooting from the charity stripe. Byron Eaton is averaging 14.6 points and 5.7 assists per game. Terrel Harris is averaging 14.5 points and shooting 49.3 percent from the floor. Obi Muonelo is chipping in 13.4 points and grabbing a team-leading 7.8 boards per contest. As a team, Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 with 83.1 points per game as well as 9.9 three-pointers made per game, a 40 percent shooting mark from beyond the arc and 74.3 percentage at the free-throw line.
About Texas
Texas is 19-8 overall this season, 8-5 in league play and currently in fourth place in the Big 12 standings. The Longhorns are ranked 24th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll and 25th in the Associated Press Poll. UT ranks 38th in the most updated RPI rankings on RPIRatings.com. Texas is led by senior guard A.J. Abrams who is averaging 17.3 points and 3.1 treys per game. Junior forward Damion James is chipping in 15.7 points and grabbing a team-high 9.1 rebounds per contest. Gary Johnson is adding 11.3 points and 5.8 boards per game. UT has won four of its last five, dating back to the 25-point win over OSU on Feb. 10.
Quick Notes
Six of OSU’s nine losses this season have come to teams currently ranked in the top 25 ... 20 of OSU’s 27 games this season have been decided by double-digit margins (OSU is 14-6 in those 19 contests) ... the Cowboys are 3-1 in games decided by fewer than five points ... OSU is 14-0 this season when shooting a better percentage from the field than its opponents ... with four steals, 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 47 rebounds in the last four games.
Up Next
OSU hosts Kansas State (19-9, 7-6) on March 3 in a 6:30 p.m. game that will be televised by ESPN2. The Cowboys travel to Norman to take on Oklahoma on March 7 in a 2:30 p.m. contest. The final game of the regular season will be televised by ABC.
