Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Longhorns in Austin
February 09, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Texas Game Info
Date — Tuesday, February 10
Tipoff — 7:05 p.m.
Location — Austin, Texas
Venue — Erwin Events Center (16,755)
Series History — UT leads, 39-34
Last Meeting — March 14, 2008 in Kansas City
Outcome — Texas won, 66-59
in Austin — UT leads, 22-11
Last Meeting in Austin — March 9, 2008
Outcome — Texas won, 62-57
Television — Big 12 Network
Play-by-Play • Mitch Holthus
Analyst • Reid Gettys
Stillwater — KOCB (Suddenlink Ch 11)
Oklahoma City — KOCB TV-34
Tulsa — KJRH TV-2
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 14-8 this season, including a 3-5 mark in Big 12 play after an 11-point loss at Kansas on Saturday. The Cowboys are currently ranked 31st in the ratings percentage index according to RPIRatings.com, with the toughest schedule in the Big 12 and ranked fifth nationally. James Anderson leads all scorers with his 16.5 points per game average. Obi Muonelo is chipping in 14.9 points per game and grabbing a team-leading 8.6 boards per contest. Terrel Harris is averaging 14.3 points and shooting 48.2 percent from the floor. Byron Eaton is averaging 14.3 points and six assists per game. As a team, Oklahoma State is second in the Big 12 with 83.2 points per game and leads the Big 12 with 9.9 three-pointers made per game, a 39.5 percent shooting mark from beyond the arc, and shooting 74 percent from the free-throw line.
About Texas
Texas is 15-7 overall this season, 4-4 in Big 12 play and ranked No. 16 in the latest Associated Press poll. The Longhorns are 45th in the latest RPI rankings on RPIRatings.com. UT is led by senior guard A.J. Abrams who is averaging 16.6 points and shooting 38.7 percent from long range. Damion James is chipping in 15.1 points per game and grabbing a team-high 8.8 rebounds per contest. Sophomore forward Gary Johnson is throwing in 11.3 points a game. Texas has lost its last three, including its last two at home.
Quick Notes
With 10 assists at Kansas, Byron Eaton now has 478 in his career and moved past Nebraska’s Cookie Belcher and into ninth place in the Big 12 record books ... Eaton became just the eighth player in school history to start 100 career games with his start at Kansas ... as a team, the Cowboys are shooting 64-of-77 (83.1 percent) from the free-throw line in the last four games games ... Obi Muonelo is shooting 46.4 percent (26-of-56) from beyond the arc in road games ... OSU has a +20 turnover margin in the last four games ... the Cowboys are 10-0 this season when shooting a higher percentage from the floor than their opponents.
Up Next
Oklahoma State returns home this weekend to host Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 3 p.m. That game will be on the Big 12 Network. The Cowboys will travel to Lubbock, Texas, next week to face Texas Tech on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 8:30 p.m. That game will be televised by ESPN2.
