Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Wildcats on Senior Night
March 02, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Kansas State Game Info
Date — Tuesday, March 3
Tipoff — 6:32 p.m.
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Television — ESPN2
Series History — KSU leads, 69-45
Last Meeting — Feb. 9, 2008 in Manhattan
Outcome — KSU won 82-61
in Stillwater — OSU leads, 27-23
Last Meeting in Stillwater — Feb. 27, 2007
Outcome — OSU won 84-70
Television — ESPN2
Play-by-Play • Bob Wischusen
Analyst • Doug Gottlieb
Stillwater — Suddenlink Channel 32
Oklahoma City — Cox Channel 28
Tulsa — Cox Channel 26
direcTV —Channel 209
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Sideline • Bryndon Manzer
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
XM Satellite Radio • Channel 231
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 19-9 this season, including an 8-6 mark in Big 12 play following Saturday’s 68-59 win over No. 25 Texas which puts the Cowboys in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big 12 standings. OSU is currently ranked 31st in the ratings percentage index according to RPIRatings.com, with the 10th-toughest schedule in the country and second in the Big 12. James Anderson leads the Pokes with his 18.4 points per game average and 83.2 percent shooting from the charity stripe. Byron Eaton is averaging 14.1 points and 5.6 assists per game. Terrel Harris is averaging 14.5 points and shooting 49.1 percent from the floor. Obi Muonelo is chipping in 13.1 points and grabbing a team-leading 7.6 boards per contest. As a team, Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 with 82.5 points per game as well as 9.6 three-pointers made per game, a 39.7 percent shooting mark from beyond the arc and 74.3 percentage at the free-throw line.
About Kansas State
Kansas State is 20-9 overall this season and 8-6 in league action following a 77-72 win over Nebraska Saturday in Manhattan. The Wildcats are currently No. 72 in the RPI Ratings according to RPIRatings.com. K-State is led by junior guard Denis Clemente who is averaging 15.2 points per game. Fellow guard Jacob Pullen is also averaging double figures at 13.5 points per contest. KSU lost four straight to start league play but has won nine of 11 since. The Wildcats are out-rebounding their opponents by an average of seven boards per contest.
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 20 contests) ... the Cowboys are 3-1 in games decided by fewer than five points ... OSU is 15-0 this season when shooting a better percentage from the field than its opponents ... with two 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 63 rebounds in the last five games ... he attended prep school with K-State’s Dominique Sutton and Jamar Samuels.
Up Next
Oklahoma State travels to Norman to take on the third-ranked Oklahoma Sooners (26-3, 12-2) on March 7 in a 2:30 p.m. contest. The final game of the regular season will be televised by ESPN on ABC.
