Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Sooners in Regular-Season Finale
March 06, 2009 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma Game Info
Date — Saturday, March 7
Tipoff — 2:30 p.m.
Location — Norman, Okla.
Venue — Lloyd Noble Center (12,000)
Television — ABC
Series History — OU leads, 124-89
Last Meeting — Jan. 26, 2009 in Stillwater
Outcome — OU won 89-81
in Norman — OU leads, 76-26
Last Meeting in Norman — Jan. 28, 2008
Outcome — OU won 64-61
Television — ABC
Play-by-Play • Brad Nessler
Analyst • Jimmy Dykes
Stillwater — KOCO-TV 5
Oklahoma City — KOCO-TV 5
Tulsa — KTUL-TV 8
Radio — Cowboy Sports Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Reporter • Chad McKee
Flagship Station • KSPI (93.7 FM)
XM Satellite Radio • Channel 231
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 20-9 this season, including a 9-6 mark in Big 12 play following Tuesday’s 77-71 win over Kansas State. The Cowboys are in a tie with Texas for fourth place in the Big 12. OSU is currently ranked 25th in the ratings percentage index according to RPIRatings.com, with the 10th-toughest schedule in the country tops in the Big 12. A win Saturday at Oklahoma coupled with a Texas loss at Kansas would give OSU the No. 4 seed at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City next week. If OSU and Texas both win, the Cowboys would be the No. 5 seed. If the Pokes lose, they could drop as low as the No. 7 seed depending on what Kansas State and Texas A&M do Saturday.
About Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 26-4 overall this season and 12-3 in league play, tied for second in the Big 12 standings. The Sooners have lost three of their last four games. OU is led by national Player of the Year candidate Blake Griffin who is averaging 21.7 points and 14.2 rebounds per contest. Freshman Willie Warren is chipping in 14.8 points and three assists per contest. As a team, the Sooners are shooting a league-high 48.6 percent from the floor and allowing just 27 defensive rebounds per game.
Quick Notes
Six of OSU’s nine losses this season have come to teams currently ranked in the top 25 ... Oklahoma State has won 20 or more games for the second time in three seasons and the 15th time in the last 19 years ... the Cowboys are also over .500 in league play for the first time since the Sweet 16 team in 2004-05 ... 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 16-0 this season when shooting a better percentage from the field than its opponents ... Byron Eaton will became 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 73 rebounds in the last six games, an average of 12.2 per contest ... OSU is No. 1 and OU No. 3 in the Big 12 in points per game, averaging 82.3 and 79.4 points, respectively.
Up Next
Oklahoma State travels to Oklahoma City to compete in the 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The tournament begins on Wednesday, March 11, inside the Ford Center. Games are at 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. both Wednesday and Thursday.
