Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Baylor in Waco
January 15, 2010 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 15, 2010
Game Info vs Baylor
Date -- Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010
Tipoff -- 3 p.m.
Location -- Waco, Texas
Venue -- Ferrell Center (10,284)
Series History with BU -- OSU leads, 49-14
Last Meeting -- Feb. 21, 2009 in Stillwater
Result -- OSU won 84-74
Last Meeting in Waco -- Jan. 17, 2009
Result -- Baylor won 98-92 in OT
Television -- Big 12 Network
Play-by-Play • Mitch Holthus
Analyst • Bryndon Manzer
Oklahoma City • KOCB-34 (Cox Ch. 11)
Stillwater • KOCB-34 (Suddenlink Ch. 11)
Tulsa • KJRH-2 (Cox Channel 9)
ESPN Full Court • ESPN360.com
Radio -- Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Flagship Station • KSPI 93.7 FM
Sirius Satellite Radio • Channel 90
XM Satellite Radio • Channel 231
Game Notes vs. Baylor in PDF Format 
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 13-3 overall this season and 1-1 in Big 12 action following a 62-57 loss at Oklahoma on Monday night. James Anderson continues to lead the Big 12 Conference in scoring at 21.7 points per game. Oklahoma State's three guards -- sophomore Keiton Page and freshmen Ray Penn and Fred Gulley -- have combined for 92 assists and just 45 turnovers, a 2.04 assist-to-turnover ratio among the primary ball handlers. Marshall Moses leads the Pokes and ranks 4th in the Big 12 with his 9.7 rebounds per contest. OSU is averaging just 11.1 turnovers per game, the lowest average in the league. The OSU defense is allowing an average of just 58.3 points over the last five games. Oklahoma State ranks No. 34 in the latest RPI ratings.
About Baylor
Baylor is 13-2 this season and 1-1 in league play following a 78-71 loss at Colorado on Tuesday night. The Bears are ranked No. 22 in the AP poll, 24th in the Coaches poll and 43rd in the latest RPI ratings. BU is led by junior guard LaceDarius Dunn who is averaging 18.7 points per game. Senior guard Tweety Carter is chipping in 16.2 points and 6.9 assists per game, while junior forward Ekpe Udoh is averaging 14.1 points and 11.5 rebounds a game. Baylor is 8-0 at home and beat Oklahoma at the Ferrell Center last Saturday, 91-60.
Quick Notes
James Anderson extended his streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games to 30, tying Ronnie Daniel for the 6th longest streak in school history ... Anderson currently ranks 12th in OSU's record book for career scoring, and needs six points to move past Olus Holder (11th) and 12 points to move past Leroy Combs and into 10th place on the school career scoring list ... Obi Muonelo became the 21st player in school history to record 500 career rebounds with 10 vs. Texas Tech ... Keiton Page has 19 assists and just three turnovers in the last eight games ... he is currently averaging just 0.76 turnovers per 40 minutes this season, the lowest average in school history ... Travis Ford has the second-highest winning percentage by a coach in OSU history at 70.5 percent (Eddie Sutton's winning percentage was 70.9) ... the Cowboys have won 27 of their last 30 games when shooting 50 percent from the floor ... 11 of Oklahoma State's 13 wins this season have been by double-digit margins ... the Cowboys are 27-0 in the Ford era when shooting better than their opponent and 24-2 when making more free throws than the opposition ... Oklahoma State has won at least half of its Big 12 road games (4-4 or better) in seven of the first 13 years of the league's existence.
Notes vs Baylor
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Baylor 49-14, including a 17-10 mark in Waco. While the Bears have won three of the last five games in the series, OSU has dominated since the Big 12 formed in 1996-97, winning 20-of-26 games. Baylor has won the last three meetings in Waco, and five of the Bears' six wins in Big 12 play have come in the Ferrell Center.
Cowboy junior James Anderson has made 15-of-16 attempts from the free-throw line against Baylor, good for 93.8 percent. He's averaging 17 points in four career games against BU and shooting 53.7 percent, including 9-of-19 (47.4 percent) from beyond the arc.
Junior forward Marshall Moses grabbed 23 rebounds in two games against the Bears last season, an average of 11.5 boards per contest. He's also shooting 70 percent (7 of 10) against Baylor in three career games.
OSU-Baylor Ties
The one obvious tie between OSU and Baylor are the Cowboys' Obi Muonelo and BU's Ekpe Udoh. Both played prep basketball at Edmond Santa Fe High School.
Freshmen Fred Gulley of Oklahoma State and A.J. Walton of Baylor played against each other in the Arkansas All-Star game this past summer. Gulley had 16 points and was named his team's outstanding player as he led the West squad to a 101-88 victory over Walton's East team.
Up Next
After back-to-back road games, Oklahoma State returns home on Wednesday, Jan. 20, as the Cowboys host Colorado (10-6, 1-1) in an 8 o'clock game that will be televised by ESPNU. OSU will then travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face the Kansas State Wildcats (14-2, 1-1) on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum. The game will be televised by the Big 12 Network.
