Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Buffs in Big 12 Action
January 19, 2010 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 19, 2010
Game Info vs Colorado
Date -- Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
Tipoff -- 8 p.m.
Location -- Stillwater, Okla.
Venue -- Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Series History with CU -- OSU leads, 59-47
Last Meeting -- Feb. 25, 2009 in Boulder
Result -- Oklahoma State won 76-55
Last Meeting in Stillwater -- Feb. 6, 2008
Result -- Oklahoma State won 64-63
Television -- ESPNU
Play-by-Play • Carter Blackburn
Analyst • LaPhonso Ellis
Stillwater • SuddenLink Channel 135
Oklahoma City • Cox Channel 253
Tulsa • Cox Channel 253
Radio -- Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Flagship Station • KSPI 93.7 FM
XM Satellite Radio • Channel 231
www.okstate.com
Game Notes vs. Colorado in PDF Format 
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 13-4 overall this season and 1-2 in Big 12 action following a 62-57 loss at No. 22 Baylor. James Anderson continues to lead the Big 12 Conference in scoring at 21.6 points per game. Oklahoma State's three guards -- sophomore Keiton Page and freshmen Ray Penn and Fred Gulley -- have combined for 100 assists and just 46 turnovers, a 2.17 assist-to-turnover ratio among the primary ball handlers. Marshall Moses leads the Pokes and ranks 4th in the Big 12 with his 9.4 rebounds per contest. OSU is averaging just 11.1 turnovers per game, the lowest average in the league. Oklahoma State ranks No. 36 in the latest RPI ratings.
About Colorado
Colorado is 10-7 overall this season and 1-2 in league play following an 87-81 loss to Kansas State at home on Saturday. CU is led by junior guard Cory Higgins who is averaging 18.9 points per game. He is joined by freshman guard Alec Burks (16.4 points per game) and junior guard Marcus Relphorde (11.5 ppg) with double-figure scoring averages. The Buffs start a four-guard lineup which includes two freshmen, a sophomore and two juniors. As a team, Colorado leads the Big 12 in free-throw percentage at 76.2 percent and ranks fourth in the league in field-goal percentage at 49.2 percent. The Buffs are 141st in the latest RPI ratings.
Quick Notes
James Anderson extended his streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games to 31, the 6th longest streak in school history ... if he records 10 or more points against Colorado, he will tie the third-longest streak in OSU history ... with 20 points at Baylor, Anderson moved past Olus Holder and Leroy Combs and into 10th place on the school career scoring list with 1,443 points ... Obi Muonelo became the 21st player in school history to record 500 career rebounds with 10 vs. Texas Tech ... Muonelo is just three treys shy of becoming just the third player in school history to connect on 200 shots from long range in a career ... Keiton Page has 20 assists and just three turnovers in the last nine games ... he is currently averaging just 0.73 turnovers per 40 minutes this season, the lowest average in school history ... Page needs three treys to become the 20th player in school history to connect on 100 in a career ... 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 ... Oklahoma State is one of four teams that 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 Colorado
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series with Colorado 59-47, including a 36-10 mark in Stillwater. The Cowboys have won the last two games and 22 of the last 30, dating back to the 1989 season.
OSU has won 21 of the last 22 games played in Stillwater, the lone loss coming four years ago when the Buffs defeated the Pokes 80-78 in overtime. It was the first CU win in Gallagher-Iba Arena since 1980.
James Anderson had a terrific game last season at Boulder, becoming just the fourth Cowboy in school history to score at least 30 points against Colorado. Anderson was 6-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc, tying the school record for makes and percentage against CU. As a team in that game, Oklahoma State hit 13-of-23 shots from long range, tying the school record for made treys against the Buffs.
Up Next
Oklahoma State goes back on the road this weekend as the Cowboys travel to Manhattan, Kan., to face the Kansas State Wildcats (15-2, 2-1) on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. inside Bramlage Coliseum. The game will be televised by the Big 12 Network. OSU will host the Texas A&M Aggies (12-5, 1-2) on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena in a game televised by ESPN2.
