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January 26, 2010 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 26, 2010
Game Info vs Texas A&M
Date — Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010
Tipoff — 6:30 p.m.
Location — Stillwater, Okla.
Venue — Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Series History with A&M — OSU leads, 29-13
Last Meeting — Jan. 31, 2009 in College Station
Result — Texas A&M won 76-64
Last Meeting in Stillwater — Jan. 10, 2009
Result — Oklahoma State won 72-61
Television — ESPN2
Play-by-Play • Ron Franklin
Analyst • Hubert Davis
Oklahoma City • Cox Channel 28
Stillwater • Suddenlink Ch. 32
Tulsa • Cox Channel 26
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 127
www.okstate.com
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About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 15-4 overall this season and 3-2 in Big 12 action following a 73-69 win at 10th-ranked Kansas State on Saturday. It was OSU’s second win over a ranked opponent this season. The Cowboys are 10-0 this season at home and have won 15 straight in Gallagher-Iba Arena dating back to last February. James Anderson continues to lead the Big 12 Conference in scoring at 22.6 points per game. Marshall Moses leads the Pokes and ranks 4th in the Big 12 with his 9.9 rebounds per contest. OSU is averaging just 11.6 turnovers per game, the lowest average in the league. Oklahoma State ranks No. 27 in the latest RPI ratings. Wednesday is also the 9th anniversary of the plane crash which took the lives of 10 members of the Cowboy Basketball program.
About Texas A&M
Texas A&M is 14-5 overall this season and 3-2 in league play following a 67-63 win over Colorado on Saturday. A&M is led by senior guard Donald Sloan who is averaging 17.5 points points per game. He is the only active Aggie averaging double figures. The A&M defense is allowing just 64.2 points per game and the opponents are shooting just 39.8 percent from the floor, including just 31.3 percent from long range. The Aggies rank third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at +3.0. Texas A&M ranks 38th in the latest RPI ratings.
Quick Notes
James Anderson extended his streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games to 33, the 3rd longest streak in school history ... 10 or more points against A&M will tie him for the second-longest streak in school history ... Anderson is just one point away from becoming the 10th player in school history with 1,500 career points ... he has scored 600 career points in Big 12 league games ... Obi Muonelo became the 21st player in school history to record 500 career rebounds with 10 vs. Texas Tech ... after connecting on four treys against Colorado, Muonelo is just the third player in school history to connect on 200 shots from long range in a career ... Keiton Page became the 20th player in school history to connect on 100 career three-point shots with one at K-State ... Marshall Moses is averaging 11.3 rebounds over the last four games ... the Cowboys have won 28 of their last 31 games (90.3 percent) when shooting 50 percent from the floor ... 12 of OSU’s 15 wins this season have been by double-digit margins ... the Cowboys are 30-0 in the Ford era when shooting better than their opponent ... OSU has won 10 or more games at home for the 22nd consecutive season ... Oklahoma State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams combine to have the best overall record in the Big 12; the women are 16-3 for a combined 31-7 (81.6 percent).
We Will Remember
January 27, 2010, marks the ninth anniversary of the tragedy that struck the Oklahoma State community forever. A plane carrying 10 members of the Cowboy Basketball travel party crashed just minutes after taking off from Jefferson County airport in Colorado following a game earlier in the day at Boulder. A memorial has been built near the crash site near Strasburg, Colo., as well as in the Southwest Lobby of Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU will recognize a moment of silence prior to Wednesday night’s game against Texas A&M to recognize the lives of the following: Kendall Durfey (radio engineer), Bjorn Fahlstrom (co-pilot), Nate Fleming (player), Will Hancock (media relations director), Daniel Lawson (player), Brian Luinstra (athletic trainer), Denver Mills (pilot), Pat Noyes (director of operations), Bill Teegins (radio analyst), and Jared Weiberg (student manager).
Big Upset
Oklahoma State picked up one of its biggest upsets over a ranked opponent last Saturday when the Cowboys defeated No. 10/9 Kansas State 73-69 on the Wildcats’ home court. It was the first victory over a top-10 team in a true road game since 1958, when Oklahoma A&M defeated Kansas 52-50 in overtime in Allen Fieldhouse. Oklahoma State has had it’s share of victories over highly ranked opponents, including a win over No. 6 Oklahoma last season in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals and a victory over seventh-ranked Texas A&M in the 2007 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals. However, it was the first win in a true road game in 52 years. The Cowboys are now 37-91 28.9 percent) all-time against top-10 teams, including a 4-6 mark vs. teams ranked No. 10 by the Associated Press at game time. It was just OSU’s fifth win over a top-10 opponent on the road since the AP poll started during the 1948-49 season.
Anderson Big 12 Player of the Week
Cowboy James Anderson has been named the Big 12 Conference’s Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 24. The junior from Junction City, Ark., averaged 28 points and 5.5 rebounds in two victories last week. He recorded 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 90-78 victory over Colorado. He followed that up with 30 points against the 10th-ranked Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan, adding three rebounds and three assists. It was his second 30-point game of the year, as he became the only Big 12 player to score 30 or more points twice this season. He has a Big 12-best 13 games with 20 points or more this season. It was the third POW honor of his career.
Up Next
OSU will travel to Columbia, Mo., this Saturday, Jan. 30, to take on the Missouri Tigers (15-5, 3-2). That game will tip off at 1 p.m. and will be televised by ESPN. The Cowboys will return home for a Big Monday contest on Feb. 1 as the Texas Longhorns (17-2, 3-1) come to Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and the game will also be televised by ESPN.
