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Cowboys Host Central Arkansas
November 30, 2010 | Cowboy Basketball
Nov. 30, 2010
Game Notes vs Central Arkansas
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Stillwater, Okla.
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
TV — none
Game Notes vs Central Arkansas in PDF Format 
Oklahoma State (5-1)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 25 Darrell Williams 6-8 255 Jr. 7.3 10.2
C 33 Marshall Moses 6-7 255 Sr. 16.3 7.5
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 165 Jr. 13.5 2.0*
G 15 Nick Sidorakis 6-4 195 Sr. 4.2 1.3
G 21 Fred Gulley 6-2 175 So. 2.7 2.8
Off the Bench
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6-5 215 So. 8.2 3.8
C 1 Jarred Shaw 6-10 235 So. 1.0 2.2
G 5 Reger Dowell 6-1 180 So. 2.0 0.0
G 14 Ray Penn 5-9 165 So. 8.8 1.8*
F 20 Mike Cobbins 6-8 205 Fr. 0.0 0.5
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Fr. 1.7 0.8
F 31 Matt Pilgrim 6-8 255 Sr. 3.8 5.3
Central Arkansas (2-3)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 10 Mark Rutledge 6-4 185 Jr. 7.0 5.0
F 21 Chris Henson 6-8 200 Jr. 12.4 6.2
C 44 Carlos Dos Santos 6-8 275 Sr. 11.6 7.2
G 3 Dewan Clayborn 5-11 180 Jr. 9.2 3.6*
G 5 Mike Pouncy 6-2 195 Sr. 6.6 2.6*
* assists per game
Game Information
OSU returns home for a game and will host the Central Arkansas Bears (2-3) on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 7 pm inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. This will be OSU's lone home game during a six-game stretch. In fact, the Cowboys will play just three home games during a 10-game stretch which began last week and runs through the end of December. OSU has never played UCA on the hardwood.
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 5-1 this season and is coming off a third-place finish at the 76 Classic in Anaheim. The Cowboys defeated DePaul in the first round but lost to Virginia Tech in the second. In the consolation finals, OSU defeated Murray State 66-49.
The Pokes have a +9.8 points per game average this season and has held its last five opponents to less than 59 points. Excluding the season opener, OSU's opponents are averaging just 55 points per contest. A lot of the success has to be attributed to the Cowboys' dominance on the boards. Oklahoma State is outrebounding its foes by an average of 9.7 boards per contest while limiting the opponents to just 29.5 rebounds per game.
Senior forward Marshall Moses is leading the team in scoring, averaging 16.3 points per game. He is shooting better than 60 percent from the floor. Junior guard Keiton Page is chipping in 13.5 points per contest while shooting 84 percent from the free-throw line. Four different players have blocked at least four shots in six games this season — Moses (6), Darrell Williams (5), Matt Pilgrim (5) and Jarred Shaw (4).
About Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas is 2-3 this season with wins over Hendrix (87-46) and Champion Baptist (100-29) and losses to UMKC (73-71) at home, along with road losses at Hawaii (83-69) and SMU (76-72). The Bears are led by a trio of players who are averaging in double figures. Senior guard Imad Qahwash is averaging 15.8 points per game off the bench, while junior forward Chris Henson is chipping in 12.4 points per contest. Senior center Carlos Dos Santos is averaging 11.6 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game.
Up Next
Oklahoma State leave Thursday and travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to face the La Salle Explorers (5-2) on Saturday, Dec. 4, at noon CT (1 pm ET) in the Palestra, one of the most historic basketball venues in the country. The Cowboys will return to Oklahoma and play the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wed., Dec. 8, at 8 pm in the BOK Center in Tulsa. That game will be televised by CBS College Sports.
