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December 20, 2010 | Cowboy Basketball
Dec. 20, 2010
Game Notes vs Stanford
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 • 8 pm
Stillwater, Okla. • Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Television — ESPNU
Satellite Radio — Sirius 125, XM 231
Game Notes vs Stanford in PDF Format 
Oklahoma State (10-1)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 31 Matt Pilgrim 6-8 255 Sr. 5.0 5.5
F 33 Marshall Moses 6-7 255 Sr. 17.7 8.6
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 165 Jr. 15.2 2.3*
G 14 Ray Penn 5-9 165 So. 8.5 2.9*
G 15 Nick Sidorakis 6-4 195 Sr. 3.5 1.8
Off the Bench
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6-5 215 So. 9.4 3.9
F 1 Jarred Shaw 6-10 235 So. 1.0 1.4
G 5 Reger Dowell 6-1 180 So. 0.7 0.3
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Fr. 3.1 1.0
F 25 Darrell Williams 6-8 255 Jr. 6.8 8.4
F 32 Roger Franklin 6-5 215 So. 0.0 0.0
Stanford (6-3)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 13 Josh Owens 6-8 230 Jr. 10.6 6.0
F 33 Dwight Powell 6-9 227 Fr. 8.4 4.3
C 50 Jack Trotter 6-9 230 Jr. 5.4 6.0
G 22 Jarrett Mann 6-4 190 Jr. 3.0 3.3*
G 45 Jeremy Green 6-4 198 Jr. 16.4 2.2
* assists per game
Game Information
Oklahoma State hosts Stanford on Tuesday night at 8 pm inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. It is the last game before the Cowboys take a break for the holidays. It also marks the final game of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series. In a four-year run, the Big 12 leads the series, 27-20. Tuesday's game will be televised by ESPNU with Brad Sham handling the play-by-play duties and Reid Gettys providing color commentary.
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 10-1 this season and coming off a 68-60 win over Alabama Saturday night in the Lane All-College Classic in Oklahoma City. The Cowboys have won 10 of their first 11 games for the second-straight season and for the seventh time in the last 10 years.
The Pokes have a +10.4 scoring margin this season and are outrebounding their opponents by an average of 7.3 boards per game. Excluding the two overtime periods against La Salle, OSU is giving up an average of just 59.6 points this season during regulation. Offensively, the Cowboys are shooting 46.5 percent from the floor, but just 30 percent from three-point range. OSU is also averaging more than 32 points per game in the paint, almost 13 points more than the opponent.
Senior forward Marshall Moses is leading the team in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game, and is shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor. Junior guard Keiton Page is chipping in 15.2 points per contest while shooting 87.9 percent from the free-throw line. Eight different players have played in every game this season, and all eight are averaging 10 or more minutes per game. Those eight players are averaging 96 percent of the team's scoring and 91 percent of the team's rebounding.
About Stanford
Stanford is 6-3 this season but coming off an 83-50 loss at Butler on Saturday. The Cardinal are 5-0 at home with wins over San Diego, Virginia, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, UC Riverside and North Carolina A&T. Stanford finished seventh at the 76 Classic earlier this season, losing to Murray State and Tulsa before defeating DePaul. Junior guard Jeremy Green leads the Cardinal with his 16.4 points per game, while junior forward Josh Owens is chipping in 10.6 ppg. The squad is averaging 67.1 points per game while allowing 60.1 per contest.
Up Next
The Cowboys will take a couple of days off for the holiday break before returning to Stillwater and preparing for their next game. Oklahoma State travels to Spokane, Wash., for a game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-5) on Friday, Dec. 31, at 9 pm CT (7 pm PT). That game will be televised on ESPN2.
