Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Head to NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2010 | Cowboy Basketball
March 16, 2010
2010 NCAA Tournament
First Round vs. Georgia Tech
Friday, March 19, 2010 • 6:15 p.m.
Milwaukee, Wis. • Bradley Center (18,600)
Series with Georgia Tech -- Oklahoma State leads 2-1
Last Meeting -- April 3, 2004 in San Antonio
Result -- Georgia Tech won 67-65
Series with Ohio State -- Oklahoma State leads 2-0
Last Meeting -- Dec. 2, 1989 in Charlotte, N.C.
Result -- Oklahoma State won 81-59
Series with UC Santa Barbara -- Oklahoma State leads 2-0
Last Meeting -- Dec. 29, 1993 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Result -- Oklahoma State won 79-74
Television -- CBS
Play-by-Play • Ian Eagle
Analyst • Jim Spanarkel
Oklahoma City • KWTV Channel 9
Stillwater • KWTV Channel 9
Tulsa • KOTV Channel 6
Radio -- Cowboy Radio Network
Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker
Analyst • John Holcomb
Flagship Station • KSPI 93.7 FM
Game Notes for 1st/2nd Rounds of the NCAA Tournament in PDF Format 
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About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 22-10 overall this season with a 9-7 mark in the Big 12 Conference, good for a tie for sixth place. OSU is competing in its 24th NCAA Tournament and has an all-time record of 38-22. The Cowboys defeated No. 1 national seed Kansas 85-77 earlier this season in Stillwater, and defeated No. 2 seed Kansas State 73-69 in Manhattan, Kan. OSU is 32nd in the latest RPI ratings.
Oklahoma State is led by James Anderson who ranks third nationally in scoring at 22.6 points per game. Obi Muonelo is the lone senior for the Cowboys this season, and he has become one of the best all-around players in school history. Keiton Page, along with the aforementioned two players, form one of the best trios of long-range shooters in the country. Matt Pilgrim and Marshall Moses combine to average 16 points and 15 rebounds in the post position for OSU.
First-Round Matchup
Oklahoma State will travel to Milwaukee, Wis., this week to take on Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys and Yellowjackets will tip off at 6:15 p.m. inside the Bradley Center on Friday, March 19. Georgia Tech finished with a 22-12 record overall, 7-9 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, good for seventh place in the league. The Yellowjackets are 33rd in the latest RPI ratings.
Up Next
The winner of Friday's game between Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech will play the Ohio State-UC Santa Barbara winner on Sunday, March 21 with the game time to be determined. The Cowboys are 2-0 all-time against both the Buckeyes and the Gauchos, but hasn't played Ohio State since 1989 or UCSB since 1993. The Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional, while UC Santa Barbara is the No. 15 seed.
Quick Notes
James Anderson ranks third nationally in scoring at 22.6 points per game ... Anderson needs three points to move past Byron Houston and into second place on the all-time single-season scoring list in OSU history ... with 255 rebounds this season, Marshall Moses ranks 20th in school history for boards in a single season; he needs just five to move into 17th place ... Oklahoma State ranks 15th nationally in three-pointers made per game, due in large part to three Cowboys individual rankings: Obi Muonelo (78th), Anderson (102nd) and Keiton Page (126th) ... Oklahoma State is 6-6 this season against teams competing in the NCAA Tournament, including wins over No. 1 seed Kansas, No. 2 seed Kansas State, No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 5 seed Texas A&M.
Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament
Oklahoma State is making its 24th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. That total ranks 26th among all NCAA Tournament appearances nationally. The Cowboys have 38 NCAA Tournament wins, the 18th-most victories by any team nationally. Oklahoma State returns to the NCAA for the second-straight season after a three-year hiatus. Since the seeding process began in 1979, Oklahoma State's highest seed was a No. 2 on three occasions -- 1992, 2004 and 2005. The Cowboys' lowest seeding was a No. 11 in 2001. Since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, Oklahoma State is 12-2 in first-round contests. The Pokes are 6-6 in second-round games. Oklahoma State has played just four teams more than once in the NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys are 2-0 against Arkansas, 1-1 vs. Syracuse and Pittsburgh, and 0-2 against Kansas State. Georgia Tech will join that small group this year. OSU is 0-1 vs. the Yellowjackets, having lost in the 2004 national semifinals.
Series History vs. Georgia Tech
Oklahoma State is 2-1 all-time against the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets and all three games have been played on neutral courts. Tech won the last meeting between these two teams, a 67-65 victory over OSU in the national semifinals of the 2004 Final Four in San Antonio, Texas. The previous meeting was in the finals of Preseason NIT in 1993 when the Cowboys handed the Yellowjackets a 78-71 defeat in Madison Square Garden in New York. The first meeting took place in December of 1981 when Oklahoma State defeated Georgia Tech 59-57 in the Sun Bowl Classic in El Paso, Texas.
Against the ACC
Oklahoma State is 8-7 all-time against members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, with the three previous games with Georgia Tech being the most against any ACC member. The Cowboys are 1-0 against Florida State, North Carolina, NC State and Virginia Tech; 1-1 vs. Duke and Wake Forest; and 0-1 against Boston College, Clemson, Maryland, and Miami (Fla.).
OSU's most recent meeting with an ACC school was on March 15, 2006, when the Cowboys lost at Miami, 62-59, in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
Last Time vs. Georgia Tech
In the national semifinals of the 2004 Final Four, Joey Graham scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Ivan McFarlin added 16 and eight. But, it was the inside play of Luke Schenscher that ended the Cowboys dream season. The Aussie center recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds. John Lucas hit a trey to tie the game with 26 seconds remaining, but a Will Bynum layup with 1.5 seconds left gave Tech the 67-65 victory.
Oklahoma State -- Georgia Tech Ties
Oklahoma State freshman Torin Walker is a native of Columbus, Ga., approximately 110 miles south-southwest of Atlanta, home of the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets. None of the eight players on the Ramblin' Wreck's roster from the state of Georgia lives within 100 miles of Columbus.
Cowboy freshman Ray Penn attended Fort Bend Travis High School in Richmond, Texas. Richmond, a Houston suburb, is located approximately 23 miles from Bellaire, home of Georgia Tech sophomore Nick Foreman. Yellowjacket sophomore Derek Craig is from Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas, approximately 52 miles north-northeast of Richmond.
Series History vs. Ohio State
Two of the three OSU's in this country -- Oklahoma State and Ohio State -- have played just twice in school history on the hardwood. Oklahoma State has won both games, which were both played on a neutral court. The first game was played on Dec. 20, 1958, as part of the Kentucky Tournament. The Cowboys won 63-59 in overtime behind a game-high 19 points by Arlen Clark, who went 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. That statistic is significant because Clark led the NCAA in free-throw percentage that season at 85.2 percent.
The only other matchup between the two OSUs was on Dec. 2, 1989, as part of the Tournament of Champions in Charlotte, N.C. The 23rd-ranked Cowboys smashed the Buckeyes 81-59. Richard Dumas scored a game-high 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting, and sophomore Byron Houston recorded a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds and three other Cowboys also scored in double figures.
Travis Ford is 0-2 all-time against Ohio State, with one loss each at Eastern Kentucky and UMass.
Against the Big Ten
Oklahoma State is 11-11 all-time against members of the Big Ten Conference. The Cowboys are 2-0 against Ohio State; 1-0 vs. Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin; 2-2 against Michigan State; 1-2 vs. Michigan; 2-3 against Minnesota; 1-3 vs. Illinois; and 0-1 against Iowa. Oklahoma State has never played Indiana or Northwestern.
OSU's most recent meeting with a Big Ten school was on Nov. 28, 2008, when the Cowboys fell to fifth-ranked Michigan State, 94-79, in the Old Spice Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Oklahoma State -- Ohio State Ties
Oklahoma State junior forward Matt Pilgrim is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, approximately 102 miles from Columbus, home of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State has eight players on its roster from the state of Ohio, but none are within 100 miles of Cincinnati.
James Anderson played this summer with the USA Basketball World University Games team in Belgrade, Serbia. One of his teammates on the squad was Ohio State junior Evan Turner. The team finished 6-1 and won the bronze medal.
Series History vs. UC Santa Barbara
Oklahoma State is 2-0 all-time against UC Santa Barbara, including a 1-0 mark in Stillwater and a 1-0 record on neutral courts. The last time these two teams played on the basketball court was on Dec. 29, 1993, when 20th-ranked OSU defeated the Gauchos, 79-74, in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Brooks Thompson scored 20 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-5 from beyond the three-point arc, and the Cowboy defense forced 20 turnovers by UCSB.
The only other meeting took place on Dec. 16, 1965, when Oklahoma State hosted UC Santa Barbara inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Jim Feamster scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor and the free-throw line, and Bill Fisher added 15 points off the bench. The Gauchos shot just 26.2 percent (11 of 42) from the floor and 15-of-35 (42.9 percent) from the charity stripe. Oklahoma State won 59-37.
Against the Big West
Oklahoma State is 9-3 all-time against members of the Big West Conference. The Cowboys are 2-0 against UC Santa Barbara; 1-0 vs Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge, UC Davis and Pacific; 2-2 against Long Beach State; and 1-1 vs Cal State Fullerton.
OSU's most recent meeting with a Big West school was earlier this season, when the Cowboys hosted Pacific inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. James Anderson scored 25 points and Obi Muonelo added 22 as Oklahoma State pulled off the 66-50 victory. The Cowboy defense forced 18 Tiger turnovers and held Pacific to just 25 percent shooting from long range. The Pokes led 40-16 at halftime, but Pacific outscored OSU 34-26 in the second half.
