Oklahoma State University Athletics
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January 11, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 11, 2011
Game Notes vs Texas A&M
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 • 7 pm
College Station, Texas • Reed Arena (12,292)
Television — KOCB (OKC), KJRH (Tulsa)
Satellite Radio — Sirius 158
Game Notes vs Texas A&M in PDF Format 
Oklahoma State (13-2, 1-0)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 31 Matt Pilgrim 6-8 255 Sr. 4.9 5.3
F 33 Marshall Moses 6-7 255 Sr. 17.0 8.2
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 165 Jr. 14.0 2.1*
G 14 Ray Penn 5-9 165 So. 8.5 2.9*
G 15 Nick Sidorakis 6-4 195 Sr. 2.8 1.6
Off the Bench
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6-5 215 So. 10.9 4.1
F 1 Jarred Shaw 6-10 235 So. 0.7 1.1
G 5 Reger Dowell 6-1 180 So. 2.3 0.7
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Fr. 4.1 1.5
F 25 Darrell Williams 6-8 255 Jr. 6.5 7.7
F 32 Roger Franklin 6-5 215 So. 0.7 1.0
Texas A&M (14-1, 1-0)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 10 David Loubeau 6-8 230 Jr. 11.1 5.1
F 22 Khris Middleton 6-7 215 So. 15.4 4.7
F 45 Nathan Walkup 6-7 210 Sr. 9.9 6.4
G 5 Dash Harris 6-1 175 Jr. 3.5 3.8*
G 11 B.J. Holmes 5-11 175 Sr. 9.5 3.7*
* assists per game
Game Information
Oklahoma State travels to College Station, Texas, to face the 16th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies (14-1, 1-0) on Wednesday, Jan. 12, in Reed Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 pm and the game will be televised by the Big 12 Network. Dave Armstrong will handle the play-by-play duties while Reid Gettys will provide color commentary. Melissa Knowles will be the sideline reporter.
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 13-2 overall this season and 1-0 in league play following a 76-62 win over 17th-ranked Kansas State on Saturday. The 13 wins in the first 15 games matches last year's start to the season and is the best since 2006-07 when the Cowboys began 16-2.
The Pokes have a +9.0 scoring margin this season and have held 10 of their 15 opponents under 64 points this season. Offensively, the Cowboys are shooting 45.9 percent from the floor, including 32.4 percent from three-point range. OSU's defense is allowing the opponents to shoot 39.4 percent from the floor, including 33.5 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Oklahoma State has improved its ball handling over the course of the season. During the first eight games, OSU averaged 16.3 turnovers per game. However, over the last seven contests, the Cowboys are averaging just 11.1 turnovers.
OSU's inside-outside duo of senior forward Marshall Moses (17 ppg) and junior guard Keiton Page (14 ppg) are averaging a combined 31 points per contest. Off the bench, Jéan-Paul Olukemi is averaging 15.3 points over the last six games while shooting 74.4 percent from the floor (8 of 13 from long range).
About Texas A&M
Texas A&M is 14-1 overall this season and 1-0 in Big 12 Conference action following a 69-51 win over Oklahoma on Saturday. The Aggies are ranked 16th in both the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls. A&M's lone loss this season was a two-point setback against Boston College. Since then, the Aggies have won 11 straight. Texas A&M is led by a pair of forwards. Sophomore Khris Middleton is averaging 15.4 points per game while junior David Loubeau is scoring 11.1 ppg. As a team, the Aggies are giving up just 56.2 points per game while allowing 27.4 boards per contest with a +12.5 rebounding margin.
Up Next
Oklahoma State will leave College Station and travel straight to Boulder, Colo., to take on the Colorado Buffaloes (12-4, 1-0) on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 12:45 pm CT (11:45 am MT) inside the Coors Events Center. The game will be televised by the Big 12 Network. The Cowboys will return to action at home on Wed., Jan. 19, as the Pokes host Iowa State in an 8 pm tipoff. That game will be televised by ESPNU.
