Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Travel to Waco
January 21, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 21, 2011
Game Notes vs Baylor
Saturday, January 22, 2011 • 3 pm
Waco, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284)
Television — Tulsa (KJRH), OKC (KOCB)
Satellite Radio — Sirius 125
Game Notes vs Baylor in PDF Format 
Oklahoma State (14-4, 2-2)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 31 Matt Pilgrim 6-8 255 Sr. 4.7 4.9
F 33 Marshall Moses 6-7 255 Sr. 16.5 8.2
G 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6-5 215 So. 11.9 4.3
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 165 Jr. 14.2 1.8*
G 14 Ray Penn 5-9 165 So. 8.0 2.8*
Off the Bench
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 1 Jarred Shaw 6-10 235 So. 0.7 1.0
G 5 Reger Dowell 6-1 180 So. 1.8 0.7
G 15 Nick Sidorakis 6-4 195 Sr. 2.6 1.6
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Fr. 4.6 1.6
F 25 Darrell Williams 6-8 255 Jr. 6.1 7.1
F 32 Roger Franklin 6-5 215 So. 1.9 1.7
Baylor (12-5, 2-2)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 4 Quincy Acy 6-7 225 Jr. 13.0 7.6
F 5 Perry Jones III 6-11 235 Fr. 13.5 6.9
F 41 Anthony Jones 6-10 190 Jr. 8.6 5.4
G 22 A.J. Walton 6-1 185 So. 9.2 5.3*
G 24 LaceDarius Dunn 6-4 200 Sr. 21.6 4.6
* assists per game
Game Information
Oklahoma State travels to Waco, Texas, this weekend to face the Baylor Bears (12-5 overall, 2-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Jan. 22, at 3 pm inside the Ferrell Center. The game will be televised on the Big 12 Network with Dave Armstrong handling the play-by-play duties and Reid Gettys providing color commentary. Oklahoma State is 50-15 all-time against the Bears, including a 17-11 mark in Waco. OSU's next victory will be the 250th in coach Travis Ford's career.
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 14-4 overall this season and 21-2 in league play following a 96-87 overtime win over Iowa State at home on Wednesday. The 14 wins in the first 18 games matches OSU's start last season and the best since 2006-07 when the Cowboys started 16-2.
The Pokes have a +6.5 scoring margin this season and excluding two extra-period contests, OSU has held every opponent to 75 points or less. Offensively, the Cowboys are shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, including 321.8 percent from three-point range. OSU's defense is allowing the opponents to shoot 39.7 percent from the floor, including 34.7 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 nine contests, the Cowboys are averaging just 12.1 turnovers.
OSU's inside-outside duo of senior forward Marshall Moses (16.5 ppg) and junior guard Keiton Page (14.2 ppg) are averaging a combined 30.7 points per contest. Newly appointed starter Jéan-Paul Olukemi is averaging 15.9 points over the last nine games while shooting 65.3 percent from the floor.
About Baylor
Baylor is 12-5 overall this season, including a 10-1 mark at home. The Bears are 2-2 in league play with wins at Texas Tech and vs Oklahoma and losses at Iowa State and against Kansas. BU is led by senior guard LaceDarius Dunn who is averaging 21.6 points per game this season. Freshman Perry Jones, who played with Cowboys Roger Franklin and Reger Dowell at Duncanville High School, is the Bears' second-leading scorer at 13.5 points per game. Junior forward Quincy Acy rounds out Baylor's double-figure scorers at 13 points per contest. The Bears are third in the league in scoring defense (60.9 ppg), rebounding margin (+8.0) and steals (8.1 spg).
Up Next
The Cowboys return home to host the Texas Longhorns (15-3 overall, 3-0 Big 12) on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 6:30 pm in a game televised by ESPN. Oklahoma State will return to the road for the third-consecutive Saturday game as the Pokes travel to Lubbock, Texas, to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-11, 0-4) on Jan. 29, at 3 pm in a game televised by the Big 12 Network.
