Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Open League Play With Wildcats
January 07, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 7, 2011
Game Notes vs Kansas State
Saturday, January 8, 2011 • 12 pm
Stillwater, Okla. • Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Television -- ESPN2
Satellite Radio -- Sirius 113
Game Notes vs. Kansas State in PDF Format 
Oklahoma State (12-2, 0-0)
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. 17.1 8.1
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 165 Jr. 13.9 2.2*
G 14 Ray Penn 5-9 165 So. 8.4 2.9*
G 15 Nick Sidorakis 6-4 195 Sr. 3.0 1.6
Off the Bench
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6-5 215 So. 10.1 3.6
F 1 Jarred Shaw 6-10 235 So. 0.8 1.2
G 5 Reger Dowell 6-1 180 So. 2.3 0.7
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Fr. 3.9 1.5
F 25 Darrell Williams 6-8 255 Jr. 7.0 8.3
F 32 Roger Franklin 6-5 215 So. 0.8 0.8
Kansas State (12-3, 0-0)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 32 Jamar Samuels 6-7 220 Jr. 10.0 6.1
F 33 Wally Judge 6-9 248 So. 6.8 4.6
G 0 Jacob Pullen 6-0 200 Sr. 17.2 3.9*
G 12 Nick Russell 6-4 200 So. 4.7 1.9
G 22 Rodney McGruder 6-4 205 So. 11.5 6.7
* assists per game
Game Information
Oklahoma State opens the Big 12 Conference portion of its schedule this Saturday as the Cowboys entertain the Kansas State Wildcats in a noon tipoff that will be televised by ESPN2. Marc Kestecher will handle the play-by-play duties while Fran Fraschilla will provide expert analysis. OSU is 9-5 all-time in Big 12 Conference openers and 11-3 in Big 12 home openers. The Cowboys are 87-25 (77.7 percent) in Big 12 home games since the league formed in 1996-97.
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 12-2 this season following a 79-63 win over UTSA on Monday night. The 12 wins in the first 14 games surpasses last year's start to the season and is the best since 2006-07 when the Cowboys began 16-2.
The Pokes have a +8.6 scoring margin this season and are outrebounding their opponents by an average of 6.1 boards per game. Offensively, the Cowboys are shooting 46.4 percent from the floor, including 33 percent from three-point range. OSU's defense is allowing the opponents to shoot 39.6 percent from the floor, including 33.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc.
OSU's inside-outside duo of senior forward Marshall Moses (17.1 ppg) and junior guard Keiton Page (13.9 ppg) are averaging a combined 31 points per contest. Three Cowboys are shooting better than 50 percent from the floor (Moses at 58%, Jéan-Paul Olukemi at 57.5% and Matt Pilgrim at 53.3%) and OSU's top-four scorers are all shooting better than 70 percent from the free-throw line. Nine different Cowboys have six or more steals this season.
About Kansas State
Kansas State is 12-3 overall this season and currently on a three-game winning streak. The Wildcats are led by preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Jacob Pullen, a 6-0 guard who is averaging 17.2 points and nearly four assists per game. Sophomore guard Rodney McGruder is scoring 11.5 points and grabbing a team-high 6.7 rebounds per contest. Curtis Kelly, the `Cats third-leading scorer, will miss Saturday's game. As a team, K-State is averaging nearly 11 more rebounds per game than the opponent. However, KSU is shooting just 56.1 percent from the free-throw line while making nearly 26 trips to the line each game.
Up Next
Oklahoma State will play its next two games on the road as the Cowboys travel to College Station, Texas, next week to take on the Texas A&M Aggies (13-1) on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 7 pm inside Reed Arena. OSU will then travel to Boulder, Colo., for the final league matchup with Colorado (11-4) on Sat., Jan. 15. Tipoff against the Buffaloes is set for 12:30 pm inside the Coors Events Center. Both games will be televised on the Big 12 Network.
