Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Host Aggies Saturday Night
February 18, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 18, 2011
Game Notes vs Texas A&M
Saturday, February 19, 2011 • 8 pm
Stillwater, Okla. • Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Television — ESPNU
Satellite Radio — Sirius 122, XM 143
Game Notes vs Texas A&M in PDF Format 
Oklahoma State (16-9, 4-7)
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. 14.7 7.6
G 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6-5 215 So. 11.6 4.1
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 165 Jr. 13.8 1.8*
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Fr. 6.1 2.3
Off the Bench
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 1 Jarred Shaw 6-10 235 So. 1.2 1.1
G 5 Reger Dowell 6-1 180 So. 1.6 0.6
G 14 Ray Penn 5-9 165 So. 6.3 2.2*
G 15 Nick Sidorakis 6-4 195 Sr. 2.3 1.4
F 32 Roger Franklin 6-5 215 So. 1.6 2.4
Texas A&M (20-5, 7-4)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 10 David Loubeau 6-8 230 Jr. 10.9 5.2
F 22 Khris Middleton 6-7 215 So. 14.9 5.0
F 45 Nathan Walkup 6-7 210 Sr. 10.3 5.9
G 5 Dash Harris 6-1 175 Jr. 4.4 3.3*
G 11 B.J. Holmes 5-11 175 Sr. 9.7 3.3*
* assists per game
Game Information
Oklahoma State continues its string of consecutive games against ranked opponents when the Cowboys host the No. 21/17 Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday night inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. It is the second of three straight against ranked foes as well as the top-three teams in the Big 12 Conference. The Aggies are 20-5 overall and 7-4 in Big 12 Conference play, third in the standings. The game will tip off at 8:05 pm and will be televised on ESPNU. Dan McLaughlin will handle the play-by-play duties while Bob Valvano will provide expert analysis. OSU lost the first meeting this season with Texas A&M in College Station, 71-48. The Pokes own the series, 30-15.
Tickets Available
A limited number of $20 tickets are available for Saturday night's game on the Oklahoma State official athletic website at <www.okstate.com/tickets>. There are also $10 tickets available to members of the OSU Alumni Association through the alumni website at <www.orangeconnection.org>.
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 16-9 overall this season and 4-7 in Big 12 Conference action following the Cowboys' 73-55 loss at No. 3/2 Texas on Wednesday night. OSU is currently in a tie with Oklahoma for ninth place in the Big 12 standings, just two games out of fourth place.
The Cowboys are led by senior forward Marshall Moses who is averaging 14.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Junior guard Keiton Page is chipping in 13.8 points per contest, while sophomore wing Jéan-Paul Olukemi is averaging 11.6 points per game.
As a team, OSU is shooting 43.4 percent from the floor but just 29.7 percent from beyond the three-point arc. The Cowboys are outrebounding their opponents by an average of 2.4 boards per contest and since Big 12 play started, OSU has a +1.5 turnover margin over its opponents.
About Texas A&M
Texas A&M is 20-5 overall this season and 7-4 in Big 12 Conference action, coming off a 71-66 victory over Iowa State at home on Wednesday night. The Aggies have won three-straight games after losing three-consecutive contests. A&M is led by sophomore forward Khris Middleton who is averaging 14.9 points per game. Two other Aggies are averaging double figures: junior foward David Loubeau (10.9 ppg) and senior forward Nathan Walkup (10.3 ppg). As a team, A&M is averaging nearly 10 points more per game than its opponents while outrebounding its foes by 8.4 boards per contest. The Aggies are allowing a 41.2 shooting percentage from the floor, including 32.1 percent from beyond the three-point arc.
Up Next
Oklahoma State travels to Lawrence, Kan., for a Big Monday matchup with the No. 1/1 Kansas Jayhawks (24-2, 9-2) on Feb. 21. Tipoff is set for 8 pm and the game will be televised on ESPN. The Cowboys return home for back-to-back home games against Texas Tech (11-15, 3-8) on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 12:45 pm (Big 12 Network) and a home contest against Baylor (17-8, 6-5) on Tuesday, March 1 at 6 pm (ESPN2).
