Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Travel to Pullman for NIT
March 18, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball
March 18, 2011
Game Notes vs Washington State
Second Round, National Invitation Tournament
10:30 pm • Monday, March 21, 2011
Pullman, Wash. • Beasley Coliseum (11,566)
Television — ESPN2
Game Notes vs Washington State in PDF Format 
Oklahoma State (20-13)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 31 Matt Pilgrim 6-8 255 Sr. 5.1 5.6
F 33 Marshall Moses 6-7 255 Sr. 14.5 7.4
G 5 Reger Dowell 6-1 180 So. 4.9 1.2*
G 12 Keiton Page 5-9 165 Jr. 13.3 2.0
G 15 Nick Sidorakis 6-4 195 Sr. 2.4 1.3
Off the Bench
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
G 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6-5 215 So. 11.3 4.1
F 1 Jarred Shaw 6-10 235 So. 1.1 1.1
G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Fr. 6.3 2.5
F 32 Roger Franklin 6-5 215 So. 1.6 2.4
Washington State (20-12)
Probable Starters (based on last game)
Name Ht Wt Cl. PPG RPG
F 23 DeAngelo Casto 6-8 255 Jr. 12.1 6.9
F 31 Abe Lodwick 6-7 208 Jr. 3.5 4.0
G 0 Marcus Capers 6-4 185 Jr. 5.9 4.4
G 1 Klay Thompson 6-6 202 Jr. 22.2 5.2
G 3 Reggie Moore 6-1 180 So. 9.3 3.6*
* assists per game
Game Information
Oklahoma State travels to Pullman, Wash., this weekend and will play the Washington State Cougars on Monday, March 21, at 10:30 pm CT in a game televised by ESPN2. Roxy Bernstein will handle the play-by-play duties while Miles Simon will provide color commentary. OSU is making its 15th-consecutive postseason appearance and its 22nd in the last 23 seasons. This is Oklahoma State's 37th overall postseason tournament appearance, dating back to 1936.
About Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State is 20-13 overall this season and coming off a 71-54 win over Harvard in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. OSU has recorded at least 20 wins for the third-straight season and fourth time in the last five years. The Cowboys have won 17 games for the 23rd consecutive season. The Cowboys are led by senior forward Marshall Moses — an All-District VI and All-Big 12 Third Team selection — who is averaging 14.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game this year. Junior guard Keiton Page is chipping in 13.3 points per contest with 57 three pointers this season. Sophomore wing Jéan-Paul Olukemi — a member of the Big 12 All-Rookie Team — is averaging 11.3 points per game and has attempted 192 free throws this season. As a team, OSU is shooting 43.7 percent from the floor but just 29.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc. The Cowboys are outrebounding their opponents by an average of 2.1 boards per contest and have allowed just 58.6 points per game over the last five contests.
About Washington State
Washington State is 20-12 this season and coming off an 85-74 win over Long Beach State on Tuesday night. The Cougars are led by junior Klay Thompson, a two-time first-team All-Pac 10 selection, who is averaging 22.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. He's also shooting 42 percent from three-point range and 82.8 percent from the charity stripe. Two other Cougs are averaging double figures: junior guard Faisal Aden (13.3 ppg) and junior forward DeAngelo Casto (12.1 ppg).
Common Opponents
Oklahoma State and Washington State have had several common opponents this season. The Cowboys defeated Kansas State at home (76-62) while the Cougars lost to the Wildcats at home (63-58). WSU defeated Gonzaga at home (81-59) while OSU lost to the Zags on the road (73-52). The Cougs defeated Baylor 77-71 in Honolulu, while the Cowboys split with the Bears (lost 76-57 on the road, won 71-60 at home). OSU defeated Stanford 79-68 at home, while WSU split with the Cardinal (won 61-58 at Stanford, lost 72-65 at home). Both teams are 3-2 against common opponents this season.
Up Next
The winner of Monday night's game will play the winner of the Northwestern at Boston College contest, scheduled for Saturday at 11 am. If OSU wins, the Cowboys will either play at BC or Northwestern at home. The quarterfinal game will be played Wednesday night at either 6 or 8 pm CT.
