Cowboys Host No. 2 Missouri

January 24, 2012 | Cowboy Basketball

Jan. 24, 2012

Stillwater, Okla. — Oklahoma State's Cowboy Basketball team will host the second-ranked Missouri Tigers on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 pm inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Oklahoma State is 9-10 overall this season and 2-4 in Big 12 Conference action following a 66-58 loss to 25th-ranked Kansas State on Saturday. Wednesday's game will mark the second-straight against a ranked opponent, and third in the last four games.

Missouri is 18-1 overall, 5-1 in league play and coming off an 89-88 win over then No. 3 Baylor on Saturday. The Tigers are led by senior guard Marcus Denmon, who is averaging 17.6 points per game, one of five Tigers averaging double figures.

The Cowboys are 45-70 all-time against Missouri, including a 28-21 mark in Stillwater. OSU is 7-1 against the Tigers at home since the Big 12 formed in 1997.