Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Face Tigers in Columbia
February 14, 2012 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 14, 2012
Notes vs Missouri in PDF format
Stillwater, Okla. — Oklahoma State's Cowboy Basketball team travels to Columbia, Mo., this week for a Wednesday matchup with the third-ranked Missouri Tigers. Tipoff is set for 8 pm, and the game will be televised on ESPN2, with Jon Sciambi handling the play-by-play duties and Fran Fraschilla providing expert analysis.
OSU is 12-13 overall this season and 5-7 in Big 12 Conference action, in sole possession of seventh place in the league standings. Missouri is 23-2 overall, 10-2 in league play and a half game behind Kansas for first place in the Big 12.
Oklahoma State scored a huge upset earlier this season when the Cowboys defeated the then-No. 2 Tigers 79-72 in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Freshman Le'Bryan Nash had a breakout game, scoring a game-high 27 points, while fellow freshman Brian Williams scored a career-best 22. The Cowboys shot nearly 60 percent from the floor against Missouri, and limited the Tigers' long-range shooting to just 21 percent.
