Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Travel to Norman for Bedlam
January 26, 2014 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 26, 2014
#11 OKLAHOMA STATE
vs #25 OKLAHOMA
Monday, Jan. 27 • 8 pm
Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
Television — ESPN
Brent Musburger | play-by-play
Fran Fraschilla | analyst
Holly Rowe | reporter
Cox (OKC) — 29
Cox (Tulsa) — 25
Suddenlink — 31
direcTV — 206
Dish — 140
U-Verse — 602
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network
Dave Hunziker | play-by-play
John Holcomb | analyst
Game notes vs Oklahoma in PDF format
Game Information
Oklahoma State travels down I-35 for a Big Monday match-up with Oklahoma in Norman. The Bedlam battle is set for an 8 pm tip and the game will be televised on ESPN. Brent Musburger will handle the play-by-play duties while Fran Fraschilla will provide expert analysis and Holly Rowe will serve as sideline reporter. The two teams split last year's series with each team victorious on its home court.
About Oklahoma State
The 11th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys are 16-3 overall this season and 4-2 in league play following an 81-75 victory over West Virginia at home on Saturday. OSU is averaging 84.3 points per game this season with four players averaging double figures. Marcus Smart leads the scoring attack with 17.1 ppg, among the leaders in the Big 12 Conference. Markel Brown is also among the league's top scorers, averaging 16.5 ppg, while Le'Bryan Nash (14.1 ppg) and Phil Forte (12.6 ppg) are both also averaging double figures.
OSU is shooting 48.1% from the floor, including 37.5% from beyond the arc. The Cowboys have a scoring margin of 18.3 points per game. They also have a league-leading +4.4 turnover margin. OSU's defense has allowed more than 75 points just twice this season, giving up 65.9 ppg, a 38.4% FG defense and 29.9% three-point FG defense.
About Oklahoma
No. 25 Oklahoma is 16-4 overall this season and 5-2 in Big 12 action following a 74-65 win at Texas Tech on Saturday. All five Sooner starters are averaging in double figures. Cameron Clark leads the OU scoring attached at 17 ppg while Buddy Hield is not far behind at 16.7 ppg. Transfer Ryan Spangler is chipping in 11.1 ppg along with a team-high 9.8 rebounds per game, while freshman Jordan Woodard is scoring 11.4 ppg and dishing out 4.7 assists per contest.
As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 83.8 ppg with a +6.9 scoring margin. The Sooners are shooting 45.4% from the floor, including 37.6% from long range. They are coached by Lon Kruger, who is 51-32 (61.4%) in his third season as head coach at Oklahoma.
Remember the 10
Monday is the 13th anniversary of a plane crash which took the lives of 10 men associated with the Cowboy Basketball team. During Saturday's game, Oklahoma State recognized and remembered those 10 men: Kendall Durfey, Bjorn Fahlstrom, Nate Fleming, Will Hancock, Daniel Lawson, Brian Luinstra, Denver Mills, Pat Noyes, Bill Teegins and Jared Weiberg.
At 6:37 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, the OSU Library Carillon will once again toll 10 times in honor of each of those that have been lost.
Series History vs OU
Oklahoma leads the all-time Bedlam series 129-95, including an 80-26 mark in Norman. Since the Big 12 formed in 1997, the Sooners lead the series, 19-17.
The home team has won each of the past four seasons, with OSU taking the lone neutral-site game for a 5-4 advantage since 2009.
The last time both teams were ranked entering the contest was 2005, when a 10th-ranked Cowboy squad defeated the No. 16 Sooners 79-67 in Stillwater.
Last Season vs the Sooners
Bedlam rivals Oklahoma State and Oklahoma split the season series last year with both teams victorious at home. The Sooners won a 77-68 battle in Norman, and the Cowboys claimed an 84-79 overtime victory in Stillwater.
In Norman, OU took a 38-29 lead into halftime despite a 6 of 12 performance by the Cowboys from beyond the three-point line. OSU went cold in the second half, missing all nine long-range attempts, but evened the score at the line, matching the Sooners 39-39 after intermission. Markel Brown had a game-high 19 points, including nine at the charity stripe. The OU frontcourt of Amath M'Baye and Romero Osby combined for 32 points. The Sooners were also 8 of 13 from three-point range.
In Stillwater, the first half was eerily similar, with Oklahoma leading 35-27 entering the locker room. However, in the second period, OSU caught fire, connecting on 56% of its shots from the floor and a 15 of 20 performance from the line for 46 points. In overtime, the Cowboys forced three turnovers and outscored the Sooners 11-6 for the win.
Marcus Smart scored a game-high 28 points while Le'Bryan Nash added 26 with no turnovers in 34 minutes. Romero Osby was solid once again for the Sooners, recording a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Steven Pledger and Sam Grooms each had 18 points as well.
OSU committed just five turnovers in the game.
Up Next for OSU
Oklahoma State will host back-to-back home games following the Bedlam contest. OSU will host Baylor on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 1 pm in a game televised by ESPN. On Monday, Feb. 3, the Pokes will host Iowa State in a Big Monday matchup at 8 pm on ESPN.
The Cowboys next road game will be a trip to Lubbock, Texas, on Sat., Feb. 8, as OSU faces Texas Tech in an 8:30 pm battle on ESPNU.
