Oklahoma State University Athletics
11th-Ranked Cowboys Host Longhorns
January 07, 2014 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 7, 2014
#11 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
vs TEXAS LONGHORNS
Wednesday, Jan. 8 • 8 pm
Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Okla.
Television -- ESPNU
Clay Matvick | play-by-play
Darrin Horn | analyst
Cox (OKC) -- 253
Cox (Tulsa) -- 253
Suddenlink -- 503
direcTV -- 208
Dish -- 141
U-Verse -- 605
Radio -- Cowboy Radio Network
Dave Hunziker | play-by-play
John Holcomb | analyst
Game notes vs Texas in PDF format
Game Information
Oklahoma State opens the home portion of its league schedule this Wednesday, Jan., 8, as the Texas Longhorns visit Stillwater. Tipoff is set for 8 pm and the game will be televised by ESPNU. UT leads the all-time series 45-38, although the Cowboys have won the last three meetings, including a sweep last season.
About Oklahoma State
The 11th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys are 12-2 this season following a 74-71 loss at Kansas State in the Big 12 Conference opener. Oklahoma State is averaging nearly 86 points per game this season with four players averaging double figures. Marcus Smart leads the scoring attack with 17 ppg, among the leaders in the Big 12 Conference. Markel Brown is averaging 16.4 ppg, while Le'Bryan Nash (14 ppg) and Phil Forte (12.4 ppg) are all averaging double figures.
OSU is shooting 49.6% from the floor, including 37.5% from beyond the arc. The Cowboys have a scoring margin of 21.3 points per game, leading the league. They also have a league-leading +4.2 turnover margin. OSU's defense has allowed more than 70 points just five times this season, giving up 64.4 ppg, 37.7% FG defense and 29.6% 3-point FG defense.
About Texas
Texas is 11-3 this season following an 88-85 loss to Oklahoma in Austin on Saturday in the Longhorns' league opener. UT is led by junior forward Jonathan Holmes who is averaging 13.2 ppg and 6.7 rpg. Three other `Horns are averaging double figures in scoring: Javan Felix (11.6 ppg), Isaiah Taylor (11.1 ppg) and Cameron Ridley (11.0 ppg). Demarcus Holland is sitting just under the double-figure scoring mark at 9.9 ppg.
As a team, Texas is averaging 78.8 ppg and outscoring its opponents by an average of eight points per contest. The Longhorns are shooting 44.5% from the floor, including 35.3% from long range. Texas is coached by Rick Barnes, who is 369-158 in his 16th season at the helm of the Longhorns.
Series History vs Texas
Texas leads the all-time series with the Cowboys, 45-38, although Oklahoma State is 19-13 vs the Longhorns in Stillwater. OSU has won the last three meetings against Texas, and swept the Longhorns last season for the first time since 2004, the last time the Cowboys won in Austin.
Texas is 26-15 vs Oklahoma State since the Big 12 formed 1996-97, although the Cowboys hold a slim 10-8 margin in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Last Season vs the Longhorns
Oklahoma State swept Texas last season for just the second time since the Big 12 Conference formed. OSU defeated UT 72-59 in Austin before taking the two-game series with a 78-65 victory in Stillwater.
The defense was the difference-maker in both games as OSU held Texas to just 39.2% shooting from the floor in the two games, including just 10 of 40 (25%) from beyond the arc. The Cowboys also outrebounded the Longhorns by seven per game and attempted 39 more free throws in the two contests.
Markel Brown scored 35 points in the two games while Marcus Smart scored 34 and Le'Bryan Nash added 30.
OSU in Home Big 12 Openers
Oklahoma State is 13-4 in league home openers since the Big 12 formed in 1996-97, including a current four-game winning streak. OSU has opened Big 12 home action against Texas just once, losing to the Longhorns in 2002.
The Cowboys' most frequent opponent for opening conference play at home has been Texas Tech (five times). The only current Big 12 opponents OSU has never opened league play at home with are Kansas and West Virginia.
Up Next for OSU
Oklahoma State travels to Morgantown, W.Va., on Saturday, Jan. 11, as the Cowboys face West Virginia at 3 pm CT on the Big 12 Network.
The Cowboys return home to host TCU on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 7 pm in a game also televised on the Big 12 Network.
