Oklahoma State University Athletics
Inside the Numbers - Oklahoma State vs West Virginia
March 07, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The Oklahoma State men's basketball team is in Morgantown, W.Va., today to face West Virginia at 1 p.m. CT in the Big 12 regular season finale. The game will be televised by ESPNEWS.
The Cowboys are 4-2 all-time against West Virginia and are 2-0 against the Mountaineers in WVU Coliseum. Since West Virginia joined the Big 12 prior to the 2012-13 season, OSU owns a 4-1 series advantage.
An Oklahoma State Win Would...
► Be the Cowboys' fifth in their last six matchups with West Virginia.
► Improve the Cowboys to 3-0 against West Virginia in Morgantown. OSU's two previous trips to WVU Coliseum resulted in a 73-57 victory in 2013 and a 73-72 triumph in 2014.
► Mark the Cowboys' third straight road win over a ranked opponent. OSU toppled No. 25 Texas in Austin and No. 16 Baylor in Waco in its last two road tilts against ranked foes. For perspective on that, only twice in OSU history have the Cowboys won three consecutive road games over ranked opponents (it happened during the 1950-51 season and again spanning the 1956-57 season into the 1957-58 season).
► Mark the Cowboys' sixth over a team ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll this season, their seventh over a team with an RPI in the top 50 and their ninth over a team with an RPI in the top 100.
► Mark just the third time in school history and the first time since 2003-04 that OSU has beaten at least six teams ranked in the AP top 25 in the same season. The Cowboys beat seven in 1991-92, eight in 1994-95 and nine in 2003-04.
► Send the Cowboys into the postseason riding a two-game win streak.
► Mark the 21st time that OSU has beaten an opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll since Travis Ford took over as head coach in 2008-09.
A head-to-head comparison of the two teams:
Last Time Out
Oklahoma State: Beat TCU, 82-70
West Virginia: Lost to Kansas, 76-69
When Oklahoma State Has the Ball...
Oklahoma State Scoring Offense- 67.8 points per game (166th in the NCAA)
West Virginia Scoring Defense- 66.2 points per game (161st in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State Field Goal Pct. - 43.9 pct. (146th in the NCAA)
West Virginia Field Goal Pct. Defense - 46.4 pct. (322nd in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State 3FG Pct. - 35.1 pct. (138th in the NCAA)
West Virginia 3FG Pct. Defense - 36.1 pct. (267th in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State Free Throw Pct. - 72.9 pct. (46th in the NCAA)
When West Virginia Has the Ball...
West Virginia Scoring Offense - 73.8 points per game (37th in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State Scoring Defense - 61.6 points per game (61st in the NCAA)
West Virginia Field Goal Pct. - 40.9 pct. (287th in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State Field Goal Pct. Defense - 39.7 pct. (48th in the NCAA)
West Virginia 3FG Pct. - 31.4 pct. (284th in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State 3FG Pct. Defense - 33.4 pct. (141st in the NCAA)
West Virginia Free Throw Pct. - 65.5 pct. (288th in the NCAA)
Other Key Stats
Oklahoma State Rebounding Margin - -1.6 (253rd in the NCAA)
West Virginia Rebounding Margin - +3.5 (71st in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State Turnover Margin - +1.8 (54th in the NCAA)
West Virginia Turnover Margin - +7.1 (2nd in the NCAA)
Oklahoma State Assist/Turnover Ratio - +0.94 (211th in the NCAA)
West Virginia Assist/Turnover Ratio - +1.10 (112th in the NCAA)
