Oklahoma State University Athletics
2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge Once Again Pits Cowboys Against Razorbacks
May 25, 2017 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State basketball team will make the 180-mile return to trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take on the Razorbacks in the 2018 Big 12 SEC Challenge on Jan. 27.
The Cowboys are 3-1 all-time in the Challenge, including last season's 99-71 win over Arkansas in a sold-out Gallagher-Iba Arena. That night, Phil Forte became the program's all-time 3-point king by knocking down his 300th career shot from deep.
The Cowboys are 37-14 all-time against Arkansas, including wins in each of the last five meetings. The two programs also share a connection with the legendary Eddie Sutton, who was a head coach at both programs. Arkansas raised a banner into the rafters at Bud Walton arena in Sutton's honor, while OSU named their court for Sutton.
For the third straight year, all games in the Challenge will be played in one day - Saturday, Jan. 27. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all contests of the fifth annual event matching every Big 12 squad with 10 members from the Southeastern Conference. Each league will host five games. In addition, ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm will originate from a to be determined site of one of the day's matchups.
The trophy for the winning conference has never left the Big 12 office as the league is 25-15 (.625) in the Challenge, having won the series its first three seasons while the Big 12 and SEC split the games a year ago (in case of a tie, the trophy stays with the conference that won it the previous campaign). The Big 12 has posted a 53-35 (.603) record in the last two conference challenge series it has played (vs. Pac-10, SEC) dating back to 2007.
2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge Matchups
Baylor at Florida
Tennessee at Iowa State
Texas A&M at Kansas
Georgia at Kansas State
Oklahoma at Alabama
Oklahoma State at Arkansas
TCU at Vanderbilt
Mississippi at Texas
Texas Tech at South Carolina
Kentucky at West Virginia
Oklahoma State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge
2017: OSU 99, Arkansas 71 (Stillwater, Okla.)
2016: OSU 74, Auburn 63 (Auburn, Ala.)
2015: South Carolina 74, OSU 49 (Columbia, S.C.)
2014: OSU 79, South Carolina 52 (Stillwater, Okla.)
The Cowboys are 3-1 all-time in the Challenge, including last season's 99-71 win over Arkansas in a sold-out Gallagher-Iba Arena. That night, Phil Forte became the program's all-time 3-point king by knocking down his 300th career shot from deep.
The Cowboys are 37-14 all-time against Arkansas, including wins in each of the last five meetings. The two programs also share a connection with the legendary Eddie Sutton, who was a head coach at both programs. Arkansas raised a banner into the rafters at Bud Walton arena in Sutton's honor, while OSU named their court for Sutton.
For the third straight year, all games in the Challenge will be played in one day - Saturday, Jan. 27. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise all contests of the fifth annual event matching every Big 12 squad with 10 members from the Southeastern Conference. Each league will host five games. In addition, ESPN's College GameDay Covered by State Farm will originate from a to be determined site of one of the day's matchups.
The trophy for the winning conference has never left the Big 12 office as the league is 25-15 (.625) in the Challenge, having won the series its first three seasons while the Big 12 and SEC split the games a year ago (in case of a tie, the trophy stays with the conference that won it the previous campaign). The Big 12 has posted a 53-35 (.603) record in the last two conference challenge series it has played (vs. Pac-10, SEC) dating back to 2007.
2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge Matchups
Baylor at Florida
Tennessee at Iowa State
Texas A&M at Kansas
Georgia at Kansas State
Oklahoma at Alabama
Oklahoma State at Arkansas
TCU at Vanderbilt
Mississippi at Texas
Texas Tech at South Carolina
Kentucky at West Virginia
Oklahoma State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge
2017: OSU 99, Arkansas 71 (Stillwater, Okla.)
2016: OSU 74, Auburn 63 (Auburn, Ala.)
2015: South Carolina 74, OSU 49 (Columbia, S.C.)
2014: OSU 79, South Carolina 52 (Stillwater, Okla.)
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