Cowboys Facing Red Raiders In Second Straight Top-15 Road Matchup

Saturday, January 2

Lubbock, TX

3 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

Texas Tech

Cowboys Facing Red Raiders In Second Straight Top-15 Road Matchup

December 30, 2020 | Cowboy Basketball

• Game Center
Oklahoma State (6-2, 0-2) at No. 13/14 Texas Tech (8-2, 1-1)
Date: Jan. 2, 2020
Tipoff: 3 p.m. p.m. CT
Site: United Supermarkets Arena (4,250)
Series: OSU leads 45-23 (TTU leads 15-10 in Lubbock)
Last: OSU won 73-70 in Stillwater on Feb. 15, 2020
TV: ESPN+ (Mark Neely, Tim Welsh)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb)
Satellite Radio: XM 389
Live Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
Oklahoma State Game Notes

• The Basics
After back-to-back 1-possession losses to open Big 12 play, the Oklahoma State basketball team heads to Lubbock, Texas to battle No. 13/14 Texas Tech in its second straight top-15 road matchup. OSU has eight top-25 wins under head coach Mike Boynton, and the latest came against the Red Raiders in February. The game can be seen on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Fans can listen to the game with Dave Hunziker and John Holcomb on the call along the Cowboy Radio Network and through TuneIn Radio.

• Any Given Night
Cade Cunningham gets the headlines, but he's hardly alone on the OSU roster when it comes to offensive production. The Cowboys feature nine players that average at least 6.0 points per game. No other Big 12 team has more than six players averaging that many points each outing. Of those nine Cowboys, three are freshmen - Cade Cunningham (19.1), Rondel Walker (8.5) and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe (8.3) - and three are sophomores - Avery Anderson (7.2), Kalib Boone (6.9) and Keylan Boone (6.1).

• Streaks & Trends

Dating back to last season, Oklahoma State has won 10 of its last 12 and 14 of its last 19.
OSU won four of their last five true road games and five of their last six away from GIA.
Oklahoma State's bench hasn't been outscored by its counterparts in each of the last seven games, and is outscoring the opponent's bench by +13.1 points per game on the season.
Each of OSU's last six opponents have finished the game with a negative assist-to-turnover ratio. The combined total during that stretch is 73 assists to 103 turnovers.
Cade Cunningham has scored at least 10 points and handed out three assists in every game.

• The Series With Texas Tech
OSU owns a 45-23 edge against Texas Tech in a series that dates back to 1937. OSU snapped a three-game losing streak to the Red Raiders thanks to a 73-70 win in Stillwater on Feb. 15. The Cowboys own a 24-5 mark against the Red Raiders in Stillwater, including wins in 15 of the last 17 meetings. In Lubbock, Texas Tech owns a 15-10 edge in the series.