Cowboys Set To Face DePaul To Close Bahamas Trip

NASSAU, The Bahamas ---- Oklahoma State men's basketball is set to close out its week at the Baha Mar Convention Center on Sunday when it faces DePaul in the closing game of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. Tip is set for 3:30 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network.

Oklahoma State (2-2) will look to rebound from its 60-56 loss to UCF in overtime on Friday night in Nassua while DePaul (3-1) comes into the third-place game following a 69-61 loss to Santa Clara following OSU's contest against Central Florida.

UCF Quick Hitters

Oklahoma State led by 17 at the 6:02 mark in the first half and eventually led 28-17 at halftime.
OSU dominated in the paint as it outscored UCF, 26-12, in that category.
Moussa Cisse dominated all aspects of the game, as he posted 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting with 14 rebounds and six blocks in 38 minutes of work.
As a team, Oklahoma State shot 20-for-24 at the free throw line on Friday night while Avery Anderson III was 10-for-12.
The game featured nine lead changes and was tied four different times.

Scouting DePaul

DePaul comes into the game with a 3-1 record, including an impressive 69-53 win at Minnesota prior to its trip to The Bahamas.
DePaul is under the direction of Tony Stubblefield, who was named head coach in April 2021
Javan Johnson has led the way, averaging 18 points per game with 7.8 rebounds. Umoja Gibson has averaged 17 points per contest with 4.0 rebounds and a team-best 26 assists on the year.
Former Cowboy, Yor Anei, who did not play Friday night in the loss to Santa Clara, is on roster.
OSU is 12-8 all-time against DePaul in a series that dates back to 1940. OSU has won two-straight games between the two foes and has won three of the past four. Sunday's meeting will mark the first game between the two schools since the 2010-11 season.

Moussa Has Been Elite

Moussa Cisse has played at an elite level through four games as he has averaged 27.3 minutes of work, 10.3 points 11.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks.
He has recorded three-straight double-doubles. With one more, it would be the first time since Brett Robisch in the 1997-98 season that a couple recorded four straight. Other notables with four-straight double-doubles include: Leroy Combs, Byron Houston and Bryant Reeves.
With 16 total blocks on the season, he has recorded at least three in every game this season and has reached that mark in eight-straight contests dating back to last season.
Seven of his past eight games have ended with him bringing in at least 10 rebounds while he's posted five double-doubles in that stretch.
Through the completion of Friday night's games, the next closest player to Cisse in total blocks was Daniel Batcho of Texas Tech with seven.

An Oklahoma State Win Would…

Improve OSU to 3-2 on the season through the first five games of the season.
Improve OSU to 13-8 all-time in the series against DePaul.
Be OSU's highest ranked win of the season, according to KenPom.
Be head coach Mike Boynton's 90^th of his career.
Move OSU to 8-3 under Boynton in regular season multi-game tournaments or challenges.

Oklahoma State Streaks & Trends

OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 731 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
The Cowboys have posted ten or more assists in 14 of their past 16 games dating back to last season.
Moussa Cisse has reached at least two blocks in eight-straight games dating back to the Baylor game on Feb. 21 last season. Cisse has tallied 31 blocks in those eight games combined.
Moussa Cisse has now recorded at least one block in each of his past 14 games. There have been just three games in his Oklahoma State career in which he did not record at least one block.
Moussa Cisse has also recorded a double-double in three-straight games and has done so in four of his past eight games dating back to the Baylor game on Feb. 21 last season.

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