Oklahoma State will play Cardinal in third-annual Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
Dec. 14, 2009
Game Info vs. Stanford Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series Date — Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 Tipoff — 8 p.m. PT/10 p.m. CT Location — Palo Alto, Calif. Venue — Maples Pavilion (7,329) Series History with Stanford — 1st meeting Record vs. the Pac-10 — 26-26
Television — Fox Sports Net Play-by-Play • Barry Tompkins Analyst • Marques Johnson Stillwater • Fox Sports OK (SuddenLink Ch 37) Okla. City • Fox Sports OK (Cox Ch 37) Tulsa • Fox Sports OK (Cox Ch 27)
Radio — Cowboy Sports Network Play-by-Play • Dave Hunziker Analyst • John Holcomb XM Satellite Radio • Channel 193
About Oklahoma State Oklahoma State is 8-1 this season and coming off an 81-66 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday. The Cowboys rank 42nd in the latest RPI ratings. James Anderson leads OSU and the Big 12 Conference in scoring at 20.4 points per game, while Marshall Moses leads the Cowboys and the league in rebounding with 10.6 boards per contest. Oklahoma State has six players averaging 7.9 or more points per game. On defense, six different players have at least five steals steals, and eight have at least 10 defensive rebounds each. Three Cowboys are shooting at least 82 percent from the free-throw line, and four are shooting 50 percent or better from the floor. OSU is commiting just 11.3 turnovers per game, but only forcing 12.7 per game by the opponents.
About Stanford Stanford is 5-3 this season and coming off an 85-69 win over UC Davis on Sunday night. The Cardinal has also defeated Cal Poly, Florida A&M and Portland State at home, as well as Virginia in Cancun. Stanford’s three losses have been at San Diego (77-64), at home to ORU (83-81), and vs. No. 5 Kentucky (73-65 in OT at Cancun). The Cardinal is led by senior forward Landry Fields who is averaging 23 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. He ranks eighth nationally in scoring. As a team, Stanford is shooting 39 percent from beyond the three-point arc. The Cardinal is also averaging just 11 turnovers per contest.
Up Next OSU will play La Salle (6-3) on Monday, Dec. 21, in the Sonic All-College Classic at the Ford Center. Tipoff is tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. following the OU-UTEP game. Both games will be televised by ESPN2.
