Oklahoma State travels to Uncasville, Conn., to take on Rhode Island
Dec. 30, 2009
Game Info vs Rhode Island Date — Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 Tipoff — 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) Location — Uncasville, Conn. Venue — Mohegan Sun Arena (9,518) Series History with URI — OSU leads, 1-0 Last Meeting — Dec. 20, 2008 in OKC Result —OSU won 86-82
Television — ESPNU Play-by-Play • Dave Armstrong Analyst • Tim Welsh Stillwater • SuddenLink Channel 135 Oklahoma City • Cox Channel 253 Tulsa • Cox Channel 253
Radio — Cowboy Radio Network Play-by-Play • Chad McKee Analyst • Bryndon Manzer Stillwater • KSPI 780 AM Tulsa • KXBL 99.5 FM Oklahoma City • KEBC 1340 AM Woodward • KWOX 101.1 FM Enid • KXLS 95.7 FM Sirius Satellite Radio • Channel 121
About Oklahoma State Oklahoma State is 11-1 this season and coming off a 66-50 victory over Pacific on Tuesday night. James Anderson leads OSU and the Big 12 Conference in scoring at 22.1 points per game. Oklahoma State’s three guards — sophomore Keiton Page and freshmen Ray Penn and Fred Gulley — have combined for 69 assists and just 34 turnovers, a 2.02 assist-to-turnover ratio among the primary ball handlers. OSU is averaging just 11.4 turnovers per game, the lowest average in school history. Oklahoma State is 11-1 for the eighth time since the 1991-92. It’s the best start to a season since 2006-07 when the Cowboys started 15-1. Oklahoma State has held 11 opponents to 70 points or less and five to fewer than 60 points this season.
About Rhode Island Rhode Island is 10-1 this season and coming off an 80-79 victory at Drexel Tuesday. The Rams are led by guard Keith Cothran who is averaging 17.2 points per game and shooting 41.7 percent from long range. Two other Rams — forwards Delroy James and Lamonte Ulmer — are both averaging more than 12 points per contest. URI is averaging nearly nine steals per game and forcing more than 16 turnovers per contest. The Rams are also shooting 76 percent from the line and rank 17th in the latest RPI ratings.
Quick Notes Coach Travis Ford is 5-2 all-time against Rhode Island, including a 4-2 mark while at UMass and the victory last season ... James Anderson extended his streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games to 26, tying for the 9th-longest streak in school history ... he is averaging 27 points in his last three games ... Anderson needs 23 points to move past JamesOn Curry and into 14th place on the school career scoring list ... Keiton Page has 11 assists and no turnovers in the last four games ... he is currently averaging just 0.73 turnovers per 40 minutes this season, the lowest average in school history.
Up Next OSU will play its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 5, as the Cowboys host Coppin State (5-5) at 7 p.m. inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Please note that the game has been added to the Cowboy Sports Network television lineup.
Radio Update Due to the time conflict with the football team’s game at the Cotton Bowl, please note the list of radio stations that will carry the Cowboy Basketball game Saturday in the above information.
