Kansas State-Oklahoma State men’s basketball preview
P | No. | Kansas State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 42 | Thomas Gipson | 6-7 | Sr. | 11.8 |
F | 11 | Nino Williams | 6-5 | Sr. | 12.0 |
G | 23 | Nigel Johnson | 6-1 | So. | 5.6 |
G | 2 | Marcus Foster | 6-2 | So. | 14.0 |
G | 25 | Wesley Iwundu | 6-7 | So. | 5.2 |
P | No. | Oklahoma State | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 2 | Le’Bryan Nash | 6-7 | Sr. | 17.9 |
F | 20 | Michael Cobbins | 6-8 | Sr. | 8.7 |
G | 12 | Anthony Hickey | 5-11 | Sr. | 9.6 |
G | 13 | Phil Forte | 5-11 | Jr. | 17.1 |
G | 22 | Jeff Newberry | 6-2 | Jr. | 5.2 |
▪ WHEN/WHERE: 11 a.m. Saturday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
▪ TV/RADIO: ESPNU; WHB (810 AM)
▪ ABOUT KANSAS STATE (7-6, 0-0 Big 12): K-State coach Bruce Weber is looking for his first Gallagher-Iba win in three tries. … This is the fourth time the schools have opened Big 12 play against each other in the last five years. … K-State is third in the Big 12 in shooting percentage and three-point percentage, but 10th in scoring. … K-State leads the series 75-50, but Oklahoma State is 10-1 against the Cats in Stillwater during the Big 12 era.
▪ ABOUT OKLAHOMA STATE (10-2, 0-0 Big 12): Phil Forte needs seven points to reach 1,000 for his career. … Anthony Hickey was a three-year starter at LSU before transferring to Oklahoma State. He’s the guy K-State wants to foul late (six of 16 at the line). … Le’Bryan Nash or Forte has led the Cowboys in scoring in all 12 games. … Coach Travis Ford has used six starting lineups, and 10 Cowboys are averaging 11.1 or more minutes. … Oklahoma State is ninth nationally in steals at 9.8 per game. Its defense is allowing opponents to shoot 36.9 percent, 18th best nationally.
| Jeffrey Lutz, The Wichita Eagle
This story was originally published January 2, 2015 at 4:40 PM with the headline "Kansas State-Oklahoma State men’s basketball preview."