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The Oklahoma State Cowboys travel to Wichita State to face the Shockers on Saturday night. The Cowboys, who play in the Big 12, are 6-4 on the season while the Shockers, who play in the American Athletic Conference, are also 6-4 this season. Wichita State beat Oklahoma State at Oklahoma State last season 60-51. They have won 2 of the last 3 matchups overall. Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. EST at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys are 6-4 on the young season. They rattled off a bunch of wins early on, playing a pretty easy schedule. Although they did lose in that stretch to Southern Illinois and University of Central Florida. They were solid favorites in both of those losses. Then they played some tougher competition, getting blown out by No. 1 UConn 74-54 and losing at Virginia Tech on Tuesday night, 70-65 as a 2.5 point underdog, at the Hall of Fame Invitational tournament in Brooklyn, NY.
Virginia Tech Basketball Holds Off Oklahoma State In Brooklyn, 70-65
Despite an explosive second half from the Cowboys, the #Hokies pulled out a gutsy win in the Barclays Center on Sunday in Brooklyn.https://t.co/RDszLuOlfy
— Tech Sideline (@TechSideline) December 11, 2022
In the loss to Virginia Tech, the Cowboys outshot Virginia Tech, but the difference was fouls and turnovers. The Cowboys turned it over 6 more times than Tech and made, and attempted, 5 fewer free throws. Avery Anderson led Oklahoma State with 15 points and 4 assists with 3 three pointers while Kalib Boone added 15 points and 7 rebounds. Mousse Cisse added 12 points and 7 boards. Anderson leads the team with 12.8 points and 3.1 assists while Cisse is tops with 10.4 boards per game. The Cowboys are ranked No. 36 in the country by KenPom. They are 66th in offensive efficiency and 26th in defensive efficiency.