JimBob
03-10-2008, 07:47 AM
Longhorns outlast Cowboys
By Staff Reports
3/10/2008
OSU is defeated on the road as Texas' Augustin scores 20.
AUSTIN, Texas -- For the second time this season, Oklahoma State was oh-so-close against Big 12 co-champion Texas.
Will there be a third meeting?
OSU was beaten 62-57 by No. 9 Texas in a regular season finale Sunday at Erwin Events Center. The Cowboys, who lost a two-point game to Texas in Stillwater on Jan. 21, will get a third crack at the Longhorns if they can survive a Big 12 Tournament opener against Texas Tech.
OSU (16-14 overall, 7-9 in conference games) finished in a three-way tie with Texas Tech and Nebraska for seventh place in the Big 12 and will be a No. 9 seed at the league tournament in Kansas City. The Cowboys face eighth-seeded Texas Tech (16-14, 7-9) in an 11:30 a.m. tournament opener and the survivor faces top-seeded Texas (26-5, 13-3) in an 11:30 a.m. quarterfinal game.
Sean Sutton said the Cowboys will take the postseason one game at a time, but he is encouraged that his team beat one of the Big 12 co-champs (Kansas) and twice flirted with victory against Texas, which clinched a share of the league regular season crown by defeating the Cowboys.
If the Pokes keep playing hard, like they did in six of the last seven games, who knows what's possible?
"We beat one team that's capable of winning the national championship and almost beat Texas today on their homecourt, which I think they are going to be a No. 1 or No. 2 seed," Sutton said. "We're more than capable of going up there (to Kansas City) and getting on a roll. The goal is to go up there and see if we can't get to Sunday and win the Big 12 championship."
Texas, which set a school record for regular season victories, cruised to a 10-point lead midway through the first half. Instead of collapsing, OSU rallied to twice take brief second-half leads.
Sutton told his players before tipoff that the game would be a test of character. The Cowboys were coming off a devastating homecourt loss to Oklahoma and he liked the way they responded.
"I thought today our guys displayed a lot of courage and I am really proud of the effort and the way they competed throughout this game," he said. "They fought to the end. There are just some things we can't overcome and the fact that they got to the free-throw line 29 times and we got there 10 obviously played a huge rule, but I thought defensively we did a great job."
Texas was held to a season-low point total, but D.J. Augustin made sure the Longhorns did not have to play from behind for very long. Both times after OSU took second-half leads, Augustin made baskets to put the Longhorns back in front.
He was responsible for nine consecutive UT points from the 12:42 mark of the second half to the 9:47 mark.
Texas was held to two field goals the rest of the way, but both were critical and they came from a guy who otherwise couldn't shoot straight.
A.J. Abrams, who leads the league in 3-pointers made, was 1-of-13 from the field and 0-of-6 from 3-point range before he hit a mid-range shot and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions, giving UT a five-point cushion with 1:44 left.
OSU got as close as two points on a Terrel Harris 3-pointer with 36.7 seconds left, but Texas shot 6-of-6 from the free throw line after that to squelch a Cowboy comeback.
"You've got to tip your hat to them," Sutton said. "They made the shots today to make them Big 12 champs."
Both teams struggled to sink perimeter shots. The Longhorns were 6-of-21 from 3-point range and the Cowboys were 6-of-28 from beyond the arc
"Some of the shots we took were kind of marginal," OSU's Marcus Dove said. .:vomit-smiley-001:
Dove and UT's Damion James collected most of the misses. Dove finished one point shy of a third double-double in the last four games. He had nine points and a career-best 13 rebounds.
James scored 13 points and snagged a career-high 18 rebounds.
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Field set for Big 12 Tournament
The Big 12 men’s basketball tournament pairings are set.
Oklahoma is the No. 4 seed, Oklahoma State is the No. 9 seed and Texas is No. 1. The tournament starts Thursday and ends Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma State will play at 11:30 a.m. Thursday against No. 8 seed Texas Tech. If the Cowboys win, they will play Texas at 11:30 a.m. Friday in a quarterfinal game.
Oklahoma has a first-round bye and will play at 2 p.m. Friday.
The Sooners will face the winner of a first-round game between fifth-seeded Baylor and 12th-seeded Colorado.
Baylor plays Colorado at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The pairings
Thursday’s games
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2-26)
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Colorado, 2 p.m.
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Missouri, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Iowa State, 8:20 p.m.
Friday’s games
Game 1: Texas Tech/OSU winner vs. No. 1 Texas, 11:30 a.m.
Game 2: Baylor/Colorado winner vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
Game 3: Nebraska/Missouri winner vs. No. 2 Kansas, 6 p.m.
Game 4: Texas A&M/Iowa State winner vs. No. 3 Kansas State, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals
Game 1 vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 3 vs. Game 4 winner, 3:20 p.m.
Sunday’s championship
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
By Staff Reports
3/10/2008
OSU is defeated on the road as Texas' Augustin scores 20.
AUSTIN, Texas -- For the second time this season, Oklahoma State was oh-so-close against Big 12 co-champion Texas.
Will there be a third meeting?
OSU was beaten 62-57 by No. 9 Texas in a regular season finale Sunday at Erwin Events Center. The Cowboys, who lost a two-point game to Texas in Stillwater on Jan. 21, will get a third crack at the Longhorns if they can survive a Big 12 Tournament opener against Texas Tech.
OSU (16-14 overall, 7-9 in conference games) finished in a three-way tie with Texas Tech and Nebraska for seventh place in the Big 12 and will be a No. 9 seed at the league tournament in Kansas City. The Cowboys face eighth-seeded Texas Tech (16-14, 7-9) in an 11:30 a.m. tournament opener and the survivor faces top-seeded Texas (26-5, 13-3) in an 11:30 a.m. quarterfinal game.
Sean Sutton said the Cowboys will take the postseason one game at a time, but he is encouraged that his team beat one of the Big 12 co-champs (Kansas) and twice flirted with victory against Texas, which clinched a share of the league regular season crown by defeating the Cowboys.
If the Pokes keep playing hard, like they did in six of the last seven games, who knows what's possible?
"We beat one team that's capable of winning the national championship and almost beat Texas today on their homecourt, which I think they are going to be a No. 1 or No. 2 seed," Sutton said. "We're more than capable of going up there (to Kansas City) and getting on a roll. The goal is to go up there and see if we can't get to Sunday and win the Big 12 championship."
Texas, which set a school record for regular season victories, cruised to a 10-point lead midway through the first half. Instead of collapsing, OSU rallied to twice take brief second-half leads.
Sutton told his players before tipoff that the game would be a test of character. The Cowboys were coming off a devastating homecourt loss to Oklahoma and he liked the way they responded.
"I thought today our guys displayed a lot of courage and I am really proud of the effort and the way they competed throughout this game," he said. "They fought to the end. There are just some things we can't overcome and the fact that they got to the free-throw line 29 times and we got there 10 obviously played a huge rule, but I thought defensively we did a great job."
Texas was held to a season-low point total, but D.J. Augustin made sure the Longhorns did not have to play from behind for very long. Both times after OSU took second-half leads, Augustin made baskets to put the Longhorns back in front.
He was responsible for nine consecutive UT points from the 12:42 mark of the second half to the 9:47 mark.
Texas was held to two field goals the rest of the way, but both were critical and they came from a guy who otherwise couldn't shoot straight.
A.J. Abrams, who leads the league in 3-pointers made, was 1-of-13 from the field and 0-of-6 from 3-point range before he hit a mid-range shot and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions, giving UT a five-point cushion with 1:44 left.
OSU got as close as two points on a Terrel Harris 3-pointer with 36.7 seconds left, but Texas shot 6-of-6 from the free throw line after that to squelch a Cowboy comeback.
"You've got to tip your hat to them," Sutton said. "They made the shots today to make them Big 12 champs."
Both teams struggled to sink perimeter shots. The Longhorns were 6-of-21 from 3-point range and the Cowboys were 6-of-28 from beyond the arc
"Some of the shots we took were kind of marginal," OSU's Marcus Dove said. .:vomit-smiley-001:
Dove and UT's Damion James collected most of the misses. Dove finished one point shy of a third double-double in the last four games. He had nine points and a career-best 13 rebounds.
James scored 13 points and snagged a career-high 18 rebounds.
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Field set for Big 12 Tournament
The Big 12 men’s basketball tournament pairings are set.
Oklahoma is the No. 4 seed, Oklahoma State is the No. 9 seed and Texas is No. 1. The tournament starts Thursday and ends Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma State will play at 11:30 a.m. Thursday against No. 8 seed Texas Tech. If the Cowboys win, they will play Texas at 11:30 a.m. Friday in a quarterfinal game.
Oklahoma has a first-round bye and will play at 2 p.m. Friday.
The Sooners will face the winner of a first-round game between fifth-seeded Baylor and 12th-seeded Colorado.
Baylor plays Colorado at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The pairings
Thursday’s games
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2-26)
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Colorado, 2 p.m.
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Missouri, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Iowa State, 8:20 p.m.
Friday’s games
Game 1: Texas Tech/OSU winner vs. No. 1 Texas, 11:30 a.m.
Game 2: Baylor/Colorado winner vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
Game 3: Nebraska/Missouri winner vs. No. 2 Kansas, 6 p.m.
Game 4: Texas A&M/Iowa State winner vs. No. 3 Kansas State, 8:20 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals
Game 1 vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 3 vs. Game 4 winner, 3:20 p.m.
Sunday’s championship
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.