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12-23-2007, 09:50 AM
OSU Notebook: Tough times
By MATT DOYLE World Sports Writer
12/23/2007
Oklahoma State freshman James Anderson bounced back from a scoreless effort in Thursday's loss to Oral Roberts to score a team-high 15 points in Saturday's win over Texas-Arlington.
However, it was a tough 15 points for Anderson.
He made only 3-of-13 shots against the Mavericks. Anderson recorded his first basket of the game with 18:46 left in the second half. It was his first bucket since early in the second half of the Dec. 15 loss at Pittsburgh.
"He's going through some growing pains right now. Pitts burgh did a good job on him and ORU did an even better job the other night," OSU coach Sean Sutton said. "He had a lot of clean looks today."
Sutton attributed part of Anderson's shooting struggles to the freshman's flat shot.
"Everything he's shooting is falling short so he needs to raise his shot up," Sutton said.
Caught stealing: Senior forward Marcus Dove's career-high seven steals gives him 105 for his career. He became the 23rd player in school history with at least 100 career steals.
Dove ranks 21st in school history. He moved past Ray Crenshaw (103 steals), Leroy Combs (103), JamesOn Curry (99) and Maurice Baker (99).
OSU recorded 15 steals against the Mavericks. The Cowboys recorded 18 in the Nov. 9 season-opening win over Prairie View A&M.
Good games: Sutton said junior point guard Byron Eaton and freshman forward Ibrahima Thomas each played their best games of the season against Texas-Arlington.
Eaton and Thomas each scored 10 points. Eaton recorded a season-high seven assists and committed only one turnover. Thomas added a career-high nine rebounds.
Sutton said Thomas probably benefited from starting. The freshman came off the bench the last six games and played a total of 47 minutes. On Saturday, Thomas played a sea son-high 29 minutes.
"He was pretty active and played pretty well," Sutton said. "(Starting) helped him. I thought Thomas deserved a shot to start today and he responded."
Return to action: Freshman forward Martavius Adams returned after serving a two-game suspension. He played four minutes, but didn't score.
The final word: Sutton was asked after the game what he will say to his brother Scott at the Sutton's family Christmas gathering. Scott's ORU team beat OSU on Thursday.
"I'll say he got me back good for all those beatings I used to give him growing up," he said.
By MATT DOYLE World Sports Writer
12/23/2007
Oklahoma State freshman James Anderson bounced back from a scoreless effort in Thursday's loss to Oral Roberts to score a team-high 15 points in Saturday's win over Texas-Arlington.
However, it was a tough 15 points for Anderson.
He made only 3-of-13 shots against the Mavericks. Anderson recorded his first basket of the game with 18:46 left in the second half. It was his first bucket since early in the second half of the Dec. 15 loss at Pittsburgh.
"He's going through some growing pains right now. Pitts burgh did a good job on him and ORU did an even better job the other night," OSU coach Sean Sutton said. "He had a lot of clean looks today."
Sutton attributed part of Anderson's shooting struggles to the freshman's flat shot.
"Everything he's shooting is falling short so he needs to raise his shot up," Sutton said.
Caught stealing: Senior forward Marcus Dove's career-high seven steals gives him 105 for his career. He became the 23rd player in school history with at least 100 career steals.
Dove ranks 21st in school history. He moved past Ray Crenshaw (103 steals), Leroy Combs (103), JamesOn Curry (99) and Maurice Baker (99).
OSU recorded 15 steals against the Mavericks. The Cowboys recorded 18 in the Nov. 9 season-opening win over Prairie View A&M.
Good games: Sutton said junior point guard Byron Eaton and freshman forward Ibrahima Thomas each played their best games of the season against Texas-Arlington.
Eaton and Thomas each scored 10 points. Eaton recorded a season-high seven assists and committed only one turnover. Thomas added a career-high nine rebounds.
Sutton said Thomas probably benefited from starting. The freshman came off the bench the last six games and played a total of 47 minutes. On Saturday, Thomas played a sea son-high 29 minutes.
"He was pretty active and played pretty well," Sutton said. "(Starting) helped him. I thought Thomas deserved a shot to start today and he responded."
Return to action: Freshman forward Martavius Adams returned after serving a two-game suspension. He played four minutes, but didn't score.
The final word: Sutton was asked after the game what he will say to his brother Scott at the Sutton's family Christmas gathering. Scott's ORU team beat OSU on Thursday.
"I'll say he got me back good for all those beatings I used to give him growing up," he said.