Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss Preview: Five things to know, projected starters, betting info
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State basketball gets a brief break from the grueling Big 12 Conference schedule for a mid-season non-conference matchup against Ole Miss inside Gallagher-Iba Arena as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday. Here is how to watch, stream or listen to the game:
OKLAHOMA STATE (11-9, 3-5 Big 12) vs. OLE MISS (9-11, 1-7 Big 12)
DATE:Saturday, Jan. 28
TIME:7 p.m.
SITE:Stillwater, Oklahoma
ARENA:Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
TV:ESPN2TV Crew:Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Tim Welsh(analyst)
OSU RADIO:Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb)
LIVE STATS:okstate.com
Betting Info ...Oklahoma State is a 9.5-point favorite against Ole Miss,per Caesars Sportsbook. The O/U is 131.5. The Cowboys are 10-10 ATS and 7-12-1 in the O/U this season.The Rebels are 7-11-2 ATS and the 7-13 in the O/U this season.
Series History ...Saturday marks just the second all-time meeting between Oklahoma State and Ole Miss. The two first squared off in the championship of the NIT Season Tip-Off back in 2019. The Cowboys routed the Rebels, 78-37.
Five Things to Know ...
- Oklahoma State has a 6-3 record in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Cowboys have participated in the mid-season non-conference event every year since it began in 2013 and have yet to lose at home in the challenge with a perfect 4-0 record. In its six wins in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, Oklahoma State has an average margin of victory of 14.2 points.
- The Big 12 has not won the Big 12/SEC Challenge since 2019. The two conferences tied in 2020 before the SEC claimed the title in each of the last two seasons.
- Saturday's matchup is the annual 'Remember the Ten' game for Oklahoma State. Twenty-two years after the tragic 2001 plane crash, the Cowboys will honor the ten members of the Oklahoma State basketball program who died in a plane crash following a road game at Colorado on Jan. 27, 2001.
- Ole Miss assistant coach Win Case returns to his alma mater on Saturday. The former Oklahoma State guard played his final two years of college basketball in Stillwater alongside current Kansas head coach Bill Self.
- Ole Miss ranks No. 115 in the NET, while Oklahoma State ranks No. 51.The Cowboys own two Quad 1 wins, while the Rebels are a combined 1-9 against teams in Quad 1 and Quad 2.
Projected Starters ...
Oklahoma State:
- Avery Anderson III(0), Guard, 6-3, 158, Senior; Justin, Texas — 10.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.5 apg
- John-Michael Wright(51), Guard, 6-1, 190, Senior; Fayettville, North Carolina — 9.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.9 apg
- Bryce Thompson(1), Guard, 6-6, 194, Junior; Tulsa, Oklahoma —11.3ppg,2.7rpg,2.2apg
- Woody Newton(4), Forward, 6-8, 200, Junior; District Heights, Maryland — 4.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.2 apg
- Kalib Boone(22), Forward, 6-9, 198, Senior; Tulsa, Oklahoma —11.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg., 1.2 apg
Ole Miss:
- Jayveous McKinnis(00), Forward, 6-7, 225, Senior; Pearl, Mississippi — 5.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
- Amaree Abram(1), Guard, 6-4, 190, Freshman; Dallas, Texas — 8.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg
- Myles Burns(3), Forward, 6-6, 210, Senior; Houston, Texas — 6.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.2 apg
- Jaemyn Brakefield(4), Forward, 6-8, 220, Junior; Jackson, Mississippi — 9.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 apg
- Daeshun Ruffin(24), Guard, 5-9, 160, Sophomore; Jackson, Mississippi — 9.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 3.2 apg
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