Longhorns Hoops: Oklahoma State at Texas Preview
The No. 10 ranked Texas Longhorns gained a split last week on the road, and can keep pace in the Big 12 Championship race with a win tonight.
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The Longhorns (16-3, 5-2) are playing host to Oklahoma State (11-8, 3-4) at The Moody Center at 8pm central. The Cowboys roll into Austin on a two game win streak, with wins over Oklahoma and Iowa State last week.
The Longhorns are 9-2 under interim head coach Rodney Terry.
How to watch the game
Oklahoma State and Texas tipoff at 8 p.m. Central on Longhorn Network with Tyler Denning (play by play) and Lance Blanks (analyst) will call the action.
Moody Center (10,763) – Austin, Texas
The Longhorns lead the series 56-49. Texas won the last meeting 56-46 on January 7, 2023 in Stillwater.
Big 12 conference race
No. 5 Kansas State Wildcats (17-2, 6-1)
Wildcats games this week: at Iowa State, Florida
No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones (14-4, 5-2)
Cyclones games this week: Kansas State, at Missouri
No. 10 Texas Longhorns (15-3, 5-2)
Longhorns games this week: Oklahoma State, at Tennessee
No. 17 Baylor Bears (15-5, 5-3)
Bears games this week: Beat Kansas 75-69, Arkansas
No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks (16-4, 5-3)
Jayhawks games this week: Lost at Baylor 75-69, at Kentucky
No. 11 TCU Horned Frogs (15-4, 4-3)
Horned Frogs games this week: Oklahoma, at Mississippi State
Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-8, 3-4)
Cowboys games this week: at Texas, Ole Miss
Oklahoma Sooners (11-8, 2-5)
Sooners games this week: at TCU, Alabama
West Virginia Mountaineers (11-8, 1-6)
Mountaineers games this week: at Texas Tech, Auburn
Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-9, 0-7)
Red Raiders games this week: West Virginia, at LSU
The Rodney Terry File
Rodney Terry enters Tuesday with a career record of 172-158. He has been a head coach at the Division I level for ten year prior to joining Chris Beard’s staff in Austin.
Terry built the Fresno State program up in his time in California. The Bulldogs won 20 or more games in four of Terry’s last five seasons. That included three times in post season play. Terry has a 0-1 record in the NCAA Tournament.
The Mike Boynton File
Mike Boynton is in his Sixth season as head coach of Oklahoma State. He has 98-81 record in Stillwater, including 42-55 in Big 12 play.
Boynton sports an NCAA Tournament record of 1-1.
Oklahoma State starters
G Avery Anderson 6-3, senior (11.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals)
G John-Michael Wright 6-1, senior (8.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists )
G Bryce Thompson 6-6, junior (11.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists)
G/W Woody Newton, 6-9, junior ( 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds)
F Kalib Boone 6-9, junior (10.6 points, 5.4 rebounds)
Key reserves
Key reserves for the Cowboys are Moussa Cisse 7-1, junior (7.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 blocks), 6-9 junior forward Tyreek Smith (5.3 points, 3.9 rebounds), 6-3 senior guard Caleb Asberry (8.1 points, 3.5 rebounds) and 6-2 senior guard Chris Harris Jr. (2.6 points, 1.3 rebounds).
Texas starters
PG Tyrese Hunter, 6-1, sophomore (10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists)
CG Marcus Carr, 6-2, super senior (17.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.7 steals)
F Timmy Allen, 6-6, super senior (10.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists)
F Dillon Mitchell, 6-8, freshman (6.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.8 steals)
PF Dylan Disu, 6-9, senior (7.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 blocks)
The reserves
SG Sir’Jabari Rice, 6-4, super senior (10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists)
PF Christian Bishop, 6-7, super senior (7.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.9 steals)
CG Arterio Morris, 6-3, freshman (5.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists)
F Brock Cunningham, 6-6, senior (4.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.9 steals)
PF Alex Anamekwe, 6-5.5, freshman (2.0 points, 0.8 rebounds)
SG Gavin Perryman, 6-1, redshirt freshman (Logged 36 minutes through 19 games)
