Hoops Preview: Cowboys Host South Carolina in SEC/Big 12 Challenge

STILLWATER — The Cowboys have a chance to end their three-game skid to an out-of-conference foe this weekend.

Oklahoma State will host South Carolina as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Gamecocks struggled at the start of the season, but are one of the hotter teams in the SEC as of late, winning six of their past seven games. The two teams share LSU as a common opponent. OSU defeated the Tigers 90-77 in the AdvoCare Invitational on Nov. 25, whereas South Carolina fell to LSU 89-67 last weekend. The Tigers have changed a lot since their loss against OSU, as they’ve only dropped one game since.

Here are your need-to-knows heading into Saturday’s matchup.

Viewing Info

Time: 1 p.m. Saturday
Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena
TV: ESPNU

Oklahoma State’s Projected Starters

Name	Class	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	SPG
Isaac Likekele	Freshman	7.3	4.8	3.2	0.4	1.2
Thomas Dziagwa	Junior	10.1	2.7	1.7	0	0.5
Lindy Waters	Junior	12.2	4.9	2.8	0.2	1.2
Cameron McGriff	Junior	13.5	8.1	2.1	1.2	1.2
Yor Anei	Freshman	6.6	4.2	0.5	2	0.2

South Carolina’s Projected Starters

Name	Class	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	SPG
Tre Campbell	Graduate Senior	5.4	1.6	1.6	0.1	1.1
A.J. Lawson	Freshman	13.2	4.1	2.7	0.2	1.4
Keyshawn Bryant	Freshman	9.5	3.6	1.4	0.5	0.6
Chris Silva	Senior	13	6.8	1.2	2.2	0.8
Felipe Hasse	Sophomore	7.1	4	1.1	0.4	0.4

Oklahoma State’s Last Five

Opponent	Result	Score
vs. Texas	W	61-58
at West Virginia	W	85-77
vs. Baylor	L	73-69
at Iowa State	L	72-59
vs. Oklahoma	L	70-61

South Carolina’s Last Five

Opponent	Result	Score
vs. Mississippi State	W	87-82
vs. Missouri	W	85-75
at Vanderbilt	W	74-71
at LSU	L	89-67
vs. Auburn	W	80-77

Team Stats

	Oklahoma State	South Carolina
Record	8-11	10-8
Points Per Game	69.3	75.2
Points Allowed Per Game	69.8	72.7
Field-Goal Percentage	43.2	42.9
Rebounds Per Game	36.2	37.2
Assists Per Game	13.7	12.8

SEC/Big 12 Challenge Slate

SEC/Big12 Challenge
Iowa State at Ole Miss
Alabama at Baylor
Florida at TCU
South Carolina at Oklahoma State
Texas at Georgia
Kansas State at Texas A&M
West Virginia at Tennessee
Vanderbilt at Oklahoma
Kansas at Kentucky
Arkansas at Texas Tech