Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Open Conference Play Against Oklahoma State
January 06, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 6, 2005
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech Red Raiders have their eighth home game and their first conference game of the season as they host the Cowboys of the Oklahoma State University on Saturday afternoon at the United Spirit Arena. The tip-off will be at 1:05 p.m.
The game will be televised on ESPN. Ron Franklin will call the play-by-play. Fran Fraschilla will provide the color analysis and Stacey Dales-Schuman will be the sideline reporter.
John Harris will call the courtside action for Texas Tech and former Red Raider Chris Cassidy will provide the analysis on KKAM (1340 AM), the flagship station for the Red Raiders.
The Red Raiders complete their four-game homestand with Saturday's game and will be seeking their eighth straight home win of the 2004-2005 season against Oklahoma State. Overall, the Raiders were 8-3 for the non-conference season and won their most recent game against Northern Colorado by the score of 88-68 on January 4 at the United Spirit Arena.
The Raiders have five players who are averaging in double figures. Jarrius Jackson leads the squad with 13.5 points per game. Ronald Ross follows with 13.1 points per game. Martin Zeno averages 12.8 points per game. Curtis Marshall is next with 12.2 points per game. Devonne Giles rounds out the group with 11.8 points per game. The Raiders have utilized five different starting line-ups through the eleven non-conference games. Although Curtis Marshall and Jarrius Jackson have started each game for the Raiders, ten players have seen action in at least ten games this season.
With 840 career victories over 39 seasons, Coach Bob Knight will be on the sidelines for his 1,166 game with the match-up against Oklahoma State. He is only the fourth coach to amass 800 wins in his career. Jim Phelan retired with 830 wins, the late Adolph Rupp won 876, and Dean Smith leads everyone with 879 career wins.
The Cowboys completed their non-conference season with ten wins and one loss. Their sole loss was to Gonzaga at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City on December 28 by three points (78-75). Head coach Eddie Sutton has 765 career wins. OSU's John Lucas leads the Cowboy offense with 18.8 points per game. Joey Graham is averaging 17.8 points per game and Ivan McFarlin rounds out the trio with 11.0 points per game.
Last season the teams meet three times. The Raiders won the initial contest in Lubbock on January 10 by twenty-one points (83-62). The Cowboys won the next two outings. On January 31, OSU edged the Raiders in Stillwater by the score of 70-66. The Cowboys and Raiders next met in Dallas at the American Airlines Center during the Big 12 Tournament. The Cowboys downed the Raiders 82-77 on March 13.
For Men's Basketball tickets to games at the United Spirit Arena, please call (888) GO-BIG-12 or (806) 742-TECH or stop by the Texas Tech Athletic Ticket Office in the north end of Jones SBC Stadium. Tickets also can be purchased through the Texas Tech athletic website at www.texastech.com and at area United Supermarkets and Select-a-Seat locations.
