OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOY BASKETBALL Game Center Cowboy Quick Hitters 2021 NCAA Tournament • The Basics Midwest Region • Round of 32 No. 4 seed Oklahoma State took down No. 13 Liberty, 69-60, in the opening round of the NCAA [4] 11/12 Oklahoma State (21-8, 11-7 Big 12) vs. Tournament and is one win away from its first Sweet 16 since 2005. The victory over the Flames marked the first NCAA Tournament win for all of the Cowboys’ active players and for fourth-year [12] Oregon State (18-12, 10-10 Pac-12) head coach Mike Boynton. Oklahoma State will take on No. 12 seed Oregon State, which is com- Date/Tip: March 21, 2021 / 8:40 p.m. CT ing off its first ever Pac-12 Tournament championship and its first March Madness victory since Site: Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) 1982. The Beavers handled No. 5 seed Tennessee, 70-56, on Friday night. Tipoff is slated for 8:40 Series: Oregon State leads 5-2 p.m. CT on TBS with Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner and Dana Jacobson on the call. Last: Oklahoma State won 66-53 on Nov. 21, 2014 TV: TBS (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Dana Jacobson) • Bring on the Madness Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb) Oklahoma State improved to 39-27 all-time in the NCAA Tournament thanks to its Opening Round win over Liberty. Friday night's win was the first Tournament victory for OSU since 2009, Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com and broke a six game losing streak in the Big Dance. The Cowboys are 6-6 all-time in the round of 32, and a victory would put OSU in the Sweet 16 for the 12th time in program history. 2020-21 Schedule / Results • The Battle For OSU Oklahoma State and Oregon State are meeting for the second time in the NCAA Tournament, Date Opponent Time/Result TV and for the first time since the 1949 Final Four. Led by the legendary Mr. Henry Iba, Oklahoma Nov. 25 at UT Arlington W 75-68 ESPN2 A&M, as the school was known then, took down Oregon State, 55-30, to reach the national title Nov. 28 Texas Southern W 85-65 ESPN+ game, where they fell to Kentucky, 46-36. In all, this will be the eighth meeting between the Dec. 1 at Marquette ! W 70-62 FS1 Cowboys and Beavers. Oregon State leads the series, 5-2, but Oklahoma State took the only Dec. 5 Oakland W 84-71 ESPN+ meeting in the last 50 years - a 66-53 win on Nov. 21, 2014 in Las Vegas. Dec. 8 Oral Roberts W 83-78 ESPN+ Dec. 12 at Wichita State W 67-64 ESPN+ • He's on Fire Avery Anderson III used his speed to produce a game-high 21 points and seven rebounds in Dec. 16 TCU * L, 76-77 ESPN the win over Liberty. In a first half when OSU struggled to find its footing offensively, Anderson Dec. 20 at 11/11 Texas * L 74-77 LHN scored 14 points to keep the Cowboys in the game. His 21 points against Liberty marked his third Jan. 2 at 13/14 Texas Tech * W 82-77 OT ESPN+ 20-plus point scoring effort in the last five games. Over this five-game span, Anderson is aver- Jan. 4 14/16 West Virginia * L 84-87 ESPN2 aging 19.8 points and 5.0 rebounds on 57.8 percent shooting. Those accolades earned Anderson Jan. 9 at Kansas State * W 70-54 ESPN2 a spot on the All-Big 12 Championship team. Jan. 12 6/7 Kansas * W 75-70 ESPN+ • Have a Week, Cade Jan. 16 Oklahoma * Postponed Since arriving in Indianapolis, Cowboy guard Cade Cunningham has racked up multiple national Jan. 19 at 14/15 West Virginia * Postponed honors. The freshman was named a Naismith Trophy finalist prior to Friday's tipoff, but this week Jan. 23 2/2 Baylor * L 66-81 CBS was also named a First-Team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, Jan. 25 at Iowa State * W 81-60 ESPN2 the Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association and the Sporting News. Jan. 30 Arkansas @ W 81-77 ESPN2 Cunningham is also on the national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award and is a finalist for the Feb. 3 at TCU * L 78-81 ESPN2 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Feb. 6 6/6 Texas * W 75-67 2OT ABC • Historic Run Feb. 8 at Kansas * L 66-78 ESPN Oklahoma State has had quite a month. The Cowboys have won nine of their last 11 games Feb. 13 Kansas State * W 67-60 ESPNU dating back to Feb. 13, and this run includes six ranked wins in a 19-day span. According to Feb. 16 Iowa State * W 76-58 ESPN+ ESPN Stats & Info, that is the second-shortest span for six ranked wins in the AP Poll era (since Feb. 20 at 2/2 Baylor * Postponed 1948-49) behind only UConn's magical run to the 2011 NCAA title that included six ranked wins Feb. 22 18/17 Texas Tech * W 74-69 OT ESPN in an 18-day span. On Feb. 13, the Cowboys were unranked, but have since risen to No. 11 in the Feb. 27 at 7/8 Oklahoma * W 84-80 OT ABC AP Poll. In this 11-game span, OSU defeated four top-10 teams, and their only losses came at No. March 1 16/15 Oklahoma * W 79-75 ESPN 2 Baylor and in the Big 12 Championship final to No. 9 Texas. OSU had faced eight consecutive ranked opponents prior to playing Liberty - the longest streak in school history. March 4 at 3/3 Baylor L 70-81 ESPN2 March 6 at 6/5 West Virginia W 85-80 ESPN2 • We Love Indy March 11 vs [5] 10/9 West Virginia ^ W 72-69 ESPN OSU and Indianapolis have history when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. Sunday will mark March 12 vs [1] 2/2 Baylor ^ W 83-74 ESPN Oklahoma State's seventh NCAA Tournament game in Indianapolis. In 1993, OSU defeated March 13 vs [3] 13/16 Texas ^ L 86-91 ESPN No. 12 seed Marquette, 74-62, before falling to No. 4 Louisville, 63-78, in the round of 32. OSU March 19 vs [13] Liberty & W 69-60 TBS returned to Indianapolis in 1999, and managed a 69-61 win over No. 8 Syracuse before falling March 21 vs [12] Oregon State & 8:40 p.m. TBS to No. 1 Auburn, 74-81, in the second round. In 2017, the No. 10 seed Cowboys fell to No. 7 Michigan in a thriller, 92-91, in Banker’s Life Fieldhouse. In all, the Cowboys are 3-3 in Tourna- ! Big 12/Big East Battle ment play in the Crossroads of America. * Big 12 Conference Game @ Big 12/SEC Challenge • Dancing Again ^ Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) One of the most successful programs in NCAA Tournament history is in the Big Dance for the & NCAA Tournament (Indianapolis) 29th time. With two NCAA titles, six Final Four appearances, 11 Elite Eights and 11 Sweet 16s to All Times Central its credit, Oklahoma State has compiled a rich tradition in the NCAA tournament. Only UCLA, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Connecticut, Duke, Kansas and Louisville have more NCAA championships than Oklahoma State, who won it all in 1945 and 1946. The Cowboys earned a spot in the Final Four in 1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1995 and 2004 - 10th most all-time. OSU's 29 appearances rank 27th among all schools nationwide. OKSTATE.COM | @OSUATHLETICS | @OSUMBB | @THACOACHMIKE | #GOPOKES 1 2 OFFICIAL BRACKET PRESENTED BY 20162021 DIVISION NCAA I MEN’S DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SWEET 16 ELITE 8® NATIONAL SEMIFINALS NATIONAL SEMIFINALS ELITE 8® SWEET 16 SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND MARCH 20 MARCH 22 MARCH 27–28 MARCH 29–30 APRIL 3 APRIL 3 MARCH 29–30 MARCH 27–28 MARCH 21 MARCH 19 FIRST FOUR® 16 Norfolk St. (16-7) 54 11 Wichita St. (16-5) 52 52 Mt. St. Mary's (12-10) 16 80 Michigan St. (15-12) 11 MARCH 18 16 App St. (17-11) 53 W 11 Drake (25-4) 53 W E 60 Texas So. (16-8) 16 E 86 UCLA (17-9) 11 1 Gonzaga (26-0) 79 Baylor (22-2) 1 Mar 20 Baylor 1 16 Norfolk St. Mar 21 55 Hartford (15-8) 16 8 Oklahoma (15-10) 62 North Carolina (18-10) 8 BRACKET TOURNAMENT NCAA Mar 20 Wisconsin 9 9 Missouri (16-9) 85 Wisconsin (17-12) 9 5 Creighton (20-8) 73 Villanova (16-6) 5 Mar 20 Villanova 5 12 UCSB (22-4) Mar 21 63 Winthrop (23-1) 12 4 Virginia (18-6) 69 Purdue (18-9) 4 Mar 20 North Texas 13 13 Ohio (16-7) 78 North Texas (17-9) 13 WEST SOUTH 6 USC (22-7) 65 Texas Tech (17-10) 6 Mar 20 Texas Tech 6 11 Drake Mar 21 53 Utah St. (20-8) 11 3 Kansas (20-8) 85 Arkansas (22-6) 3 Mar 20 Arkansas 3 14 Eastern Wash. (16-7) 68 Colgate (14-1) 14 7 Oregon (20-6) 75 Florida (14-9) 7 Mar 20 Florida 7 10 VCU (19-7) NATIONAL Mar 21 70 Virginia Tech (15-6) 10 CHAMPIONSHIP 2 Iowa (21-8) APRIL 5 72 Ohio St. (21-9) 2 Mar 20 Oral Roberts 15 15 Grand Canyon (17-6) 75 Oral Roberts (16-10) 15 1 Michigan (20-4) 78 Illinois (23-6) 1 Mar 20 SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Illinois 1 16 Texas Southern Mar 21 49 Drexel (12-7) 16 8 LSU (18-9) 71 Loyola Chicago (24-4) 8 Mar 20 Loyola Chicago 8 9 St.