Feb. 25, 2001

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Texas Tech fans can listen to broadcasts of Red Raider basketball games via the Internet at www.texastech.com. Broadcast Information In remembrance of our friends from Oklahoma State January 27, 2001

THE COACHES
Texas Tech head coach James Dickey enters the game with a 166-120 record over 10 seasons in Lubbock. Dickey has led the Red Raiders to two NCAA and one NIT appearance during his tenure. Eddie Sutton is in his 11th season at his alma mater. Sutton has a 246-102 mark over that span and boasts a career record of 676- 264 over a 31-year career.

THE RECORDS
Texas Tech is 9-15 on the season and 3- 10 in Big 12 play following Saturday's 62-52 loss at Texas A&M. The Cowboys are 17-7 and 8-5 in league play. OSU is coming off of a 52-47 home win over Kansas State on Saturday.

RED RAIDERS LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN IN FOUR YEARS IN SERIES
Oklahoma State currently holds a seven-game winning streak in the series with the Red Raiders and lead 16-6 overall. The last Tech win was a 70-64 overtime victory in Lubbock on Jan. 20, 1997. The win capped a five-game win streak for the Red Raiders in the series.

TECH CAME CLOSE TWICE LAST SEASON
In last season's two meetings, Oklahoma State narrowly escaped each game with a win. Texas Tech dropped a 55-47 decision in the league opener in Stillwater and fell 63-59 in Lubbock.

LEADING THE COWBOYS
Maurice Baker leads Oklahoma State with 19.3 points per game and is second with 6.7 rebounds per game. Fredrik Jonzen follows with 15.3 points and Victor Williams logs 12.4 points per game. Andre Williams leads the team on the boards with 7.6 rebounds per game. OSU averages 73.2 points per game, while holding its opponents to 65 points per contest.

THE LAST TIME VS. OKLAHOMA STATE
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Victor Williams scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half Saturday, when Oklahoma State took control on its way to a 65-46 victory over Texas Tech. Andre Williams had 12 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, and Maurice Baker had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cowboys (10-3, 2-1 Big 12). Oklahoma State held Texas Tech (7-7, 1-2) to 34.5 percent shooting. The Red Raiders were held 30 points below their season average. Victor Williams hit back-to-back jumpers,

the second one a 3-pointer during a run that gave the Cowboys a 10-point lead with 13:20 left in the first half. He scored 10 of his points in the final 7:18 of the half, including a pair of 3- pointers, to help Oklahoma State build a 19- point lead just before the break. Victor Williams stayed hot after halftime, making two jumpers in the opening four minutes. Andre Williams scored 10 of his points and had all his blocks in the second half as the Cowboys opened as much as a 25-point lead. Cliff Owens led the Red Raiders with 15 points and nine rebounds. Andy Ellis scored 10.

DICKEY-SUTTON CONNECTION
Texas Tech head coach James Dickey got his coaching start under OSU head coach Eddie Sutton when Sutton was the head coach at Arkansas in 1981. Dickey remained on Sutton's staff for four years at Arkansas and moved with Sutton to Kentucky, where they led the Wildcats for four seasons. Sutton and Dickey guided Arkansas to four NCAA appearances and led Kentucky two three.

RED RAIDERS HOPING TO AVOID REPEAT OF THE PAST
Prior to the Nebraska win, the last time Texas Tech won a game, a seven-game losing streak ensued. Tech has now dropped one game since the win over the Huskers and enters Monday night's game with Oklahoma State looking to eliminate a repeat performance. The Red Raiders are coming off of a 62- 52 loss at Texas A&M, which dropped the team to 9-15 overall and 3-10 in Big 12 play. Andy Ellis led the Red Raiders with 14 points, while Cliff Owens grabbed a team-high nine boards. Owens also added 12 points. The Red Raiders shot just 31.7 percent on the day. Two players combined to miss 20 of Tech's 41 missed shots. Oklahoma State improved to 17-7 and 8- 5 with Saturday's 52-47 win over Kansas State in Stillwater.

A WIN AGAINST OSU WOULD...
n Give Tech four wins in Big 12 play, the most since the 1998-99 season when the team won five. Guarantee at least a .500 winning percentage at home this season. Be Tech's first over the Cowboys since a 70-64 win in Stillwater on Jan. 20, 1997, snapping a seven-game losing streak to OSU. Up James Dickey's career coaching record to 167-120. Improve Tech's all-time record to 1,101- 837.

A LOSS AGAINST OSU WOULD...
Drop Tech to 3-11 in Big 12 play and 9-16 overall. Give the Cowboys their fourth-straight season sweep of the Red Raiders. Force a win in the final home game against Texas to avoid a home losing record.

NOTING THE LOSS AT TEXAS A&M
The loss gave the Aggies a season sweep of the Red Raiders for the first time since the 1989-90 season. Texas A&M became the first opponent of the season to sweep a series over the Red Raiders. Texas Tech's 85.7 percent rate from the foul line was the team's best performance of the season. The Red Raiders got their eighth loss of the season when playing on the weekend in the Big 12. Seven of those losses have come on Saturdays.

LEADING THE RED RAIDERS
Andy Ellis continues to lead the team with 14.8 points per game. Cliff Owens and Jamal Brown follow with 12.0 and 11.1 points, respectively. Owens leads the team on the boards with 7.2 rebounds per game and Ellis follows with 6.4. Brown ranks sixth in the nation and third in the Big 12 with 6.6 assists per game. Owens is shooting 57.3 percent from the field and is the only Red Raider over the .500 mark.

CARRY THE LEAD TO THE LOCKERROOM
Texas Tech is 7-1 on the season when its holds the point advantage at the half. Of the three conference wins this season, the Red Raiders led at the half of each games. The lone loss came against UTEP in Lubbock.

LEADING LATE ALSO GOOD
The Red Raiders also are 7-1 when leading a game with five minutes to play. UTEP also holds the lone win for the opposition when Tech leads late.

NU WIN FIRST WHEN LOSING BOARDS
The win over the Huskers was the first for Texas Tech when the team trails on the boards.

D-E-F-E-N-S-E
This has plagued the Red Raiders much of the season. Tech is 2-12 when allowing opponents to score more than 70 points. Tech's fortunes reverse, however, when the D is tight and the Red Raiders hold the bad guys under 70. Tech is 7-3 when opponents score 69 or below.

STARTING GROUP GETS FIRST VICTORY
Tech's current starting five erased its 0-4 record with the win over the Huskers. The group is now 1-5.

HIT THE TOSSES
The Red Raiders are 7-7 in games decided by 10 points or less. Two of those losses were decided by two points while another was decided by one. Tech missed eight or more free throws in each of those three games.

JAMAL PERFECT OF LATE
Jamal Brown has connected on each of his last eight free throw attempts. Earlier this season he put together a string of 16 in a row.

ABOVE AVERAGE
Cliff Owens has been playing above the rim lately. The senior forward is shooting 57.3 percent from the floor on the season, but has connected on 60.4 percent in the last six games. In each of those games, Owens has shot over 50 percent. He hit 6-of-9 shots for 12 points against Texas A&M and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

THE GO-TO MAN OFF THE BENCH
Andre Emmett has emerged as Tech's top man off the bench this season. In the last six games, Emmett has posted double-digit scoring numbers in four of those games. He knocked down 15 at Oklahoma and 10 the following game against Texas A&M. After struggling with five points at Texas, Emmett hit 10 in each of the next two. He pumped in nine at Texas A&M. He is averaging 9.8 points over the last five games and is logging 8.0 points per game on the season.

MITCHELL, ELLIS LEAD FROM THE LINE
Jayson Mitchell and Andy Ellis have been mainstays at the foul line for the Red Raiders this season. As a team, Texas Tech is shooting 67.5 percent from the foul line. Mitchell leads the team with a 76.9 percent rate from the charity stripe and has made 10 of his last 13 attempts. On the season, Mitchell is 40-of-52. Ellis has knocked down 98-of-133 for a 73.7 percentage. Over the last four games, Ellis has connected on 29-of-39 shots.

DICKEY THIRD IN TENURE
Red Raider head coach James Dickey ranks third in tenure among coaches who have coached in the Big 12. Roy Williams is in his 13th season at Kansas, while Eddie Sutton is in his 11th at Oklahoma State. Dickey is in his 10th season at Tech.

DICKEY USES FIFTH DIFFERENT LINEUP
Texas Tech head coach James Dickey unveiled the team's fifth starting lineup of the season at Oklahoma. Jamal Brown, Andy Ellis, Cliff Owens, Mikey Marshall and Jayson Mitchell made up the fifth different starting five this season.

OWENS, PHILLIPS PASS CENTURY MARK
Senior forward Cliff Owens and senior center Johnny Phillips each played in their 100th games this season. Phillips has played in 104, while Owens has seen action in 101. Tony Benford is the all-time leader at Tech with 121 games played.

ELLIS CONTINUES TO LEAD TECH
Center Andy Ellis leads the team with 14.8 points per game, is second on the boards with 6.4 rebounds. He posted back-to-back double-doubles earlier this season against UTEP and Ball State. Ellis has scored in double-figures in all but one game this season and has led the team in scoring in 10 games, including the last two, and has five game-high honors. He also leads the team with five 20+-point games.

MARSHALL GRABS CAREER HIGH
Freshman guard Mikey Marshall grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in Tech's win over Nebraska. His previous high was seven against both UTEP and Oklahoma in Lubbock.

OWENS ON THE GLASS
Throughout his career senior forward Cliff Owens has had a knack for crashing the boards and leading Texas Tech in rebounding. Owens led the Red Raiders with 7.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 1997-98 and paced the team again the following season with 7.0 boards per game. After sitting out last season with an ankle injury, Owens once again leads the team on the glass. He is currently

averaging 7.2 rebounds and has led the team in 13 games. Five times he has garnered game-high honors.

SCORING, WINNING TRENDS
Texas Tech has won only one game when allowing 80 or more points, while losing nine of those contests. The only win was a 100-98 overtime victory at Oral Roberts. The Red Raiders are 8-6 when holding the opposition under 80 points. The losses came against Oklahoma State, Missouri, Texas A&M and Texas.

TECH GETS FIRST WIN OVER RANKED OPPONENT IN TWO YEARS
Texas Tech's 60-59 win over No. 21 Oklahoma was the first for the Red Raiders over a ranked team since knocking off 24th-ranked Kansas 90-84 on Feb. 13, 1999. Both games were in Lubbock. The last time Tech defeated an opponent ranked higher than 21st was a 77- 68 win over 11th-ranked New Mexico on Dec. 4, 1996. During that same season, the Red Raiders also defeated No. 21 Fresno State.

BIG 12 WEEKENDS NOT KIND TO TECH
Texas Tech has lost seven-straight Saturday games and one Sunday game, all Big 12 contests. The Red Raiders won their first three Saturday games of the season over UL Lafayette, Stephen F. Austin and Western Michigan. The last eight games, however, haven't come so easy -- (7) Kansas, at Oklahoma State, Colorado, at Missouri, at Baylor, at home and on the road against Texas A&M were all on Saturdays. The Kansas State loss was on a Sunday.