Preview & Game Day Thread: Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech

Game Info

Good Guys: Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-3, 2-1)
Bad Guys: Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-6, 1-2)
When to Watch: Thursday, January 13th @ 6:00 pm
Where to Watch: United Supermarkets Arena | Lubbock, Texas
How to Watch: ESPN+
How to Listen: 97.3 FM | Affiliates | TuneIn App
The Line: Texas Tech -8

Advanced Stats

TEXAS TECH STAT OKLAHOMA STATE
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KenPom
49
51
KP AdjO
149
5
KP AdjD
12
20
T-Rank
42
81
T-Rank O
163
9
T-Rank D
10
17
Haslemetric
52

Lineups

TEXAS TECH
THE STARTERS Pts / Reb
POINT GUARD Kevin McCullar (6-6/210) 13.4 / 3.6*
SHOOTING GUARD Adonis Arms (6-5/200) 8.7 / 3.9
SMALL FORWARD Davion Warren (6-6/215) 10.4 / 2.7
POWER FORWARD Kevin Obanor (6-8/235) 8.9 / 5.3
CENTER Bryson Williams (6-8/240) 12.0 / 4.9
THE BENCH Pts / Reb
SIXTH MAN Marcus Santos-Silva (6-7/250) 5.0 / 3.6
SEVENTH MAN Clarence Nadolny (6-3/200) 5.2 / 1.2
EIGHTH MAN Daniel Batcho (6-11/235) 3.4 / 4.3
NINTH MAN Mylik Wilson (6-3/175) 3.8 / 3.1*
TENTH MAN Chibuzo Agbo (6-7/220) 1.9 / 1.6
ELEVENTH MAN KJ Allen (6-6/255) 2.3 / 1.7
TWELFTH MAN Terrence Shannon, Jr. (6-6/215) 14.3 / 3.2
THIRTEENTH MAN Austin Timperman (6-9/190) 0.0 / 0.0
OKLAHOMA STATE
THE STARTERS Pts / Reb
POINT GUARD Isaac Likekele (6-5/215) 7.5 / 3.7*
SHOOTING GUARD Avery Anderson III (6-3/170) 11.4 / 3.0
SMALL FORWARD Bryce Williams (6-2/180) 11.5 / 3.1*
POWER FORWARD Bryce Thompson (6-5/195) 8.1 / 2.1
CENTER Moussa Cisse (6-10/245) 6.2 / 5.6
THE BENCH Pts / Reb
SIXTH MAN Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe (6-7/215) 5.6 / 4.8
SEVENTH MAN Keylan Boone (6-8/200) 6.6 / 3.7
EIGHTH MAN Tyreek Smith (6-7/220) 3.4 / 2.4
NINTH MAN Kalib Boone (6-9/210) 8.0 / 2.7
TENTH MAN Rondel Walker (6-4/170) 3.7 / 1.9

* Assists.

Starting 5

1. Stats. I thought that Oklahoma State would be a bit better than what they currently are. They are average at best on offense, 221st in the nation in eFG%, 308th in turnover percentage, and the only thing they do really well is rebound the hell out of the ball on the offensive end, 49th in the nation, and they also get to the line really well, 39th in the nation. OSU is 321st in the nation in three-point shooting and 308th in free throw percentage. Defensively, the Cowboys are elite and they are 13th in the nation in forcing turnovers, 15th in the nation in opponent 2-point shooting percentage, and 14th in the nation in block percentage.

2. Scouting. There is not really a dominant player for OSU and just none of their guards shoot really well and that’s sort of a problem. Ke. Boone, Anderson, Williams, and Thompson are their volume shooters and they make 39% (which is good), but then 27%, 31%, and 30%. Cisse is a very good rebounder and shot blocker, as is Ka. Boone and Smith (which we knew that). Williams and Likekele are your best ball-handlers, while Williams, Ka. Boone, Anderson, and Likekele are the guys who are going to get after you defensively.

3. How They Match Up. Oklahoma State is on back-to-back road games, having played at Morgantown on Tuesday and losing by 10 and then traveling to Lubbock today. This was the make-up game for missing the game at the first of the year. And then they’ll travel to Waco on Saturday, so this is just part 2 of their trip. Texas Tech’s play has been inspiring and the key match-up will be Texas Tech’s ability to shoot well inside the arc (17th in the nation) and Oklahoma State’s ability to limit it (15th in the nation). It doesn’t appear that Shannon will play tonight, but he’s probably getting close to returning.

4. lagniappe | something given as a bonus or extra gift.

5. Official Site. The official site has their preview right here:

No. 19 Texas Tech will host Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. on Thursday in a Big 12 showdown that was originally scheduled for New Year’s Day the United Supermarkets Arena.

The Red Raiders (12-3, 2-1 Big 12) are coming off a 65-62 win over No. 1 Baylor, while the Cowboys (8-6, 1-2 Big 12) dropped a 70-60 decision at West Virginia in a pair of Tuesday night games. OSU has won three straight in the series against TTU, including a pair of overtime games last season. Tech comes into the game with a 9-0 record at home this season and with two straight wins over top-10 opponents after also knocking off then-No. 6 Kansas last Saturday.

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