Jan. 11, 2011
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#7/5 TEXAS A&M (13-1) vs. OKLAHOMA STATE (12-2)
Game #15
January 12, 2011 • 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, Okla.
Television: None
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM)
Series History: OSU leads 21-18
Internet: Free Live Statistics and Live Audio at www.AggieAthletics.com
GAME PREVIEW
The fifth-ranked Texas A&M women's basketball team (13-1, 1-0 Big 12) carries a seven-game winning streak to Stillwater, Okla., for its first Big 12 Conference road game of the season against Oklahoma State (12-2, 0-1 Big 12) on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Aggies and the Cowgirls are set for a 7 p.m. (CT) tipoff. A&M opened league play on a high-note with a 28-point victory over Colorado on Jan. 8. The Aggies currently boast the top turnover margin (+11.7), the fourth-best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.35), the fifth-best scoring margin (+29.0) and the seventh-least turnovers per game (13.7) in the country. In addition, A&M has a 47.8 field goal percentage (8th) and averages 83.1 points per game (10th). It may be too early in the season, but historically, no other A&M squad has averaged more than 79.7 points per game or 47.4 percent from the floor in 37 years of Aggie Basketball.
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SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE
Oklahoma State was held to its lowest point total of the season in a 63-45 loss in its Big 12 season opener Sunday at Kansas State. The Cowgirls started the year on an eight-game winning streak and finished their non-conference slate at 12-1. OSU holds its opponents to just 48.1 points per game, which ranks third-best in the nation. In addition, the team limits its competition to a 31.7 field goal percentage which ranks fourth in the country. Sophomore forward Toni Young leads Oklahoma State with 14.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game and is the only player scoring in double figures. Six-foot-six freshman center Vicky McIntyre and freshman guard Tiffany Bias both average 9.9 points per game. McIntyre adds 5.6 rebounds, while Bias dishes out a team-high 4.7 assists per game. OSU is 10-1 at home this season, with its only home loss against No. 5 Duke on Dec. 12. Texas A&M will be the second ranked opponent the Cowgirls face this season.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS A&M
No. Name (2010-11 Stats)
51 Tanisha Smith added 14 and No. 15 Texas A&M handed No. 17 Oklahoma State its fourth consecutive loss in a 69-52 rout on Feb. 17, 2010. Texas A&M never trailed and took control with a string of 12 straight points midway through the first half. Andrea Riley, the nation's third-leading scorer, was 0-for-10 from the field in the first half and didn't play in the second half. She had only two points to snap a string of 82 games with double figure scoring, which had been the second-longest in the country. Nothing went right for the Cowgirls, who shot only 37.5 percent and committed a season-high 23 turnovers while losing a third straight home game after starting the season 12-0 at Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU even struggled at the line, making only 12 of 22 free throws. Toni Young had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead Oklahoma State. Adams added 13 points for the Aggies, who led by as many as 28 after White's jumper from the left baseline that made it 62-34 with 9:22 left. Riley, who was averaging 25.6 points, had scored 27 points in the second half to help OSU overcome a 14-point deficit in a win over the Aggies earlier this season but she didn't even step onto the court after being late coming out of the locker room at halftime. She had been ill leading up to the game. She had missed her first seven shots and Oklahoma State was 5-for-20 from the field by the time Texas A&M opened its 16-point lead in the first half. OSU got back within 30-22 but that was as close as it got.
UP NEXT
Up next, the Aggies continue a two-game, Big 12 road swing by traveling to Columbia, Mo., on Jan. 15 for an 11 a.m. matchup at Missouri that is televised nationally on FSN. It will mark the fourth time fans can watch A&M on television this season.
A HOT START
Texas A&M is off to one of the best starts in school history, winning 13 of its first 14 games. Gary Blair's Aggies have started the season at 13-1 for three straight season now. A win against Oklahoma State would make the 2010-11 team only the third ever to start the year 14-1 (2009-10 and 2008-09). The last two years the Aggies have amassed 14-1 records to begin the season.
ADAMS SELECTED WOODEN AWARD MIDSEASON TOP 20 CANDIDATE
Danielle Adams was one of 20 female student-athletes named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 list as announced by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on Tuesday. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round during the NCAA Tournament, making it unique among college postseason awards. Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation's best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA.
SEVEN STRAIGHT
A&M suffered its only loss of the season, a three-point setback at then-No. 5 Duke on Dec. 6, 2010. Since then, the Aggies have won seven straight, their longest streak of the season, and forced their opponents to make an outstanding 27.1 turnovers per game. A&M is averaging 90.0 points in its last seven games, while outscoring its opponents by 35.4 points, and the team has held a +14.6 turnover margin.
ADAMS NATIONAL LEADER IN POINTS PER MINUTE
Adams is the Big 12's leading scorer and the nation's eighth-best leading scorer who averages 22.3 points per game, but she's also scoring efficiently as she leads the country by scoring the most points per minute. Below are Adam's points per minute, compared to the top 10 national leaders in scoring.
Player (Mins, PPG, PPM)
Danielle Adams (26.4, 22.3, 0.84)
Brittney Griner, Baylor (28.3, 21.9, 0.77)
Maya Moore, UConn (31.6, 23.9, 0.76)
Courtney Hurt, VCU (33.0, 24.3, 0.74)
Dawn Evans, James Madison (35.6, 25.2, 0.71)
Kevi Luper, Oral Roberts (34.2, 23.0, 0.67)
Whitney Hood, Chattanooga (33.7, 22.5, 0.68)
Brittani Shells, Richmond (32.7, 21.5, 0.66)
Jantel Lavender, Ohio State (36.4, 23.8, 0.65)
Amy Jaeschke, Northwestern (35.9, 23.5, 0.65)
SHOOTING SUCCESS
In their last seven games, the Aggies have converted 50.9 percent (236-of-464) from the floor. A&M also shot 39.0 percent (39-of-100) from beyond the arc in those games. Individually, Danielle Adams has led the team with a 60.0 shooting percent (66-of-110), while Sydney Carter has led the team from 3-point range with a .462 3-point field goal percentage (12-of-26).
FROM THE SIDELINES
Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair is 12-3 against the Cowgirls since his arrival in Aggieland in 2003-04. Blair and Oklahoma State head coach Kurt Budke are both disciples of Hall of Fame Louisiana Tech head coach and current Baylor assistant coach Leon Barmore. Blair served as a La. Tech assistant coach from 1980-85, while Budke was an associate head coach from 2000-02 and took over the storied Lady Techster program from 2002-05 after Barmore's retirement.
COLORADO RECAP
Texas A&M 85, Colorado 57
• For the eighth time this season, Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Sydney Colson, Sydney Carter, Tyra White, Adaora Elonu and Danielle Adams and 13 players saw action in the game. The Aggies are now 7-1 with this starting lineup.
• Texas A&M improved to 6-9 all-time in Big 12 openers. The Aggies also improved to 2-4 when starting the season at home.
• A&M improves to 9-10 in the all-time series versus Colorado.
• The Aggies held the Buffaloes to just 17 first-half points, the second-lowest first half total of the season next to holding San Diego State to 14 first-half points on Dec. 30.
• A&M limited Colorado to just 12.5 percent from beyond the arc (1-for-8) in the first half, the second-lowest first-half 3-point percentage next to shutting out Rutgers (0-for-6) on Dec. 19.
• The Aggies blocked a first-half season-high four shots in the first 20 minutes of play.
• Texas A&M went to the charity stripe 18 times in the first half and connected on 15-of-18 free throws for first-half season highs in free throws attempted and made. The Aggies matched their season-high with 24 total free throws made.
• A&M forced 17 first half turnovers and only gave up the ball three times, the second-lowest first-half amount this season. A&M forced CU to turn the ball over 27 times which matched its season high and only had a season-low seven miscues.
• The Aggies outscored the Buffaloes 36-7 off of turnovers and 17-2 in second chance points.
• Danielle Adams registered her ninth career double-double and sixth this season. She has now scored double figures in 23 straight games.
• Tyra White has now scored double figures in six straight games.
• Skylar Collins' career-high 11 points came on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor. She also matched her career-best with two steals.
• Kelsey Assarian matched season-highs with seven points, six rebounds and 16 minutes of action Saturday.
• A&M played in front of its largest crowd of the season with 6,415 fans in attendance on Saturday night. The attendance was the 15th largest in program history.
AGGIES ON THE RADIO
All Texas A&M women's basketball games can be heard via a radio broadcast on the Texas A&M Sports Network. Play-by-play announcer Mike Wright will call the action live from Gallagher-Iba Arena alongside color analyst Steve Miller on KZNE 1150 AM. A live audio feed will also be available on AggieAthletics.com.