COLLEGE STATION, Texas - With just five games remaining in the Big 12 Conference regular season, the 13th-ranked Texas A&M women's basketball team plays host to Oklahoma State on Saturday, Feb. 18 for its sixth-annual BTHO Breast Cancer Game. Tipoff between the Aggies and the Cowgirls is set for 7 p.m. at Reed Arena.        Â
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#14/13 TEXAS A&M (18-6, 9-4 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (13-9, 5-8 Big 12) |
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Game 25 |
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Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 • 7:00 p.m. (CT) |
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Reed Arena (12,989) |
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College Station, Texas |
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Television: None |
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Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network (KZNE 1150 AM) |
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Series History: Oklahoma State leads 22-20 |
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Internet: Free Live Video and Live Stats at AggieAthletics.com |
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TEXAS A&M |
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Record: 18-6 (9-4 Big 12) |
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Ranking: #14 (AP), #13 (Coaches) |
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Last Result: W, 56-52 at Missouri on 2/14/12 |
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Up Next: at Oklahoma on 2/21/12 |
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Head Coach: Gary Blair, Ninth Season |
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Texas A&M Record: 206-85 (.708) |
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Career Record: 614-248 (.712) |
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OKLAHOMA STATE |
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Record: 13-9 (5-8 Big 12) |
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Ranking: NR (AP), NR (Coaches) |
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Last Result: L, 52-83 vs. #1/1 Baylor on 2/15/12 |
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Up Next: at Kansas State on 2/22/12 |
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Head Coach: Jim Littell, First Season |
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OSU Record: 13-9 (.591) |
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Career Record: 13-9 (.591) |
BTHO BREAST CANCER GAME
- The official 2012 BTHO Breast Cancer T-Shirt is on sale for $5.
- During the BTHO Breast Cancer game on Saturday, there will be a silent auction held in Reed Arena. This auction will have prizes such as local restaurant gift cards, golf getaways, etc. No signup is necessary, just show up to the game and bid. Cash or check only will be accepted.
- For more information on the BTHO Breast Cancer game, to purchase a T-Shirt, or to make a general donation, please visit the event's special website at: www.aggieathletics.com/bthobc or email questions to BTHOBreastCancer@athletics.tamu.edu.
TICKET INFORMATION
- Tickets are priced at $7 (general admission), $9 (baseline), $13 (sideline) and $15 (courtside), and can be purchased online at: tickets.12thmanfoundation.com, in person at the 12th Man Foundation Ticket Office and Reed Arena Box Office or by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE.
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 Reed Arena alongside color analyst Katy Pounds Lee on KZNE 1150 AM. A live audio feed will also be available on RadioAggieland.com.
QUICK HITS
- Texas A&M has won five of its last six games and has been led by Kelsey Bone with 13.2 points and 6.3 rebounds in those six contests.
- A&M looks to win its fifth straight home game on Saturday and is 10-1 playing at Reed Arena this season.
- The Aggies limited Iowa State (33) and Kansas State (36) to their lowest point totals of the season and are the only team in the Big 12 to have held any opponent, let alone two, under 40 points in conference play this year.
- Texas A&M sits in a two-way tie for second place with Oklahoma.
- The Aggies lead the Big 12 by forcing their opponents into an average of 21.2 turnovers per game, with a turnover margin of +5.7, and by averaging 17.0 offensive rebounds per game. The team also averages 10.3 steals, which is second-best in the Big 12.
- As of Feb. 12, the Aggies had the 17th-best turnover margin in the nation at 5.7, while Kelsey Bone held the 15th best field goal percentage in the country at 54.3.
- Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year Kelsey Bone is third-best in the conference with her 54.3 field goal percentage. Senior Adaora Elonu's (3.3) and Bone's (3.3) offensive rebounds per game are third-best in the league. At 14.4 points per game in league play, senior Tyra White is ranked seventh.
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA STATE
- Oklahoma State University is located in Stillwater, Okla., has an enrollment of 33,464 and was founded in 1890.
- The Cowgirls return two starters and six letterwinners from their 2010-11 squad that finished the season 24-11 overall and 9-7 in the Big 12.
- OSU made it to round two of the WNIT tournament last postseason, before falling to Wyoming, 71-75. They last made the NCAA Tournament in 2010.
- Oklahoma State has lost five of its last six games and is 2-5 on the road this season. What's more is that the Cowgirls have lost their last three away contests (at Texas, at Oklahoma and at Iowa State) by an average margin of 15.3 points.
- Oklahoma State is led by four-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week Liz Donohoe with 12.5 points per game. She also leads the league with a free-throw percentage of 91.4, only missing five free throws all season. Tiffany Bias (11.8 ppg, 6.7 apg) and Toni Young (10.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg) also average double figures.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
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TEXAS A&M |
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2011-12 Stats |
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10 |
Alexia Standish, G, 5-8, Fr. |
4.0 ppg, 2.1 apg |
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04 |
Sydney Carter, G, 5-6, Sr. |
11.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg |
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20 |
Tyra White, G, 6-0, Sr. |
14.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg |
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21 |
Adaora Elonu, F, 6-1, Sr. |
11.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg |
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03 |
Kelsey Bone, C, 6-4, Jr. |
12.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg |
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OKLAHOMA STATE |
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2011-12 Stats |
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03 |
Tiffany Bias, G, 5-8, So. |
11.8 ppg, 6.7 apg |
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Liz Donohoe, F, 6-0, Fr. |
12.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg |
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Jordan Schultz, G, 5-10, Fr. |
3.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg |
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25 |
Lindsey Keller, F, 6-2, Jr. |
7.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg |
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31 |
Kendra Suttles, C, 6-1, So. |
9.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg |
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STATISTICAL COMPARISON |
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2011-12 Category |
TAMU |
OSU |
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Overall Record |
18-6 |
13-9 |
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Conference Record |
9-4 |
5-8 |
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Points Per Game |
68.3 |
65.9 |
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Scoring Margin              |
+10.0 |
+6.5 |
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Rebounds Per Game   |
39.5 |
42.0 |
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Rebounding Margin     |
+5.9 |
+2.8 |
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Field Goal Percentage |
42.4 |
38.6 |
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Field Goal% Defense  |
40.3 |
34.5 |
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3-Point FG%Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â |
28.2 |
29.4 |
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Free Throw Percentage |
66.2 |
71.7 |
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Turnovers Per Game     |
15.5 |
14.7 |
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Assists Per Game        |
15.0 |
14.4 |
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Blocks Per Game          |
4.7 |
3.8 |
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Steals Per Game          |
10.3 |
8.2 |
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- Oklahoma State leads 22-20 in the all-time series with Texas A&M.
- Despite losing their last game against OSU, the Aggies have won seven of the last nine meetings between the two Big 12 schools.
- When playing at Reed Arena, the two teams are even in the last four matchups with each game being won or lost by 9 points or less.
- In fact, there have been many close games in the series with nine of the last 12 contests being decided by 10 points or less.
- Blair is 14-4 against the Cowgirls since his arrival in Aggieland in 2003-04 and 17-7 lifetime against OSU in his 27 years as a Division I head coach.
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LAST NINE GAMES IN THE SERIES |
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L, 53-57 (-4) on Jan. 12, 2012 in Stillwater, Okla. |
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W, 76-67, (+9) on Feb. 19, 2011 in College Station |
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W, 82-57, (+25) on Jan. 12, 2011 in Stillwater, Okla. |
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W, 69-52 (+17) on Feb. 17, 2010 in Stillwater, Okla. |
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L, 63-67 (-4) on Jan. 31, 2010 in College Station |
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W, 79-49 (+30) on March 5, 2009 in College Station |
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W, 60-50 (+10) on Jan. 24, 2009 in Stillwater, Okla. |
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W, 64-59 (+5) on March 15, 2008 in Kansas City |
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W, 63-57 (+6) on Feb. 27, 2008 in Stillwater, Okla. |
OKLAHOMA STATE FLASHBACK
- Tiffany Bias scored 14 points, including a tiebreaking layup with 28 seconds left, and Oklahoma State beat a ranked opponent for the second time this season, downing No. 14 Texas A&M 57-53 on Tuesday night. After Bias' layup broke a 53-53 tie, Texas A&M's Sydney Carter missed a 15-foot jumper with 6 seconds left. Lindsey Keller rebounded for the Cowgirls and hit two free throws with 4.3 seconds left. Tyra White had 15 points for Texas A&M. Oklahoma State (12-4, 4-3 Big 12) had lost 14 of its last 16 games against Texas A&M (13-5, 4-3), including the last seven at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowgirls took the lead with an 11-0 run in the first half, but Texas A&M rallied and twice took a two-point lead in the second half. The Aggies were done in by a season-high 26 turnovers and couldn't take advantage of Oklahoma State's season-high 28 miscues.
TWO SENIORS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12
- Kelsey Assarian and Adaora Elonu earned recognition on the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Team on Feb. 14. Assarian was one of just six student-athletes in the conference to become a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree. Elonu, already a two-time Academic All-Big 12 second team member, earned a spot on the first team for the first time in her career.
SENIOR SCORING AND BALANCE = WINS
- Texas A&M has one of the most balanced-scoring teams in the Big 12 with four players averaging double figures. Three of those players are seniors Carter, Elonu and White. When this trio of leaders scores double digits, A&M has lost just a single game at 9-1.
- What's more is four Aggies have scored double figures on nine occasions this season and A&M is an undefeated 9-0 in those games.
STANDISH STARTING FRESH
- Alexia Standish is only the fifth true freshman to start at point guard in Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair's nine seasons in Aggieland and she has the second-most starts of that impressive group.
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2009-10 |
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2008-09 |
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2007-08 |
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12 |
2011-12 |
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28 |
2004-05 |
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
- Carter is four steals away (186) from moving into the top 10 all-time at A&M.
- With just 2 of her 8 points at Missouri, White moved into seventh place on A&M's career points list. Her 1,392 career points, allowed her to pass All-American Danielle Adams (1,386 career points).
- With two rebounds against K-State, Elonu moved into seventh place on the career rebounds list and currently has 669 boards.
- Carter and Elonu recently became the 24th and 25th players to pass over 1,000 career points- Carter against Kansas on Jan. 21 and Elonu against Oklahoma State on Jan. 24.
- With six rebounds against Missouri on Jan. 18, White became the 24th A&M player to join the 500-rebound club and now has 547 career boards.
 WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
- All but two of A&M's losses have come by just 9 points or less. Those two losses were against the No.1 (Baylor) and the No. 2 (UConn) teams in the nation.
- All but three of the Aggies' wins have come by 10 points or more.
- In the two of the three wins decided by less than 10 points, Sydney Carter provided the game-winning heroics versus USC (3-pointer) and Iowa State (pair of free throws).
- In all but one of A&M's losses (at Kansas State), the team has shot less than 40 percent.
- In all but two of A&M's wins (McNeese State and at Iowa State), the team has shot 40 percent or better.
- The Aggies have trailed at the half seven times this season, four of which ended in a loss and three of which A&M won.
- In all but one of A&M's wins (at Kansas), the team has outscored its opponent in the second half.
- In all but one of A&M's losses (at Oklahoma State), the team has been outscored in the second half.
- Here is a comparison of key statistics in A&M's wins vs. losses:
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Wins |
Losses |
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Points per game |
72.1 |
57.2 |
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Opp points per game |
54.7 |
69.3 |
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Scoring margin |
+17.3 |
-12.2 |
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FG Percentage |
45.1 |
34.1 |
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Opp FG Percentage |
37.6 |
47.4 |
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Free-Throw Percentage |
68.0 |
60.0 |
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Assists |
15.9 |
12.2 |
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Turnovers per game |
14.6 |
18.3 |
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Turnover Margin |
+7.3 |
+0.8 |
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Steals per game |
10.9 |
8.3 |
- Five of the Aggies' six losses have occurred on the road. Here is a comparison of key statistics in A&M's home vs. away games:
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Away |
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Points per game |
74.0 |
61.9 |
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Scoring margin |
+16.5 |
+2.6 |
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FG Percentage |
45.9 |
38.8 |
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Opp FG Percentage |
38.3 |
42.2 |
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Assists per game |
17.5 |
12.2 |
RPI RATING
- In the most recent release of the NCAA RPI on Feb. 13, Texas A&M was ranked sixth. The Aggies have the third-best strength of schedule in the nation. Baylor holds the top spot in RPI followed by Connecticut, Stanford and Notre Dame. Following the Aggies is Delaware, Duke, Kentucky, and Kansas State.
AGGIE ATTENDANCE
- Texas A&M finished its 2010-11 regular season averaging a program-best 6,104 fans at each home game, which ranked fourth-best in the Big 12 and 12th-best in the country in attendance. A&M has been in the top 25 in national atÂtendance for the past four seasons.
- After nine home games this season, the Aggies are averaging 6,143 fans per game, fifth-best in the Big 12 and against 13th-best in the country.
AGGIES IN THE POLLS
- A&M has been ranked in the AP Poll for 79 consecutive weeks and 55 all-time in the top 10
- A&M has been ranked in the Coaches Poll for 115 consecutive weeks and 60 all-time in the top 10.
MISSOURI RECAP
TEXAS A&M 56, MISSOURI 52
TEAM NOTES
- For the 12th time this season, Texas A&M used the starting lineup of Alexia Standish, Sydney Carter, Tyra White, Adaora Elonu and Kelsey Bone...The Aggies are 9-3 with this starting lineup.
- Texas A&M holds a 12-7 advantage in the all-time series with Missouri.
- The Aggies have won the last nine straight against the Tigers.
- A&M is 4-5 when playing Missouri in Columbia, Mo., and has won its last four visits to Mizzou Arena.
- Texas A&M allowed 10 3-pointers, the most it has given up this season.
- A&M was 12-of-14 from the free throw line.
- The Aggies held a 22-10 advantage in the paint, an 18-9 edge in points off turnovers, an 8-0 advantage in fast break points and a 9-1 edge in points from the bench.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- White has now started in 82 straight games, a streak that started on Jan. 4, 2010 against Lamar.
- White just 2 of her 8 points, White moved into seventh place on A&M's career points list.
- Kelsey Assarian swiped a career-best five steals in just 14 minutes of action.
- Bone scored in double figures for the 17th time this season and Standish for the first time in her career.