Big 12: KSU a tough matchup for OSU
Kansas State is a tough matchup for Oklahoma State. The Wildcats are known for guards Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente, but KSU has much more than those two.
OSU's James Anderson drives toward OU's Tony Crocker in the first half of the college basketball game during the men's Big 12 Championship tournament at the Sprint Center on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Kansas City, Mo. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman
“They’ve got a complete team,” Cowboy coach Travis Ford said. “I’ve said all along — I said it after we played them the first time, I said it before we played them the first time after watching film. They’re the type of team that can it to the Final Four.
“They’ve got great, high-level athletes. Very well coached. They’ve got a lot of good players.”
The Wildcats have four double-digit scorers. Pullen (18.9 points per game), Clemente (16.0) and forwards Jamar Samuels and Curtis Kelly (11.4 each).
Ford admitted you start with K-State’s guards, “but then they’ve got Curtis Kelly, who gives you mismatch problems.” Kelly is 6-foot-8, 239 pounds.
“They’re just a really good basketball team,” Ford said. “There’s a reason they’ve been ranked in the top 10 most of the year. Very good basketball team.”
The Wildcats are 24-6 and ranked ninth. But they lost at home to OSU 73-69 on Jan. 23. Anderson scored 30 points for the Cowboys. Turns out not all the tough matchups will be wearing purple.
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