Cowboys tangle with Wildcats in Big 12 quarterfinals
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03/11/2010 -
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterfinal action of the Big 12
Conference Tournament pits the ninth-ranked and second-seeded Kansas State Wildcats against the seventh-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Awaiting the winner of this tilt is a semifinal clash with either sixth-seeded
Texas or third-seeded Baylor.
Oklahoma State has captured the Big 12 Tournament title twice, and it has been
five years since its last championship. The Cowboys finished 21-9 overall
during the regular season, including 9-7 versus league opponents, and they
closed out the schedule with a 74-55 romp over Nebraska. They carried that
momentum into yesterday's first round matchup with Oklahoma, as the result was
an 81-67 victory.
Kansas State has never won the Big 12 Tournament and is 7-13 all-time in the
event. This year's group of Wildcats is a serious threat to capture the crown,
however, as the club enters the tournament with a 24-6 overall record,
including 11-5 in league action. On a down note, the final two regular-season
contests resulted in defeat, including a 17-point loss to in-state rival
Kansas and an overtime setback to a mediocre Iowa State squad at home.
The Cowboys beat K-State in Manhattan in a 73-69 final during the regular
season, but the Wildcats still own a 69-46 advantage in the all-time series.
Keiton Page poured in 24 points to lead Oklahoma State to the 14-point victory
over Oklahoma last night. Obi Muonelo tallied 15 points, eight rebounds and
seven assists for the Cowboys, while James Anderson, the Big 12 Player of the
Year, was limited to 11 points. Matt Pilgrim added 10 points for OSU, which
rolled to a 45-23 lead at intermission behind 19 first-half points from Page.
Despite a shaky defensive effort in the second half that permitted the Sooners
to shoot 60 percent from the floor, the Cowboys cruised to victory. The Pokes
shot 53.6 percent from the floor in the game and earned a 31-26 rebounding
advantage. Anderson is averaging 22.5 ppg for Oklahoma State, which is
generating 74.6 ppg while yielding 67.6 ppg.
The strength of the Kansas State team is its All-Big 12 Conference backcourt
duo of Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente. Pullen is scoring 18.9 ppg this
season, and he has dished out 109 assists to go along with a club-best 49
steals. Clemente checks in with 16.0 ppg despite his shaky 39.1 percent
shooting from the floor, and he has handed out 118 assists. Jamar Samuels and
Curtis Kelly are both contributing 11.4 ppg, and Kelly is ripping down 6.3 rpg
to complement his 56 blocked shots. The standout frontcourt performer is
shooting 58.9 percent from the field, impressive by any standards. The
Wildcats are generating 79.9 ppg on 45.3 percent field goal efficiency, and
they are limiting opponents to 69.3 ppg on 41.8 percent shooting. A positive
rebounding differential of 5.2 rpg has helped the team to its outstanding win
total.
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Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks are the top
seed in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, and they are slated to do battle
with the ninth-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders this afternoon in the
quarterfinal round.
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ninth-seeded UCF
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third in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, and they will begin action in the
event tonight with a quarterfinal-round matchup against the sixth-seeded Texas
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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
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