The weekend was surely a busy one, but with having no class on Friday, it was long and enjoyable. Saturday was a crazy day in sports as Oklahoma State had home games in both men's and women's basketball.
The general consensus about the men's team chance for success in the Big XII was that they would have little chance to actually win a conference game. They were ranked eighth in preseason polls, but due to poor performances, there was much speculation at whether or not OSU could live up to an eighth place finish.
If there was a chance to win a conference game, many said, that chance was the home opener against struggling Texas Tech. The first half was physical and tight and Oklahoma State took a four point lead by halftime. The second half, OSU came out gunning. Obi Muonelo hit 4 straight threes and James Anderson added another to give the Cowboys a huge lead.
The Cowboys went on a 33-6 run to start the second half. They would not look back as they pummelled Tech by 19. They held Tech to under 60 points. The best part was that Tech coach Bob Knight left Stillwater without his 900th win. Haha Bobby!
This was not even the best basketball game of the day. That happened in the evening as the No. 25 Oklahoma State Cowgirls took on the No. 6 Sooners in Gallagher-Iba. The bedlam match up usually brings the most attendance of the year for the Cowgirls with half the crowd being from Norman.
This night would turn out to be very special. Not only was the attendance record broken, but it was shattered by over 7,000 people. The gym was sold out at 13,611 people. The previous record had been around 6,000 people. The attendance was more than doubled the previous record. It was absolutely incredible. It was also a record for the most attendees of a girls basketball game in the state of Oklahoma.
There were more at this game than the previous men's game. For most of the girls, this was the most people they had ever played in front of. And for all those that came, they were in for a serious treat. Sophomore point guard Andrea Riley went off on a scoring rampage.
45 points!!!!!
That is simply unbelievable. I am still in shock about her performance. I have never heard of such a thing (after the game she claimed to have scored 52 points in a game when she was 13). This kid is amazing! She has a great attitude and loves competing. Very competitive and very tough. I have never seen anyone as fast as her on the court.
On one special play, she traversed coast to coast for a sweet layup in 9 seconds. She started from under her own basket with 9 seconds on the shot clock, put a move on every Oklahoma defender (including a sweet behind-the-back crossover to break a girl's ankles at mid court) and layed the ball in as the shot clock buzzer went off.
She was terrific. Congrats to Riley and the Cowgirls for their first win against Oklahoma in 10 years.
Interesting Note: Ben Roethlisberger's sister is a freshman forward for Oklahoma. I scanned the crowd, but no B-Roeth. O, and Hakeem Olajuwon's daughter plays for Oklahoma as well. Celebrity status does not seem to generate wins.
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