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1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Big Eight Regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
Record24–8 (10–4 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena
(Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons
← 1989–90
1990–91 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Oklahoma State 10 4   .714 24 8   .750
No. 12 Kansas 10 4   .714 27 8   .771
No. 11 Nebraska 9 5   .643 26 8   .765
Missouri 8 6   .571 20 10   .667
Iowa State 6 8   .429 12 19   .387
Oklahoma 5 9   .357 20 15   .571
Colorado 5 9   .357 19 14   .576
Kansas State 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
1991 Big Eight tournament winner
As of April 1, 1991
Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–8 (10–4 Big Eight) and won the Big Eight regular season title.

Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. After defeating New Mexico in the opening round, the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 26 years,[1] the Cowboys defeated NC State to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the East regional semifinal, as Temple defeated OSU to reach the Elite Eight.

Roster

1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Corey Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northeast Macon, Georgia
G 20 Sean Sutton
Jr
PF 35 Byron Houston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Star Spencer Spencer, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 24, 1990*
Colgate W 111–47  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
November 27, 1990*
at New Orleans W 74–64  2–0
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 1, 1990*
Tulsa W 75–73  3–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
December 5, 1990*
Centenary W 110–58  4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
December 8, 1990*
at Wichita State L 69–72  4–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 13, 1990*
Louisiana Tech W 89–58  5–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
December 15, 1990*
Grambling State W 98–54  6–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
December 19, 1990*
Jacksonville W 91–58  7–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
December 22, 1990*
vs. Southern Illinois
Old Style Classic
L 73–85  7–2
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
December 23, 1990*
at DePaul
Old Style Classic
W 72–70  8–2
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
December 30, 1990*
at Marquette W 70–43  9–2
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
January 2, 1991*
at Missouri-Kansas City W 84–67  10–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
Big Eight regular season
January 5, 1991
at Missouri L 79–80 OT 10–3
(0–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
January 12, 1991
Kansas W 78–73 OT 11–3
(1–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 19, 1991
at No. 11 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series
L 72–76  11–4
(1–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
January 23, 1991*
Southeastern Louisiana W 88–46  12–4
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 26, 1991
Kansas State W 85–70  13–4
(2–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 30, 1991
at Colorado W 76–66  14–4
(3–2)
Coors Events/Conference Center 
Boulder, CO
February 2, 1991
at No. 11 Nebraska W 81–68  15–4
(4–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
February 6, 1991
No. 22 Iowa State W 83–62  16–4
(5–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 9, 1991
No. 22 at No. 18 Kansas L 69–79  16–5
(5–3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
February 13, 1991
No. 21 Oklahoma
Bedlam Series
W 77–74  17–5
(6–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 16, 1991
No. 21 Missouri W 71–56  18–5
(7–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 19, 1991
No. 16 at Kansas State W 76–65  19–5
(8–3)
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
February 24, 1991
No. 16 Colorado W 79–67  20–5
(9–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
February 27, 1991
No. 12 No. 15 Nebraska W 80–69  21–5
(10–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
March 2, 1991
No. 12 at Iowa State L 67–68  21–6
(10–4)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Big Eight tournament
March 8, 1991*
(1) No. 14 vs. (8) Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 77–66  22–6
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
March 9, 1991*
(1) No. 14 vs. (4) Missouri
Semifinals
L 92–94 2OT 22–7
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 14, 1991*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. (14 E) New Mexico
First Round
W 67–54[1]  23–7
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
March 16, 1991*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. (6 E) NC State
Second Round
W 73–64[3]  24–7
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
March 22, 1991*
(3 E) No. 14 vs. (10 E) Temple
Sweet Sixteen
L 63–72 OT[4] 24–8
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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