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February 1 Sheet

Oklahoma at Kansas State (+5) - Game 541-542 - 10:45am Pacific
Wildcats head into this with a 2-3 record in conference play. All three losses came on the road, but the only game they were not close in was at Kansas. They have had a week at home to mull over last Saturday's disappointing loss at Texas A&M and I look for them to bounce back strongly in this spot. Third year coach Jim Wooldridge has this team playing well and the program headed in the right direction.

K-State struggled a bit in the early part of the season as they worked on blending an influx of new talent with a capable group of returnees. All three of KSU's top guards are JC transfers. Point guard Frank Richards (9.8ppg, 5.4apg, 1.8:1 assist to turnover ratio), guard Jarrett Hart (7.4ppg, 3.4apg, 1.8:1 assist to turnover ratio), and wing Tim Ellis (10.8ppg, has provided a much needed scoring lift) are all playing in their first season with the Wildcats and coming along nicely. Well touted freshman Marques Hayden (7.2ppg, 4.8rpg) has also seen significant playing time. Three hard nosed seniors are the leaders of the team and round out the seven man rotation. G/F Gilson DeJesus (12.8ppg) has bounced back from a disappointing junior season to lead the team in scoring thus far in his final year, power forward Pervis Pasco has averaged 13.6ppg, 10.0rpg, and 1.4bpg in his last ten games, and F/C Matt Siebrandt (9.4ppg) is a heady and capable inside scorer.

OU is a solid team but their road games have been nothing to write home about. They needed a near miracle to force overtime in their last trip to Manhattan two seasons ago. 6-10 junior center Jabahri Brown (knee/personal) hurt his knee in warmups two games ago then flew home to attend a funeral. He has missed the last two games and is questionable to play today. He is second in rebounding, first in blocked shots, and is the centerpiece of their defense. Coach Kelvin Sampson said he definitely will not start but could play some spurts. Without him, OU is not overwhelming.

KSU guard Jarrett Hart mentioned above actually played 6 games for the Sooners two seasons ago before transferring to a JC and on to KSU. Freshman Marques Hayden hails from Putman City, OK. Both players will surely be sky high for this game. KSU has won 15 of their last 17 home games. Last year they won 6 of 7 at home to end the season all vs Big 12 teams including wins over Oklahoma State & Texas. This season they have won 9 straight home games since bizarre home opening loss to Northwestern. Along the way they have beaten Oregon State, St. Louis, Texas Tech, and Nebraska by an average margin of 20.25! In their two conference home games they held Texas Tech to 26% shooting and Nebraska to 31%. This is a team that really gets after it defensively, especially at home when they can feed off the crowd. With a week to prepare they will be more than ready to shutdown the Sooners. If OU does not play an A game they will lose outright. Take the points.

Kansas State  1 UNIT

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