• The Cowboys enter the game in ninth place in the Big 12, but have a mathematical shot to move up to sixth by the conference tournament. If OSU wins its final three games, Texas loses its three games and TCU loses its three games, the Cowboys would make the jump. OSU also enters Saturday three games behind Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia for fourth place.
• Iowa State has won three straight games against the Cowboys, including an 89-82 win Jan. 21 in Ames, Iowa. But the Cyclones have yet to win a road Big 12 game this season.