CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, this weekend for a Sunday clash with the Oklahoma State University Cowboys, 6-2, as part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle. This is the first meeting between the two schools. Xavier is 2-0 in the annual BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle matchups.
Oklahoma State had a five-game winning streak snapped by Wichita State on Wednesday night. The Cowboys boast the No. 7 ranked defense in the latest KenPom rankings and their field goal percentage defense (.367) is ranked 16th in the nation in the latest NCAA rankings.
Xavier, 32nd in the Associated Press Poll (seventh among "others receiving votes"), is coming off a 78-45 win over Central Michigan on Wednesday behind a game-high 24-point effort from senior Nate Johnson.