Oklahoma State’s Big 12/Big East Battle Opponent Announced

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State's opponent for the 2023-24 Big 12/Big East Battle has been announced. The Cowboys are set to face the Creighton Bluejays in Gallagher-Iba Arena on November 30.

Tipoff time and TV details will be announced at a later date.

2023 Big 12/Big EAST Battle Schedule
Nov. 30 Texas Tech at Butler
Nov. 30 Creighton at Oklahoma State
Dec. 1 Iowa State at DePaul
Dec. 1 Houston at Xavier
Dec. 1 Connecticut at Kansas
Dec. 1 St John’s at West Virginia
Dec. 2 TCU at Georgetown
Dec. 5 Texas at Marquette
Dec. 5 Providence at Oklahoma
Dec. 5 Villanova at Kansas State          
Dec. 5 Seton Hall at Baylor

The Bluejays are coming off an incredible 2022-23 season in which they made it all the way to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament, losing by one point, 57-56, to San Diego State, who made it all the way to the title game against UConn.

They finished with a 24-13 overall record, 14-6 in Big East, which was good for third in the conference. They beat then-ranked No. 21 Texas Tech and No. 9 ranked Arkansas early in the season in the Maui Jim Invitational, lost by five to then-ranked No. 2 Texas, 72-67, and lost by just nine to the eventual champs, UConn, 69-60.

They split the season series with a ranked Xavier team, while beating UConn in the second match-up of the conference slate, 56-53, in Omaha.

The Bluejays’ tournament run was pretty special as they opened with a 72-63 win over NC State, followed by an impressive 85-76 win over No. 11 Baylor. They then beat a Cinderella Princeton team in the Sweet 16, 86-75, before dropping in the Elite 8 to San Diego State.

While it could be a very different looking team next season, as could the Cowboys, the Bluejays averaged 76.4 points per game this past season on 47% shooting from the field, 35% from 3-point range and 78% from the free throw line. They outrebounded opponents 37-33 and held opponents to just 68 points per game.