# 1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 9th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 23–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Kansas in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. Oklahoma State defeated No. 8 seed Syracuse in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed Auburn in the second round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 1998* | No. 13 | Northwestern State | W 90–65 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 19, 1998* | No. 13 | vs. Marquette | W 57–54 | 2–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 20, 1998* | No. 13 | at Hawaii | W 58–37 | 3–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 28, 1998* | No. 12 | TCU | W 79–74 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 1, 1998* | No. 11 | Florida Atlantic | L 81–83 | 4–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 5, 1998* | No. 11 | vs. No. 18 UCLA John Wooden Classic | L 66–69 | 4–2 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California |
| Dec 12, 1998* | No. 19 | Little Rock | W 88–41 | 5–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 15, 1998* | No. 18 | Houston Baptist | W 114–62 | 6–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 20, 1998* | No. 18 | at Creighton | L 60–66 | 6–3 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 22, 1998* | No. 25 | at UNLV | W 81–69 | 7–3 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 30, 1998* | No. 25 | Southeast Missouri State | W 75–64 | 8–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 2, 1999 | No. 25 | Kansas State | W 75–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 6, 1999 | No. 23 | at Texas A&M | W 64–59 | 10–3 (2–0) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Jan 9, 1999 | No. 23 | at Baylor | W 76–63 | 11–3 (3–0) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Jan 12, 1999 | No. 22 | Oklahoma | L 43–54 | 11–4 (3–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 17, 1999 | No. 22 | at Texas Tech | W 69–55 | 12–4 (4–1) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 20, 1999 | No. 23 | Baylor | W 75–47 | 13–4 (5–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 23, 1999 | No. 23 | at Texas | L 70–73 | 13–5 (5–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 27, 1999* | | Southern Miss | W 65–64 | 14–5 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 30, 1999 | | Texas A&M | W 66–61 | 15–5 (6–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 2, 1999 | | Iowa State | W 81–72 | 16–5 (7–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 6, 1999 | | at Oklahoma | L 65–72 | 16–6 (7–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 10, 1999 | | at Colorado | L 80–83 | 16–7 (7–4) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 14, 1999 | | Texas | L 68–73 | 16–8 (7–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 17, 1999 | | at Nebraska | W 60–48 | 17–8 (8–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 20, 1999 | | No. 22 Missouri | W 84–68 | 18–8 (9–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 22, 1999 | | at Kansas | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 18-9 (9–6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 27, 1999 | | Texas Tech | W 93–67 | 19–9 (10–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1999* | (5) | vs. (12) Baylor First Round | W 83–57 | 20–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 5, 1999* | (5) | vs. (4) Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 60–57 | 21–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 6, 1999* | (5) | vs. (1) Texas Semifinals | W 59–57 | 22–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 7, 1999* | (5) | vs. (3) Kansas Championship | L 37–53 | 22–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1999* | (9 S) | vs. (8 S) Syracuse First Round | W 69–61 | 23–10 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 13, 1999* | (9 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn Second Round | L 74–81 | 23–11 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. ||||||