# 1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1964–65 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach Hank Iba, in his 31st year at the school, and played their home games at Gallagher Hall. The Cowboys finished with a record of 20–7 (12–2 Big Eight) to win the Big Eight title by a three-game margin. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Wichita State in the Midwest regional final.
Oklahoma State won the Big Eight tournament by prevailing over Missouri in double overtime in the championship game. The Cowboys received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the West region, making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1965. The team was upset by No. 12 seed Princeton in the opening round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1964* | at Southern Illinois | L 55–78 | 0–1 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 3, 1964* | Abilene Christian | W 54–42 | 1–1 | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 5, 1964* | Regis | W 78–30 | 2–1 | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 9, 1964* | Arkansas | W 66–52 | 3–1 | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 12, 1964* | at No. 7 UCLA | L 52–68 | 3–2 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 14, 1964* | at Texas | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas |
| Dec 18, 1964* | vs. Florida State Vanderbilt Tournament | W 60–56 | 5–2 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 1964* | at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Tournament | L 58–60 | 5–3 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 28, 1964* | vs. Missouri Vanderbilt Tournament | L 48–53 | 5–4 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 1964* | vs. Nebraska Vanderbilt Tournament | W 74–61 | 6–4 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 1964* | vs. Oklahoma Vanderbilt Tournament | W 65–46 | 7–4 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 4, 1965 7:35 p.m. | at Iowa State | W 54–52 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 (1–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 9, 1965 | Nebraska | W 93–54 | 9–4 (2–0) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 1965 8:00 p.m. | Iowa State | W 67–48 | 10–4 (3–0) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 23, 1965 | at Nebraska | W 55–53 | 11–4 (4–0) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 28, 1965 | Colorado | W 59–55 $^{3OT}$ | 12–4 (5–0) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 30, 1965 | Missouri | W 63–55 | 13–4 (6–0) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 6, 1965 | at Missouri | L 42–49 | 13–5 (6–1) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 13, 1965 | at Kansas State | W 52–49 | 14–5 (7–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 15, 1965 | Kansas | W 68–64 $^{4OT}$ | 15–5 (8–1) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 20, 1965 | at Colorado | L 54–57 | 15–6 (8–2) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 23, 1965 | Oklahoma | W 64–54 | 16–6 (9–2) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 1, 1965 | Kansas State | W 69–60 | 17–6 (10–2) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 6, 1965 | at Kansas | W 64–58 | 18–6 (11–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Mar 8, 1965 | at Oklahoma | W 89–66 | 19–6 (12–2) | Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1965* | vs. Houston Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 75–60 | 20–6 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 13, 1965* | vs. Wichita State Regional final – Elite Eight | L 46–54 | 20–7 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||