# 1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1990–91 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys finished with a record of 24–8 (10–4 Big Eight) and won the Big Eight regular season title.
Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the East region. After defeating New Mexico in the opening round, the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 26 years, the Cowboys defeated NC State to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the East regional semifinal, as Temple defeated OSU to reach the Elite Eight.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 24, 1990* | | Colgate | W 111–47 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| November 27, 1990* | | at New Orleans | W 74–64 | 2–0 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| December 1, 1990* | | Tulsa | W 75–73 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| December 5, 1990* | | Centenary | W 110–58 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| December 8, 1990* | | at Wichita State | L 69–72 | 4–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| December 13, 1990* | | Louisiana Tech | W 89–58 | 5–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| December 15, 1990* | | Grambling State | W 98–54 | 6–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| December 19, 1990* | | Jacksonville | W 91–58 | 7–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| December 22, 1990* | | vs. Southern Illinois Old Style Classic | L 73–85 | 7–2 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| December 23, 1990* | | at DePaul Old Style Classic | W 72–70 | 8–2 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| December 30, 1990* | | at Marquette | W 70–43 | 9–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| January 2, 1991* | | at Missouri-Kansas City | W 84–67 | 10–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| Big Eight regular season ||||||
| January 5, 1991 | | at Missouri | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–3 (0–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| January 12, 1991 | | Kansas | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| January 19, 1991 | | at No. 11 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 72–76 | 11–4 (1–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 23, 1991* | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–46 | 12–4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| January 26, 1991 | | Kansas State | W 85–70 | 13–4 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| January 30, 1991 | | at Colorado | W 76–66 | 14–4 (3–2) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO |
| February 2, 1991 | | at No. 11 Nebraska | W 81–68 | 15–4 (4–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| February 6, 1991 | No. 22 | Iowa State | W 83–62 | 16–4 (5–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 9, 1991 | No. 22 | at No. 18 Kansas | L 69–79 | 16–5 (5–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| February 13, 1991 | No. 21 | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 77–74 | 17–5 (6–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 16, 1991 | No. 21 | Missouri | W 71–56 | 18–5 (7–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 19, 1991 | No. 16 | at Kansas State | W 76–65 | 19–5 (8–3) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| February 24, 1991 | No. 16 | Colorado | W 79–67 | 20–5 (9–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| February 27, 1991 | No. 12 | No. 15 Nebraska | W 80–69 | 21–5 (10–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| March 2, 1991 | No. 12 | at Iowa State | L 67–68 | 21–6 (10–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| March 8, 1991* | (1) No. 14 | vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 77–66 | 22–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| March 9, 1991* | (1) No. 14 | vs. (4) Missouri Semifinals | L 92–94 $^{2OT}$ | 22–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 1991* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (14 E) New Mexico First Round | W 67–54 | 23–7 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD |
| March 16, 1991* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (6 E) NC State Second Round | W 73–64 | 24–7 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD |
| March 22, 1991* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (10 E) Temple Sweet Sixteen | L 63–72 | 24–8 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Byron Houston – Big Eight co-Player of the Year