# 1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1991–92 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys won their first 20 games and rose to the No. 2 ranking in both major polls. They finished with a record of 28–8 (8–6 Big Eight) and tied for second in Big Eight regular season play.
Oklahoma State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the Southeast region. After defeating Georgia Southern in the opening round, the Cowboys defeated Tulane to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run ended in the Southeast regional semifinal, as Michigan defeated OSU 75–72.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1991* | No. 13 | Evansville Preseason NIT | W 86–57 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 23, 1991* | No. 13 | Purdue Preseason NIT | W 76–48 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 25, 1991* | No. 11 | Tennessee State Preseason NIT | W 89–58 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 27, 1991* | No. 11 | vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh Preseason NIT Semifinal | W 74–63 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 29, 1991* | No. 11 | vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech Preseason NIT Championship | W 78–71 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 4, 1991* | No. 8 | New Orleans | W 63–55 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 7, 1991* | No. 8 | vs. California | W 76–62 | 7–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 10, 1991* | No. 6 | at Louisiana Tech | W 77–71 | 8–0 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Dec 14, 1991* | No. 6 | Wichita State | W 82–54 | 9–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 21, 1991* | No. 5 | Houston Baptist | W 100–57 | 10–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 29, 1991* | No. 3 | at Tulsa | W 82–76 | 11–0 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 21, 1991* | No. 3 | Midwestern State | W 85–45 | 12–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 6, 1992 | No. 3 | Kansas State | W 72–34 | 13–0 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 1992* | No. 3 | UMKC | W 86–58 | 14–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 14, 1992* | No. 3 | Marquette | W 64–52 | 15–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 18, 1992 | No. 3 | No. 24 Iowa State | W 85–67 | 16–0 (2–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 20, 1992 | No. 3 | at No. 17 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 92–89 | 17–0 (3–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 25, 1992 | No. 3 | at Oral Roberts | W 81–61 | 18–0 | Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 28, 1992* | No. 3 | at SMU | W 64–53 | 19–0 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 2, 1992 | No. 3 | No. 8 Missouri | W 84–61 | 20–0 (4–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 5, 1992 | No. 2 | at Nebraska | L 69–85 | 20–1 (4–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 8, 1992 | No. 2 | No. 3 Kansas | W 64–58 | 21–1 (5–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 12, 1992 | No. 2 | at Colorado | L 53–57 | 21–2 (5–2) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 15, 1992 | No. 2 | at Iowa State | L 83–84 $^{OT}$ | 21–3 (5–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 19, 1992 | No. 8 | Oklahoma | L 67–70 | 21–4 (5–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 23, 1992 | No. 8 | at No. 9 Missouri | L 52–66 | 21–5 (5–5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 25, 1992 | No. 14 | No. 25 Nebraska | W 72–51 | 22–5 (6–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 2, 1992 | No. 12 | at No. 3 Kansas | L 64–77 | 22–6 (6–6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Mar 4, 1992 | No. 12 | Colorado | W 69–63 | 23–6 (7–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 7, 1992 | No. 12 | at Kansas State | W 77–69 | 24–6 (8–6) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1992* | (2) No. 11 | vs. (7) Kansas State Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal | W 81–57 | 25–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 14, 1992* | (2) No. 11 | vs. (6) Iowa State Big Eight Tournament Semifinal | W 69–60 | 26–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 15, 1992* | (2) No. 11 | vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas Big Eight tournament championship | L 57–66 | 26–7 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1992* | (2 SE) No. 11 | vs. (15 SE) Georgia Southern First round | W 100–73 | 27–7 | Omni Coliseum (10,820) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 22, 1992* | (2 SE) No. 11 | vs. (10 SE) Tulane Second Round | W 87–71 | 28–7 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 27, 1992* | (2 SE) No. 11 | vs. (6 SE) No. 15 Michigan Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 72–75 | 28–8 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Byron Houston – Consensus Second-Team All-American

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 27 | Byron Houston | Chicago Bulls |
| 2 | 33 | Corey Williams | Chicago Bulls |