Men's NCAA Tournament
Okla. St. vs. E. Washington: How they match up

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John Lucas III, 5-11, Jr.

vs. Brendon Merritt, 6-4, Sr.

Lucas is the son of the former Sonic and a transfer from Baylor who had a breakout year. Merritt, from Tacoma, was the Big Sky tournament MVP. Lucas is the better scorer (15.4 per game to Merritt's 10.9).

Edge: OSU.

G Tony Allen, 6-4, Sr. vs. Alvin Snow, 6-2, Sr.

A matchup of two top defenders. Allen was the Big 12 tournament MVP and is generally regarded as the top defender in the conference. Snow, a product of Franklin High, was Big Sky player of the year and averaged 15.2 points.

Edge: Even.

G Daniel Bobik, 6-4, Jr.

vs. Danny Pariseau, 5-11, So.

Bobik is a BYU transfer who shot 41.1 percent on three-pointers (46-142). Pariseau moved into the starting lineup because of injuries and may be out of his league athletically against the Cowboys.

Edge: OSU.

Joey Graham, 6-7, Jr. vs. Marc Axton, 6-7, Jr.

Graham has been on fire of late, averaging 17.8 points in his past five games, including 36 against Nebraska. He is a transfer from Central Florida. Axton, a Foss grad, is EWU's best inside player but is also capable of shooting the three.

Edge: OSU.

Ivan McFarlin, 6-8, Sr.

vs. Matt Nelson, 6-8, Fr.

McFarlin, who averages 12.1 points, was named to the Big 12's all-defensive team. Nelson was named the Big Sky freshmen of the year and shot 57 percent from the field while averaging 7.9 points.

Edge: OSU.

Terrence Crawford, 6-6, Jr.

vs. Josh Barnard, 6-4, Sr.

Crawford had one of his best games in the Big 12 championship (6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals in 17 minutes). Barnard, a transfer from UW, is a dangerous outside shooter.

Edge: EWU.

Oklahoma State roster and key stats
Coach: Eddie Sutton
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Hometown	Pts	Reb	Ast
0	Tremaine Fuqua	F	6-9	240	Jr	Oakland	1.0	2.5	0.0
4	Frans Steyn	C	7-2	289	So	Pretoria, South Africa	1.7	1.8	0.1
12	Guy Ikpah	G	6-1	180	Fr	Mansfield, Texas	0.0	0.0	0.0
14	Joey Graham	G	6-7	217	Jr	Brandon, Fla.	12.2	5.0	1.2
15	John Lucas	G	5-11	152	Jr	Houston	15.4	2.8	4.6
20	Daniel Bobik	G	6-4	200	Jr	Newbury Park, Calif.	7.5	3.2	2.8
21	Stephen Graham	G	6-6	213	Jr	Brandon, Fla.	2.9	1.5	0.8
23	Ivan McFarlin	F	6-8	232	Sr	Sugar Land, Texas	12.1	6.4	1.8
24	Tony Allen	G	6-4	213	Sr	Chicago	16.2	5.4	3.0
25	J. Weatherspoon	G	6-1	168	Sr	Camden, Del.	5.0	1.6	1.1
32	David Monds	F	6-7	220	Fr	Macon, Ga.	2.2	2.1	0.2
33	Jason Miller	F	6-8	239	Sr	Livingston, Texas	3.4	2.5	0.3
42	Terrence Crawford	F	6-6	239	Jr	Oklahoma City	2.3	2.7	0.9

Eastern Washington roster and key stats
Coach: Ray Giacoletti
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Hometown	Pts	Reb	Ast
2	Brendon Merritt	G	6-4	190	Sr	Tacoma	10.9	2.6	3.0
3	Eric Henkel	G	6-4	195	Fr	Missoula, Mont.	1.1	0.5	0.5
12	Danny Pariseau	G	5-11	155	So	Spokane	6.1	2.4	2.7
14	Jeremy McCulloch	F-C	6-11	245	Jr	Ladysmith, B.C.	1.6	1.1	0.2
20	Rachi Wortham	G	5-10	150	Jr	Tacoma	0.0	0.3	0.0
22	Matt Nelson	F	6-8	220	Fr	Issaquah	7.9	5.0	0.9
23	Josh Barnard	G	6-5	205	Sr	Tacoma	8.8	2.0	2.5
24	Marc Axton	F	6-7	225	Jr	Federal Way	13.0	4.7	2.6
34	Paul Butorac	F	6-9	205	Fr	Medical Lake	4.1	2.6	0.6
42	Gregg Smith	C	6-10	285	Sr	Cottage Grove, Ore.	2.6	1.7	0.3
44	Khary Nicholas	F	6-7	210	Jr	Tacoma	1.1	1.8	0.1
52	Alvin Snow	G-F	6-2	215	Sr	Seattle	15.2	5.1	2.9

Oklahoma State results
90	Northwestern St.	62
82	Colorado St.	49
84	Pepperdine	82
83	Texas-San Antonio	53
71	at BYU	76
93	SE Oklahoma	46
73	at Arkansas	58
96	Texas-Pan American	61
65	Samford	50
89	SMU	54
84	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	52
62	at Texas Tech	83
77	Oklahoma	56
57	at Kansas St.	56
71	Colorado	62
72	at Texas	67
70	Texas Tech	66
91	at Texas A&M	79
88	at Iowa St.	67
80	Kansas	60
98	Baylor	58
65	at Oklahoma	52
87	Nebraska, OT	83
92	at Missouri, 2OT	93
72	at Baylor	65
76	Texas	67
70	Texas A&M	41
83	vs. Iowa St.	75
82	vs. Texas Tech	77
65	vs. Texas	49

E. Washington results
59	at Oklahoma	69
51	S. Carolina St.	71
77	Denver	73
91	at Washington	104
79	Northwest College	46
54	at Iowa-y	70
52	Ill.-Chicago	67
70	at Cal St.-Fullerton	77
75	Santa Clara	65
66	at San Diego St.	79
60	at Idaho	64
49	at Gonzaga	70
65	at Santa Clara	54
68	Montana	79
70	Montana St.	55
63	at N. Arizona	57
68	at Sacramento St.	62
71	at Portland St.	63
100	Idaho St.	73
73	Weber St.	67
64	at Montana St.	61
71	at Montana	52
83	Sacramento St.	57
91	N. Arizona	81
65	Portland St.	60
78	at Weber St., OT	81
90	at Idaho St., 2OT	91
72	Weber St.	53
71	N. Arizona	59

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