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Oklahoma State and former Big 12 foe, Nebraska, will meet on Dec. 16 for a neutral-site, non-conference matchup in Sioux Falls, S.D at the Sanford Pentagon, the schools announced yesterday.
Rivalry Renewed!
— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) June 14, 2018
In December at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, the Cowboys will meet @HuskerHoops for the 118th time. #c2e #okstate
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The showdown against a familiar opponent will take place in a familiar venue. If you can recall, Oklahoma State took down Minnesota in a non-conference thriller at the Sanford Pentagon back in late 2015. They won that game 62-60.
In case you forgot, our last trip to the @SanfordPentagon ended with a bang. This bang, actually. Courtesy @BigMitch_41. #c2e #okstate pic.twitter.com/4O0zvrXh8k
— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) June 14, 2018
The matchup between the Cowboys and Huskers will be the 118th in the series, and with both programs expecting to be improved from last season, this could be a sneaky good neutral-site game. Nebraska is coming off an impressive 22-11 campaign (13-5 in Big 10 play), but were relegated to the NIT due to a weak non-conference schedule.
For Oklahoma State, this is another step toward building a better non-conference schedule. The 2018-19 non-conference schedule now includes games against Minnesota, Nebraska, Houston, South Carolina, and College of Charleston. They’ll also play in the AdvoCare Invitational which features teams such as Villanova, LSU, Florida State, and Memphis.
The Huskers surprisingly own the all-time series record with a 63-54 advantage over the Cowboys.