Brother vs. brother in December - Tulsa World (7-13-2007)

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Brother vs. brother in December

by BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer

7/13/2007

IT'S OFFICIAL. In the Dec. 20 All-College Classic at Oklahoma City's Ford Center, the Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts basketball teams meet for the first time in 10 years.

For weeks, it had been rumored that the Sean Sutton-coached Cowboys and Scott Sutton-coached Golden Eagles might be matched in the All-College. Tim Brassfield, executive director of Oklahoma City's All Sports Association, confirmed this week that the deal is done.

OSU and ORU will clash in the 8:30 p.m., ESPN-televised contest. For the 6 o'clock game, an opponent for Oklahoma has not been determined. The All Sports Association has sponsored the All-College games since 1957.

"With the game involving the Sutton brothers, we thought it was a unique event," Brassfield said. "It's a significant in-state event."

Eddie Sutton refused to schedule ORU during his final eight seasons as the O-State coach. Credit Sean Sutton for being the catalyst on the All-College arrangement. Mindful that ORU rarely gets television exposure, Sean did a good deed for Scott by pitching the brother-vs.-brother idea to ESPN.

The Cowboys lead the series 15-4. When they last met, on Dec. 2, 1997, OSU outlasted the Golden Eagles 73-66 in Stillwater. In January 1997, Bill Self's final ORU squad upset the Cowboys 71-60 in Tulsa.

OSU's entire 2007-08 schedule is expected to be released next week.

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While we're not on national TV every week, we have been on eight times since March '05:

2005 Mid-Con Championship game

2005 NIT vs Maryland

2005 Great Alaska Shootout vs. USC

2006 Mid-Con Championship game

2006 NCAA Tournament

2007 Bracket Buster vs. Utah State

2007 Mid-Con Championship game

2007 NCAA Tournament

This does not include numerous appearances on ESPN Plus (Indiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, etc.)

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