Okla. St hosts S. Carolina in basketball challenge

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State will host South Carolina in the new Big12/SEC Challenge in December.

The Cowboys and Gamecocks will play Dec. 6 in Stillwater.

This will be the first “challenge” event for Big 12 men’s basketball since a four-year series between the Conference and the Pac-10 ended in 2010.

OSU returns four starters from last year’s 24-9 team. South Carolina has all five starters back from the team that finished 14-18 last season.