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Oklahoma State Commemorates Plane Crash
STILLWATER, Okla. - Every time he visits Gallagher-Iba Arena for an Oklahoma State basketball game, Jim Perry has a ritual.

As he enters and exits the arena, Perry stops at a memorial in the lobby to look at a photo of his nephew, Will Hancock, one of 10 men associated with the Cowboys' basketball program who died in a Jan. 27, 2001, plane crash in Colorado.

"I always make sure to share that time with Will," Perry said.

Before and after Oklahoma State games, it's not uncommon to see fans stop at the memorial and ponder. But Saturday's games _ the Cowgirls hosted Baylor in an afternoon contest before the Cowboys played Iowa State _ brought more than the usual number of visitors, as it was the first time either of Oklahoma State's teams had played on a Jan. 27 since the crash.

That is partly due to the calendar _ Jan. 27 hasn't fallen on a Saturday since 2001 _ but it's also because Big 12 Conference officials had not scheduled Oklahoma State to play on that date in the years after the crash.

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:24:00 GMT

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