Iowa State Postgame Notes

Due to injuries and illness, the Cowboys played without the services of four regular starters; PG Jawun Evans (shoulder), G Phil Forte (elbow), G Jeffrey Carroll (illness) and F Leyton Hammonds (finger/ankle). Those four players combined for 120 career starts and 44.8 points per game this season.
Neither team led by more than four points in the opening half, and the Cyclones went into the break ahead by just two points, 27-25. Jeff Newber-ry hit an 18-foot jumper at the halftime buzzer.
Iowa State opened the second half on an 11-0 run, and the Cowboys struggled to recover. OSU didn't score its first point of the second half until the 14:56 mark, and hit just two field goals in the opening 10 minutes of the frame. Iowa State led by as much as 18 points.
A Tyree Griffin bucket with 2:02 to play cut the ISU lead to 53-47 and capped off a 10-0 Cowboy run. It was as close as OSU would come.
Chris Olivier made his first start for the Cowboys on Monday night at Iowa State, and posted eight points and six boards.
Tyree Griffin tallied five assists and no turnovers on the night. The sophomore has 33 assists in his last six games.
The Cowboys have now lost five straight games overall, and 12 straight Big 12 road games dating back to last season.
The Cyclones have now won the last seven matchups against Oklahoma State, and own a 38-16 edge over the Cowboys in Ames. Overall, OSU leads the series 63-60.
OSU is now 1-8 this season against teams ranked in the AP top 25.
With its three conference wins, Oklahoma State can mathematically climb no higher than the No. 8 seed for the Big 12 Tournament, which begins March 9 in Kansas City. If the tournament started today, OSU would be the No. 9 seed and would face No. 8 Kansas State on Wednesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
Jeff Newberry is the only player to start every game for OSU this season.
OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 513 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.

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Players Mentioned

Jeffrey Carroll

Jawun Evans

Tyree Griffin

Leyton Hammonds

Jeff Newberry

Chris Olivier

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