Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Post-Game Notes

Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Jan. 30, 2017 | Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, Oklahoma)

Final Score: Oklahoma State 68, Oklahoma 66
Attendance: 10,103

Game Notes
·       Oklahoma State trailed, 66-63, with 30 seconds left and Oklahoma in possession of the ball, but the Cowboys stole the ball and Mitchell Solomon made a pair of free throws to trim the Sooner advantage to 66-65 with 24 seconds left. Jawun Evans stole the inbounds pass, then missed a layup, which was rebounded by Jeffrey Carroll, who tipped it back to Evans, who kicked it out to Phil Forte for the game-winning three-pointer with 11 seconds left. The Cowboys held the Sooners on their last-ditch attempt to win the game.
·       Oklahoma State endured a poor shooting start to the game, converting only five of its first 20 attempts from the field and one of its first nine attempts from three-point range. That said, the Cowboys were able to hang around thanks to a strong showing on the offensive glass and trailed by only one at the half (36-35). OSU had more offensive rebounds in the first half (12) than OU had defensive rebounds (11) before halftime.
·       The Cowboys opened the second half with an 18-7 run that turned a 36-35 halftime deficit into a 53-43 advantage with 12:25 remaining in the game. OU responded and reclaimed the lead at 60-58 with 5:15 remaining. Poor shooting resurfaced late in the game, as the Cowboys made only two of their final 15 field goal attempts to close out the game. One of those two was a three-pointer from Lindy Waters to give the Cowboys a 61-60 lead with 4:30 left and the other was Forte's winner.
·       The reigning Big 12 Player of the Week, Jawun Evans created problems for the Oklahoma defense and got to the free throw line 16 times, making 11. His 24 points led the Cowboys and marked his ninth 20-point game of the season.
·       The Cowboys entered Monday's game ranked eighth in the nation by averaging 14.52 offensive rebounds per game. They improved on that total by grabbing 20 offensive rebounds against the Sooners. OSU grabbed 20 offensive rebounds in the contest, while Oklahoma had 24 defensive rebounds.
·       Norman native Lindy Waters III scored 11 points, marking a season-high for the freshman against a Big 12 opponent.
·       Phil Forte added to his OSU career record for three-pointers made by knocking down three treys Monday. He now has 303 three-pointers made in his career.
·       Phil Forte passed Desmond Mason for sixth on OSU's career list for points scored in Big 12 games. Forte's 817 career points scored in Big 12 play ranks sixth in school history.
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The Oklahoma State win …
·       Marked the Cowboys' fourth straight. OSU entered the contest riding the crest of wins over Texas Tech, TCU and Arkansas.
·       Snapped OU's seven-game win streak in the overall series and its 12-game win streak over the Cowboys in Norman.
·       Marked the Cowboys' sixth win away from Gallagher-Iba Arena this year. That total is the most for OSU since the Cowboys of 2013-14 won eight games away from home.
·       Marked the Cowboys' second straight Big 12 road win, marking the first time since 2014-15 that OSU has scored back-to-back wins on the road in conference play.
·       Marked the Cowboys' fourth true road win this season, which ties Baylor for the second-most among Big 12 teams. Kansas leads with five.
·       Improved Brad Underwood's career head coaching record to 103-22 (82.4 pct.)

Streaks and Trends
·       Phil Forte has made at least one three-pointer in every Big 12 game this year and leads the league with 28 three-point field goals made in conference play this season.
·       The Cowboy defense has forced every opponent to commit at least 10 turnovers this season. The Pokes pressured Oklahoma into committing 12 Monday.
·       OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 536 consecutive games, dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.

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Players Mentioned

Jeffrey Carroll

Jawun Evans

Mitchell Solomon

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