Baylor Postgame Notes

The Cowboys nearly completed a furious comeback. The Bears led by 13 points with 3:57 remaining, but the Cowboys used a 12-0 run over3:34 to make it a one-point ballgame. That's when Manu Lecomte hit a pair of free throws with 14.7 seconds left to seal the game.
The loss to Baylor ended OSU's five-game winning streak. The win streak was the team's longest after the turn of the New Year since a seven-game streak in 2012-13. Overall, the five-game win streak was the longest since the 2014-15 squad opened that season 7-0.
OSU has faced AP top-10 opponents in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2004 NCAA Tournament, and earned a split thanks to Saturday's 82-75 win at No. 7 West Virginia.
Jeffrey Carroll had 13 points at the half. This is the 14th time season - including 13 of the last 16 games - in which the redshirt junior has reached double-figures by halftime.
Carroll finished with 20 points, which is his 39th career double-digit scoring game and his 20th game with at least 20 points.
Phil Forte connected on two 3-pointers, which increased his career total to 306 - tops in OSU history and sixth all-time amongst Big 12 players.
Forte increased his career point total to 1,634, which ranks 10th in OSU history.
Jawun Evans posted 16 points and six assists, which is his 13th game this season with at least 10 points and five assists. It was Evans' 27th career double-digit scoring performance.
OSU connected on just five 3-pointers, which tied the OSU season low. The previous low was five 3-pointers against TCU on Jan. 23.
Baylor has now won the last four matchups against the Cowboys, including the last two in Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU still leads the overall series, 54-26, including a 26-7 edge in Stillwater.
Brad Underwood is now 104-23 on his career. His win percentage is now .819, which is tops among all active coaches.

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The Cowboys will face Texas on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. on ESPN2.

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