Post-Game Notes vs. Iowa State

January 06, 2018 | Cowboy Basketball

Iowa State at Oklahoma State | January 6, 2018 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

Final Score: Oklahoma State 96, Iowa State 87 (OT)
Updated Records: Oklahoma State (11-4 overall; 1-2 Big 12), Iowa State (9-5 overall; 0-3 Big 12)
Oklahoma State leaders: Scoring – Jeffrey Carroll 24; Rebounding – Mitchell Solomon 9; Assists – Kendall Smith 5
Iowa State leaders: Scoring – Donovan Jackson 30; Rebounding – Nick Weiler-Babb 9; Assists – Nick Weiler-Babb 11

Oklahoma State's Win Over Iowa State…

Snapped the Cowboys' 10-game losing streak to the Cyclones, which included four straight losses in GIA.
Marked the Cowboys' fourth win in their last six overtime games overall and their seventh overtime win over Iowa State in the all-time series between the two schools.
Gave OSU the edge in the overall series with Iowa State, moving the Cowboys to 64-63 all-time against the Cyclones.
Gave the Cowboys their first Big 12 win under head coach Mike Boynton, and moved OSU to 127-48 in Big 12 games in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Extended OSU's home win streak against unranked opponents to 14 games.

Post-Game Notes

Saturday marked Oklahoma State's first overtime game since a 58-55 win over Kansas State in 2016. It was the 13^th overtime game played between Oklahoma State and Iowa State and the first in the series since an 85-81 Cyclone win in 2014.
Throughout the game, the two teams didn't as much trade baskets as they did trade scoring runs. Oklahoma State raced out to a 23-9 lead to start the game, but Iowa State put together a 17-0 run late in the first half to take a 34-32 lead into halftime. The Cyclones opened up a 76-68 advantage with 3:32 left in the game, but the Cowboys closed out regulation with an 11-3 run to send the game into overtime. Iowa State held an 83-79 advantage early in overtime before OSU closed the game out with a 17-4 run to win.
Eight of Oklahoma State's 17 points in overtime came from the free throw line. Guard Jeffrey Carroll scored seven points in the overtime period.
Jeffrey Carroll turned in his fourth 20-point game of the season with a team-high 24 points. He added eight rebounds and two steals. Of his 24 points, 16 came after halftime. Including his performance against the Cyclones, Carroll is averaging 19.2 points per game in his last six games and has reached double-figures scoring in 38 of his last 45 games played.
Guard Kendall Smith scored a season-high 20 points, dished out five assists and had five rebounds. He has at least two assists in every game this season.
Forward Mitchell Solomon produced a 14-point, nine-rebound, four-assist performance before fouling out in overtime. Included in Solomon's stat line were four offensive rebounds. He entered the game ranking second in the Big 12 with 3.3 offensive rebounds per game. Solomon was six-for-six on two-point field goal attempts in the contest. According to KenPom, Solomon ranked ninth nationally entering the game by converting on 75.4 percent of his two-point field goal attempts.
Tavarius Shine added 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots. He has now reached a double-figure scoring total in eight of his last nine games and is averaging 13.7 points per game during that span.
Yankuba Sima earned his first Oklahoma State start in the contest. While Saturday's game marked Sima's first OSU start, it should be noted that he did start 18 games for St. John's as a freshman in 2015-16.
Lindy Waters returned to action after missing OSU's last game at Oklahoma. An everyday starter prior to his injury, Waters didn't start Saturday's contest against Iowa State, but he checked in at the 13:21 mark of the first half. He finished with six points and two rebounds in 24 minutes of action.
Oklahoma State outrebounded Iowa State, 44-42. The Cowboys are 9-0 when outrebounding their opponent this season.
Oklahoma State held Iowa State to 40.6 percent shooting from the field. The Cowboys are 9-0 when holding their opponent to less than 42 percent shooting from the field this season.
Oklahoma State drained six three-pointers in the game to extend its streak of consecutive games with at least one made three-pointer to 562 games. That streak dates back to Jan. 13, 2001 and is the 24th longest current streak in college basketball.
The Cowboys return to action when they travel to Kansas State at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Manhattan. The game will be televised by ESPNews.