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Oklahoma State Loses To College Of Charleston
November 29, 2002 | Cowboy Basketball
Nov 29, 2002
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Thomas Mobley and Troy Wheless scored 17 points apiece as College of Charleston defeated Oklahoma State 66-58 Friday in the semifinals of the Great Alaska Shootout.
The full-court zone press of the Cougars (4-0) disrupted the Oklahoma State offense throughout the game. The Cowboys shot only 44 percent for the game, including just 1-for-10 from 3-point territory.
Tony Allen scored 23 points for Oklahoma State (2-1).
The first half featured three ties and nine lead changes. College of Charleston took its biggest lead of the first half at 29-24 with 1:16 remaining, and the Cougars led 31-28 when Zeke Johnson hit a jump shot as time expired.
Mobley hit all four of his field-goal attempts in the first half including two 3-pointers.
A 12-2 run gave College of Charleston a 53-39 lead midway through the second. The Cowboys closed to 61-54 with 3:18 left, but a 3-pointer by Wheless with 1:27 remaining put the game out of reach.
Oklahoma State outrebounded the Cougars 35-22 but committed 24 turnovers. College of Charleston had 13 steals.
