Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys squeak past Red Raiders, 79-70
April 10, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
Melvin Sanders was the man at the start of the game and Victor Williams starred at the beginning of the second half of the Cowboys' 79-70 on Sunday.
Sanders, who finished with 17 points, hit three straight 3-pointers in the game's first four minutes. Williams got seven of his 24 points in the first 2½ minutes of the second half.
Oklahoma State scored on seven of its first nine possessions in the second half and used a 14-0 run to take a 54-39 lead.
Many of the Cowboys points came on fast breaks from turnovers and rebounds. The Cowboys outscored Tech 18-4 in fast break points.
Texas Tech used a 21-11 run to get within 65-64 with 3:13 remaining, but the Cowboys put together a 10-1 run to lead 75-65 with 31 seconds remaining. Tony Allen, who finished with 21 points, had two layups in the run.
Trailing by 11 points early in the second half, Tech had to claw it way back into the game.
Andre Emmett, who finished with 23 points, scored seven straight points to lead Texas Tech's comeback. The Red Raiders also were aided by turnovers on five straight possessions by Oklahoma State in the game's closing minutes.
Powell and Emmett scored all but 11 of Tech's points.
Texas Tech went more than five minutes without a field goal midway through the first half and trailed 26-16 with 6:38 remaining. The Red Raiders, however, went into halftime after scoring on 10 of their last 11 possessions and trailed 37-35.
