Oklahoma State University Athletics
No. 9 Cowboys roll past Iowa State, 65-78
April 10, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
The Cowboys found themselves in a fight with Iowa State before a 20-7 run gave them a 17-point lead with just under five minutes remaining.
The Cyclones kept things interesting despite getting just six points from Jake Sullivan, who came in averaging 18. Adam Haluska scored 15 and Jackson Vroman had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Tony Allen had 15 points and Melvin Sanders scored 12 for the Cowboys, who have the longest winning streak among Division I teams.
After trailing by just four at halftime, the Cyclones got to 34-32 early in the second half. Oklahoma State led 42-38 when it finally took over.
Ivan McFarlin scored inside to start the run at the 10:09 mark, and Williams followed with a three-point play off a turnover. Sanders added a dunk on a fastbreak, and after a free throw by Andre Williams, Victor Williams scored and was fouled on a layup after a steal by Cheyne Gadson.
His final three-point play, after a blocked shot by Allen, came minutes later and made it 62-45 with 4:43 remaining. The Cyclones got no closer than 10 after that.
The Cowboys appeared to have control after a 10-0 run that gave them a 22-11 lead with about 8-1/2 minutes left in the first half. Iowa State turned the ball over five straight times during that stretch and Oklahoma State took advantage.
But the Cowboys made only one basket in the final five minutes, a 3-pointer by Sanders, and the Cyclones got to 29-25 at halftime.
Most of the first half was played without a shot clock after one malfunctioned. The public address announcer warned when the clock reached 20, 15, 10 and 5 seconds. There were no shot clock violations and both clocks worked fine in the second half.
