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Cowboys lasso Sooners in Bedlam action
February 10, 2005 | Cowboy Basketball
Ivan McFarlin added 13 points and 10 rebounds and John Lucas scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half for the Cowboys (18-4, 7-2 Big 12), who pulled away behind Curry's sharpshooting and enthusiastic play.
Curry had only two points and four fouls in 17 minutes in the first Bedlam game, but made his first career start in the Cowboys' next contest. In his four starts, he's averaging 16.5 points. His 22 points tied a career high.
The 6-foot-3 freshman sparked an 11-2 run with an offensive rebound putback and a long jumper from just inside the 3-point line. Lucas followed with a fast-break layup, Graham hit a baseline jumper and Lucas capped it with a 3-pointer from the right wing to push the lead to 48-39 with 15½ minutes left.
Another 3-pointer by Curry stretched it to 53-43, and after an offensive foul call against Oklahoma's Taj Gray, Curry walked toward the student section pointing to his ear for the already noisy crowd in a sold-out Gallagher-Iba Arena to raise the volume even more.
Back-to-back baskets by Kevin Bookout and Johnnie Gilbert brought Oklahoma (17-4, 7-3) within 60-56, but the Cowboys had an answer. Lucas hit a 3-pointer off an inbounds play and Stephen Graham got the crowd back involved with a two-handed jam of his brother Joey's alley-oop pass.
Joey Graham added a right-hander in the lane, and he pushed the lead to 73-59 with just under 3 minutes left by driving the baseline for a layup. After that, the Cowboys were able to drain the clock as the Sooners didn't try to foul.
McFarlin added an exclamation point to the Cowboys' win with a two-handed jam with 1.5 seconds left.
Bookout had 15 points and 10 rebounds after two sub-par performances, and Taj Gray added 14 points for Oklahoma, which has lost three of four after a 10-game winning streak. Lawrence McKenzie — who didn't score in the first Bedlam game — had 13 points, and Terrell Everett scored 12.
Curry's 3-pointer from the left wing gave Oklahoma State a 27-20 lead 12 minutes in, but Oklahoma rallied back to tie it at 33 on David Godbold's jumper from the left elbow with less than a minute to go before halftime.
McFarlin put Oklahoma State ahead 35-33 at halftime with a basket underneath 30 seconds before intermission.
