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Three double-doubles move Cowboys past Wildcats
February 03, 2005 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) _ Joey Graham scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, John Lucas had 19 points and 10 assists, and No. 10 Oklahoma State beat Kansas State 77-57 on Wednesday night.
Daniel Bobik had 13 points and tied a career high with 10 rebounds in his return to the starting lineup, helping Oklahoma State (16-3, 6-2 Big 12) extend the longest home winning streak in the country with its 26th straight victory at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The Wildcats (13-5, 3-4) had a chance to tie early in the second half when Tyler Hughes took a pass from Jeremiah Massey and jammed it home with two hands while getting fouled, but Hughes missed the ensuing free throw and Oklahoma State got rolling.
Lucas hit a 3-pointer from the right wing the next trip down for the Cowboys, and Terrence Crawford added to the lead with a steal at midcourt and a two-handed jam. He completed the three-point play, and Graham hit a baseline jumper and a 3-pointer from the left wing to put the Cowboys ahead 49-37.
Bobik and Lucas hit back-to-back 3-pointers to stretch the lead to 55-40, and Kansas State was never again closer than 10.
Fred Peete brought Kansas State to 59-49 on a 3-pointer from the right wing, but another 3-pointer from Bobik — who was out of the starting lineup for the first time this season in the Cowboys' win at Colorado on Sunday — sparked a 10-0 run that put the game away.
Massey, who scored 18 points in the first half, was held scoreless for the first 9{ minutes of the second half and finished with 25 for Kansas State. Peete added 14, and Cartier Martin scored 11 for the Wildcats, who lost for the eighth straight time in Stillwater.
The Cowboys started strong from 3-point range and led 14-7 after back-to-back 3s from Lucas and Jameson Curry.
Kansas State pulled to 19-17 on a driving basket by Peete, but Graham stretched the lead again with five straight points — including a right-handed jam over Lance Harris that electrified the crowd.
Massey scored five in a row to bring the Wildcats to 28-26, but Oklahoma State scored eight of the final 12 points of the half to lead 36-30 at halftime.
