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Cowboys Rebound in Second Half vs. Iowa State
January 28, 2007 | Cowboy Basketball
For the first time since the crash, Oklahoma State (18-3, 4-2 Big 12) played on Jan. 27. The Cowboys extended their winning streak at Gallagher-Iba Arena to 16 games and snapped a three-game home losing streak to teams from the conference's North Division.
Iowa State (11-9, 2-4) has lost four straight. The Cyclones have beaten Oklahoma State only once in the last nine meetings.
Oklahoma State posted its lowest point total for a half this season and trailed 23-17 at the break. The Cowboys quickly erased the deficit in the second half and began pulling away, scoring 18 points by the 12:23 mark.
Iowa State missed its first nine shots of the half and didn't score until its ninth possession. Nine minutes into the half, the Cyclones trailed 40-30, and they never led again. Oklahoma State eventually stretched its lead to as many as 15 points.
Harris finished 7-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Mario Boggan added 17 points and nine rebounds for Oklahoma State. JamesOn Curry, the Cowboys' second-leading scorer, finished with 14 points.
Mike Taylor led Iowa State with 13 points.
Two 3-pointers by Taylor pulled the Cyclones to 40-36 with 10 minutes left, but Harris answered with a 3 and Kenny Cooper added a putback for the Cowboys to rebuild their lead.
The contrast between Oklahoma State's two halves were striking. The Cowboys shot 28.6 percent from the field before halftime and 59.3 percent in the second half. After committing seven turnovers in the first half, they had only two after halftime, and they outrebounded Iowa State 18-16 in the second half after the Cyclones posted a 23-14 first-half edge.
The Cowboys made only three of their first 14 shots and trailed by as many as nine points in the opening minutes. Except for Harris, who scored 11 points, no Oklahoma State player had more than two points in the first half. Iowa State led despite shooting 33.3 percent from the field.
Dodie Dunson scored 11 points for Iowa State, while Wesley Johnson had nine points and 10 rebounds. The Cyclones went 8-of-15 from the free throw line and shot 32.2 percent from the field.
