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Cowboys Upset In Bedlam Battle 60-67
February 08, 2007 | Cowboy Basketball
JamesOn Curry started Oklahoma State's comeback from a nine-point deficit with a jumper from the foul line, and Mario Boggan brought the Cowboys within five when he tipped in Curry's missed attempt to complete the three-point play.
David Monds added a basket off an offensive rebound, and Terrel Harris -- playing with four fouls -- stole the ball from Michael Neal and then earned a trip to the free-throw line at the other end but missed both of his free throws with a chance to get the Cowboys within one with 2:47 remaining.
That's where Oklahoma State's rally ended.
Carter responded with a left-handed layup in the lane and -- after back-to-back 3-point misses by Curry and Byron Eaton -- he hit two foul shots to give the Sooners a 63-56 edge with 53.6 seconds left.
He then put back Austin Johnson's fast-break miss to seal the win.
Longar Longar added 13 points and Johnson scored 10 for Oklahoma (14-8, 5-4), which moved past Oklahoma State in the Big 12 standings.
Boggan led the Cowboys (18-5, 4-4) with 20 points, and Curry added 17. Oklahoma State hasn't won a road game in over a year, losing seven straight on opponents' home courts.
The Cowboys' last road win came Feb. 4, 2006, at Kansas State.
Oklahoma State eliminated a 10-point halftime deficit with an 11-1 run, taking a 40-39 lead on Boggan's jumper from the left baseline with 13:10 to play.
The Cowboys then committed four straight turnovers to contribute to a 13-2 Oklahoma run that Longar capped with a jumper from the left wing to make it 59-50 with 4:31 to play.
The deficit proved too much to overcome.
The Cowboys fell to 0-4 on the road this season. Oklahoma has won all five of its Big 12 home games.
Taylor Griffin scored back-to-back baskets to cap a run of eight straight points to lift Oklahoma to an early 14-4 advantage. The Sooners were able to sustain a pair of runs that twice got the Cowboys within three points, and Carter's two-handed jam in transition gave Oklahoma a 30-20 lead at halftime.
The Cowboys lost their best defender, forward Marcus Dove, to an apparent right leg injury when center Kenny Cooper fell backward on top of him while attempting to take a charge from Oklahoma guard David Godbold with 3:27 left in the first half.
Dove limped slowly to the locker room at halftime, but was able to return.
