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Cowboys Drop Siena in Old Spice Classic, 77-68
November 30, 2008 | Cowboy Basketball
Page hit a key three-pointer with just under eight minutes to play after Siena rebounded from an 18-point deficit to trail by one, 56-55.
Terrel Harris had 12 points for Oklahoma State (5-2), which ended a two-game losing skid.
Siena got 22 points from Ryan Rossiter. The Saints (2-3) have lost three straight games for the first time since January 2006.
Page came off the bench and scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers, as Oklahoma State took a 45-32 halftime lead. The Cowboys took their biggest lead, 45-27, when Harris made a trey with about 90 seconds left in the half.
Oklahoma State shot 45.2 percent from the floor, including 12-of-25 from beyond the arc. Siena shot 45.8 percent, but just 2-of-14 from long range.
Senior guard Byron Eaton finished with just four points but had eight assists and five steals. He has 999 points in his career.
Siena guard Kenny Hasbrouck, the preseason Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player of the year, had 10 points.
Oklahoma State will return to action on Thursday, Dec. 4, as the Cowboys travel to Seattle, Wash., to face the Washington Huskies. Tipoff is set for 10 p.m. CT and the game will be televised by Fox Sports Net.
