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Cowboys Pull Away From UTSA, 79-63
January 03, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 3, 2011
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jéan-Paul Olukemi scored 16 points to lead six Cowboys in double figures as Oklahoma State beat UTSA 79-63 on Monday night. Olukemi, a 6-foot-5 guard, hit 7 of 10 from the field, leading the Cowboys on a 61 percent shooting night. Oklahoma State also went 20 for 22 from the free-throw line. Marshall Moses added 14 points and Reger Dowell 12 for the Cowboys (12-2). Darrell Williams had 11 points and nine rebounds, Markel Brown scored 11 points and Matt Pilgrim had 10. UTSA (6-6), which lost its fourth in a row, got 16 points from Melvin Johnson and 14 each from Jerome Hill and Devin Gibson. The hosts blew it open with a 20-4 run over a 7-minute span early in the second half. It was 45-44 OSU with 16:25 to play, but a pair of dunks and a 3-pointer in transition by Olukemi, a Ray Penn 3 and Williams' offensive rebound and put-back helped make the score 65-48 with just under 9 minutes to play. Over the final 16 minutes Oklahoma State outscored the Roadrunners, 34-19. The Cowboys, who open Big 12 Conference play at home on Saturday against No. 17 Kansas State, got 50 points off the bench and held a 46-8 advantage on points in the paint. Olukemi, Dowell, Williams and Brown combined to play 87 minutes and commit just five turnovers. The foursome hit 15 of 22 shots, grabbed 18 rebounds and dished out eight assists. UTSA hit 11 of 20 from 3-point range, with Johnson making 4 of 7 from behind the arc.
