Oklahoma State University Athletics
Postgame Notes vs Texas Tech
January 19, 2013 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 19, 2013
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Postgame Notes
Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
Saturday, January 19, 2013
• Oklahoma State's 34-point victory over Texas Tech is the fourth-largest over a Big 12 opponent since the league formed in 1996-97. It's also the largest margin of victory over a league foe since the Cowboys defeated Nebraska by 39 (94-55) on Feb. 19, 2000.
• Markel Brown scored 21 points against the Red Raiders, his second 20-point game of the season and his 12th-consecutive double-figure scoring game. His six assists are a season high.
• Phil Forte's 19 points were three shy of his career best of 22 he scored against Tennessee Tech. It was his eighth double-figure game of the season.
• OSU's 50 percent shooting (8 of 16) from beyond the arc is a season high. The previous high was 7 of 15 (.467) vs Portland State.
• Sophomore forward Marek Soucek made his first appearance in a game since Nov. 16 when he played 12 minutes against Tennessee. He miss the last 12 games with a knee injury.
• Sophomore guard Christian Sager matched his career high with five points against the Red Raiders. He also scored five points against Texas Tech on March 7, 2012, in the Big 12 Championship.
• Oklahoma State held Texas Tech to just 45 points on 28.3 percent shooting. It marks the seventh time this season that the Cowboys have held an opponent below 50 points, and the shooting from the floor was the second-lowest of the season (Tennessee shot just 26 percent). Not since 1962-63 has OSU held seven or more opponents under 50 points; that year, the Cowboys held 10 opponents under 50 points.
