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Oklahoma State University
16-10, 4-9
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17-9, 5-8
Oklahoma State Falls to Baylor in OT, 70-64
February 17, 2014 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 17, 2014
WACO, Texas (AP) - Markel Brown scored 26 points and Phil Forte added 20 for Oklahoma State, but the Cowboys fell to Baylor 70-64 in OT on Monday night.
The Cowboys went up 10 early in the second half on a 3-pointer by Forte, who was scoreless in a home loss to Baylor earlier in the month. The Bears rallied and went ahead on a dunk by Isaiah Austin with 5 minutes remaining.
Leyton Hammonds intercepted Gary Franklin's inbound pass with 3.5 seconds left and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for force overtime at 58-all.
Hammonds' tying shot was the only basket for the Cowboys in the final 3 minutes of regulation and the first 3 1/2 minutes of overtime.
The Bears missed some free throws in overtime to give the Cowboys a chance to stay close, and they got within two on a 3-pointer by Brown. But Kenny Chery made a driving layup for a four-point lead with less a minute left, and Brown missed a 3 at the other end.
Cory Jefferson, who had a game-high 13 rebounds, made a 3-pointer from the left wing in overtime and put Baylor ahead for good.
Brown and Forte were the only Oklahoma State players with more than six points.
Baylor shot 38 percent but stayed close in regulation with a huge edge in offensive rebounding and some tenacious defense that included consecutive shot-clock violations by the Cowboys, who shot just 37 percent.
Jefferson scored 25 points for Baylor.
The Bears (17-9, 5-8 Big 12) won in overtime at home for the second time in three days. Baylor's Brady Heslip hit a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation in a double-overtime victory against Kansas State on Saturday.
Isaiah Austin had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Bears, who won for the fourth time in six games in a run that started with a win at Oklahoma State that snapped a five-game skid.
This was supposed to be a high-profile Monday matchup between a pair of teams that were 12-1 and ranked in the top 10 nationally when Big 12 play started. Instead, it was a battle for postseason survival, and played out that way.
