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Post-Game Notes
January 27, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
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Baylor at Oklahoma State
Jan. 27, 2015 | Stillwater, Okla./Gallagher-Iba Arena | Attendance: 7,364
Oklahoma State Post-Game Notes
Final Score: Oklahoma State 64, No. 20/19 Baylor 53
► Tuesday's game marked the 14th anniversary of the Jan. 27, 2001 plane crash that took the lives of 10 members of the Oklahoma State basketball family. The Ten were honored prior to the game with a moment of silence. At halftime, the Remember the Ten committee presented a check to OSU Counseling Services.
► Baylor went on an 11-0 run early in the first half, but the Cowboys weathered the storm and closed out the first half on a 24-8 run to take a 30-21 advantage into the locker room at halftime. The Pokes drained 5-of-10 attempts from three-point range in the opening stanza and held an 18-15 advantage on the boards against a Baylor team that entered the game ranked third nationally in rebounding margin. In its previous five games, OSU had struggled in the first half, converting on .331 pct. from the field and .240 pct. from three prior to intermission. The Pokes shot .462 pct. from the field and .500 pct. from deep in the first half against the Bears.
► Perhaps Baylor's biggest strength entering the game was rebounding. The Bears averaged an offensive rebound on 43.8 percent of their missed shots before Tuesday's game and ranked in the top six nationally in rebounding margin, rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game. Against the Cowboys, Baylor managed only a 35-34 rebounding advantage and grabbed 13 offensive rebounds on 36 misses (.361 pct.)
► Oklahoma State's defense successfully derailed the Baylor offense, as the Bears managed only .345 shooting from the field against OSU, well down from the .387 pct. shooting they averaged in Big 12 play prior to their date with the Cowboys.
► Tavarius Shine set a new career high with 11 points. He was four-of-five from the field and three-for-three from three-point range. His previous career best was a 10-point effort in OSU's win over Tulsa in Las Vegas.
► Anthony Hickey set a new career high with 10 assists. That total was the most for a Cowboy since Marcus Smart had 10 against Texas Tech last season.
► Michael Cobbins grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds and matched a career high by blocking five shots.
► Phil Forte scored 16 points to up his career total to 1,136. He passed both Mario Boggan and Chianti Roberts on the OSU career scoring list and now ranks 30th among on the Cowboys career chart. Additionally, he matched a career high with five rebounds.
The Oklahoma State win...
► Was its second over an opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll this season. The Cowboys previously beat No. 10 Texas in Stillwater on Jan. 10.
► Marked the 17th time that OSU has beaten an opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll since Travis Ford took over as head coach in 2008-09.
► Marked the Cowboys' third over a team with an RPI currently in the top 50. OSU has previously beaten Texas (RPI No. 26) and Tulsa (RPI No. 46).
► Kept the Cowboys undefeated at home against Big 12 opponents this year. OSU improved to 4-0 in the league at home with wins over Texas, Baylor, Kansas State and Texas Tech.
► Marked the Cowboys' third in their last five meetings with Baylor.
► Improved OSU to 26-5 all-time against the Bears in Stillwater.
► Improved the Cowboys to 10-1 in Gallagher-Iba Arena this season.
► Improved OSU to 92-15 in Gallagher-Iba Arena under Travis Ford.
Streaks and Trends Through the Baylor Game
► Oklahoma State is 57-3 in its last 60 games when holding its opponent under 60 points.
► Oklahoma State has recorded at least five steals in 18 of its 20 games this year.
► Phil Forte went 2-for-2 from the line and now has made 28 consecutive free throws, dating back to OSU's win over Texas on Jan. 10. This is the 10th-longest single-season streak in school history. Forte drained 43 straight free throws during one stretch from Feb. 13-Nov. 28, 2013, which tied Joe Smith (1967) for the longest consecutive free throws made streak in school history.
► Le'Bryan Nash has now scored in double figures in 19 consecutive games (all of his games this season).
► Phil Forte has scored in double figures in 19 of his 20 games this year and 28 of his last 30 games, dating back to last season.
► Anthony Hickey has now recorded at least one steal in 19 of 20 games this year.
► OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 472 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
