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Cowboys Take Third Place In Charleston
November 22, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Jawun Evans had a career high 21 points and Oklahoma State held on through a wild final minute to beat Long Beach State 82-77 for third place at the Charleston Classic on Sunday.
The Cowboys (4-1) led 78-71 after Jeff Newberry's two foul shots with 43 seconds to go. But Oklahoma State's Chris Olivier was given a technical foul for undercutting a player while Evans was also called for a foul, giving Long Beach State's Justin Bibbins four foul shots which he made.
Bibbins made two more foul shots with 27 seconds left, drawing the 49ers to 78-77. Oklahoma State's Tyree Griffin, though, made four foul shots the rest of the way to preserve the victory.
Long Beach missed its last 11 shots, including a 3-pointer by Nick Faust trailing 80-77.
Faust led the 49ers (3-2) with 15 points.
Both teams had five players score in double figures.
Oklahoma State had a 15-point lead entering the second half, yet trailed 69-67 after Long Beach State's furious comeback.
Anthony Allen and Newberry had 13 points each while Jeffrey Carroll and Olivier had 11 apiece for Oklahoma State.
Roschon Prince scored 14, Gabe Levin and Travis Hammonds each had 12 and Bibbins added 10 for the 49ers.
Oklahoma State had aspirations of leaving here with a title, instead falling to the third-place game when it lost to George Mason on Friday.
The Cowboys made sure they'd end the eight-team tournament with a winning mark.
Trailing 13-7 early, Oklahoma State took off on a 21-5 run to gain control and move in front 28-18.
The Cowboys finished the half shooting 64 percent (18 of 28), going 6 of 10 from distance and outrebounding Long Beach State 18-10 in the first 20 minutes.
They stretched the lead to 49-34 at the break after Evans' foul shots in the final seconds.
Long Beach State saw the problems of its last outing show up again.
The 49ers were up early against No. 6 Virginia on Friday night before being run out of the building in an 87-52 loss. For a second straight game, Long Beach State could not sustain their quick start and fell way behind.
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TIP-INS
Oklahoma State: Phil Forte III had not missed a game in his first three-plus seasons with the Cowboys until this week. Forte hurt his left arm Thursday against Towson and has not played the past two games. He's Oklahoma State's third leading scorer at 13.3 points this season.
Long Beach State: Maryland transfer Nick Faust has made a quick impact in his first season with the 49ers. He's the team's leading scorer at 13.3 points a game and has hit 40 percent of his 3-point attempts.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State plays Long Beach State again in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday.
Long Beach State finishes a neutral site, away series with Oklahoma State on Friday.
