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Next Day Minute: Defense Powered OSU Over UMKC, Into Big 12 Play
December 30, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER – Defense led Oklahoma State to its win over UMKC on Tuesday night, but Leyton Hammonds and the Cowboys know the real season begins on Saturday against TCU.
Watch the video to hear straight from Hammonds about his team's outlook on the start of Big 12 play, and check out the facts and figures behind OSU's win over the Roos.
Cowboy Quick Hitters
• OSU held the Roos to 43 points on the night, which are the fewest points allowed by the Cowboys since beating Utah Valley 93-40 on Nov. 12, 2013.
• Tyree Griffin scored 11 points on the night, which ties his career high.
• Jeff Newberry racked up 11 points. The senior has now reached double-figures in scoring for the 18th time in his career at OSU. He also collected a team-high seven rebounds, which Newberry four games with at least seven boards and seven points.
• UMKC scored 18 first-half points, which are the fewest allowed by the Cowboys since holding South Carolina to 15 on Dec. 6, 2013.
• Anthony Allen blocked 6 shots against UMKC, which ties his career high and ties for the 11th best outing in the history of OSU basketball. This is his third game this year with at least four rejctions. In fact, Allen blocked a pair of shots in the game's opening two mintues. Allen now has six multi-block games this season and 11 for his career.
• As a team OSU blocked eight shots, which are the most since blocking nine against Long Beach State in the third place game of the Charleston Classic. The Cowboys now have six games with at least five blocks this year.
• The Cowboys jumped out to an 11-2 lead thanks to a great defensive effort. OSU held the Roos to 1-of-12 shooting and forced five turnovers in the game's opening 8:27.
• The Cowboys had an uncharacteristically poor night from the free-throw line. OSU entered the game 15th in the nation with a mark of 76.4 percent, but hit just 55 percent on the night.
Quotable Cowboys
• Head coach Travis Ford on entering Big 12 play …
"As we told our team, this is the best league in America. I don't know if there is a close second. It's an exciting time, but you have to take it one game at a time. We know the challenge that is ahead of us, and we have to play better than we ever have. We have three days to get better. Hopefully we'll get a big win Friday night, and hopefully we can get some fans here during our home-opener of Big 12 play. I thought the fans were very good tonight. They were loud, and we need to get people here to support these guys. We need all the help we can get right now. We also need to get healthy. That's the other thing right now, we've got some key players out. We need to take care of the basketball, and take it one game at a time."
Watch the video to hear straight from Hammonds about his team's outlook on the start of Big 12 play, and check out the facts and figures behind OSU's win over the Roos.
Cowboy Quick Hitters
• OSU held the Roos to 43 points on the night, which are the fewest points allowed by the Cowboys since beating Utah Valley 93-40 on Nov. 12, 2013.
• Tyree Griffin scored 11 points on the night, which ties his career high.
• Jeff Newberry racked up 11 points. The senior has now reached double-figures in scoring for the 18th time in his career at OSU. He also collected a team-high seven rebounds, which Newberry four games with at least seven boards and seven points.
• UMKC scored 18 first-half points, which are the fewest allowed by the Cowboys since holding South Carolina to 15 on Dec. 6, 2013.
• Anthony Allen blocked 6 shots against UMKC, which ties his career high and ties for the 11th best outing in the history of OSU basketball. This is his third game this year with at least four rejctions. In fact, Allen blocked a pair of shots in the game's opening two mintues. Allen now has six multi-block games this season and 11 for his career.
• As a team OSU blocked eight shots, which are the most since blocking nine against Long Beach State in the third place game of the Charleston Classic. The Cowboys now have six games with at least five blocks this year.
• The Cowboys jumped out to an 11-2 lead thanks to a great defensive effort. OSU held the Roos to 1-of-12 shooting and forced five turnovers in the game's opening 8:27.
• The Cowboys had an uncharacteristically poor night from the free-throw line. OSU entered the game 15th in the nation with a mark of 76.4 percent, but hit just 55 percent on the night.
Quotable Cowboys
• Head coach Travis Ford on entering Big 12 play …
"As we told our team, this is the best league in America. I don't know if there is a close second. It's an exciting time, but you have to take it one game at a time. We know the challenge that is ahead of us, and we have to play better than we ever have. We have three days to get better. Hopefully we'll get a big win Friday night, and hopefully we can get some fans here during our home-opener of Big 12 play. I thought the fans were very good tonight. They were loud, and we need to get people here to support these guys. We need all the help we can get right now. We also need to get healthy. That's the other thing right now, we've got some key players out. We need to take care of the basketball, and take it one game at a time."
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