Oklahoma State University Athletics
The Sunday Wrap
February 01, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
Last Week's Results
Oklahoma State 64, No. 20/19 Baylor 53
No. 24/RV Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma State 56
Five Notes from the Week
► The Cowboys moved to 14-7 overall and 4-5 in Big 12 play with their win over Baylor and their loss to Oklahoma.
► The Cowboys are 10-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play at home this season.
► Phil Forte upped his career total in points to 1,151 with his 15-point performance against Oklahoma on Saturday, moving him past Raymond Crenshaw and Joe Atkinson and into 28th on the all-time OSU list.
► With 1,644 career points as a Cowboy, Le'Bryan Nash needs just six points to pass Keiton Page for eighth on OSU's all-time scoring list.
► Before missing his fourth free-throw attempt of the night against Oklahoma on Saturday, Phil Forte had swished 31 consecutive free throws, good for the sixth-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.
Last Week's Standouts
Guard Phil Forte | 5-11 | 185 | JR | Flower Mound, Texas
Phil Forte averaged 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and three steals on 9-of-17 shooting (.529 pct.) last week. Forte led all scorers in the Cowboys' win over Baylor with 16 points, which included four three-pointers on seven tries. The junior poured in 15 points on Saturday against Oklahoma and came up big on the defensive end as well, snagging four steals.
Post Michael Cobbins | 6-8 | 230 | RS SR | Amarillo, Texas
Averaging six points, eight rebounds and three blocks last week, Michael Cobbins was big for the Cowboys. In the Pokes' win over Baylor, Cobbins notched six points while also grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds and matching his career high in blocks with five rejections. Cobbins recorded six points, five boards and a block in the Cowboys' game against Oklahoma despite only playing 10 minutes in the second half before fouling out.
Looking Forward
This Wednesday, Feb. 4, Oklahoma State travels south to Austin, Texas, to face the 19th-ranked Texas Longhorns at 7 p.m. The Cowboys return home on Saturday, Feb. 7, for a showdown with No. 9 Kansas at Gallagher-Iba Arena at 1 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at okstate.com/tickets, by calling toll-free at 877-ALL-4-OSU and at the box office.
