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Oklahoma State Post-Game Notes vs. Kansas
February 07, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
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No. 8/9 Kansas at Oklahoma State
Feb. 7, 2015 | Stillwater, Okla. | Gallagher-Iba Arena
Oklahoma State Post-Game Notes
Final Score: Oklahoma State 67, No. 8 Kansas 62
The Oklahoma State win...
► Oklahoma State has taken four of the last six from Kansas in Gallagher-Iba Arena. How even has the series been recently? The last seven head-to-head meetings overall between the two teams have been decided by a grand total of three points, with Kansas holding a 499-496 edge.
► Marked the Cowboys' fourth over Kansas since Travis Ford took over as head coach in 2008-09. No team has beaten the Jayhawks more than three times during that span.
► Marked the 10th time that the Cowboys have beaten a team ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll in six-plus years under Travis Ford. Among OSU head coaches, only Eddie Sutton (16 in 16 years as head coach) has more wins over top-10 opponents than Ford. Henry Iba won nine over top-10 teams in the 22 years during his tenure that the Associated Press ranked teams.
► Marked the Cowboys' fifth over a team with an RPI in the top 50 and their eighth over a team with an RPI in the top 100 this season.
► Was its fourth over an opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll this season. The Cowboys previously beat No. 10 Texas and No. 20 Baylor in Stillwater, then went on the road to top the No. 25 Longhorns in Austin.
► Marked the 19th 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 third straight season and the fourth in the last six under coach Travis Ford that OSU has beaten at least three teams ranked in the Associated Press top 25 in the same season.
► Improved the Cowboys to 11-2 in Gallagher-Iba Arena this season.
► Improved OSU to 93-16 in Gallagher-Iba Arena under Travis Ford.
Game Notes
► Oklahoma State honored some of its past greats at halftime, recognizing the 1994-95 team to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its run to the 1995 Final Four.
► Four Cowboys turned in double-figure scoring totals (18 for Le'Bryan Nash, 15 for Anthony Hickey, 13 for Phil Forte and 10 for Jeff Newberry). It marked the fourth time that at least four Cowboys scored in double-figures against a Big 12 opponent. Previous occurrences came against Kansas State in Stillwater, against Oklahoma in Norman and against Baylor in Stillwater.
► OSU started the second half with a 14-1 run that changed the complexion of the game. The Cowboy run turned a 42-30 deficit into a 44-42 advantage with 16:27 remaining. The Pokes held Kansas scoreless for one five-minute and 38-second stretch of the second half. During that span, OSU went on a 6-0 run. From there, the teams exchanged blows and OSU held on to win.
► Kansas outrebounded Oklahoma State, 20-9, in the first half, but OSU owned a 26-15 rebounding edge in the second half.
► Phil Forte started the game despite battling flu-like symptoms the second half of the week. Forte did not participate in shoot around earlier in the day. Still, he played 29 minutes and finished with 13 points, two assists and two steals.
► Le'Bryan Nash was whistled for his second foul at the 10:52 mark of the first half. With Forte far from full-speed and the Cowboys in need of scoring punch, coach Travis Ford elected to keep Nash on the floor for most of the remainder of the first half. The gamble paid off with Nash avoiding a third foul before halftime.
► First-half fouls were an issue for Michael Cobbins as well, who picked up his second with 8:46 left in the first half and did not play the
► Kansas drained 7-of-9 three-pointers and 13-of-23 field goal attempts in the first half. The Jayhawks rode that hot shooting to a 41-30 halftime lead. KU led by as many as 14 points at one point of the first half.
► With Kansas shooting well early on, Oklahoma State was able to hang around by forcing turnovers (11 for the Jayhawks before half) and through aggressive offensive play that resulted in 18 Cowboy free throw attempts before halftime. For the game, OSU forced 18 Kansas turnovers.
Streaks and Trends Through the Kansas Game
► Oklahoma State is 10-1 this year and 105-19 under Travis Ford when attempting more free throws than the opponent.
► With 12 steals against Kansas, Oklahoma State has now recorded at least five steals in 21 of its 23 games this year and has 41steals in its last four games.
► After losing the points in the paint battle in 10 of its previous 11 games, Oklahoma State owned a 32-20 advantage inside in the win over Kansas.
► Anthony Hickey scored 15 points, marking the third straight game he has scored in double figures. He scored 10 points against Oklahoma and 15 against Texas in his two games previous to Saturday.
► Phil Forte has now struck for double-figure scoring totals in six of his seven career matchups with Kansas.
► Phil Forte has made 47 of his last 51 free throw attempts, dating back to OSU's win over Texas on Jan. 10 (.922 pct.)
► Le'Bryan Nash has scored in double figures in 22 consecutive games (all of his games this season).
► Phil Forte has scored in double figures in 22 of his 23 games this year and 31 of his last 33 games, dating back to last season. He scored 18 points against Kansas in Lawrence earlier this season.
► Anthony Hickey has at least one steal in 22 of 23 games this year.
► Michael Cobbins has now blocked at least one shot in 19 of his 20 games this year and in 25 of his last 27 games, dating back to last season.
► OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 475 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
Oklahoma State's Wins over Top-10 Opponents, Travis Ford Era
March 12, 2009 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma (in OKC) .......... W, 71-70
Jan. 23, 2010 at No. 10 Kansas State .......... W, 73-69
Feb. 27, 2010 No. 1 Kansas .......... W, 85-77
Jan. 25, 2012 No. 2 Missouri .......... W, 79-72
Nov. 18, 2012 vs. No. 6 N.C. State (in Puerto Rico) .......... W, 76-56
Feb. 2, 2013 at No. 1 Kansas .......... W, 85-80
March 9, 2013 No. 9 Kansas State .......... W, 76-70
March 1, 2014 No. 5 Kansas .......... W, 72-65
Jan. 10, 2015 No. 10 Texas .......... W, 69-58
Feb. 7, 2015 No. 8 Kansas .......... W, 67-62
Oklahoma State vs. Kansas - Last Five Meetings in Stillwater
02-23-2008 W, 61-60
02-27-2010 W, 85-77
02-27-2012 L, 58-70
02-20-2013 L, 67-68 (2OT)
03-01-2014 W, 72-65
02-07-2015 W, 67-62
