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Post-Game Notes
February 09, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
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No. 21 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor
Feb. 9, 2015 | Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center
Oklahoma State Post-Game Notes
Final Score: Oklahoma State 74, Baylor 65
The Oklahoma State Win...
► Marked its fourth in the last six meetings with Baylor and its first in Waco since a 66-48 victory in 2006.
► Gave the Cowboys their first regular-season sweep of the Bears since 2006.
► Improved the Cowboys to 7-0 against teams from the state of Texas this season.
► Was its fifth over an opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll this season. The Cowboys previously beat No. 8 Kansas, No. 10 Texas and No. 20 Baylor in Stillwater and went on the road to top the No. 25 Longhorns in Austin.
► Marked just the third time in school history that the Cowboys have beaten opponents ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll in three consecutive games. The previous two times came during NCAA Tournament runs to the 1995 and 2004 Final Fours, respectively. It has never happened for OSU in three consecutive regular season games.
► Marked the fourth time in school history and the first time since 2003-04 that OSU has beaten at least five teams ranked in the Associated Press top 25 in the same season. The Cowboys beat five ranked teams in 1950-51, seven in 1991-92, eight in 1994-95 and nine in 2003-04.
► Marked the Cowboys' sixth over a team with an RPI in the top 50 and their ninth over a team with an RPI in the top 100 this season.
► Marked the 20th 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.
Game Notes
► Oklahoma State had 21 assists - its highest total of the year.
► The Cowboys opened the second half by draining each of their first four three-point attempts. OSU's hot shooting in the second half enabled the Cowboys to open up a 54-43 lead with 11:08 remaining. From that point, the two teams essentially traded baskets until Baylor went on a 6-0 run to trim OSU's lead to 58-55 with 4:59 left. OSU responded and kept the Bears at arm's length the rest of the way to seal its win.
► For the second consecutive game, four Cowboys reached double-figure scoring totals.
► Le'Bryan Nash matched a career high with three steals.
► Jeff Newberry finished with a career-high 16 points - his second consecutive double-figure scoring game. It was his first double-figure scoring game outside of Gallagher-Iba Arena. Prior to these last two games, Newberry averaged 5.7 points per game.
► Jeff Newberry also set a new career high with six assists.
► Baylor took a 33-32 lead into halftime. The advantage was built primarily on hot shooting (13-of-24 from the field (.542 pct.) and 3-of-6 shooting from three-point range) and OSU's lack thereof (3-of-15 from three-point range (.200 pct.) BU's Taurean Prince had 14 points before halftime. Le'Bryan Nash led the Cowboys with 11 points in the opening stanza. OSU recorded assists on 11 of its 12 first-half field goals. It appeared as if Baylor was creating distance from the Cowboys before OSU closed the first half with a 7-0 run to trim the deficit to just one point going into the locker room.
► Le'Bryan Nash entered the game needing 24 points to pass Desmond Mason and move into the top five on Oklahoma State's career scoring list. He finished with 22 to up his career total to 1,701 points.
► Anthony Hickey scored 12 points to mark his fourth straight double-figure scoring game. Prior to his current hot streak, he averaged 8.5 points per game. He added seven assists against no turnovers.
Streaks and Trends Through the Baylor Game
► Oklahoma State has won four of its last five games against teams ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press poll.
► Oklahoma State has now recorded at least five steals in 22 of its 24 games this year.
► Phil Forte has made 52 of his last 56 free throw attempts, dating back to OSU's win over Texas on Jan. 10 (.929 pct.)
► Le'Bryan Nash has scored in double figures in 23 consecutive games (all of his games this season).
► Phil Forte has now scored in double figures in 23 of his 24 games this year and 32 of his last 34 games, dating back to last season.
► Phil Forte has converted on 50 percent or better from the field in six of his last seven games.
► Anthony Hickey has made nine of his last 15 three-point attempts (.600 pct.), which is a significant improvement from the .322 percent that he had been shooting from beyond the arc prior to his current hot streak.
► Michael Cobbins has shot 50 percent or better from the field in eight of his last nine games.
► OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 476 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
