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Post-Game Notes at West Virginia
March 07, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
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Oklahoma State at No. 20/20 West Virginia
March 7, 2015 | Morgantown, W.Va | WVU Coliseum
Post-Game Notes
Final Score: West Virginia 81, Oklahoma State 72
Game Notes
► West Virginia standout guards Juwan Staten and Gary Browne did not play due to injury, but the Mountaineers were able to overcome their loss thanks in part to a WVU bench that outscored OSU's, 28-3.
► On shots missed by West Virginia, the Mountaineers grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and OSU grabbed 15 defensive rebounds. WVU held a 22-4 advantage over OSU in second-chance points. West Virginia entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation with 17.1 offensive rebounds per game.
► Jeff Newberry turned in a career day, scoring a career-high 23 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 3-for-6 shooting from three-point range.
► Oklahoma State shot .542 pct. from the field and made 11 three-pointers. Prior to Saturday, the best OSU had shot from the field and still lost was a .449 pct. showing at TCU.
► West Virginia's Devin Williams was a standout, scoring 22 points on 14-of-15 shooting from the free throw line. As a team, West Virginia outscored the Cowboys from the free throw line, 23-9.
► Anthony Hickey scored 17 points and dished out seven assists against just two turnovers. He was 6-for-11 from the field and 5-for-8 from three-point range.
► After enduring a cold stretch the last five games, Phil Forte got back on track, scoring 13 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 shooting from three-point range.
► Oklahoma State made its first six field goal attempts in the game and didn't miss a shot until the 12:34 mark. As well as the Cowboys shot it early on, West Virginia still held an 18-14 lead at the time of OSU's first miss, thanks to 7-of-10 shooting and 10 early points off Cowboy turnovers. Both teams shot well throughout the first half, with the Cowboys finishing going 14-of-23 (.609 pct.) and the Mountaineers shooting 13-of-25 (.520 pct.) from the field. West Virginia led at the break, 39-32.
► West Virginia's pressure defense forced Oklahoma State into committing 15 turnovers, which the Mountaineers converted into 19 points.
► Oklahoma State trailed by as many as 14 points early in the second half, but trimmed the deficit to six with 10:28 left. From that point, West Virginia opened its lead back up and while OSU was able to hang around, the Mountaineers kept the Cowboys at arm's length and were never seriously in danger.
Streaks & Trends Through the West Virginia Game
► Including Saturday's showing, Oklahoma State has been outrebounded or matched in the rebounding column by 11 of its last 12 opponents.
► Entering Saturday's game, Oklahoma State's previous five opponents have made nearly as many free throws (94) as the Cowboys attempted (95). On Saturday, WVU made 23 free throws to OSU's 11 free throw attempts.
► Le'Bryan Nash has scored in double figures in 29 consecutive games (all of his games this season).
► Michael Cobbins has led the team in rebounding in each of the last five games.
► Michael Cobbins has blocked at least one shot in 25 of his 27 games this year and in 31 of his last 34 games, dating back to last season.
► In the last four games, Anthony Hickey has converted on 16 of his last 25 from three-point range (.640 pct.), a significant upgrade from the .322 pct. conversion rate he averaged before his current hot streak.
► OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 482 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
