Oklahoma State University Athletics
Postgame Notes: OSU vs Yale
November 17, 2019 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State vs. Yale
November 17, 2019   Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Okla.Â
Final Score: 64-57
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points: Lindy Waters 19; Rebounds: Yor Anei 7; Assists: Isaac Likekele 6
Yale Leaders: Points: Paul Atkinson 16; Rebounds: Paul Atkinson 10; Assists: Eric Monroe 4
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 4-0; Yale 2-2
Player NotesÂ
• Lindy Waters led all scorers with 19 points and added five rebounds.
• Yor Anei finished the game with 12 points and 7 rebounds, scoring the entirety of his points in the second half.
• Yor Anei has now blocked at least one shot in 21 straight games and 32 of his 36 games overall.
• Seniors Lindy Waters (881 points), Cameron McGriff (854 points) and Thomas Dziagwa (672 points) all inched closer to    the 1,000 point club tonight.
• Cameron McGriff has started in 50 straight games for the Cowboys, which is the 37th longest active streak in college basketball.Â
• Isaac Likekele finished with a balanced statline of 10 points, five rebounds and six assists.
Game Flow
• The Cowboys jumped out to a 13-point first-half lead fueled by a 10-0 run with 6:31 remaining in the half. Yale would cut into the OSU lead, entering intermission with the score at 27-23.
• The second half would be a closer affair as Oklahoma State's largest lead was only seven with 11:20 remaining in the game. The game would be tied in the second half a total of six times, but the Cowboys would run away late off of a pair of 3-point shots from Lindy Waters with 1:23 remaining.
Postgame NotesÂ
• Yale (42) finished with a slight edge over OSU (38) in rebounds today.Â
• Oklahoma forced a total of 22 turnovers tonight.
• Oklahoma State (38 points) outed Yale (24 points) in the paint.
• With the win, OSU is now 6-1 all time against teams of the Ivy League.
• The last time these teams faced was on Nov. 22, 2002 when OSU won 68-59 in Stillwater, Okla.
Team Streaks
• OSU has held their opponents to under 40% shooting for nine consecutive halves. Yale finished shooting 38.2%.
• OSU has held every opponent under 40% shooting this season.
• This marked the first game OSU did not finish with a team total of at least four blocks.
• With the win, Oklahoma State is 22-5 when holding its opponent under 40% shooting under Mike Boynton.
• The Cowboys have used the same starting lineup the last 31 games: Isaac Likekele, Thomas Dziagwa, Lindy Waters, Cameron McGriff and Yor Anei.
• OSU has made at least one 3-point shot in 620 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001, which is the 24th longest current streak in college basketball.
• OSU has forced at least 10 turnovers 61 times in the Mike Boynton era. Yale finished the game with 22 turnovers.
