Oklahoma State University Athletics
Postgame Notes: OSU vs Houston
December 15, 2019 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State vs. Houston
December 15, 2019   Fertitta Center  Houston, Texas. Â
Final Score: 61-55
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points: Yor Anei 18; Rebounds: Cameron McGriff 10; Assists: Lindy Waters 3
Houston Leaders: Points: Caleb Mills 23 ; Rebounds: Nate Hinton 9; Assists: DeJon Jarreau, Fabian White Jr and Justin Gorham 2
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 8-2; Houston: 6-3
Player Notes
• Thomas Dziagwa scored the 200th 3-point basket of his career today, Thomas Dziagwa finished with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor.
• Yor Anei finished with 18 points and eight rebounds.
• Yor Anei has now blocked a shot in 27 straight games and 38 of his 42 games overall.
• Lindy Waters played his 100th career game in an OSU uniform today.
• Lindy Waters finished with eleven points, five rebounds and three assists.
• Cameron McGriff finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds, the senior's seventh double-double of his career.Â
• Isaac Likekele missed the third game of his career today. He started the first 39 games of his career.
• Dee Mitchell got his first career start today for the Cowboys.Â
• Senior captains Lindy Waters (959 points), Cameron McGriff (923 points) and Thomas Dziagwa (730 points) are nearing the 1,000 point club.
Postgame NotesÂ
• The Cowboys are 4-0 away from GIA this season, which is OSU's longest winning streak away from home since taking five straight Big 12 road games in 2017.
• Entering today, Houston had a 19-2 record at home over the last two seasons at the Fertitta Center.
• Houston guard Quentin Grimes, who entered today's game averaging 16.9 points per game, was held to zero points on 0-of-7 shooting.
• This game marked the second time this season Oklahoma State held an opponent under 20 points in the first half.
• Oklahoma State forced a total of 10 turnovers today.
• Oklahoma State's all-time record against Houston is now 13-8.
• Oklahoma State's all-time record against members of the American Conference is 155-72.
Game Flow
• Thomas Dziagwa helped fuel a 19-16 Oklahoma State lead with 7:46 remaining in the first half on 4-of-4 shooting from the field, including 3-of-3 behind the arc. The Cowboys' would end the first half on a 20-3 run, entering intermission up 35-19.
• Houston would tie the game at 50 with 3:40 remaining in the game. Lindy Waters nailed a 3-point shot to give OSU a 55-51 lead with 2:28 remaining to help fuel the victory down the stretch.Â
Team Streak
• The Cowboys have held eight of their ten opponents to 40.4% shooting or less this season. Houston shot 31.1% from the floor today.
• OSU has made at least one 3-point shot in 626 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 66 times in the Mike Boynton era. Houston finished the game with 10 turnovers.
