Oklahoma State University Athletics
Postgame Notes: OSU vs Georgetown
December 04, 2019 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State vs. Georgetown
December 4, 2019   Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Okla.  Â
Final Score: 81-74
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points: Lindy Waters 29; Rebounds: Lindy Waters and Cameron McGriff 6; Assists: Lindy Waters 6
Georgetown Leaders: Points: Mac McClung 33; Rebounds: Omer Yurtseven 9; Assists: Terrell Allen 5
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 7-1; Georgetown 5-3
Postgame NotesÂ
• This loss marked the Cowboys' first of the season. The last OSU team to have a better start to a season was the 2006-07 season.Â
• Oklahoma forced a total of 16 turnovers tonight.
• Georgetown finished a 24-18 advantage in points in the paint tonight.
• Oklahoma State's all time record against Georgetown is now 1-1.
• The only meeting prior to tonight's game between the two teams was on Nov. 23, 2016 in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational when the Cowboys won 97-70.
• Georgetown finished the game shooting 45.3%, marking the first team to shoot over 40.4% shooting on OSU this year.
Player Notes
• Lindy Waters finished with a career-high 27 points along with six rebounds and six assists.
• The last time OSU had two twenty point scorers was on Feb. 27, 2019 against Texas Tech. Lindy Waters finished with 26 and Thomas Dziagwa finished with 20.
• Isaac Likekele missed the first game of his career tonight. He had started all 39 games of his career thus far.
• Chris Harris Jr. finished the game with a career-high 10 points in his first career start for the Cowboys.
• Cameron McGriff finished with 20 points and grabbed six boards.
• Cameron McGriff finished the first half with 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the field.
• Yor Anei has now blocked a shot in 25 straight games and 36 of his 40 games overall.
• Seniors Lindy Waters (937 points), Cameron McGriff (901 points) and Thomas Dziagwa (719 points) all inched closer to the 1,000 point club tonight.
Game Flow
• The Cowboys' first five field goals of the night were all 3-point shots, three of them coming from Lindy Waters. Georgetown started the game shooting 10 of 14 from the field, helping fuel a 32-23 lead with 5:10 remaining in the first half. OSU would enter the half down 36-32 after Cameron McGriff hit a 3-point shot from the corner with seconds left.
• OSU took their first lead of the second half with 12:43 remaining when Yor Anei finished an and-one layup to put the Cowboys up 51-48. Georgetown would begin to pull away at the 10:15 mark and would lead for the remainder of the game.Â
Team Streak
• This game marked the first game in 34 games that the Cowboys used a different starting lineup. Chris Harris Jr. took the place of Isaac Likekele who joined Thomas Dziagwa, Lindy Waters, Cameron McGriff and Yor Anei.
• OSU has made at least one 3-point shot in 624 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 64 times in the Mike Boynton era. Georgetown finished the game with 16 turnovers.
