Oklahoma State Basketball Postgame notes vs. UT Arlington

November 25, 2020 | Cowboy Basketball

Oklahoma State 75, UT Arlington 68

November 25, 2020 I College Park Center I Arlington, Texas
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12 UT Arlington 0-1 overall, 0-0 Sun Belt
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points – Cade Cunningham - 21, Rebounds – Isaac Likekele - 13, Assists – Isaac Likekele - 7
UT Arlington Leaders: Points – Shahada Wells - 21, Rebounds – Nicolas Elame - 8, Assists – Nicolas Elame – 5

Oklahoma State Post-Game notes
Game Flow

Both teams started out slow offensively, shooting a combined 5-20 as UT Arlington jumped out to an early 13-8 lead. Oklahoma State heated up from the floor the last 10 minutes of the first half, finishing on a 24-14 run to take the lead into the break. UTA went on a 13-0 run to take the lead with 10 minutes remaining, but the Cowboys finished the game strong. OSU took the lead 53-51 with 9 minutes remaining on a Matthew Alexander-Moncrieffe layup and never relinquished it.

Game notes

Preseason All-American Cade Cunningham made his debut for OSU, leading the Cowboys with 21 points while also pulling down 10 rebounds – The first 20-10 game for OSU since 2018.
Isaac Likekele grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, which is the most a Cowboy has had in a game since Cam McGriff also had 13 on Jan. 2, 2019.
Keylan Boone also had a career-high rebounding total, finishing with 12 rebounds. Boone completed the first double-double of his career with 10 points.
Six Cowboys made their OSU debuts, including Cunningham, Donovan Williams, Rondel Walker, Matthew Alexander-Moncrieffe, Bernard Kouma and Ferron Flavors Jr.

The Oklahoma State win…

Marked the Cowboys' first of the season and improved OSU's record to 3-1 in season openers under Mike Boynton.
Improved the Cowboys' record to 87-25 (.777) all-time in season openers.
Improved OSU's record to 12-1 all-time against UT Arlington and 4-1 in Arlington.

Team Streaks

Dating back to last season, the Cowboys have won five straight games, their last loss coming February 24 at Kansas.

Up Next

The Cowboys come home to Gallagher-Iba Arena for the first time this season to take on Texas Southern at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.