Oklahoma State University Athletics
Postgame Notes: OSU vs Kansas
February 24, 2020 | Cowboy Basketball
Oklahoma State vs. Kansas
February 24, 2020 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KansasÂ
Final Score: Oklahoma State 58, Kansas 83
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points: Cameron McGriff 16; Rebounds: Jonathan Laurent 8; Assists: Yor Anei and Kalib Boone 2
Kansas Leaders: Points: Udoka Azubuike 19; Rebounds: Udoka Azubuike 16; Assists: Marcus Garrett 7
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 14-14; (4-11); Kansas 25-3; (14-1)
Player Notes
• Tonight marked Lindy Waters' 100th career start for the Cowboys. Waters finished with 11 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
• Yor Anei finished with seven points, five rebounds, two assists, four blocks and one steal tonight. Anei has now posted 14 games with four blocks or more, passing Michael Cobbins on the OSU all-time multiple four-block games list. Anei has also blocked at least one shot in 52 of his 60 career games.
• Cameron McGriff finished with a team-high 16 points, five rebounds and one block. McGriff has posted at least 10 points and five rebounds in each of the last nine games. McGriff is the only Cowboy to have started every game this season. McGriff has started 73 consecutive games for the Cowboys, which is tied for the 14th longest streak in school history.Â
• Tonight marked Cameron McGriff's 128th game played for the Cowboys, which is tied for 12th on the OSU career games played list.
• Before this game, Isaac Likekele had at least two assists in each of his last 12 outings.
• Jonathan Laurent led the Cowboys in rebounds tonight with eight and marked the first time he has done so.
Postgame Notes
• Despite the loss, Oklahoma State has won four of its last seven games overall.
• The Cowboys forced 10 turnovers today. OSU has forced at least 10 turnovers 82 times under Mike Boynton, and is 46-35 in those games.Â
• The Cowboys outed the Jayhawks in rebounds tonight with a 9-4 advantage.
• The all-time record between Oklahoma State and Kansas is 59-117.
• OSU's all-time record in the Big 12 Conference is 457-531.
Game Flow
• Oklahoma State held a slim 10-9 advantage with 12:40 remaining in the first half. Kansas led by as much as 11 before the end of the half when the Jayhawks were up 30-19 with 4:01 remaining in the half. OSU would cut the KU lead to just six with 2:02 remaining and would enter intermission trailing 25-35.
• KU would extend their lead to as much as 36 before the game ended. OSU cut the lead back to 25 with 1:11 remaining in the game.
Team StreaksÂ
• Despite the loss, the Cowboys have eight wins against the AP top-25 under Mike Boynton, which is tied for the second most in the first three years by an OSU coach. Only Eddie Sutton (10) had more.Â
• OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 644 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001, which is the 24th longest current streak in college basketball.Â
Up Next
• Oklahoma State returns to Stillwater Saturday at 3 p.m. against Iowa State in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Tickets are available at okstate.com/tickets and the game will be shown on ESPNU.
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