Postgame Notes vs. UT Arlington

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. UT Arlington

Oklahoma State 88, UT Arlington 45
November 9, 2021 | Stillwater, OK (Gallagher-Iba Arena) | Attendance: 7,981
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12 UT Arlington 0-1 overall, 0-0 Sun Belt
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points- Moussa Cisse - 17, Rebounds- Moussa Cisse - 9, Assists- Isaac Likekele - 6
UT Arlington Leaders: Points- Pedro Castro - 9 Rebounds- Javon Levi - 5, Assists-Nicolas Elame - 2

Game Flow

Oklahoma State jumped out to a 39-8 lead and never looked back.
The OSU defense held UT Arlington to three for its first 20 shots from the floor and forced 10 turnovers in the first half.
The Cowboys were able to finish the half with 43-14 lead. The 29-point lead matches the 12th largest halftime lead in school history and the largest since a 68-36 halftime lead vs. New Orleans in 2016.
OSU opened up the second half on a 14-2 run to truly put the game away.

Game Notes

The Cowboys 43-point victory is the largest since the 51-point victory vs. Southeastern Louisiana on December 29, 2019

Transfers Moussa Cisse (Memphis), Bryce Thompson (Kansas), Tyreek Smith (Texas Tech), and Woody Newton (Syracuse) all made their debuts in a Cowboys' Uniform.
Isaac Likekele tallied his 345th career assist to bring himself within one of Ronnie Daniel's career total of 346 assists and move into Oklahoma State's top-ten all-time assists leaders.
Donovan Williams, who notched his first career start, and Bryce Thompson tallied career high in points with Williams scoring seven and Thompson scoring 14.
Moussa Cisse made his impact by leading all scorers with 17 points and adding 9 rebounds.
OSU also received the help of five Cowboys scoring in double figures. On the contrary, OSU's defense was able to hold all scorers in single digits for the first time since November 29, 2019, when they did this to Ole Miss in the NIT Preseason Tip Off.
The Oklahoma State defense totaled forced 22 turnovers, totaled 15 steals, and won the points off turnover battle 34-10
The Cowboys were still able to get the job done with the absences of Kalib Boone and Bryce Williams.
Mike Boynton went with starting five of Avery Anderson III, Isaac Likekele, Rondel Walker, Donovan Williams, and Moussa Cisse.

The Oklahoma State win…

Gave the Cowboys a commanding 13-1 advantage in the overall series and an 8-0 record in Stillwater vs. UT Arlington.
Made Head Coach Mike Boynton's record in season-openers improved to 4-1.
Gave Oklahoma State an all-time record of 88-25 in season openers.

Team Streaks

Dating back to last season, Avery Anderson III has reached double-figures in scoring in eight of his last nine games, including the last five.
The Cowboys are 57-14 in the Mike Boynton era when leading at the half.
OSU is 45-9 when holding its opponent under 40 percent shooting under Mike Boynton.
OSU has forced at least 10 turnovers 133 times under Mike Boynton.
OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 698 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001, which is the 24th longest current streak in college basketball.