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OSU Drops First Big 12 Road Test vs. West Virginia
January 11, 2022 | Cowboy Basketball
Postgame Notes
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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Jalen Bridges tied a career-high 22 points making all 10 of his foul shots and Gabe Osabuohien had a season-high 12 points and West Virginia pulled away from Oklahoma State for a 70-60 win on Tuesday night.
Kedrian Johnson made two foul shot to give the Mountaineers a 53-37 lead with 11:32 left before Oklahoma State scored nine straight to get within seven points as Isaac Likekele scored six during the run.
West Virginia responded with a 15-4 run to seal it. Taz Sherman scored 13 and Sean McNeil 12 for the Mountaineers.
Buoyed by Osabuohien's nine points off the bench in the first half, the Mountaineers (13-2, 2-1 Big 12 Conference) went on a 13-2 run and led 24-13 with 7:40 before halftime.
Osabuohien threw down a dunk and muscled in a layup through multiple defenders for the and-1 for the nine-point lead. He followed that with a layup and two foul shots to cap his 9-0 outburst.
In 125-career games it was only the sixth time Osabuohien reached double figures scoring.West Virginia went to intermission up 34-23 and the Cowboys Oklahoma State (8-6, 1-2) failed to get a single player in double-digit scoring before halftime.
