Postgame Notes vs. Baylor

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. Baylor

Oklahoma State 61, No. 1 Baylor 54
January 15, 2022| Waco, Texas (Ferrell Center)
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 9-7 overall, 2-3 Big 12 Baylor 15-2 overall, 3-2 Big 12
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points – Bryce Thompson – 19, Rebounds – Tyreek Smith – 8, Assists – Bryce Williams - 6
Baylor Leaders: Points – LJ Cryer – 18, Rebounds – Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua– 8, Assists – Kendall Brown - 3

Game Flow

Oklahoma State was able to jump out to an early lead on the top-ranked Bears with a 12-0 run to bring the score 15-4 early in the contest.
The Cowboys were fueled by another big run, this time 12-2, to take a 34-22 lead into halftime.
Baylor was able to chip into the Oklahoma State lead with a 6-0 run, but OSU still held a 46-35 lead by holding Baylor to 28 percent shooting up to that point.
Baylor put the pressure on Oklahoma State with a late 7-0 run but the Cowboys' Bryce Thompson answered and finished the game on a 6-0 run of his own to propel the Cowboys to a 61-54 victory.

Game Notes

The win against Baylor on Saturday marked the fourth win in school history vs. the No. 1 overall team and the first since 2/27/2010 vs. Kansas.
It was also the first time that Oklahoma State beat the No. 1 overall team on the road.
Head Coach Mike Boynton recorded his 19th win vs. a ranked opponent in his tenure. It was also his first win against the No. 1 ranked team.
The first half 18-point lead for the Cowboys gave them the largest lead that any Baylor opponent has had against. the Bears all season.
Oklahoma State held Baylor to a season-low 54 points. The Bears came into the game ranked 19th in the country in scoring offense averaging 81.5 points per game.
Tyreek Smith recorded a career-high eight rebounds. He previously also recorded eight on February 1, 2021 vs. Oklahoma.
Bryce Thompson recorded a new career-high in points with 19. His previous high was 15 which he scored earlier this season vs. Charleston.

Team Streaks

OSU has forced at least 10 turnovers 145 times under Mike Boynton.
Oklahoma State used the same starting lineup (Moussa Cisse, Avery Anderson III, Bryce Thompson, Isaac Likekele and Bryce Williams) for the fourth-straight game on Saturday against Baylor.
OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 713 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001, which is the 24th longest current streak in college basketball.

Oklahoma State University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Avery Anderson III

Moussa Cisse

Isaac Likekele

Tyreek Smith

Bryce Thompson

Bryce Williams

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