Oklahoma State Postgame Notes Vs. UTA

Oklahoma State 77, UT Arlington 66
Nov. 7, 2022 | Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena) | Attendance: 5,324
Updated Records: Oklahoma State 1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12 I UT Arlington 0-1 overall, 0-0 WAC
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points - Bryce Thompson - 18, Rebounds - Kalib Boone - 9, Assists - Caleb Asberry - 4
UTA Leaders: Points - Taj Anderson - 14, Rebounds - Pedro Castro, Shemar Wilson, Dario Domingos - 5, Assists - Kyron Gibson - 3

Game Flow

Kalib Boone opened the scoring for the Cowboys with a thunderous dunk early in the game to give the Cowboys the first lead of the night at 2-0.
Oklahoma State's defense held UT Arlington to two makes in its first 12 attempts from the field while also forcing six turnovers in the first eight minutes.
The Cowboys went on a 7-0 run to take a 12-5 lead at the 11:00 mark of the first half.
OSU held UT Arlington scoreless from 15:10-10:06, highlighted by five forced turnovers.
The Cowboys allowed just six points the final six minutes of the first half to head into the locker room with a 27-22 lead.
Oklahoma State came out hot in the second half with a 15-0 run, powered by eight points from Kalib Boone, to extend the lead to 42-22.
The Pokes outscored the Mavericks 28-2 in the first 8:30 of the second half on nine straight made baskets, including three triples.

Game Notes

The Cowboys clamped down on defense in the first half, holding UT Arlington to 22 points on 29 percent shooting from the field, including 0-for-8 from three-point range.
The OSU defense also recorded five steals and four blocks in the first half alone.
Newcomers John-Michael Wright (High Point), Caleb Asberry (Texas State) and Quion Williams all made their debuts in a Cowboys' uniform on Monday night.
Chris Harris Jr. made his first regular season appearance for the Cowboys since Nov. 25, 2020, (712 days ago) against UT Arlington.
Bryce Thompson led the Cowboys in scoring with 18 points, the eighth time in his career he has topped the scoresheet for OSU.
Caleb Asberry led all players in assists with four off the bench in his Cowboy debut.
Kalib Boone tallied 15 points in the season opener, his most since Nov. 17, 2021 against N.C. State.
All ten Cowboys who logged game action recorded scores in the contest for the first time since Jan. 26 against Iowa State. Bryce Thompson, Kalib Boone and John-Michael Wright scored in double figures.
John-Michael Wright was perfect from beyond the arc in his Cowboy debut, tallying 14 points and grabbing three rebounds.
The Cowboys offense came alive in the second half, scoring 50 points for the first time in a second half since scoring 53 against the College of Charleston on Nov. 22, 2021.
Mike Boynton went with Avery Anderson III, John-Michael Wright, Bryce Thompson, Kalib Boone and Moussa Cisse as the first starting five of the season.

Oklahoma State's Win…

Extended the Cowboys' current winning streak to three games.
Improved the Cowboys to 14-1 in the series against UTA.
Was Oklahoma State's eighth straight in the series, including the past three season-openers.
Made OSU 9-0 all-time at home in the series.
Improved head coach Mike Boynton to 5-1 in season openers.
Pushed OSU to 89-25 in season openers.

Team Streaks

OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 728 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
In the first half, Oklahoma State held UT Arlington to just 22 points. It marked the seventh-straight half of basketball that it held its opponent to less than 30 points.
Oklahoma State has recorded seven or more blocks in five-straight games.
The Cowboys have posted ten or more assists in 11 of their past 13 games dating back to last season.
OSU has recorded 10 or more offensive rebounds in seven of its past nine games.

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