Postgame Notes vs. Virginia Tech

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. Virginia Tech

Oklahoma State - 65, Virginia Tech - 70

Dec. 11, 2022 | Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center)

Updated Records: Oklahoma State 6-4 overall, 0-0 Big 12 I Virginia Tech 10-1 overall, 1-0 ACC

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points - Avery Anderson III, Kalib Boone - 15, Assists - Avery Anderson III, Bryce Thompson - 4, Rebounds - Moussa Cisse, Kalib Boone - 7

Virginia Tech Leaders: Points - Sean Pedulla - 16, Assists - Sean Pedulla, Justyn Mutts - 4, Rebounds - Mylyjae Poteat, Hunter Cattoor - 6

Game Flow

Kalib Boone started the scoring with a beautiful post-move to give the Pokes the 2-0 lead on the first possession of the game. Boone has scored the first points for the Cowboys in five of the first ten games.
The Cowboys' defense held Virginia Tech to 2-of-6 shooting from the field and forced two turnovers, but trailed 5-2 heading into the first media timeout.
Back-to-back threes from Caleb Asberry tied the game at 12 with 12:00 remaining in the first half. Kalib Boone started the game 3-for-3 from the field to give him and Asberry all 12 of the Cowboys' points.
Four-straight made field goals and an 8-2 run got the Cowboys back within six after being down 12 in the first half. Kalib Boone continued to dominate in the paint, scoring ten points on 5-of-5 shooting.
The Cowboys struggled to get the offense flowing in the first half, trailing 34-25 at the halftime break.
OSU came out of the break on fire, scoring on its first five possessions of the second half, including three three-pointers from leading scorer Avery Anderson III, to bring the Cowboys within one point.
An and-1 in transition from Moussa Cisse extended the run to 14-to-1 to give the Cowboys the 40-38 lead, their first lead since being up 2-0 on the first possession of the game.
The Cowboys' defense dominated early in the second half, forcing Virginia Tech to miss 11 of its first 13 shots in the half. That defense allowed OSU to grab a 46-42 lead with 11:25 remaining in the contest.
A thunderous dunk from Kalib Boone tied the game at 51 with just under seven minutes to play.
A quick four points out of a timeout for the Cowboys tied the game once again at 58 with 3:00 to play.
A late three from John-Michael Wright kept things interesting, but ultimately wasn't enough as the Hokies left the Barclays Center with a 70-65 win.

Game Notes

Head coach Mike Boynton has stayed with the same starting-five in all ten games this season, going with Avery Anderson III, Bryce Thompson, John-Michael Wright, Kalib Boone and Moussa Cisse.
After a scoreless first half, Avery Anderson III showed his importance to the Cowboys success, scoring 15 second-half points to lead the Cowboys.
OSU has held nine of its ten opponents to 35 percent shooting or less from the three-point line, and six of ten have shot less than 30 percent.
With four blocks on Sunday, Kalib Boone moved into 9th all-time in blocks in school history. Boone passed Mitchell Solomon and Markel Brown in the record books. Boone's four blocks are a season-high, and improve his season total to ten.
Avery Anderson III recorded three steals against the Hokies, moving past Doug Gottlieb and Keiton Page and into 15th place in school history with 145 career steals.
Oklahoma State reached seven blocks as a team for the fourth time this season.

Team Streaks

OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 737 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
The Cowboys have posted ten or more assists in 19 of their past 22 games dating back to last season.
OSU has held teams to less than 40 percent shooting from the field in 12-straight games dating back to last year and has done so in 17 of its past 19 games.
The Cowboys have taken advantage of their size in the frontcourt, reaching at least ten offensive rebounds in nine of ten games this season.
That size has also given the Cowboys an edge in the paint offensively, outscoring nine-straight opponents in the paint.
Moussa Cisse has now recorded at least one block in each of his past 20 games. There have been just three games in his Oklahoma State career in which he did not record at least one block.
Cisse has reached at least two blocks in 12 of the past 14 games dating back to last season, tallying 42 total in those 14 games.
As a team, the Cowboys have reached at least three blocks in all ten games this season. OSU leads the Big 12 with 5.6 blocked shots per game.
Avery Anderson III has made a name for himself with his hounding on-ball defense. The senior guard has recorded at least two steals in seven of the Cowboys first ten games, and nine of the past 12 games dating back to last season.
The Cowboys have made 10 or more free throws in seven of the first ten games this season after doing so in 18 of their 30 games last season.

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Players Mentioned

Avery Anderson III

Caleb Asberry

Kalib Boone

Moussa Cisse

Bryce Thompson

John-Michael Wright

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