Postgame Notes vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Oklahoma State - 81, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi - 58

Dec. 20, 2022 | Stillwater, OK (Gallagher-Iba Arena)

Updated Records: Oklahoma State 8-4 overall, 0-0 Big 12 I Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 7-5 overall, 0-0 Southland Conference

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points - Bryce Thompson - 13, Assists - Avery Anderson III - 9, Rebounds - Moussa Cisse - 14

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Leaders: Points - Ross Williams - 19, Assists - Jalen Jackson - 3, Rebounds - Isaac Mushila - 5

Game Flow

Bryce Thompson picked up where he left off the last game, opening the scoring with his 17th three-pointer of the season to give the Cowboys a 3-0 lead.
Another three from John-Michael Wright put the Pokes up 6-0 going into the first media timeout. Texas A&M CC missed its first eight shots of the game.
A 12-4 run allowed the Cowboys to extend their lead to 22-8 with just less than eight minutes to play in the first half. OSU started the game on fire from the outside, making four early three-pointers, while the Islanders missed their first eight from beyond the arc.
The Cowboys continued to roll on both ends of the floor, extending the lead to 35-14 with just less than two minutes remaining in the half. Bryce Thompson, Quion Williams and Chris Harris Jr. all had six points, and were a combined 6-10 from beyond the arc.
Bryce Thompson knocked down two more three's at the end of the first half to give the Cowboys a 44-20 halftime lead, their largest of the season.
A quick 5-0 spurt from the Islanders brought the game within 19, but the Cowboys immediately responded with a 7-1 run of their own to get the lead back to 25.
Three and a half scoreless minutes from the Islanders allowed the Cowboys to extend the lead to 58-31 with 11:14 remaining.
The Cowboys continued to dominate the outmatched Islanders, winning by a final score of 81-58

Game Notes

Head coach Mike Boynton has stayed with the same starting-five in all 12 games this season, going with Avery Anderson III, Bryce Thompson, John-Michael Wright, Kalib Boone and Moussa Cisse. The 12 games is the longest the Cowboys have gone with the same starting-five since the 2018-19 season.
The Cowboys defense came to play on Tuesday, allowing just 20 first-half points, the third lowest total by an opponent in any half this season.
As the defense dominated, the Cowboy guards caught fire from deep, making ten first-half threes.
The Cowboys went on to set a new-season high with 13 three-point fields made. The last time the Cowboys made 13 threes was on Jan. 14, 2019, against Baylor.
The offense contributed 44 points in the first half, the fourth-most in any half this season for the Cowboys.
Texas A&M CC came into Tuesday's matchup averaging a conference-high 80.1 points per game, but managed just 58 points against the Cowboys.
OSU's offense is steadily improving, scoring more than 30 points in 12 of its last 15 halves of basketball.
OSU has held 11 of its 12 opponents to 35 percent shooting or less from the three-point line, and eight of 12 have shot less than 30 percent.
Avery Anderson III is close to reaching the illustrious 1,000 career-point mark, needing just 37 more points after scoring ten against the Islanders.
Anderson III spent most of the night initiating the offense, setting a new career-high with nine assists on Tuesday, two more than his previous high of seven.
Avery Anderson III's ability to attack the rim has given him consistent trips to the free-throw line, and Anderson has taken advantage. After Tuesday's 2-for-2 performance, Anderson is averaging nearly five attempts per game and is leading the Big 12 is free-throw percentage at 90.4 percent.
Bryce Thompson continues to shoot the three-ball well for the Cowboys, making 13 threes in the Cowboys' last four games.
Thompson led the Cowboys in scoring for 13th time in his career, and the fourth time this season.
Moussa Cisse continues to use his size to grab boards and block shots at a furious rate. The Big 12's leading rebounder and shot-blocker recorded 14 rebounds and one blocks on Saturday.
Cisse also recorded 12 points to give him his fifth double-double of the season, ranking him second in the Big 12, one behind KU's Jalen Wilson.
Cisse now has 35 blocks on the season, seven more than the second and third ranked players in the Big 12 combined.
Avery Anderson III recorded two steals against the Islanders on Tuesday. Anderson has upped his defensive prowess this season, averaging a career-high 2.2 steals per game, which ranks third in the Big 12.

Oklahoma State's Win…

Improved the Cowboys to 12-0 all-time in the series against Texas A&M CC, a series that dates back to 1972. The Cowboys have won all 12 matchups by double-digits, and eight by 20 or more.
Was the fifth time in the Mike Boynton era that the Cowboys have won the final game before conference play.
Was Boynton's 95th win as the leader of the Cowboy program.

Team Streaks

OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 739 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
Dating back to the Sam Houston game (eight halves of basketball), Oklahoma State has allowed teams to make more than nine field goals in a half just four times). The OSU defense has held teams to nine or less made field goals in three of its past four halves.
The Cowboys have posted ten or more assists in 21 of their past 24 games dating back to last season.
OSU has held teams to less than 40 percent shooting from the field in 14-straight games dating back to last year and has done so in 19 of its past 21 games.
Dating back to last season, OSU has held 15 of its past 16 opponents under their season scoring average.
Oklahoma State has used its size to dominate in the paint offensively, outscoring ten of its 12 opponents in the paint.
Moussa Cisse has now recorded at least one block in each of his past 22 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 13 of the past 16 games dating back to last season, tallying 46 total in those 16 games.
Cisse has reached thee blocks in eight of the Cowboys 12 games this season.
As a team, the Cowboys have reached at least three blocks in all 12 games this season. OSU leads the Big 12 with 5.3 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 nine of the Cowboys first 12 games, and 11 of 14 games dating back to last season.
The Cowboys have made 10 or more free throws in nine of the first 12 games this season after doing so in 18 of their 30 games last season.

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