Postgame Notes vs. Kansas State

January 10, 2023 | Cowboy Basketball

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. No. 11/13 Kansas State

Oklahoma State - 57, Kansas State - 65

Jan. 10, 2022 | Manhattan, KS (Bramlage Coliseum)

Updated Records: Oklahoma State 9-7 overall, 1-3 Big 12 I Kansas State 15-1 overall, 4-0 Big 12

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points - Kalib Boone - 23, Assists - Bryce Thompson, Avery Anderson III - 3, Rebounds - Tyreek Smith - 7

Kansas State Leaders: Points - Markquis Nowell - 20, Assists - Markquis Nowell - 7 Rebounds - Abayomi Iyiola, Nae'Qwan Tomlin - 7

Game Flow

Kalib Boone got the Cowboys on the scoreboard with a slick post-move early in the first half.
The Cowboys' defense led the charge early, blocking two shots in the first five minutes, as the Cowboys went into the first media timeout down, 6-4.
Back-to-back threes from John-Michael Wright and Caleb Asberry gave the Cowboys their first lead of the game, 10-9, with 13 minutes left in the first half.
Three-straight buckets from Kalib Boone put the Pokes on a 6-0 run that tied the game at 23 with just under five minutes to play in the first half.
The Cowboys extended that run to 11-0 after a fast break lay-in from Bryce Thomspson, forcing the Wildcats to take another timeout after the Pokes grabbed a four-point lead.
OSU ended the half on a 15-7 run, led by six points from Kalib Boone, to head into the break leading 32-30.
Kalib Boone continued to dominate down low, scoring his 13th and 14th points of the game to start the second half for the Cowboys.
A flurry of threes from the Wildcats gave them a 54-44 lead with 7:29 left in the game.
A quick 6-0 spurt from the Pokes brought the score within four with 4:34 left, led by Kalib Boone's ability to score down low.
A massive corner three from Chris Harris Jr. extended the run to 9-0, bringing OSU within one, 55-56, with 3:11 remaining.
The Cowboys kept it close until the end, but ended up falling 65-57.

Game Notes

Head coach Mike Boynton went with Avery Anderson III, Bryce Thompson, John-Michael Wright, Kalib Boone and Tyreek Smith as the starting-five for the second-straight game.
OSU has held 14 of its 16 opponents to 35 percent shooting or less from the three-point line, and ten of 16 have shot less than 30 percent.
The Cowboys came into the Kansas St. matchup ranking third in the country in opponents FG percentage, and Tuesday's contest was no different as the Wildcats shot 35 percent from the field.
Kansas St. entered the matchup averaging 98 points per game in conference play, but the elite Cowboy defense held the high-powered Wildcats to just 65 points.
After a career-night on both ends of the floor against Texas, Kalib Boone continued his success with a career-high 23 points, as well as three rebounds and two blocks.
Boone has scored 39 points and blocked eight shots over the last two games.
Caleb Asberry led the Cowboy guards with a season-high 15 points.
Avery Anderson III is close to reaching the illustrious 1,000 career-point mark, needing just 17 more points.
Tyreek Smith has started the previous two games in place of Moussa Cisse and has stepped up in a big way on the defensive end. In two starts, Smith has tied his career-high in blocks twice, with three blocks against Texas and Kansas State.
Bernard Kouma scored his first two points of the season against the Wildcats.

Team Streaks

OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 743 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
The Cowboys have posted ten or more assists in 23 of their past 28 games dating back to last season.
Dating back to last season, OSU has held 19 of its past 20 opponents under their season scoring average.
Oklahoma State has used its size to dominate in the paint offensively, outscoring 12 of its 16 opponents in the paint.
As a team, the Cowboys have reached at least three blocks in all 16 games this season. OSU leads the Big 12 with 5.5 blocked shots per game, which ranks 17th in the country.
John-Michael Wright has made a three-pointer in 11-straight games dating back to the win over Tulsa on Nov. 25. He has made at least one three-pointer in 29 of his past 35 games dating back to last season at High Point.
The Cowboys have made 10 or more free throws in 11 of the first 16 games this season after doing so in 18 of their 30 games last season.
The Cowboys have finished with five or more steals in seven-straight regular Big 12 games dating back to last year.
OSU has forced 10 or more turnovers in eight-straight Big 12 games.