Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Postgame Notes

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. Texas Tech
Final Score: Oklahoma State – 73, Texas Tech – 90
Records: Oklahoma State 8-7 (0-2); Texas Tech 13-2 (2-0)
Jan. 9, 2024 | Stillwater, Okla. (United Supermarkets Arena)
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points – Bryce Thompson (17), Rebounds – Quion Williams (6), Assists – Bryce Thompson, Javon Small (2)
Texas Tech Leaders: Points – Pop Isaacs (24), Rebounds – Darrion Williams (9), Assists – Warren Washington (5)

Game Notes:
• Javon Small made two threes on Tuesday, placing multiple threes in nine straight contests. That's the longest such streak by a Cowboy since Thomas Dziagwa, who logged nine in a row with the last eight games of the 2018-19 season plus the 2019-20 opener.
• Cowboys Connor Dow and Justin McBride got their first taste of Big 12 action. Dow made his only three-point attempt late in the first half to pull OSU to within 35-31 with 2:00 to play.
• Oklahoma State rolled out a starting lineup of Javon Small, Bryce Thompson, Quion Williams, Eric Dailey Jr. and Brandon Garrison for the ninth consecutive game.

Game Flow:
• Oklahoma State opened on a 7-0 run on 3-of-4 shooting, while Texas Tech started 0-of-3 from the field.
• Each Cowboys starter made a basket to enter the under-16 media timeout ahead, 11-3, on 5-of-7 shooting.
• After a 6-0 stretch from the Red Raiders, the Cowboys replied with their own. In the stretch, Thompson absorbed contact for a left-handed layup, Garrison hammered down a dump-off pass from Small and Williams posted a steal and slam.
• OSU missed eight straight following the slam, allowing TTU to come within one, 20-19
• Dailey Jr. ended the drought with a stepback at the right elbow before the Red Raiders took its first lead with a five-point play off missed and-one layup and a second-chance three
• Texas Tech inflated its run to 19-2, going six-of-six in the span to lead by eight
• Oklahoma State took its first free throws of the game at the 3:22 mark of the first half. Texas Tech shot nine-of-11 at the stripe prior to that point.
• Pop Isaacs drilled a three to close the first half, putting TTU up 40-31 at the halftime horn.
• Texas Tech took a double-digit lead in the first 90 seconds of the second half and held its double-digit margin for the rest of play.
• John Michael-Wright sparked some production off the bench, scoring 14 second-half points with three triples and five free throws.

Highs and Lows:
• Nine turnovers matched OSU's season-low, set three times previously.
• Tech's five offensive rebounds matched the fewest by an OSU opponent this season (Dec. 20, Wofford). The Cowboys grabbed rebounds on 81.5% of the Red Raiders misses, marking the fifth time this season that they've topped the 80% mark defensively.

Team Streaks:
• OSU has made at least one three-point shot in 778 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001
• OSU is 8-0 when leading at the half but 0-7 when tied or trailing.
• OSU has posted 10+ made free throws in four straight games, matching its longest stretch of the season.

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Players Mentioned

Eric Dailey Jr.

Connor Dow

Brandon Garrison

Justin McBride

Javon Small

Bryce Thompson

Quion Williams

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