Oklahoma State vs. UCF Postgame Notes

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes vs. UCF
Final Score: Oklahoma State – 71, UCF – 77
Records: Oklahoma State 12-16 (4-11); UCF 15-12 (6-9)
Feb. 28, 2024 | Stillwater, Oklahoma (Gallagher-Iba Arena)
Oklahoma State Leaders: Points – John-Michael Wright (22), Rebounds – Brandon Garrison (6), Assists – Jamyron Keller (3)
UCF Leaders: Points – Darius Johnson (17), Rebounds – C.J. Walker, Theirno Sylla (6), Assists – Marchelus Avery, Shemarri Allen (2)

Game Notes:
• John-Michael Wright scored 22 points on Wednesday, good for his most points in a game with OSU.
• John-Michael Wright has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last 11 games. With a 5-of-13 showing on Wednesday, he tied John Lucas, JamesOn Curry and Obi Muonelo for the third-longest streak in OSU history.
• The Cowboys shot 24-of-30 (80.0%) from the free throw line on Wednesday, marking the most in a home game since Feb. 12, 2022, when they went 26-of-34 against West Virginia.
• Wright's five threes were the most by an OSU player in a conference game this season and the last since Caleb Asberry drilled five against Texas Tech on March 4, 2023.
• The Cowboys and Knights posted 28 and 26 fouls on the night for a combined 54 fouls. It marked the most fouls in an OSU game since Jan. 21, 2017, at Texas Tech when both teams had 28 fouls.
• Oklahoma State had three players foul out in Javon Small, Brandon Garrison and Eric Dailey Jr. for the first time since Feb. 8, 2020, when Cameron McGriff, Kalib Boone and Jonathan Laurent each fouled out against Baylor.
• The Cowboys made 11 free throws in a row to start the game.
• Connor Dow returned to action for the first time since Feb. 10 against Oklahoma.
• Javon Small, John-Michael Wright, Jamyron Keller, Quion Williams and Brandon Garrison started for the second straight game.

Game Flow:
• Oklahoma State led wire-to-wire, and by as large as 12, in the first half, building off a 15-point half from Jamyron Keller and a 12-of-13 (92.3%) showing from the line.
• John-Michael Wright scored Oklahoma State's first 10-of-11 points to lead 11-7. Wright started the contest 3-of-5 from deep, canning a corner three to open the game, an and-one three and a triple from the right wing.
• After a Keller layup, Wright drilled his fourth three at the 14:12 mark.
• Eric Dailey Jr. came off the bench to score seven straight points, while UCF punched play to one possession off a 5-2 run.
• Small threw a transition alley-oop to Williams after Small, guarding Antwann Jones, jumped up and intercepted a pass.
• The transition lop kickstarted a 10-2 OSU run to go ahead, 36-24.
• In the spurt, Dailey Jr., Jalon Sellers and Marchelus Avery of UCF got tied up going for an OSU miss. With all three tied up after Avery was assessed a foul, Small and Sellers were given technical fouls after an exchange.
• Garrison was handed a flagrant foul penalty one.
• UCF closed play to four at half off a closing 14-6 run.
• The Knights took its first lead of the game to open the second half after spurring a 7-0 run.
• UCF carried its lead through the midway mark of the second half, stacking a 64-56 edge with 8:36 to play.
• Small scored seven straight points to tighten play to one.
• UCF responded with a 6-0 stretch to lead by seven inside three minutes.
• The Cowboys cut play to three with 1:11 to play, but the Knights fended them off to win.

Team Streaks:
• OSU has made at least one three-point shot in 791 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
• OSU has scored more than 70 points in four straight games, marking its second-longest streak of the season.
• OSU has posted more assists than its opponent in four straight games, while its also held its opponent to single-digit assists in back-to-back games.

Oklahoma State University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Caleb Asberry

Kalib Boone

Eric Dailey Jr.

Connor Dow

Brandon Garrison

Jamyron Keller

Javon Small

Quion Williams

John-Michael Wright

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