Oklahoma State at UCF Postgame Notes

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes at UCF
Final Score: No. 13 Oklahoma State – 62, No. 12 UCF – 77
Records: Oklahoma State 12-20 (4-15); UCF 16-15 (7-12)
March 12, 2024 | Kansas City, Missouri (T-Mobile Center)

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points – Javon Small (21), Rebounds – Eric Dailey Jr. (9), Assists – Quion Williams (5)
UCF Leaders: Points – Ibrahim Diallo (17), Rebounds – Ibrahim Diallo (11), Assists – Darius Johnson (5)

Game Notes:
• Oklahoma State logged its most blocks in a Big 12 Tournament game with 11. Its previous best was nine against Oklahoma during the 2015 Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals.
• Javon Small, who earned an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention this week, scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting. Small was the first Cowboy to score 20-or-more points in a Big 12 Tournament game since Cade Cunningham scored 29 points against Texas in the 2021 Big 12 Tournament Championship.
• Brandon Garrison posted five blocks on Tuesday, the most by an OSU player in the Big 12 Tournament since Kalib Boone recorded six against Baylor in the 2021 Big 12 Tournament semifinals.
• John-Michael Wright moved inside the top 400 in College Basketball Reference's all-time scoring list with 2,130 career points to tie for 397th.
• Oklahoma State rolled out a starting lineup of Javon Small, John-Michael Wright, Jamyron Keller, Quion Williams and Brandon Garrison.

Game Flow:
• After a frigid start from both sides, UCF carried a 35-31 lead into halftime. The Knights shot a bare 34.4% from the floor in the first half, but used a 5-of-10 three-point clip to stay above the Cowboys.
• Oklahoma State notched the scoring column first as Garrison nailed a stepback off a UCF turnover.
• Ibrahima Diallo took the Knights' first 3-of-4 shots, building a 3-2 edge off a made layup and split attempts off a shooting foul.
• After a Williams layup, C.J. Walker drained an and-one 3-pointer at the left wing, missing the free throw.
• Sides exchanged five-point stints, with Dailey Jr. cutting from the top-of-the key for a dunk and Hicklen nailing a three to trim play a 10-9.
• UCF stormed back with five consecutive points to lead, 15-9, entering the under-12 media timeout.
• Both sides struggled to gain momentum as play hit the midway mark of the first half, with both teams opening 6-of-21 (28.6%).
• The Cowboys took a 24-21 lead with 4:38 in the first half after a 7-2 run stamped by a Small right-wing 3-pointer. It marked OSU's first lead since being up 4-3.
• UCF regained the lead with a 7-0 run, holding the edge until the halftime buzzer.
• The Knights opened the second half on an 13-0 run to lead by 17 points, 48-31.
• OSU's first point of the half came at the 14:19 mark on an Eric Dailey Jr. free throw.
• UCF stacked its lead past the 20-point mark with a Darius Johnson right-corner three with 12:15 in action. Johnson's make capped an 18-1 run.
• Dailey Jr. notched OSU's first field goal of the second half, a midrange jumper with 11:50 to go.
• The Knights built its lead as large as 27, until Oklahoma State posted a 14-3 run to cut play to 16.
• Small accounted for 11 points of the 14-point punch, with Jarius Hicklen adding a 3-pointer.
• UCF countered the run, holding a double-digit lead until the buzzer.

Team Streaks:
• OSU has made at least one three-point shot in 795 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
• The Cowboys have notched double-digit assists in 22 games this season.
• OSU has logged double-digit offensive rebounds in two of its last three games and nine times this season.

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Players Mentioned

Kalib Boone

Eric Dailey Jr.

Brandon Garrison

Jarius Hicklen

Jamyron Keller

Javon Small

Quion Williams

John-Michael Wright

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