Oklahoma State at BYU Postgame Notes

Oklahoma State Postgame Notes at BYU
Final Score: Oklahoma State – 71, 20/23 BYU – 85
Records: Oklahoma State 12-19 (4-14); BYU 22-9 (10-8)
March 9, 2024 | Provo, Utah (Marriott Center)

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points – Javon Small (34), Rebounds – Jamyron Keller (6), Assists – Jamyron Keller, Brandon Garrison (2)
BYU Leaders: Points – Fousseyni Traore (19), Rebounds – Spencer Johnson (10), Assists – Dallin Hall (6)

Game Notes:
• Javon Small posted a career-high 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting (5-of-9 3PT) against the Cougars. Small's effort marked the most points by a Cowboy since Avery Anderson III scored 34 points against Iowa State on Jan. 26, 2022.
• Javon Small became one of eighth OSU guards to score 30+ points in a game since 2010, joining Jawun Evans (42), Keiton Page (40), Cade Cunningham (40), Marcus Smart (39), Avery Anderson (34), Phil Forte (31) and Markel Brown (30) in the elite class.
• Small became the first Cowboy to score 30+ points as the team's only double-digit scorer since tracking began in 2010.
• With one made 3-pointer on Saturday, John-Michael Wright's streak of multiple three-pointers ended at 13 games. Obi Muonelo owns the OSU record in the category, rattling multiple threes in 17 straight games.
• Javon Small, John-Michael Wright, Jamyron Keller, Quion Williams and Brandon Garrison started for the Cowboys.

Game Flow:
• Oklahoma State hit five of its last six shots to close the first half, trailing 32-29 to enter the halftime horn. The Cougars opened the night 2-of-10 from the floor, but led by as large as nine behind 10 first-half points from Jaxson Robinson.
• OSU started on a 6-0 run as Small opened with a top-of-the-key triple before Wright hit a contested right-wing three..
• BYU replied with its own pair of 3-pointers.
• Both sides entered the under-12 timeout knotted at 10-10 following makes from Wright and Garrison and back-to-back layups from Jaxson Robinson.
• Robinson continued to work inside, scoring 10-of-12 BYU points in a stretch that churned an 8-2 Cougars run.
• OSU ended the half on a 6-2 run, capped with Eric Dailey Jr. slashing from the foul line and throwing down a right-handed poster.
• BYU opened the second half on a 13-0 run in the first three-and-a-half minutes.
• The Cougars opened the second half on a 20-6 run, building its lead to 17.
• BYU's lead breached the 20-point mark with 11:25 in the half.
• Oklahoma State turned a 14-2 run, with Small scoring 13 points in the stretch, to cut the Cougars' lead to 13 with 7:34 to play.
• The Cowboys extended its run to a 20-5 push, cutting play to 10.
• OSU kept within distance, but never tapped into single digits as BYU took home the victory.

Team Streaks:
• OSU has made at least one three-point shot in 794 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
• OSU has shot more free throws than its opponent in 13 of the last 15 games.

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Players Mentioned

Avery Anderson III

Eric Dailey Jr.

Brandon Garrison

Jamyron Keller

Javon Small

Quion Williams

John-Michael Wright

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