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Oklahoma State Drops Big 12-Big East Battle to Xavier, 77-71

December 5, 2021
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STILLWATER – It was a tough day at the office for Oklahoma State Cowboy basketball as they dropped a close one to Xavier in the Big 12-Big East Battle, 77-71.

With the loss, the Cowboys move to 6-3 on the season and will face Cleveland State on Monday, December 13 in Stillwater. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN+.

Avery Anderson III led the Cowboys with a season-high 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the floor, 3-for-6 from 3-point range. He also went 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and had five rebounds and three assists. This performance comes after a previous season-high 17-points against Wichita State last week.

Bryce Williams was next on the score sheet with 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting, but everyone else struggled from the floor as three scorers finished with seven points each, Bryce Thompson, Isaac Likekele and Kalib Boone. Woody Newton finished with a season-high six points following back-to-back three-pointers in the final four minutes of the game.

The first half for the Cowboys was very good. They shot 55% from the field and ended the first half on a 13-5 run, capped by a three-pointer by Anderson III at the buzzer to go into the second half leading 39-35.

The second half was a bit different as the Cowboys shot just 31% from the field. Fouls were also a major issue as the Pokes committed 15 fouls, resulting in 16-of-20 from the free throw line for the Musketeers.

For the game, the Cowboys were outrebounded 42-33, including a 28-22 differential on the defensive end of the court.

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Oklahoma State Drops Big 12-Big East Battle to Xavier, 77-71

1,837 Views | 2 Replies | Last: 2 yr ago by CaliforniaCowboy
CaliforniaCowboy
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listening to the announcers sort of brought the obvious home to roost....

"Xavier never plays the zone, but they're using it effectively against the Cowboys"

"OSU is not a 3-point shooting team, and I can't understand why they would throw up 26 treys"

add into that being out rebounded ..... yipes.

I'm scratching my head wondering how Coach B can recruit so many guards and not have any that can play the point or 2nd.

Anderson is the only bright spot, but he should be playing SF.

I don't know what to think... we're going to get crushed on the inside by he good B12 teams if this keeps up.
CaliforniaCowboy
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the announcers also said... and I really hated to hear this...

with about 5 minutes to go in the game, during a time out

"The Cowboys have given up, you can see it in their body language. Look at the Xavier huddle, they are in a tight group with their arms around each other, while the Cowboys are not huddled and look disinterested. Their arms are down, they look beat"

a short bit later he followed that up with a comment about loose balls...

"Xavier just wants the ball more, their diving and fighting for every loose ball, they look like they want it more"

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