Postgame Notes: Oklahoma State 71 - Texas Tech 68

Oklahoma State - 71, Texas Tech - 68

Feb. 8, 2023 | Stillwater, OK (Gallagher-Iba Arena) 

Updated Records: Oklahoma State 15-9 overall, 6-5 Big 12 I Texas Tech 12-12 overall, 1-10 Big 12

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points - Bryce Thompson - 21, Assists - Woody Newton - 3, Rebounds - Kalib Boone - 9

Texas Tech Leaders: Points - Jaylon Tyson - 20, Assists - Three tied - 2, Rebounds - Kevin Obanor - 7

Game Flow

• John-Michael Wright scored the Cowboys’ first basket of the night with a mid-range jumper.
• Oklahoma State made three of its first five field goals, but two three from Texas Tech gave them a 13-8 lead going into the first media timeout. 
• Back-to-back Bryce Thompson threes gave OSU its first lead of the game, 14-13, with 13:33 left in the first half.
• The Cowboys used a 16-2 run to extend the lead to 22-15 behind Bryce Thompson’s early 12 points.
• Bryce Thompson took over during the middle stretch of the first half, scoring nine-straight points for the Cowboys to take a 36-30 lead with 2:17 remaining in the half.
• The Cowboys took a 36-34 lead into the locker room behind 21 first-half points from Bryce Thompson.
• Woody Newton’s first three of the game gave the Cowboys a seven-point lead early in the second half.
• The Cowboys opened the second half on a 16-4 run, capped off by a Caleb Asberry three that put the Cowboys on top 52-38.
• Texas Tech came roaring back with a 7-0 run, but the Cowboys answered with back-to-back buckets from Quion Williams and John-Michael Wright.
• Kalib Boone came alive late scoring nine second-half points, and a key bucket down low to give the Cowboys a 67-66 lead with one minute remaining. 
• John-Michael Wright rebounded the miss and put in the game-winning layup with .8 seconds remaining.

Game Notes

• Head coach Mike Boynton went with Caleb Asberry, Bryce Thompson, John-Michael Wright, Kalib Boone and Woody Newton as the starting-five for the second-straight game. The Cowboys are 6-1 since inserting Newton as a starter.
• John-Michael Wright’s last-second and-1 was the Cowboys’ first final second game-winning shot since Feb. 6, 2013, when Markel Brown made a layup with .2 seconds remaining against Baylor in OT. It’s the first game-winning shot since Avery Anderson III’s pull-up three with 3.5 seconds remaining against Kansas State on Feb. 19, 2022, in OT.
• Bryce Thompson went off against the Red Raiders, scoring 21 points, his second 20-point performance of the season. Thompson made his first nine shots of the game, including three three pointers.
• Thompson scored 21 first-half points, the most in a half by a Cowboy since Avery Anderson III scored 23 in the second half against Iowa State on Jan. 26, 2022.
• Quion Williams made his biggest impact since conference play started, scoring 10 points, his most since Nov. 27 when he scored 11 against Prairie View.
• Kalib Boone continues to dominate the paint on both sides of the floor, scoring seven points while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out two assists.
• Boone continues to be the Cowboys’ all-time leader in field goal percentage in a career at 60.2 percent. At his current pace, Boone will become the first Cowboy to surpass the 60 percent mark in two different seasons.
• OSU has found success on the offensive end lately, scoring 30 or more points in 10 of its last 11 halves of basketball. 
• As a team, the Cowboys have reached at least three blocks in 23 of 24 games this season. OSU leads the Big 12 with 5.4 blocked shots per game, which ranks 13th in the country.
• OSU has held 20 of its 24 opponents to 35 percent shooting or less from the three-point line, and 14 of 24 have shot less than 30 percent. The Cowboys rank 19th in the country in three-point defense, holding opponents to 29.5 percent.

Oklahoma State’s win…

• Improved the Cowboys to 49-24 in the Texas Tech series dating back to 1937.
• Improved the Cowboys to 27-5 against the Red Raiders at home.
• Gave the Cowboys five wins in their last six games against Texas Tech.
• Gave the Cowboys four-straight wins at home against the Red Raiders.
• Extended the Cowboys win streak to four, a season best.
• Extended the Cowboys home win streak to five.
• Extended the Cowboys conference win streak to three for the first time since 2021.
• Gave Oklahoma State six wins in its last seven games.
• Improved OSU to 15-9 on the year and 6-5 in Big 12 play.
• Pushed Oklahoma State to 11-2 in home games this year.

Team Streaks

• OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 751 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
• The Cowboys have posted 10 or more assists in 31 of their past 36 games dating back to last season. 
• Dating back to last season, OSU has held 26 of its past 28 opponents under their season scoring average.
• The Cowboys have made 10 or more free throws in 17 of 24 games this season after doing so in 18 of their 30 games last season. 
• OSU has used its size to take advantage of smaller opponents on offense this season, outscoring 17 of its 24 opponents in the paint.
• OSU has forced 10 or more turnovers in 15-straight Big 12 games.
• Oklahoma State has recorded at least five steals in 21 of its 24 games this season.
• Kalib Boone has reached double-figures scoring in nine of his past 11 games and has scored 18 or more in four of his last five.
• Moussa Cisse has recorded at least one block in every game this season in which he has played at least five minutes. The only game Cisse didn’t record a block was against Oklahoma when he recorded just two minutes of action.
• Woody Newton has made at least one three-pointer in eight-straight games and has recorded two or more rebounds in 15 consecutive contests.
• Bryce Thompson has become a playmaker for the Cowboys, collecting at least three assists in five of his last seven games.
• The Cowboys have shot over 40 percent from the field in seven-straight games.