Postgame Notes: Oklahoma State 76 - Kansas 87

Oklahoma State - 76, Kansas - 87

Feb. 14, 2023 | Stillwater, OK (Gallagher-Iba Arena) | Attendance: 11,165

Updated Records: Oklahoma State 16-10 overall, 7-6 Big 12 I Kansas 21-5 overall, 9-4 Big 12

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points - Kalib Boone - 27, Assists - Bryce Thompson - 3, Rebounds - Moussa Cisse - 11

Kansas Leaders: Points - Gradey Dick - 26, Assists - Dajuan Harris - 9, Rebounds - Dajuan Harris - 5

Game Flow

• Kalib Boone scored the Cowboys’ first bucket of the night with a smooth post-move, immediately followed by a Bryce Thompson corner three to tie the game at five.
• Both teams got off to hot starts on the offensive end as the Jayhawks took an 11-9 lead into the first media timeout with 15:32 left in the first half.
• OSU made seven of eight shots from the 18:00 mark to the 12:00 mark, capped by a John-Michael Wright three-pointer to give the Pokes a 19-16 lead.
• In the first 11 minutes of the game, Bryce Thompson scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting to lead the Cowboys, taking a 23-20 lead.
• Kalib Boone and Bryce Thompson combined to score 28 of the Cowboys first 32 points, with 14 each. OSU trailed 33-32 with Kalib Boone headed to the free-throw line after the timeout. 3:54 left to play.
• John Michael-Wright’s second three extended the Cowboys lead to four with under two minutes to play until the halftime break.
• Back-to-back threes from Kansas gave the Jayhawks the halftime lead, 39-37. Oklahoma State shot 50 percent from the three-point line and outrebounded Kansas 19-to-13.
• The Cowboys’ offense scored 10 points in the first five minutes of the second half, but three threes from the Jayhawks gave them a 54-47 lead with 15:00 remaining.
• Back-to-back threes from John-Michael Wright brought the Cowboys back into the game after Kansas took an 11-point lead. 13:30 remaining, Jayhawks lead 58-53.
• The Cowboys made eight of its 16 field goals to start the second half, but still trailed the Jayhawks 70-61 with 6:49 to play.
• Kalib Boone tied his career-high of 25 points with 4:30 left, but the Cowboys trailed 76-66.
• The fifth three of the game from John-Michael Wright cut the lead down to seven with 2:27 remaining. Wright is 5-of-8 from downtown.
• Despite the Cowboys’ offense shooting 50 percent from the field and a career-high 27 points from Kalib Boone, the Cowboys fell to the Jayhawks 87-76.

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 fourth-straight game. The Cowboys are 7-2 since inserting Newton as a starter, and 3-1 since Caleb Asberry has been inserted.
• Kalib Boone continues to dominate the paint on both sides of the floor, scoring a career-high 27 points while grabbing nine rebounds, shooting a stellar 10-of-15 from the field.
• Boone has recorded 20 points or more in three games this season, including two of his last four games.
• Boone remains the Cowboys’ all-time leader in field goal percentage in a career at 60 percent. At his current pace, Boone will become the first Cowboy to surpass the 60 percent mark in two separate seasons.
• Bryce Thompson came out of the gates scorching hot, making a slew of mid-range jumpers on his way to 17 points, three assists and two rebounds.
• In two games against Kansas this season, Thompson has recorded 40 points on 8-of-15 from three. 
• John-Michael Wright provided a huge shooting boost, scoring 18 points, the fifth time he has scored 17 or more points in Big 12 play. Wright also added two rebounds and two assists while knocking down a season-high 6-of-10 three-pointers.
• Wright has made at least three three-pointers in back-to-back games, and has made three in seven games this season. Wright is shooting 59 percent from three-point range in his last four games.
• OSU has found success on the offensive end lately, scoring 30 or more points in 13 of its last 15 halves of basketball. 
• As a team, the Cowboys have reached at least three blocks in 24 of 26 games this season. OSU leads the Big 12 with 5.4 blocked shots per game, which ranks 14th in the country.
• OSU has held 21 of its 26 opponents to 35 percent shooting or less from the three-point line, and 14 of 26 have shot less than 30 percent. The Cowboys rank 17th in the country in three-point defense, holding opponents to 29.6 percent.

Team Streaks

• OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 753 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
• The Cowboys have shot over 40 percent from the field in nine-straight games.
• The Cowboys have posted 10 or more assists in 32 of their past 38 games dating back to last season. 
• Dating back to last season, OSU has held 27 of its past 30 opponents under their season scoring average.
• The Cowboys have made 10 or more free throws in 19 of 26 games this season after doing so in 18 of their 30 games last season. 
• Oklahoma State has reached double-digit second chance points in nine of 13 conference games this season, with a high of 16 against Kansas State and Baylor.
• OSU has forced 10 or more turnovers in 17-straight Big 12 games.
• Oklahoma State has recorded at least five steals in 21 of its 26 games this season.
• Oklahoma State is 15-3 when they shoot the same percentage or better than their opponent from the field this season. They are 1-7 when their opponent has a higher field goal percentage.
• OSU has had a 20-point scorer in four of its last five games.
• Kalib Boone has scored 13 or more points in nine of his last 12 games and has scored 18 or more in five of his last seven.
• Boone has recorded four or more rebounds in seven-straight games.
• 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 nine of his last ten games and has recorded two or more rebounds in 17 consecutive contests.