Postgame Notes: Oklahoma State 67 - West Virginia 85

Oklahoma State - 67, West Virginia - 85

Feb. 20, 2023 | Morgantown, WV (WVU Coliseum) 

Updated Records: Oklahoma State 16-12 overall, 7-8 Big 12 I West Virginia 16-12 overall, 5-10 Big 12

Oklahoma State Leaders: Points - Caleb Asberry - 15, Assists - John-Michael Wright - 3, Rebounds - Quion Williams, Moussa Cisse - 7

West Virginia Leaders: Points - Erik Stevenson - 23, Assists - Joe Toussaint - 4, Rebounds - Four tied - 5

Game Flow

• Bryce Thompson hit the Cowboys’ first shot of the night with his 49th three-pointer of the season.
• A quick 5-0 spurt from the Cowboys tied the game at 10, with Bryce Thompson leading the way with five points.
• An and-1 from Tyreek Smith sent the Cowboys into the under-12 media timeout down 14-12 with a free-throw attempt after the break.
• West Virginia’s 16-0 run extended its lead out to 18 with four minutes left in the first half.
• The Cowboys headed into the halftime break down 40-21.
• OSU made three of its first four shots of the second half to bring the WVU lead down to 15, 45-30 with 16:37 left.
• Three-straight made field goals from the Cowboy offense brought the WVU lead to just 13 with 9:50 remaining.
• A 7-0 Mountaineer run extended the Cowboys’ deficit to 22 points with 7:41 left to play.
• The Cowboys could never find a way back into the game, losing by a final score of 85-67.

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 sixth-straight game.
• John-Michael Wright has surpassed 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists in his career after dishing out four assists against the Mountaineers.
• Bryce Thompson has reached double-figures scoring in five-straight games for the Cowboys, and 17 times this season.
• Caleb Asberry scored 15 points, reaching double-figures for the ninth time this season and 57th time in his career.
• Tyreek Smith played his best game in conference play, scoring nine points on 7-of-11 from the free-throw line, and grabbed four rebounds, blocked two shots and snagged one steal.
• Naz Brown scored the first two points of his career with a layup late in the contest.
• The Cowboys made a season-high 25 free-throws.
• OSU has scored 35 or more second-half points in five-straight games.
• As a team, the Cowboys have reached at least two blocks in every game this season. OSU leads the Big 12 with 5.0 blocked shots per game, which ranks 16th in the country.

Team Streaks

• OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 755 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
• The Cowboys have shot over 40 percent from the field in 10 of their last 11 games.
• The Cowboys have posted 10 or more assists in 33 of their past 40 games dating back to last season. 
• Dating back to last season, OSU has held 27 of its past 32 opponents under their season scoring average.
• The Cowboys have made 10 or more free throws in 21 of 28 games this season after doing so in 18 of their 30 games last season. 
• Oklahoma State has reached double-digit second chance points in 11 of 15 conference games this season, with a high of 16 against Kansas State and Baylor.
• Oklahoma State has recorded at least five steals in 23 of its 28 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 1-8 when their opponent has a higher field goal percentage.
• OSU has held 21 of its 28 opponents to 35 percent shooting or less from the three-point line, and 14 of 28 have shot less than 30 percent. The Cowboys rank 20th in the country in three-point defense, holding opponents to 29.9 percent.
• 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 10 of his last 12 games and has recorded two or more rebounds in 19 consecutive contests.