Watch: Steve Lutz Talks 85-78 Win Over Southern Illinois

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State moved to 3-0 on the season following an 85-78 win over Southern Illinois on Thursday.

The Cowboys combined for 48% shooting from the field, while forcing 18 turnovers and scored 30 points off the turnovers. 

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“Obviously, we’re happy to be 3-0,” head coach Steve Lutz said after the game. “I thought the guys gave great effort tonight, I thought the fans were into the game, so I applaud them for that. I thought that the crowd was bigger tonight, so I think at the end of the day we’re building a little bit, but we’ve got a long ways to go in that regard. Probably the most important takeaway from the game is we need to learn how to finish. We need to learn how to finish people off when you get up 18 points and play winning basketball. We get away from playing winning basketball and then we put ourselves in a bind a little bit.”