Oklahoma State Gets Blown Out By Kansas State 85-57

Oklahoma State has now dropped three-straight games in conference play as the Cowboys got blown out on the road in Manhattan, KS, 85-57.

With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 10-10 on the season and 2-7 in Big 12 play.

Marchelus Avery exploded in the second half, scoring 15 points to finish with 22 points on the night, going 7-of-8 from the floor, 2-of-3 from 3-point range.

Bryce Thompson was the only other Pokes in double figures as he finished with 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting.

As a team, the Cowboys shot 39% from the floor, 31% from 3-point range and 60% from the free throw line. The main problem for the Cowboys is they turned the ball over 21 times, leading to 28 points on the other end. 

That momentum led to one of the best games of the season for K-State as the Wildcats shot nearly 53% from the floor and 52% from 3-point range.

It was a challenging first half for the Cowboys as they had a six minute scoring drought, which was coupled with an 11-0 K-State run to put them up by 18 points, 36-18. The Cowboys also turned the ball over 12 times in the first 16 minutes of the game, leading to 18 points on the other end for K-State.

A free throw by Devo Davis ending the scoring drought for the Pokes cut the deficit to 17 points, which was followed up with a layup by Thompson gave the Pokes a little bit of life. A few minutes later, Davis hit just his second bucket of Big 12 play to make it a 13-point game, 36-23. But the Wildcats went on a quick 9-0 run to end the half, giving them their largest lead of the first half, 22 points, 45-23.

Thompson led the way in the first with eight points on 50% shooting from the floor. The Cowboys also had 16 turnovers in the first half, leading to 22 points on the other end for the Wildcats.

The start of the second half was just as bad as the end of the first half as Dean hit a fast layup, which was followed by a 12-0 K-State tun to put the Wildcats up 32 points, 57-25

It took most of the second half, but the Cowboys doubled their first half points in the second. The problem is the Wildcats kept their score at nearly 30 points for the remainder of the game.