Besides the dismal shooting percentage from outside and inside crib shots missed, the loss of Fallah early in the game was a dagger to the heart of this team. Without his rebounding and soft hands around the rim we were doomed from the start. As much as I like Roy's game, he must learn how to dish off to a wide open big man at the rim, instead of forcing every shot on every drive. He missed several easy assist opportunities. He either doesn't see it or he is a ball hog.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma State’s win streak came to an end at nine games as they fell to Oklahoma 85-76. at Paycom Center.
With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 9-1 on the season.
As a team, the Cowboys shot 38% from the floor, 31% from 3-point range and 81% from the free throw line. They were outrebounded 46-36, including 35-26 on the defensive end and 11-10 on the offensive end.
They scored nine points off nine OU turnovers, while the Pokes turned it over just five times for five points.
Kanye Clary led the team with 18 points on 6-of-13 from the floor, 1-of-5 from the free throw line. He also had four assists.
Christian Coleman finished with 17 points, Anthony Roy with 16 points and Vyctorious Miller with 13.
It was a close first half score-wise, but the Cowboys struggled shooting from the floor and 3-point range. They finished the first half shooting just 37% from the floor and 29% from 3-point range. On the other end, the Sooners had no problem shooting the deep ball as 27 of their 41 points came from beyond the line on 9-of-18 shooting as the Pokes entered the break trailing 41-35.
Poor shooting was the same story for the Cowboys out of the break as they shot 1-of-8 from the floor the first five minutes of the second half and 0-of-2 from 3-point range. The Sooners weren’t much better as they were just 33% from the floor and 25% from 3-point range, leading the Pokes 48-41 through the first media timeout.
The Cowboys came out of the under-16 media timeout on a 4-0 run, two free throws from Christian Coleman and a layup from Kanye Clary to make it a three-point game, 48-45. Pack made it five-points again with two free throws, before Clary drilled a big three at the 12:19 mark leading to a timeout on the floor following an offensive flagrant foul and turnover by OU’s Wague. Christian Coleman, who was on the receiving end, made one of two free throws, then a hammering slam dunk to give the Pokes their first lead since the 10:41 mark of the first half, 51-50.
After that stretch, the Cowboys went on a near-three-minute scoring drought, with the Sooners taking a 58-53 lead. A corner three by Miller ended that, making it a two-point game once again, 58-56.
But the Sooners would go into the under-eight timeout on an 11-3 run, up 62-56, making 4-of-5 shots, while the Pokes would miss 6-of-7. Still a close game with neither team able to pull away.
After the Sooners made it a nine-point game, 70-61, at the 5:27 mark, the Cowboys finally started to heat up a bit to make it a three-point game, 79-76, with 1:37 left. But they couldn’t get any closer than that as the Sooners pulled back away with a dunk and two made free throws to make it a seven-point game once again, 83-76. Two free throws late made it a nine-point game.
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