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Oklahoma State basketball: Cowboys drop Big 12 opener, 92-75 to No. 11 West Virginia

Source: thefranchiseok.com --- Friday, December 30, 2016
Source: OSU Sports Extra TURN CAPTIONS OFF BUY THIS IMAGE Oklahoma State guard Jawun Evans (center) throws a pass between two defenders during a 92-75 Big 12 loss to No. 11 West Virginia on Friday at Gallagher Iba Arena in Stillwater. TYLER DRABEK/for the Tulsa World STILLWATER — Brad Underwood said prior to the start of Big 12 play that the conference opener against No. 11 West Virginia wouldn’t necessarily be a litmus test for his group coming off a 10-2 nonconference slate. The first-year Oklahoma State coach explained that every game, not just the ones against the elite teams in the league, were going to be hard, but all of them would be that way. OSU knew what to expect in West Virginia, but it was overwhelmed from the start, and the Cowboys were soundly beaten 92-75 Friday afternoon in front of a sold-out Gallagher-Iba Arena. It was the first time the Cowboys failed to score at least 92 points since a 71-67 win at Tulsa on Dec. 10. The Cowboys (10-3, 0-1 Big 12) only held a lead for 17 seconds when forward Lucas N’Guessan opened the scoring for the game on a dunk a little more than 90 seconds after the opening tip. From there, the veteran West Virginia bunch conquered OSU in almost every aspect, making the game a frenetic, physical one and jumping to 19-7 lead to quiet what was a spirited crowd early. The Mountaineers (12-1, 1-0) outscored the Cowboys 50-30… Click here to read more The post Oklahoma State Basketball: Cowboy ...



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