National Basketball Association
Oklahoma State 69, Texas A&M CC 59
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2018
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Kipp Kissinger, # Craig Murley, # Marques Pettigrew
Attendance:
6745
By Field Level Media
Cameron McGriff scored 15 points and took 11 rebounds as Oklahoma State used patience on offense and stingy defense to produce a 69-59 win over visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma State (6-6) led just 48-43 after a free throw by the Islanders' Elijah Schmidt with 13:01 to play in the game. The Cowboys then fashioned a 12-4 over the ensuing three-and-a-half minutes, capped by a jumper by Yor Anei, to push their advantage to 60-47.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi missed six of its first seven shots, failed on two free-throw attempts, and had five turnovers during that decisive stretch and never got back on track.
Thomas Dziagwa and Curtis Jones added 12 points each for the Cowboys, who won for the second straight game after losing four straight.
The Islanders' Kareem South hit for 18 points to lead all scorers while Schmidt scored 14 for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (5-8), which shot just 33.9 percent from the floor in dropping its sixth game in its past seven outings.
The Islanders earned a 26-25 lead after a 3-pointer by South with 3:36 to play before halftime before Oklahoma State ended the half with a 10-2 run capped by Isaac Likekele's dunk with 32 seconds remaining.
Oklahoma State led 35-28 at the half while holding the Islanders to 28-percent shooting and grabbing an 18-16 edge in rebounds.
The Cowboys were led in the half by McGriff's nine points, with Jones adding eight off the bench, as Oklahoma State hit five of its eight 3-pointers over the first 20 minutes.
Tre Gray paced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with nine points at intermission.
The Cowboys return to play on Wednesday when they open Big 12 Conference play by hosting Iowa State. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi heads home to battle Central Arkansas to begin the Southland Conference portion of its schedule.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Texas A&M CC |
|
Oklahoma State |
|
Kareem South 18 |
Scoring |
Cameron McGriff 15 |
|
Kareem South 5 |
Assists |
Lindy Waters III 4 |
|
Kareem South 6 |
Rebounds |
Cameron McGriff 11 |
|
Elijah Schmidt 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Cameron McGriff 5 |
|
Kareem South 4 |
Steals |
Isaac Likekele 2 |
|
Elijah Schmidt 1 |
Blocks |
Yor Anei 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas A&M CC
|
59 |
33.9 |
9-25 |
8-12 |
15 |
26 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
| Oklahoma State
|
69 |
46.9 |
8-22 |
15-23 |
14 |
33 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
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