National Basketball Association
Oklahoma State 85, Sam Houston St. 70
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 12, 2023
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Chance Moore, # Bart Lenox, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
5843
By Field Level Media
Bryce Thompson scored a game-high 17 points on 4-for-5 3-point shooting to help lead Oklahoma State to an 85-70 win over visiting Sam Houston on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.
Javon Small added 16 points on 6-for-10 from the field for the Cowboys (1-1). John-Michael Wright poured in 14 for Oklahoma State, which rebounded following an opening-night loss to Abilene Christian.
Davon Barnes had 16 points to lead Sam Houston (1-2) and Marcus Boykin added 11. The Bearkats' leading scorer on the season, Lamar Wilkerson (17.5 ppg), was held to just seven points on 2-of-8 shooting from the field.
After an eight-point lead at halftime, Oklahoma State pulled away late, thanks to a 16-4 run that was aided by Thompson.
Minutes after exiting the game due to an injury, Thompson returned with an emphatic breakaway dunk and then drew a charge to help build an 18-point advantage with 6:12 remaining -- the Cowboys' largest lead to that point.
Oklahoma State connected on 10 of 17 3-pointers in the second half and totaled 17 in the game.
Sam Houston struggled to shoot from the onset, making just 9 of its 29 shots in the first half. They finished the game 23-for-61 (37.7 percent) from the field.
Oklahoma State outscored Sam Houston 32-17 over the final 14 minutes of the first half en route to a 38-30 lead at halftime.
After Oklahoma State knotted the score at 27, the Cowboys finished the first half on an 11-3 run.
The Cowboys were led by Justin McBride and Thompson, who each had eight first-half points.
Barned paced Sam Houston's first-half scoring, with 10 points on 3-for-5 3-point shooting.
Oklahoma State's victory was its four in four tries against Sam Houston. The Cowboys beat the Bearkats 65-51 when they met last season.
Sunday was Sam Houston's first of two consecutive matchups against power-conference teams. They will take on Ole Miss Friday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Sam Houston St. |
|
Oklahoma State |
|
Davon Barnes 16 |
Scoring |
Bryce Thompson 17 |
|
Jaden Ray 3 |
Assists |
Javon Small 5 |
|
Souleymane Doumbia 7 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Garrison 8 |
|
Davon Barnes 7 |
Free Throws Made |
John-Michael Wright 3 |
|
Lamar Wilkerson 3 |
Steals |
Eric Dailey Jr. 1 |
|
Damon Nicholas Jr. 1 |
Blocks |
Brandon Garrison 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Sam Houston St.
|
70 |
37.7 |
10-26 |
14-18 |
11 |
36 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| Oklahoma State
|
85 |
46.9 |
17-33 |
8-12 |
19 |
33 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
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