National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 78, Iowa St. 76
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # John Higgings, # Rick Randall, # Zelton Steed
Attendance: 8776

Oklahoma State 78, Iowa State 76: Freshman guard Marcus Smart led four of five Cowboys starters in double figures with a game-high 21, including the game-winning layup, as Oklahoma State snuck by the visiting Cyclones.

The Cowboys (14-5, 4-3 Big 12) also received 18 from sophomore forward Le'Bryan Nash, 17 from Phil Forte and 12 from junior guard Markel Brown. Redshirt sophomore Michael Cobbins chipped in 10.

Senior guard Chris Babb knocked down 5 of 6 3-pointers to score a season-high 19 for Iowa State (14-6, 4-3). Freshman forward Georges Niang connected on 6 of 7 shots for 16 points to go along with eight boards, and senior guard Will Clyburn scored 14.

The Cowboys trailed 76-72 with 2:12 to play, but three trips to the line allowed them to tie the game on Cobbins' free throw with 47 seconds to play. After a Clyburn missed jumper, Oklahoma State called a timeout with 25 seconds left and Smart made a layup to give his team the two-point lead with two seconds left.

Tyrus McGee missed a potential game-winning triple at the buzzer after Oklahoma State was whistled for a player control foul with 1.7 seconds left. Iowa State shot 54.2 percent from 3-point range, compared to 37.5 percent for Oklahoma State from deep.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma State has won 18 straight over Iowa State in Stillwater. … The Cowboys, the Big 12's best free-throw shooting team, hit 14 of 21. The Cyclones made seven on 10 attempts. … Iowa State committed 17 turnovers to Oklahoma State's eight.

Top Game Performances
 
Iowa St.   Oklahoma St.
Chris Babb 19 Scoring Marcus Smart 21
Korie Lucious 7 Assists Marcus Smart 7
Melvin Ejim 9 Rebounds Markel Brown 8
Will Clyburn 2 Free Throws Made Le'Bryan Nash 5
Will Clyburn 2 Steals Phil Forte 4
N/A Blocks Michael Cobbins 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa St. 76 53.8 13-24 7-10 17 33 0 3 17
Oklahoma St. 78 47.5 6-16 14-21 12 28 1 9 8