No. 22 Oklahoma State 81, Portland State 58: Markel Brown recorded game-high 23 points and dished out five assists as Cowboys jumped to an early 11-point lead before cruising past the visiting Vikings.
Le'Bryan Nash added 20 points as Oklahoma State (5-0) shot a season-best 57.1 percent from the field - including 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from 3-point range.
Renado Parker and Michael Harthun scored 12 points apiece to pace Portland State (1-3), which dropped its third straight - all on the road.
Oklahoma State held an 18-point lead at intermission and was never really threatened in the second half, leading by at least 15 points the entire way.
Freshman Phil Forte followed up his career-best 17 points in the Cowboys' win over North Carolina State with 15 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 23-point loss was Portland State's largest of the season, just eclipsing a 21-point setback in its last game against Portland. … Marcus Smart's nine assists in the game ranked as the third most for a freshman in Oklahoma State history. … Oklahoma State is off until Saturday when it travels to face Virginia Tech. Portland State will finish up a four-game road swing with against Loyola Marymount on Saturday.
Portland St. | Oklahoma St. | |
Michael Harthun 12 | Scoring | Markel Brown 23 |
Marcus Hall 2 | Assists | Marcus Smart 9 |
Aaron Moore 6 | Rebounds | Philip Jurick 8 |
Marcus Hall 4 | Free Throws Made | Phil Forte 3 |
Marcus Hall 1 | Steals | Markel Brown 2 |
N/A | Blocks | Markel Brown 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Portland St. | 58 | 39.6 | 7-21 | 9-14 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
Oklahoma St. | 81 | 57.1 | 7-15 | 10-13 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 |