Jalen Bridges scored 22 points to lead West Virginia to a 70-60 home win over Oklahoma State in a Big 12 contest on Tuesday.
Taz Sherman scored 13 points, Sean McNeil had 12 points and Gabe Osabuohien added 12 points and eight rebounds for West Virginia (13-2, 2-1).
Bryce Williams scored 12 points and Isaac Likekele added 11 points in defeat for Oklahoma State (8-6, 1-2), which has lost three of its last four games.
West Virginia held a 34-23 lead at halftime, and then built its lead to 16 points at 51-35 with 12:20 remaining in the game.
Oklahoma State did manage to rally, going on an 11-2 run over the next 4:23 to cut West Virginia's lead to 53-46 with 8:01 left.
But the Mountaineers halted Oklahoma State's momentum with a big run of their own, going on a 10-0 surge to take a 64-47 lead with 5:02 remaining.
Oklahoma State ended the game on a 10-2 run over the final 4:09, but it was too little, too late at that point.
The big difference in the game was the free-throw line.
West Virginia went 21 of 22 from the foul line, while Oklahoma State went 9 of 15.
The Cowboys shot 39.7% from the field overall, 26.3% from 3-point range and committed 17 turnovers.
West Virginia shot 37.3% from the field overall and also went 26.3% from 3-point range.
After a slow start offensively for each team, West Virginia went on a 6-0 surge midway through the first half to take an 18-12 lead with 8:54 remaining until halftime.
The Mountaineers continued to build their lead from there, going on a 10-2 run to take a 27-16 lead with 5:48 left in the first half and grabbing a 32-18 lead with 3:12 to play until halftime.
--Field Level Media
Oklahoma State | West Virginia | |
Bryce Williams 12 | Scoring | Jalen Bridges 22 |
Bryce Williams 4 | Assists | Taz Sherman 5 |
Avery Anderson III 7 | Rebounds | Gabe Osabuohien 8 |
Avery Anderson III 3 | Free Throws Made | Jalen Bridges 10 |
Isaac Likekele 3 | Steals | Taz Sherman 4 |
Moussa Cisse 1 | Blocks | Jalen Bridges 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Oklahoma State | 60 | 39.7 | 5-19 | 9-15 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
West Virginia | 70 | 37.3 | 5-19 | 21-22 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 12 |