No. 24 Oklahoma State 78, Tennessee Tech 42: Freshman Phil Forte buried six 3-pointers en route to a season-high 22 points as the host Cowboys breezed to their fifth consecutive victory.

Kamari Murphy added 12 points and Marcus Smart and Markel Brown scored 11 apiece to pace Oklahoma State (10-1), which raced out to an early 20-point lead and was never threatened.

Jud Dillard scored 18 points and Jeremiah Samarrippas added 11 for the Golden Eagles (6-6), who were playing the fourth of a five-game road trip.

Forte connected on 6 of 11 attempts from long range and sparked an early burst that turned the game into a rout. He drilled back-to-back 3-pointers and scored eight points in a 12-0 run as the Cowboys opened a 26-6 lead less than 10 minutes into the game.

Smart had four of Oklahoma State's 11 steals and the Cowboys forced 20 turnovers in holding their fifth opponent - and fourth in five games - under 50 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cowboys were 11-of-27 from behind the arc and had a 35-25 advantage on the glass. ... Tennessee Tech failed to record an assist in the opening half, the first time that's happened against Oklahoma State since January 2008 vs. Texas. ... The Cowboys moved to 6-0 all-time against members of the Ohio Valley Conference and improved to 180-4 in their last 184 home games against non-conference opponents.