National Basketball Association
Oklahoma St. 73, West Virginia 72
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 11, 2014
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Duke Edsall, # Ron Groover, # Steve Olson
Attendance:
12078
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No. 12 Oklahoma State 73, West Virginia 72: Marcus Smart collected 22 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and five assists as the visiting Cowboys edged the Mountaineers.
Le’Bryan Nash added 18 points and Markel Brown hit a key 3-pointer en route to 12 points for Oklahoma State (14-2, 2-1 Big 12). Phil Forte hit three 3-pointers off the bench as the Cowboys picked up their first conference road victory.
Juwan Staten collected 20 points, eight assists and three steals but missed a potential go-ahead layup in the final seconds as West Virginia (10-6, 2-1) had a three-game winning streak come to an end. Terry Henderson scored 21 points and Devin Williams recorded 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Mountaineers.
Smart tipped in a basket with 3 1/2 minutes left to give Oklahoma State a 70-67 advantage but Staten found Williams for a layup and hit Henderson for a 3-pointer on the next possession to give West Virginia a 72-70 lead with 1:20 to play. The Mountaineers missed a chance to make it a two-possession game and Smart gave it up to Brown for the go-ahead 3-pointer with 11.6 seconds remaining.
West Virginia led by as many as eight points in the first half before settling for a 41-39 edge at the break. The Mountaineers held a 52-49 lead after Henderson’s free throws with just over 12 minutes left before Nash hit a layup and Forte buried a 3-pointer, giving Oklahoma State a lead that would eventually stretch to 67-62 on Smart’s 3-pointer with less than 5 1/2 minutes remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Smart has recorded two straight double-doubles after matching his previous career high with 11 boards in a win over Texas on Wednesday. … West Virginia G Eron Harris struggled to 1-of-6 from beyond the arc and has hit four of his 17 3-point attempts in the last two games. … The Mountaineers were playing their first conference home game after winning at Texas Christian and Texas Tech.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma St. |
|
West Virginia |
Marcus Smart 22 |
Scoring |
Terry Henderson 21 |
Marcus Smart 5 |
Assists |
Juwan Staten 8 |
Marcus Smart 13 |
Rebounds |
Devin Williams 13 |
Le'Bryan Nash 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Juwan Staten 6 |
Markel Brown 2 |
Steals |
Juwan Staten 3 |
Markel Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Terry Henderson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma St.
|
73 |
45.0 |
8-20 |
11-16 |
10 |
34 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
West Virginia
|
72 |
41.4 |
8-21 |
16-19 |
13 |
35 |
4 |
6 |
12 |