National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Baylor 70, Oklahoma St. 64
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 17, 2014
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials: # Doug Sirmons, # Tom Eades, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 6517


Oklahoma State 70, Baylor 64 (OT): Cory Jefferson scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the host Bears sent the Cowboys to their seventh consecutive loss.

Isaiah Austin, who came down with a 101-degree fever over the weekend, posted 12 points, 12 boards and five blocks for Baylor (17-9, 5-8 Big 12). The Bears, who defeated Oklahoma State at home for the eighth straight time, collected 22 offensive rebounds and enjoyed a 51-36 rebounding advantage.

Markel Brown scored 26 points for the second straight game for Oklahoma State (16-10, 4-9), which played its third game without suspended guard Marcus Smart and is in the midst of its longest losing streak since 1972-73. Phil Forte III added 20 points for the Cowboys.

Oklahoma State took a 10-point lead early less than a minute into the second half, but Baylor spent the next 14 minutes chipping away until Austin’s dunk put the Bears ahead 52-50 with 4:54 remaining. Each team traded baskets over the next three possessions until Jefferson put Baylor back in front when he threw down a two-handed jam following a missed free throw from Austin.

Jefferson made it 58-55 with 1:18 to go and Baylor forced Brown and Forte into long 3-point misses, but Gary Franklin’s inbound pass with 3.5 seconds left wound up in the hands of the Cowboys’ Leyton Hammonds, who knocked down a 3-pointer as time expired in regulation. Jefferson hit a 3-pointer to begin the extra period as the Bears built a six-point lead and Kenny Chery sealed it on a layup with 43 seconds remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Baylor’s 22 offensive rebounds were two short of its season while its 51 total rebounds marked the second game in a row in which the Bears had at least 50. … Brown became the 12th player in school history to score 1,500 points. … Smart, who completed his suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan Feb. 8, is eligible to return Saturday when the Cowboys host Texas Tech.

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma St.   Baylor
Markel Brown 26 Scoring Cory Jefferson 25
Markel Brown 6 Assists Kenny Chery 4
Kamari Murphy 9 Rebounds Cory Jefferson 13
Phil Forte 6 Free Throws Made Cory Jefferson 8
Phil Forte 2 Steals Brady Heslip 2
Markel Brown 1 Blocks Isaiah Austin 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma St. 64 37.3 7-21 13-19 15 32 2 3 12
Baylor 70 37.7 8-21 16-28 14 44 8 4 14