National Basketball Association
West Virginia 73, Oklahoma St. 63
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 21, 2015
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Steve Olson, # Bert Smith, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
8610
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No. 22 West Virginia 73, No. 24 Oklahoma State 63: Gary Browne hit three 3-pointers en route to a career-high 18 points as the visiting Mountaineers snapped a four-game losing streak against the Cowboys.
Juwan Staten, limited due to foul trouble in the first half, finished with 22 points and seven assists for West Virginia (21-6, 9-5 Big 12), which won for the third time in four games. Browne went 9-of-12 from the free-throw line, and the Mountaineers made 6-of-8 from 3-point range in the second half.
Le’Bryan Nash led Oklahoma State (17-10, 7-8) with 12 points, but Phil Forte III – the Big 12’s third-leading scorer at 16.5 points per contest – finished with just 10 points. Anthony Hickey Jr. and Michael Cobbins each scored 11 points as the Cowboys lost their third in a row.
The Mountaineers trailed by one early in the second half before Daxter Miles Jr. made consecutive 3-pointers to jump-start a 13-2 run, with Browne adding a 3-pointer and two free throws to put West Virginia ahead 41-31 with 13 minutes to play. Browne’s 3-pointer with 8:16 remaining extended the Mountaineers’ lead to 55-41, and Oklahoma State would get no closer than eight points.
Hickey drained back-to-back 3-pointers and Cobbins added four points as the Cowboys built an early 13-4 advantage, but the Mountaineers used a 12-2 surge to move ahead 16-15 on BillyDee Williams’ 3-pointer with just over six minutes left. Nash scored four straight points to put Oklahoma State ahead 25-21 before Jevon Carter’s 3-pointer and Elijah Macon’s free throw tied the score at 25 entering intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: West Virginia’s Devin Williams finished with 12 rebounds as the Mountaineers dominated the backboards, 37-20. … Forte is shooting 7-of-24 from the field in his past three contests. … West Virginia won its 11th road game of the season, most among Big 12 teams.
Top Game Performances
West Virginia |
|
Oklahoma St. |
Juwan Staten 22 |
Scoring |
Le'Bryan Nash 12 |
Juwan Staten 7 |
Assists |
Le'Bryan Nash 4 |
Devin Williams 12 |
Rebounds |
Michael Cobbins 5 |
Gary Browne 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Phil Forte III 8 |
Gary Browne 2 |
Steals |
Michael Cobbins 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Michael Cobbins 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
West Virginia
|
73 |
40.4 |
10-20 |
25-37 |
14 |
35 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
Oklahoma St.
|
63 |
44.4 |
7-15 |
24-27 |
9 |
19 |
5 |
5 |
15 |