Oklahoma State 64, No. 19 Baylor 53: Phil Forte III registered 16 points as the Cowboys began a grueling portion of their Big 12 schedule with a quality home victory.

Anthony Hickey Jr. scored eight points and dished out 10 assists for Oklahoma State (14-6, 4-4), which plays seven of eight games against ranked opponents, starting with Tuesday's contest. Forte shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range while Hickey was 2-of-5 and freshman Tavarius Shine came off the bench and made 3-of-3 from long range en route to a season-high 11 points.

Lester Medford scored 13 points and Rico Gathers had 11 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Bears (15-5, 3-4), who received a total of 11 points on 4-of-24 shooting from their other starters. Taurean Prince chipped in 12 points off the Baylor bench.

The Cowboys scored 16 of the final 20 points of the first half - the final five by Shine - to take a 30-21 lead into halftime. Both teams committed eight first-half turnovers, but the difference was Oklahoma State made 5-of-10 3-pointers - two apiece by Forte and Hickey - before another 3 by Forte pushed its advantage to 37-27 with just over 13 minutes remaining.

Shine added a pair of long-range shots shortly thereafter before Forte made another with roughly four minutes to go to keep the cushion at 10 points. When Baylor got within seven on Gathers' dunk with 1:22 left, Forte and Le'Bryan Nash responded with two foul shots apiece to wrap up the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Shine's previous career high was 10 points against Tulsa on Nov. 26. ... Nash pitched in 13 points while Oklahoma State C Michael Cobbins had six points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. ... The Cowboys held their own on the glass against the Bears, who entered sixth in the nation in rebounding. Baylor won the battle of the boards, 35-34.