Simply three days after struggling a 96-64 drumming by the hands of Kansas, the Oklahoma State Cowboys responded in a giant means.
They knocked off No. 9 Iowa State, 74-68. The loss for the Cyclones was their second in a row and are actually 4-5 over their final 9 video games.
Oklahoma State had not crushed a ranked opponent all season till Tuesday evening, and it occurred regardless of a poor taking pictures efficiency from three.
The Cowboys shot simply 26.1% from past the arc, properly beneath their season common of 32.3%.
Abou Ousmane wouldn’t be denied, as he led all scorers with 25 factors. His 25 factors had been probably the most in a sport since he scored 27 factors again in early January.
As spectacular as Ousmane was, Arturo Dean could have been the perfect participant on the ground for both crew. Dean completed with 14 factors, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals. He accounted for over half of his groups steals for the sport.
Bryce Thompson (11 factors) and Marchelus Avery (10 factors) had been additionally in double figures for Oklahoma State.
Iowa State struggled from three (29.6%) in addition to from the free throw line (60%). The Cyclones additionally struggled with ball safety, as they turned the ball over 18 instances, a bit above their season common of 11.5 per sport.
They did have 4 gamers in double figures, led by Joshua Jefferson with 17 factors. Jefferson’s 17 factors had been his most in a sport since he scored his season excessive of 30 in January towards UCF.
Nate Heise (13 factors), Curtis Jones (11 factors) and Milan Momcilovic (10 factors) had been the opposite three gamers in double figures.
It does not get a lot simpler for Iowa State as its subsequent two video games are towards ranked Huge 12 opponents in No. 22 Arizona and No. 25 BYU.
Oklahoma State doesn’t match up with any extra ranked groups this season, giving it an opportunity to have a robust end to the season.
