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March 04, 2015 | Cowboy Basketball
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TCU at Oklahoma State
March 4, 2015 | Stillwater, Okla./Gallagher-Iba Arena
Post-Game Notes
Final Score: Oklahoma State 82, TCU 70
The Oklahoma State Win...
► Gave the Cowboys their 11th win in the last 12 meetings with TCU and their sixth straight win over the Horned Frogs in games played in Stillwater.
► Improved the Cowboys to 81-4 against unranked opponents in Gallagher-Iba Arena since Travis Ford took over as head coach in 2008-09 (.953 pct.) OSU has won 10 straight home games over unranked opponents, dating back to a 77-74 loss to Oklahoma last season.
► Improved the Cowboys to 12-4 overall and 6-3 against Big 12 opponents in Gallagher-Iba Arena this season.
► Improved OSU to 94-18 in Gallagher-Iba Arena under Travis Ford (.839 pct.)
► Improved the Cowboys to 13-3 against unranked opponents this season.
► Improved the Cowboys to 8-2 against teams from the state of Texas this season.
► Improved the Cowboys to 22-3 all-time against TCU.
Game Notes
► Oklahoma State honored its senior class prior to the game, as it played its final game in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Head coach Travis Ford went with an all-senior starting five of Anthony Hickey, Christien Sager, Le'Bryan Nash, Michael Cobbins and Marek Soucek. For Sager and Soucek, it was the first start of their respective careers.
► A weather system rolled through Stillwater and the state earlier in the day, bringing ice and snow that shut down Oklahoma State University for the day. As a result, admission was free.
► Oklahoma State's 82 points were the most for the Cowboys in a Big 12 game this season and their most against any opponent since scoring 87 against North Texas on Dec. 3.
► TCU had no answer for Le'Bryan Nash in the first half, as Nash scored 15 points on just eight field goal attempts. He finished with 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field for his 28th game with 20 points or more in his career - a mark that leads all active players in the Big 12.
► Oklahoma State established itself as the aggressor after opening the second half on a 22-3 run that extended its 34-30 halftime lead to a 52-33 advantage
► Oklahoma State made 11 of its 17 attempts from three-point range (.647 pct.) and had a season-low five turnovers in the game.
► After OSU won the tip, Marek Soucek - again, making his first career start - opened the scoring by banking in a three-pointer just 13 seconds into the game. However, from that point, the Cowboys went scoreless for more than five minutes. OSU was 1-for-12 from the field to start the game. From that point on, however, OSU was 26-of-44 from the field (.591 pct.)
► OSU's sixth senior, Alex Budke, entered the game at the 17:27 mark.
► Michael Cobbins picked up his second foul with 10:50 left in the first half and TCU leading, 11-8. The Cowboys were able to weather the storm without their rim protector in the game and took a 34-30 lead into the locker room at halftime. That said, Cobbins' presence inside was missed, as 20 of the Horned Frogs' 30 first-half points came in the paint.
► After struggling to 1-for-7 shooting in OSU's two previous games, guard Phil Forte returned to his usual form, tallying 13 points.
► The Cowboys racked up 36 points from non-starters - their highest total of the year.
► Anthony Hickey was a standout for Oklahoma State, scoring a career-high 20 points and distributing five assists against no turnovers. He was 4-for-4 from three-point range.
Streaks & Trends Through the TCU Game
► Including Wednesday's 36-point eruption, Oklahoma State bench has averaged 23.3 points per game the last three games. In the five games prior to that, the bench contributed only 4.6 points per game.
► Le'Bryan Nash has led the team in scoring in each of the last eight games.
► Le'Bryan Nash has scored in double figures in 28 consecutive games (all of his games this season).
► Michael Cobbins has blocked at least one shot in 24 of his 26 games this year and in 30 of his last 33 games, dating back to last season.
► Including his 4-for-4 effort Wednesday, Anthony Hickey has now knocked down 11 of his last 17 from three-point range (.647pct.) in the last four games. Prior to his current hot streak, he was shooting .345 pct. from beyond the arc this season.
► OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 481 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001.
