National Basketball Association
Oklahoma St. 76, Texas Tech 60
When: 9:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials:
# Don Daily, # Gerry Pollard, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
18972
By SportsDirect Inc.
Oklahoma State 76, Texas Tech 60: With Big 12 Freshman of the Year Le'Bryan Nash on the bench with a cast on his left hand, fellow freshmen Brian Williams and Cezar Guerrero combined for 35 points as the Cowboys improve to 9-0 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.
Senior Keiton Page scored a game-high 20 points for the seventh-seeded Cowboys (15-17), who will meet No. 2 seed Missouri in Thursday's quarterfinals. Oklahoma State upset the then-No. 2 Tigers in Stillwater, Okla., on Jan. 25.
Jordan Tolbert scored 16 points before fouling out as the Red Raiders (8-23) ended coach Billy Gillespie's first year with seven consecutive losses.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma State improved to 9-0 in first-round games. ... The Cowboys lead the all-time series 36-15 and have won four straight against the Red Raiders. They have won five of the six meetings in the Big 12 tournament. … Five of Oklahoma State's nine wins in the first round have come as the No. 7 seed. … Page, the Big 12's active leader with 293 3-pointers made, didn't make a 3 until almost eight minutes into the second half. … The teams were a combined 30 of 35 from the free throw line, including 16 for 16 by the Cowboys.
Top Game Performances
Texas Tech |
|
Oklahoma St. |
Jordan Tolbert 16 |
Scoring |
Keiton Page 20 |
DeShon Minnis 3 |
Assists |
Keiton Page 5 |
Jaye Crockett 11 |
Rebounds |
Michael Cobbins 8 |
Jordan Tolbert 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Brian Williams 5 |
DeShon Minnis 2 |
Steals |
Keiton Page 3 |
Jaye Crockett 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Cobbins 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Tech
|
60 |
43.8 |
4-17 |
14-19 |
11 |
29 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
Oklahoma St.
|
76 |
51.9 |
6-18 |
16-16 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
11 |
7 |