Oklahoma State downs Texas Tech in Big 12 tourney
Marcus Smart left one stay impression on Texas Tech, buying 18 factors and leading seventh-seeded Oklahoma State to an 80-62 success over the ninth-seeded Red Raiders on Wednesday evening in the first round of the Large 12 tournament.
Smart likewise had 7 rebounds, 7 helps and 6 takes for the Cowboys (21-11), that built a 46-23 lead by halftime and then cruised into Thursdays' quarterfinal versus top-seeded Kansas.
Markel Brown had 20 points, Phil Forte included 14 off the bench and Le'Bryan Nash racked up 10 for Oklahoma State, which has actually never ever shed in 10 first-round games at the Huge 12 event.
Jaye Crockett led the Red Raiders (14-18) with 20 factors, in spite of turning his ideal knee and limping off the court in the first half. Dejan Kravic added 18 factors and 12 rebounds.
Oklahoma State has gained five of its last six given that Smart returned from a three-game suspension, which was passed on after he pushed a Texas Tech fan during a video game in Lubbock. The incident was available in the middle of a seven-game skid that placed the Cowboys' NCAA event wishes at risk.
Now, the Cowboys going into their video game against the Jayhawks with a surge of energy.
Their success also implied first-year Texas Tech trainer Tubby Smith finished with a shedding document for the first time in 23 periods, extending stints at Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky and Minnesota.
The Red Raiders actually competed to an 8-0 lead, however the quick beginning ended up being simply a deception. Oklahoma State promptly showed up its full-court press, flustered the sloppy Red Raiders into 14 first-half turn overs and went on a 28-5 run to take control of the video game.
Brown and Smart did most of the damage throughout the definitive run, which finished with a play that may too have been a microcosm of the whole first one-half: The Red Raiders' Robert Turner transformed the ball over near midcourt, Brown ran out ahead of the pack and leaped up, throwing down a trendy opposite dunk that provided the Cowboys a 28-13 lead.
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Oklahoma State slowly pressed its advantage to 40-19 with a few minutes left in the one-half, then racked up the last 6 points to carry a 46-23 lead into the break.
Texas Tech presented a feeble pulse out of the closet area, buying the first 7 factors and forcing Cowboys train Travis Ford to burn a timeout. However Smart buyinged to finish the run, and afterwards the sophomore - commonly expected to be a lotto pick - placed the video game away with a married couple more baskets.
Both teams seemed to experience the movements the last couple of minutes, the Red Raiders planning for their lengthy offseason and the Cowboys resting up for their marquee competition with Kansas.
Oklahoma State shed to the Jayhawks on the road early in the conference period, then beat them in Stillwater previously this month. Both of the meetings came down to the cord.
