National Basketball Association
Oklahoma St. 70, Texas Tech 68
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials:
# John Higgings, # Kevin Mathis, # Greg Rennegarbe
Attendance:
10937
By SportsDirect Inc.
J.P. Olukemi came off the bench to score 20 points and converted a clutch three-point play with 25 seconds left to lift host Oklahoma State past Texas Tech, 70-68, Saturday.
With the Cowboys (17-11, 5-9 Big 12) down two, Olukemi drove inside the paint, drew a foul on Texas Tech’s Mike Singletary and hit a spinning bank-shot to tie the game at 68-68. He hit the ensuing free throw and added another foul shot after Texas Tech turned it over.
John Roberson had a good look at a potential winning 3-pointer but misfired as time expired, sending Texas Tech (12-17, 4-10 Big 12) to its sixth loss in its last seven games.
The Cowboys ended a four-game slide and won for the first time since losing leading rebounder Darrell Williams to a suspension in mid-February. Marshall Moses had 14, and Reger Dowell added 13 for Oklahoma State.
Brad Reese led the Red Raiders with 18 points, and Roberson finished with 17, including two second-half 3-pointers that helped Tech overcome a nine-point deficit.
The loss adds to what already had been a tumultuous week for the Red Raiders. Earlier in the week, coach Pat Knight went on a bit of a rant and adamantly defended his coaching abilities, and Roberson and Singletary publicly criticized the lack of fan support.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Tech |
|
Oklahoma St. |
|
Brad Reese 18 |
Scoring |
Jean-Paul Olukemi 20 |
|
John Roberson 7 |
Assists |
Reger Dowell 4 |
|
D'walyn Roberts 13 |
Rebounds |
Matthew Pilgrim 10 |
|
Brad Reese 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jean-Paul Olukemi 4 |
|
Brad Reese 2 |
Steals |
Matthew Pilgrim 3 |
|
Jaye Crockett 1 |
Blocks |
Matthew Pilgrim 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Tech
|
68 |
42.6 |
4-11 |
18-22 |
9 |
30 |
4 |
6 |
|
| Oklahoma St.
|
70 |
50.0 |
2-15 |
12-21 |
15 |
30 |
2 |
6 |
|