Parsa Fallah scored a game-high 24 factors and led Oklahoma State to a 93-83 second-half comeback win over Sam Houston on Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla.
Anthony Roy contributed 20 factors, Kanye Clary added 14 factors and Jaylen Curry scored 10 factors off the bench for Oklahoma State (8-0).
Po’Boigh King led Sam Houston (5-3) with 20 factors, 17 which got here within the first half. Isaiah Manning racked up 16 factors, and Jacob Walker added 14 factors.
Isaiah Coleman’s follow-up tip-in gave the Cowboys a 52-51 lead, and Clary adopted up with a 3-pointer as Oklahoma State used a 10-0 run to take its first lead of the second half. The Bearkats did not sink a discipline objective for extra almost six minutes till Justin Begg hit a jumper that minimize the Cowboys’ result in 60-55.
Early on, the groups traded the lead. A step-back 3-pointer within the nook by King prolonged the Bearkats’ benefit to 23-17.
Roy’s hustle play to save lots of the ball whereas falling out of bounds led to a Christian Coleman dunk, and Sam Houston went up 28-26. On the subsequent possession, Roy capped a 7-0 run with a three-point play, and the Cowboys took a 29-28 lead. Oklahoma State ended the evening with a 52-24 benefit on factors within the paint.
A King 3-pointer snapped the rally, and the Bearkats took a lead they held by the remainder of the half. Sam Houston drained 11 3-pointers within the first half, together with a pair from King within the last two minutes, as they took a 44-37 halftime lead.
As Roy weaved by site visitors for a layup, the Cowboys took a 70-60 lead with 8:42 left within the sport. Jaxson Ford’s leap hook minimize the Bearkats’ deficit to 79-77 with 4:02 to play.
Fallah was fouled as he made a layup with 36 seconds left to offer Oklahoma State an 87-81 lead. He missed the following free throw, however Lerteris Mantzoukas’ put-back secured the sport for the Cowboys.
–Area Degree Media
