Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Markel Brown, Marcus Smart go out winners for Cowboys
Marcus Smart scored 18 points and Markel Brown added 15 for the Cowboys (20-10, 8-9 Big 12), who followed their victory over Kansas by winning their fourth straight. Brown, a senior, and Smart, a sophomore, played their final home games for the Cowboys. Smart will declare early for the NBA Draft.
Oklahoma State is unbeaten since Smart returned from a three-game suspension for shoving a Texas Tech fan. Smart was strong in the second half for the third straight game, scoring 16 points after halftime before checking out with 1:32 remaining.
Thomas Gipson had 10 points and 13 rebounds and Wesley Iwundu added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas State (20-10, 10-7), which had won three of four and was coming off a home win over Iowa State.
Again, Smart got off to a slow start. His first basket came with just under eight minutes left in the first half.
Oklahoma State rallied from a 22-15 deficit to take a 23-22 lead. A dunk by Le'Bryan Nash and a layup by Brown gave the Cowboys a 27-23 lead.
Oklahoma State led 35-27 at halftime after holding Kansas State to two field goals in the final 10 minutes of the half. Brown scored 12 points before the break. The Cowboys outscored the Wildcats 15-3 from the free-throw line in the first 20 minutes.
Kansas State opened the second half on a 5-0 run to cut the Cowboys' lead to 35-32, but back-to-back steals and layups by Smart and Forte pushed Oklahoma State's lead to eight.
Smart found Brian Williams for a dunk, then Forte for a 3-pointer to increase the Cowboys' advantage to 50-39 with just under 12 minutes remaining. Smart's 3-pointer with about eight minutes remaining gave Oklahoma State a 57-46 edge.
Smart committed his fourth foul with 5:38 remaining, but the Cowboys went on a 7-1 run after he went to the bench to put the game out of reach.
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Statistics
 KSU |
 OKST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-58 | FG | 21-44 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 18-28 | FT | 28-34 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Stillwater, OK
Attendance: 10,969 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |