Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
88 - 85
Oklahoma State tops struggling No. 19 West Virginia 88-85
The Cowboys (15-10, 5-7 Big 12), who won at then-No. 7 Kansas last weekend, trailed by eight points with 13 1/2 minutes left.
Jevon Carter had a career-high 33 points for West Virginia (18-7, 7-5), which has lost six of nine. His layup gave the Mountaineers a six-point lead with three minutes left.
Lindy Waters hit a 3-pointer that put the Cowboys ahead 86-85 in the final half-minute. After a Mountaineers miss, Jeffrey Carroll dunked for Oklahoma State.
Carroll added 14 points and Waters and Mitchell Solomon both scored 10. McGriff made all 13 of his foul shots and also had nine rebounds, leaving him one board short of his first career double-double.
Esa Ahamad added 16 points and Lamont West scored 10 for West Virginia.
BIG PICTURE
Oklahoma State picked up their second straight road win over a ranked team, after beating Kansas 84-79 in Lawrence last week.
West Virginia has lost six of their last nine games, and faces a TCU team they lost to on Monday before heading to Lawrence to play Kansas, where they have never won.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State returns to Stillwater to host Kansas State on Wednesday.
West Virginia has a quick turnaround before hosting TCU on Monday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jeffrey Carroll made Dunk. Assisted by Kendall Smith. | 88 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Kendall Smith Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:10 | James Bolden missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:17 | West Virginia Timeout | 86 - 85 |
Statistics
 OKST |
 WVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 28-54 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 30-36 | FT | 24-28 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 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 |
| 23 | Fouls | 24 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 13,057 | 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 |