Abilene Christian Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Abilene Christian holds on to complete upset of Oklahoma St., beating Cowboys for 1st time since '66
Connor Dow missed a 3-pointer with five seconds left and a chance to tie it. Madden made a pair of foul shots to seal it. His layup with nine minutes to go gave Abilene Christian a 53-40 advantage before the Cowboys rallied.
The Cowboys posted two leads of 2-0 and 4-2. Abdou Dibba's 3-pointer with 16:40 before halftime broke a 4-all tie and Abilene Christian led the rest of the way.
Madden's 3-pointer with 9:03 before the break extended the lead to 23-12, and ACU led 36-25 at halftime.
Arion Simmons scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for ACU. The Wildcats return five players who made at least a half-dozen starts last season.
Bryce Thompson scored 19 points and Mike Marsh 13 for Oklahoma State. Quion Williams grabbed 10 rebounds for Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State entered the contest with a 3-1 series lead and the teams hadn’t played since 1970. The Wildcats’ lone win prior to Monday happened in 1966, a 67-52 victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Hunter Jack Madden made Free Throw. | 64 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Hunter Jack Madden made Free Throw. | 63 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Jarius Hicklen. | 62 - 59 |
Statistics
 ACU |
 OKST |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 23-56 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 5-23 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 7-11 | FT | 8-20 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 40 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Stillwater, OK
Attendance: 5,084 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
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| Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |