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 |
| 45.6 | Field Goal % | 41.1 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 5-23 |
| 27.8 | Three Point % | 21.7 |
| 7-11 | FT | 8-20 |
| 63.6 | Free Throw % | 40.0 |
| 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:
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 15-1 | - | 25-9 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-3 | 2 | 26-8 |
| California Baptist | 9-7 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Abilene Christian | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-8 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Tarleton State | 7-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
| UT Arlington | 6-10 | 9 | 13-18 |
| Southern Utah | 4-12 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Utah Tech | 2-14 | 13 | 7-26 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 19-1 | - | 35-5 |
| Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
| Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
| Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
| West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
| TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
| Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-16 |
| UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 20-17 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
| Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
| Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |