NCAAB

Abilene Christian Wildcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
64 - 59

Abilene Christian holds on to complete upset of Oklahoma St., beating Cowboys for 1st time since '66

Abilene Christian hangs on late to upset Oklahoma State

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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Matchup Prediction

Oklahoma State: 80.1%
Abilene Christian: 19.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

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

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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

Gallagher-Iba Arena

Location: Stillwater, OK
Attendance: 5,084 | Capacity:

2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Grand Canyon 17-3 - 30-5
Tarleton State 16-4 1 25-10
UT Arlington 13-7 4 20-14
Seattle U 11-9 6 23-14
Utah Valley 11-9 6 16-16
Stephen F. Austin 10-10 7 18-15
Abilene Christian 10-10 7 16-18
California Baptist 8-12 9 16-17
Utah Tech 7-13 10 11-20
Southern Utah 5-15 12 10-21
UT Rio Grande Valley 2-18 15 6-25

2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 15-3 - 32-5
Iowa State 13-5 2 29-8
Baylor 11-7 4 24-11
Texas Tech 11-7 4 23-11
BYU 10-8 5 23-11
Kansas 10-8 5 23-11
Texas 9-9 6 21-13
TCU 9-9 6 21-13
Oklahoma 8-10 7 20-12
Kansas State 8-10 7 19-15
Cincinnati 7-11 8 22-15
UCF 7-11 8 17-16
Oklahoma State 4-14 11 12-20
West Virginia 4-14 11 9-23
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