Cincinnati Bearcats at Oklahoma State Cowboys
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ousmane, Thompson carry Oklahoma State past Cincinnati 78-67
Reserve Marchelus Avery scored 10 points for Oklahoma State (15-16, 7-13), who shot 7 for 9 from 3-point range.
Jizzle James scored 17 points, reserve Dan Skillings Jr. 15 and Day Day Thomas 12 for Cincinnati (17-14, 7-13). Depending on the outcome of West Virginia and UCF later in the day, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State could start conference play against each other on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
On senior day, the Cowboys turned a 20-18 lead with 11 minutes left in the first half into a 40-22 advantage with 4:07 before halftime. The 18-4 outburst resulted in Ousmane scoring 11 points.
The Bearcats responded, however, going on a 14-4 run to close the half and get within 44-36 at the break. Cinicinnati spent the entire second half chipping away at its deficit but could never catch the Cowboys.
Thomas' jump shot with 6:22 left brought the Bearcats within 64-62 but they never got closer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Dan Skillings Jr. made Jumper. | 67 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Kirk Cole made Layup. | 65 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Andrija Vukovic subbing in for Oklahoma State | 65 - 76 |
Statistics
 CIN |
 OKST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-69 | FG | 29-62 |
| 40.6 | Field Goal % | 46.8 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 7-9 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 77.8 |
| 4-7 | FT | 13-17 |
| 57.1 | Free Throw % | 76.5 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Stillwater, OK
Attendance: 6,597 | Capacity:
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 |