Cowboys Score Thrilling Bedlam Win In Norman

Monday, January 30

Norman, OK

8 p.m.

Oklahoma State University

14-8, 3-6

Oklahoma

8-13, 2-7

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma

January 30, 2017 | Cowboy Basketball

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NORMAN, Okla. -- Jawun Evans scored 24 points, got a key steal late and Oklahoma State rallied in the final minute to beat Oklahoma 68-66 on Monday night for the Cowboys' first win in Norman since 2004.

It snapped Oklahoma State's 12-game losing streak at OU.

With Oklahoma up 66-63, Oklahoma State's Mitchell Solomon made two free throws with 24.1 seconds left, then Evans's steal led to a 3-pointer by Phil Forte, III, with 11 seconds remaining that put the Cowboys up 68-66. Jeffrey Carroll blocked Kameron McGusty's 3-pointer in the closing seconds that would have won it for Oklahoma.

Norman native Lindy Waters, III, scored 11 points, marking a season-high for the freshman against a Big 12 opponent. Forte also added 11 points for Oklahoma State, which won its fourth straight.

Oklahoma State needed the win to boost its NCAA Tournament hopes. With a rough start to the conference season, the Cowboys couldn't afford to lose to an opponent at the bottom of the conference standings, especially with an earlier loss to Texas, another struggling team.

McGusty, scored a season-high 22 points for the Sooners, who have lost four in a row.

Tonight's game marked the Cowboys' second straight Big 12 road win, marking the first time since 2014-15 that OSU has scored back-to-back wins on the road in conference play.

Up Next:

Oklahoma State plays at No. 7 West Virginia on Saturday with a shot at the kind of win that gets the tournament committee's attention. Tipoff at the WVU Coliseum is slated for 4 p.m. on ESPNU and the Cowboy Radio Network.