Postgame Notes: Oklahoma State 102 UTRGV 83

Jeffrey Carroll is racing up the program's scoring charts. He finished with 22 points and passed Royce Jeffries to be in 36th place in OSU history with 1,044 points. This was his 3rd 20-point game this season and 18th of his career.

Carroll made his 132nd career 3-pointer, which puts him in 14th place in the program's history, passing Desmond Mason and Glendon Alexander.

OSU scored 102 points, which is a season high in scoring. OSU scored 100 points for the second time this season and the 51st in program history.

The Cowboys' stifling defense was in full effect today. They forced 13 turnovers in the first half and scored 22 of their 53 first-half points off turnovers.

The Cowboys scored 53 points in the first half, which is a season-high in a half. It was the second time this season they scored 50 points in a half. The last time was when they scored 50 points in the first half against Houston Baptist.

The Cowboys shot 34 free throws one game after only shooting one. The 34 free throws attempted was a season high

OSU is now undefeated when it is leading or tied at halftime (9-0), and when it out-rebounds its opponent (8-0).

Mitchell Solomon was perfect from the field and was 7-8 from the free throw line for 11 points. It was the fourth time this season he shot 100 percent from the field.

Solomon has six double-digit scoring performances this season, which are already the most by an OSU player listed 6-9 or taller since Marcus Dove had 14 double-digit games in 2007-08.

Kendall Smith finished with 18 points and 4 assists. He has had at least two assists in every game this season.

Brandon Averette continues to be one of the nation's most efficient guards. He is 2nd in the Big 12 and 21st in the country in assist/turnover ratio. He finished today's game with five assists and two turnovers.

Tavarius Shine connected on his last 13 attempts from the free throw line before missing one in the first half. He finished with 12 points.

Thomas Dziagwa is now a perfect 17-of-17 from the free throw line in his career, including 7-of-7 this season. He had six points and four assists, which is a career-high for the sophomore.

OSU has made at least one three-pointer in 559 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 13, 2001, which is the 24th longest current streak in college basketball.

The Cowboys are now 212-8 (.963) in non-conference games in GIA. OSU is closing in on its 800th win in the historic venue, which opened in 1938 and still uses the original white maple floor.

OSU moves to 10-2 on the year, which would tie the 2016-17 team for the fastest to 10 wins since the 2013-14 squad started 10-1. This win extends the Cowboys' lead in the series with UTRGV to 6-2. It gives the Cowboys a 17th straight win over the current member of the Western Athletic Conference, and it makes the Cowboys 26-3 all-time against current members of the WAC.

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Averette

Jeffrey Carroll

Thomas Dziagwa

Tavarius Shine

Kendall Smith

Mitchell Solomon

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