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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 80, West Virginia 66
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Gerry Pollard, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 7512

Oklahoma State 80, West Virginia 66: Freshman Phil Forte had a career-high 26 points off the bench as the host Cowboys ran away from the Mountaineers.

Forte matched his career high with six 3-pointers, including three that sparked the Cowboys (13-5, 3-3 Big 12) late in the first half. Markel Brown added 24 points and Marcus Smart had 13 points and three steals.

Eron Harris led the Mountaineers (9-10, 2-4) with 17 points and Deniz Kilicli had 12 before fouling out with 6:35 left.

West Virginia outscored the Cowboys 13-2 during a 7:26 stretch, capped by Kilicli's layup for a 24-11 lead with 5:29 left in the first half. Forte hit three 3-pointers as Oklahoma State turned things around with a 19-3 run on the way to a 30-27 halftime lead.

Forte and Brown hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 46-36 lead with 12:54 left in the game and the Cowboys pushed the advantage to as many as 19.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Harris scored in double figures for the fourth straight game. ... Oklahoma State improved to 10-1 at home. ... The Cowboys shot 52.6 percent from the 3-point line, led by Brown (4-of-6) and Forte (6-of-11).

Top Game Performances
 
West Virginia   Oklahoma St.
Eron Harris 17 Scoring Phil Forte 26
Juwan Staten 4 Assists Markel Brown 5
Aaric Murray 10 Rebounds Philip Jurick 12
Deniz Kilicli 4 Free Throws Made Phil Forte 6
Gary Browne 1 Steals Marcus Smart 3
Deniz Kilicli 2 Blocks Philip Jurick 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
West Virginia 66 42.9 7-19 11-13 13 27 3 4 13
Oklahoma St. 80 48.1 10-19 20-25 16 30 4 6 12