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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 68, Middle Tennessee St. 44
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Mark Schnur, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 5217

Oklahoma State 68, Middle Tennessee State 44: Le'Bryan Nash scored 16 points to lead the Cowboys to an easy home victory over the Blue Raiders.

Michael Cobbins had 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Oklahoma State (9-1), which also got 12 points and five assists from Phil Forte III. Jeff Newberry added 11 points off the bench for the Cowboys, who shot 51.1 percent from the field.

Jaqawn Raymond led Middle Tennessee (5-5), which shot 31.1 percent from the field, including 4-of-16 from 3-point range. Darnell Harris added eight points off the bench for the Blue Raiders.

The game was tied three minutes into the contest before Oklahoma State went on an 11-3 run to open up an eight-point lead with 12:42 to go in the half. Middle Tennessee State pulled back within two with 10:43 to go, but the Cowboys went on a 22-3 run to lead by 21 before settling for a 19-point advantage at the half.

Oklahoma State got the lead up to 25 when Hammonds hit a 3-pointer with 14:19 to go before the Blue Raiders went on an 8-2 run. But the Cowboys responded with the next six points and were never threatened the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Reggie Upshaw came in with a team-leading 10.3 points per game for Middle Tennessee but finished with one point on 0-of-5 shooting from the field. … The Cowboys won the rebound battle 34-29 with G Anthony Hickey Jr. contributing seven boards. … This is the third straight season - and fifth time in seven seasons - that Oklahoma State has started 9-1.



Top Game Performances
 
Middle Tennessee St.   Oklahoma St.
Jaqawn Raymond 11 Scoring Le'Bryan Nash 16
Jacob Ivory 2 Assists Phil Forte III 5
Joshua Phillips 6 Rebounds Michael Cobbins 8
Darnell Harris 4 Free Throws Made Le'Bryan Nash 6
Edward Simpson Jr 2 Steals Anthony Hickey 3
Joshua Phillips 1 Blocks Michael Cobbins 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Middle Tennessee St. 44 31.1 4-16 12-21 9 27 1 4 16
Oklahoma St. 68 51.1 5-16 15-20 17 33 6 6 10