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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22
When: 10:15 PM ET, Friday, January 2, 2015
Where: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Temperature: 45°
Head Official: Dennis Hennigan
Attendance: 35409

Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22: Mason Rudolph threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns and Desmond Roland rushed for a season-high 123 yards as the Cowboys held off a second-half rally by the Huskies in the TicketCity Cactus Bowl in Tempe, Ariz.

Rudolph tossed touchdown passes to Brandon Sheperd and James Washington for Oklahoma State (7-6), which recorded its ninth consecutive winning season when Kevin Peterson intercepted Cyler Miles on the final play. Rudolph completed 17-of-26 passes with an interception for the Cowboys, who led 24-0 at the break after holding an opponent scoreless in the first half for the first time all season.

Miles was 25-of-38 for 268 yards and a touchdown while Jaydon Mickens accounted for two scores for Washington (8-6), which lost for the third time in its last four bowl games. John Ross scored on a 96-yard kickoff return to cut the deficit to 27-14 late in the third quarter, and the Huskies trailed by eight when they took over on their own 20 with 43 seconds left on a drive that closed with Peterson's interception.

Oklahoma State opened with an 11-play, 84-yard drive that ended when 300-pound defensive tackle James Castleman took a direct snap and rambled 1 yard for a touchdown. The Cowboys added another score at the end of the quarter as Rudolph threw a 28-yard TD pass to Washington, who made a one-handed grab.

Sheperd scored on a 47-yard TD reception late in the second quarter before the Huskies opened the second half on Mickens’ 31-yard TD run. Ben Grogan kicked a 27-yard field goal late in the third quarter to extend the lead to 27-7 before the Huskies answered with Ross’ kickoff return and pulled within 30-22 on Mickens’ 16-yard TD reception with 3:29 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Washington played without starting OL Dexter Charles, who was reportedly left home due to academic issues. … Castleman added a key 48-yard reception on the team's final possession and Sheperd had five catches for 98 yards for the Cowboys, who improved to 18-3 in their last 21 non-conference games. … Dwayne Washington rushed 13 times for 42 yards for the Huskies, who were held to 113 total yards in the first half.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Washington   Oklahoma State
Dwayne Washington Player Desmond Roland
13 Attempts 32
42 Yards 123
3.2 Avg Yards 3.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Washington   Oklahoma State
Jaydon Mickens Player Brandon Sheperd
7 Receptions 5
82 Yards 98
11.7 Avg Yards 19.6
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Washington 369 101 268 3 0 1 3.0 1
Oklahoma State 473 152 321 3 3 1 2.0 1