Cowboys Cruise by Mountaineers

Stillwater, OK - The West Virginia Mountaineers (14-10, 3-8) shot a mere 31.7% from the field Saturday afternoon and were pummelled by the Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-12, 5-7) 81-58.

West Virginia grabbed the early 5-0 lead, going a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line and built a seven-point advantage midway through the first half following a straightaway three from Jalen Bridges.

However, the aggressiveness the Mountaineers started the game with faded away and so did their lead. West Virginia started 5-11 from the field including 3-5 from behind the arc but settled for jump shots to finished out the half going 1-8 from three and trailed by six at the break, while OSU guard Avery Anderson III led all scorer with 12 points.

West Virginia shot 1-10 from the field to begin the second half, opening the door for Oklahoma State to extend its lead to 20 with 13:47 remaining in the game.

The Cowboys continued to attack the Mountaineers underneath, scoring 40 points in the paint and outrebounding WVU 48-24. Forward Moussa Cisse controlled the paint in the first half with nine points and continued in the second half, leading all scorers with guard Avery Anderson, recording a double double 18 points and 10 rebounds as Oklahoma State one with ease 81-58.

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