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02-10-2008, 11:15 AM
Turnovers plague OSU
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
2/10/2008
Cowboys give up the ball a season-high 24 times and attempt a season-low 41 field goals.
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Oklahoma State put up some big numbers against 20th-ranked Kansas State.
Unfortunately for the Cowboys, the numerals came in unflattering categories and led to an 82-61 loss Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.
"They just whipped us," OSU coach Sean Sutton said in a hallway outside his team's locker room afterward. "They were tougher than we were tonight."
The big numbers?
OSU committed a season-high 24 turnovers, throwing away so many possessions that the Cowboys shot a season-low 41 field goal attempts. "We reverted back to making bad decisions with the ball," Sutton said.
OSU let K-State grab 29 offensive rebounds. The Cowboys collected 29 total rebounds.
Sutton said he can't remember any OSU team giving up that many offensive rebounds. The Wildcats' 51 total rebounds were the most by a Cowboy opponent this season.
Outscored 28-7 in second-chance points, 26-15 in points off turnovers and 38-14 in points in the paint, OSU (11-12, 2-7 Big 12) lost a 19th straight consecutive road game.
The Cowboys, who share the Big 12 cellar with Colorado, got their last true road win at Kansas State on Feb. 4, 2006.
Kansas State has gotten an extreme makeover since then because former coach Bob Huggins' presence allowed the school to recruit a whole new breed of Wildcat. KSU (17-5, 7-1), is off to its best start since the 1981-82 season under Huggins' replacement, Frank Martin.
Huggins landed the nation's top high school prospect, Michael Beasley, before scooting off to West Virginia. Huggins also landed another top 10 prospect, Bill Walker, who took a medical hardship last season.
Sutton, after facing Beasley and Walker for the first time, sounded like he was ready to promote them to the NBA. Sutton watched Beasley, Walker and less-heralded freshman Jacob Pullen combine for 54 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists.
"Beasley will certainly be a top five pick and Walker I really think will be a top 15 pick," Sutton said. "They are both explosive. They can both score and they are very difficult to match up with."
Beasley, the nation's top rebounder and fourth-leading scorer, scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Walker had 14 points, eight rebounds and a team-best five assists.
Pullen, who came into the game as a 26.9 shooter from 3-point range who averages 9.3 points per game, had a career-high five 3-pointers and 17 points.
"We were going to try to play off him at times in order to help on Beasley and he made us pay," Sutton said.
OSU forward Marcus Dove said he was embarrassed by the loss.
"We were playing on national TV," he said. "We came out and we didn't play like we were capable of and we didn't follow the keys to the game."
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OSU NOTEBOOK
Crazy stat: Despite committing 14 first-half turnovers, OSU trailed 20th-ranked Kansas State by only five points at the half.
“I felt good at halftime,” Cowboy coach Sean Sutton said. “I felt like we were in good position to have a chance to win the game because I didn’t think we had played particularly well, yet we had come back from 16 down to get it back to five.”
The Cowboys failed to score on their first five possessions of the second half and Bill Walker scored consecutive baskets for K-State to spark an 8-0 Wildcat run.
Remember when: OSU played a ranked Kansas State team for the first time since Feb. 17, 1982, when the Cowboys beat the 18th-ranked Wildcats 72-62 in Manhattan.
Solemn spectator: Kansas State point guard and Union High School alum Clent Stewart lost his mother, Vanessa, to cancer Tuesday. Stewart did not play. He sat on the Wildcats bench wearing a coat with a pink ribbon on the lapel.
Before the game, Sutton walked over to the K-State bench and talked to Stewart.
“I told him that there were a lot of people thinking about him and praying for him in I know what is a difficult time in his life and I just wanted him to know he’s got a lot of support and a lot of people thinking about him,” Sutton said.
Bench press: Kansas State didn’t get a point from its bench until Darren Kent knocked in a put-back basket with 12:20 left in the second half. Wildcat reserves contributed 20 points from that point onward.
Road warrior: Terrel Harris is OSU’s leading scorer in road games this season, averaging 13.5 points away from Gallagher- Iba Arena. He scored 16 Saturday (his most in a game since Jan. 19 at Iowa State) but also had six turnovers.
Optical illusion: It appeared from courtside that Cowboy forward Marcus Dove blocked two shots during the game. He was credited with zero. Dove needed one block to tie Desmond Mason for seventh place on OSU’s career list.
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
2/10/2008
Cowboys give up the ball a season-high 24 times and attempt a season-low 41 field goals.
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Oklahoma State put up some big numbers against 20th-ranked Kansas State.
Unfortunately for the Cowboys, the numerals came in unflattering categories and led to an 82-61 loss Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.
"They just whipped us," OSU coach Sean Sutton said in a hallway outside his team's locker room afterward. "They were tougher than we were tonight."
The big numbers?
OSU committed a season-high 24 turnovers, throwing away so many possessions that the Cowboys shot a season-low 41 field goal attempts. "We reverted back to making bad decisions with the ball," Sutton said.
OSU let K-State grab 29 offensive rebounds. The Cowboys collected 29 total rebounds.
Sutton said he can't remember any OSU team giving up that many offensive rebounds. The Wildcats' 51 total rebounds were the most by a Cowboy opponent this season.
Outscored 28-7 in second-chance points, 26-15 in points off turnovers and 38-14 in points in the paint, OSU (11-12, 2-7 Big 12) lost a 19th straight consecutive road game.
The Cowboys, who share the Big 12 cellar with Colorado, got their last true road win at Kansas State on Feb. 4, 2006.
Kansas State has gotten an extreme makeover since then because former coach Bob Huggins' presence allowed the school to recruit a whole new breed of Wildcat. KSU (17-5, 7-1), is off to its best start since the 1981-82 season under Huggins' replacement, Frank Martin.
Huggins landed the nation's top high school prospect, Michael Beasley, before scooting off to West Virginia. Huggins also landed another top 10 prospect, Bill Walker, who took a medical hardship last season.
Sutton, after facing Beasley and Walker for the first time, sounded like he was ready to promote them to the NBA. Sutton watched Beasley, Walker and less-heralded freshman Jacob Pullen combine for 54 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists.
"Beasley will certainly be a top five pick and Walker I really think will be a top 15 pick," Sutton said. "They are both explosive. They can both score and they are very difficult to match up with."
Beasley, the nation's top rebounder and fourth-leading scorer, scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Walker had 14 points, eight rebounds and a team-best five assists.
Pullen, who came into the game as a 26.9 shooter from 3-point range who averages 9.3 points per game, had a career-high five 3-pointers and 17 points.
"We were going to try to play off him at times in order to help on Beasley and he made us pay," Sutton said.
OSU forward Marcus Dove said he was embarrassed by the loss.
"We were playing on national TV," he said. "We came out and we didn't play like we were capable of and we didn't follow the keys to the game."
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Jimmie Tramel 581-8389
jimmie.tramel@tulsaworld.com
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OSU NOTEBOOK
Crazy stat: Despite committing 14 first-half turnovers, OSU trailed 20th-ranked Kansas State by only five points at the half.
“I felt good at halftime,” Cowboy coach Sean Sutton said. “I felt like we were in good position to have a chance to win the game because I didn’t think we had played particularly well, yet we had come back from 16 down to get it back to five.”
The Cowboys failed to score on their first five possessions of the second half and Bill Walker scored consecutive baskets for K-State to spark an 8-0 Wildcat run.
Remember when: OSU played a ranked Kansas State team for the first time since Feb. 17, 1982, when the Cowboys beat the 18th-ranked Wildcats 72-62 in Manhattan.
Solemn spectator: Kansas State point guard and Union High School alum Clent Stewart lost his mother, Vanessa, to cancer Tuesday. Stewart did not play. He sat on the Wildcats bench wearing a coat with a pink ribbon on the lapel.
Before the game, Sutton walked over to the K-State bench and talked to Stewart.
“I told him that there were a lot of people thinking about him and praying for him in I know what is a difficult time in his life and I just wanted him to know he’s got a lot of support and a lot of people thinking about him,” Sutton said.
Bench press: Kansas State didn’t get a point from its bench until Darren Kent knocked in a put-back basket with 12:20 left in the second half. Wildcat reserves contributed 20 points from that point onward.
Road warrior: Terrel Harris is OSU’s leading scorer in road games this season, averaging 13.5 points away from Gallagher- Iba Arena. He scored 16 Saturday (his most in a game since Jan. 19 at Iowa State) but also had six turnovers.
Optical illusion: It appeared from courtside that Cowboy forward Marcus Dove blocked two shots during the game. He was credited with zero. Dove needed one block to tie Desmond Mason for seventh place on OSU’s career list.