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02-14-2008, 03:29 PM
Cowboys cruise
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
2/14/2008
Five players post double figures in victory over Baylor
STILLWATER -- Oklahoma State's Byron Eaton is a former McDonald's All-American, so he's fair game for a Quarter Pounder reference. The junior point guard had a quarter of 100 points and the Cowboys threatened to pound Baylor before settling for a 93-83 victory Wednesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Eaton matched a career-high with 25 points, dished a season-high eight assists, added three more steals to his career school record total and committed only two turnovers as the Cowboys rampaged to a 20-point halftime lead and handed Baylor its most lopsided defeat of the season. The Bears also lost by 10 points at Kansas last Saturday.
Four other OSU players also produced double-figure point totals as the Cowboys, playing in front of 8,606 fans, improved to 12-12 overall and 3-7 in Big 12 games.
Freshman James Anderson scored 17 points, matching his most in a Big 12 game. Terrel Harris collected 15 points and matched a career-high with nine rebounds. Marcus Dove and Obi Muonelo scored 13 points each.
"Our older players really played well tonight," OSU coach Sean Sutton said. "That's the best they have played together in one game this year that I can remember. All those guys really came to play. It was one of the best games Byron has ever played in an Oklahoma State uniform. That's the way I envisioned him playing when I recruited him. He was aggressive at both ends of the court and did a good job of running the team."
Eaton was a tonesetter from the opening tip. He had a hand in OSU's first 12 points by way of points, assists, steals and even a save of a loose ball under Baylor's basket that led to a James Ander son dunk.
"I think Byron Eaton controlled the whole tempo tonight," said Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose team entered with its best 22-game record in 60 years and left at 17-6 overall and 5-4 in league games. "He was the best guard on the floor."
Afterward, Baylor guard Tweety Carter shared a hug and words with Eaton during the handshake procession.
"I just told him he is good," Carter said. "Way to come out and get your team going and not let your team give up. This game is about pride. Just because they were 2-7, you don't want to come out and just say 'we ain't going nowhere' or 'this season is over for us.' They came out and showed (differently)."
OSU had lost seven of its previous eight games and was coming off its most lopsided Big 12 defeat of the season.
"We hear people talking about us and coach Sean," Dove said. "We hear all that. But we just try to tune it out. We don't really want to pay any mind to that. We just want to go out there and play. As long as we are going out there and playing hard and competing, then we can't complain about anything. That's what we try to focus on is coming to the practice floor and practicing hard and then transferring that over to the game and competing on every possession and playing as hard as we can."
OSU outscored Baylor 49-29 in the first half. The Bears, who lead the Big 12 in scoring in conference games, scored on 16 of their first 21 possessions after halftime to get within nine with 5:41 left, but the Cowboys made enough plays (and free throws) to squash the rally. OSU's 31 free throws made and 40 free throws attempted were season highs and helped the Cowboys score their second-most points in series history.
"This was a good team they beat tonight," Sutton said. "Baylor will challenge to be in the NCAA Tournament."
Said Carter, "Oklahoma State is a good team. Don't let their record fool you. They come out and play hard every game and every day. We knew coming in here it was going to be a battle no matter what. They came out and just attacked us. Byron Eaton got his team going and he is a great point guard. That's why they got the win today. They came out and played harder than us."
By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
2/14/2008
Five players post double figures in victory over Baylor
STILLWATER -- Oklahoma State's Byron Eaton is a former McDonald's All-American, so he's fair game for a Quarter Pounder reference. The junior point guard had a quarter of 100 points and the Cowboys threatened to pound Baylor before settling for a 93-83 victory Wednesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Eaton matched a career-high with 25 points, dished a season-high eight assists, added three more steals to his career school record total and committed only two turnovers as the Cowboys rampaged to a 20-point halftime lead and handed Baylor its most lopsided defeat of the season. The Bears also lost by 10 points at Kansas last Saturday.
Four other OSU players also produced double-figure point totals as the Cowboys, playing in front of 8,606 fans, improved to 12-12 overall and 3-7 in Big 12 games.
Freshman James Anderson scored 17 points, matching his most in a Big 12 game. Terrel Harris collected 15 points and matched a career-high with nine rebounds. Marcus Dove and Obi Muonelo scored 13 points each.
"Our older players really played well tonight," OSU coach Sean Sutton said. "That's the best they have played together in one game this year that I can remember. All those guys really came to play. It was one of the best games Byron has ever played in an Oklahoma State uniform. That's the way I envisioned him playing when I recruited him. He was aggressive at both ends of the court and did a good job of running the team."
Eaton was a tonesetter from the opening tip. He had a hand in OSU's first 12 points by way of points, assists, steals and even a save of a loose ball under Baylor's basket that led to a James Ander son dunk.
"I think Byron Eaton controlled the whole tempo tonight," said Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose team entered with its best 22-game record in 60 years and left at 17-6 overall and 5-4 in league games. "He was the best guard on the floor."
Afterward, Baylor guard Tweety Carter shared a hug and words with Eaton during the handshake procession.
"I just told him he is good," Carter said. "Way to come out and get your team going and not let your team give up. This game is about pride. Just because they were 2-7, you don't want to come out and just say 'we ain't going nowhere' or 'this season is over for us.' They came out and showed (differently)."
OSU had lost seven of its previous eight games and was coming off its most lopsided Big 12 defeat of the season.
"We hear people talking about us and coach Sean," Dove said. "We hear all that. But we just try to tune it out. We don't really want to pay any mind to that. We just want to go out there and play. As long as we are going out there and playing hard and competing, then we can't complain about anything. That's what we try to focus on is coming to the practice floor and practicing hard and then transferring that over to the game and competing on every possession and playing as hard as we can."
OSU outscored Baylor 49-29 in the first half. The Bears, who lead the Big 12 in scoring in conference games, scored on 16 of their first 21 possessions after halftime to get within nine with 5:41 left, but the Cowboys made enough plays (and free throws) to squash the rally. OSU's 31 free throws made and 40 free throws attempted were season highs and helped the Cowboys score their second-most points in series history.
"This was a good team they beat tonight," Sutton said. "Baylor will challenge to be in the NCAA Tournament."
Said Carter, "Oklahoma State is a good team. Don't let their record fool you. They come out and play hard every game and every day. We knew coming in here it was going to be a battle no matter what. They came out and just attacked us. Byron Eaton got his team going and he is a great point guard. That's why they got the win today. They came out and played harder than us."