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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 84, Oklahoma 79
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 16, 2013
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # JB Caldwell, # Joe DeRosa, # Duke Edsall
Attendance: 13611

No. 16 Oklahoma State 84, Oklahoma 79 (OT):
Freshman Marcus Smart had a career-high 28 points and seven rebounds to lead the host Cowboys past the Sooners in overtime.

Le’Bryan Nash scored a season-high 26 points to help Oklahoma State (19-5, 9-3 Big 12) extend its win streak to seven games and improve to 13-1 at home. Markel Brown scored 14 points and Phil Forte added 10 off the bench for the Cowboys, who avenged a 77-68 loss to the Sooners on Jan. 12 in Norman.

Romero Osby had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Sam Grooms scored a career-high 18 points off the bench to lead Oklahoma (16-8, 7-5), which had its two-game win streak snapped and fell to 4-5 on the road. Steven Pledger scored 18 and Je’lon Hornbeak chipped in with 10.

Oklahoma State led by as many as 11 points until Oklahoma took its first lead, 24-23, on Hornbeak’s free throw with 4:26 left before halftime. The Sooners led 35-27 at intermission.

The Sooners led by as many as 11 points in the second half, but Smart made two free throws with 43 seconds left to tie it at 73 and force overtime. Trailing 82-79 in the extra period, Pledger lost the ball to Smart and he was fouled before making two free throws with 17.2 seconds remaining to seal the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma played without freshman G Buddy Hield (fractured right foot). … The Sooners lead the series 129-95. … Jubilant Oklahoma State students stormed the court in the rivalry known as “bedlam.”
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma   Oklahoma St.
Sam Grooms 18 Scoring Marcus Smart 28
Sam Grooms 4 Assists Marcus Smart 4
Romero Osby 15 Rebounds Marcus Smart 7
Romero Osby 6 Free Throws Made Marcus Smart 11
Je'lon Hornbeak 1 Steals Markel Brown 3
Romero Osby 1 Blocks Michael Cobbins 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma 79 47.5 6-15 15-21 9 37 1 2 9
Oklahoma St. 84 43.5 6-16 24-33 11 34 4 7 5