WVSports – West Virginia falls 67-60 on the road at Oklahoma State

West Virginia struggled early and could not maintain on late falling 67-60 on the street at Oklahoma State to start out league play 0-2.

The Mountaineers have now misplaced 11 consecutive Massive 12 street video games.

The Cowboys obtained on the scoreboard and pushed the early edge out to 4-2 with 17:13 left within the first half. The Mountaineers had three turnovers within the first 4 minutes and struggled to place the ball within the basket within the early going hitting simply 1-5 from the sphere.

Oklahoma State would maintain an 11-4 edge on the 12:18 mark because the Cowboys continued to benefit from West Virginia turning the ball over and never with the ability to put the ball within the basket.

The Mountaineers would lower the deficit to 15-9 on the 9:08 mark, however the gradual begin continued because the offense continued to sputter and develop any consistency within the early phases of the sport.

On the 6:01 mark West Virginia would lower the deficit to 19-16 earlier than the Cowboys would double it up with a three-pointer to maintain distance within the first half. The lead would swell again out to 24-16 earlier than Mitchell would can a three-pointer to carry the Mountaineers to inside 5 with 3:29 remaining.

West Virginia would path 31-22 on the break by capturing simply 32-percent from the ground and turning the ball over 11 instances whereas permitting the Cowboys to hit 48-percent of their makes an attempt.

The Cowboys opened the second half with an open three pointer and was in a position to stretch the result in a dozen. And the lead would stay double digits with solely 15:45 remaining because the Mountaineers could not lower into the lead.

The Mountaineers have been in a position to carry the rating inside 40-33 on the 13:43 mark regardless of the very fact the Cowboys had missed eight straight baskets. That lead would shrink to 42-39, earlier than a three-pointer would once more give Oklahoma State some respiration room.

West Virginia continued to battle and an Erik Stevenson three would lower the deficit to 49-47 with 8:28 left within the sport. Two extra threes by Stevenson would give the Mountaineers their first lead of the sport at 53-51 with 7:17 left. However after that Stevenson can be hit with a technical foul and foul out on a cost name.

The Mountaineers used a 13-3 run to take a 55-52 lead with 5:57 left to play. The lead would sit at 57-56 with 3:55 left as the 2 groups continued to change blows.

Oklahoma State would re-take and maintain a 63-58 lead with 1:10 remaining to play because the offense struggled to attain with Stevenson on the bench.

The Cowboys would then shut issues out 67-60 down the stretch.

West Virginia will subsequent tackle Kansas at house Saturday with tipoff set for six p.m.