National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 73, West Virginia 72
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 11, 2014
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Duke Edsall, # Ron Groover, # Steve Olson
Attendance: 12078

No. 12 Oklahoma State 73, West Virginia 72: Marcus Smart collected 22 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and five assists as the visiting Cowboys edged the Mountaineers.

Le’Bryan Nash added 18 points and Markel Brown hit a key 3-pointer en route to 12 points for Oklahoma State (14-2, 2-1 Big 12). Phil Forte hit three 3-pointers off the bench as the Cowboys picked up their first conference road victory.

Juwan Staten collected 20 points, eight assists and three steals but missed a potential go-ahead layup in the final seconds as West Virginia (10-6, 2-1) had a three-game winning streak come to an end. Terry Henderson scored 21 points and Devin Williams recorded 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Mountaineers.

Smart tipped in a basket with 3 1/2 minutes left to give Oklahoma State a 70-67 advantage but Staten found Williams for a layup and hit Henderson for a 3-pointer on the next possession to give West Virginia a 72-70 lead with 1:20 to play. The Mountaineers missed a chance to make it a two-possession game and Smart gave it up to Brown for the go-ahead 3-pointer with 11.6 seconds remaining.

West Virginia led by as many as eight points in the first half before settling for a 41-39 edge at the break. The Mountaineers held a 52-49 lead after Henderson’s free throws with just over 12 minutes left before Nash hit a layup and Forte buried a 3-pointer, giving Oklahoma State a lead that would eventually stretch to 67-62 on Smart’s 3-pointer with less than 5 1/2 minutes remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Smart has recorded two straight double-doubles after matching his previous career high with 11 boards in a win over Texas on Wednesday. … West Virginia G Eron Harris struggled to 1-of-6 from beyond the arc and has hit four of his 17 3-point attempts in the last two games. … The Mountaineers were playing their first conference home game after winning at Texas Christian and Texas Tech.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma St.   West Virginia
Marcus Smart 22 Scoring Terry Henderson 21
Marcus Smart 5 Assists Juwan Staten 8
Marcus Smart 13 Rebounds Devin Williams 13
Le'Bryan Nash 4 Free Throws Made Juwan Staten 6
Markel Brown 2 Steals Juwan Staten 3
Markel Brown 1 Blocks Terry Henderson 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma St. 73 45.0 8-20 11-16 10 34 3 6 11
West Virginia 72 41.4 8-21 16-19 13 35 4 6 12