National Basketball Association
Oklahoma State 70, Charleston 58
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2018
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # Bert Smith, # Chance Moore
Attendance:
6595
By Field Level Media
Michael Weathers and Cameron McGriff scored 16 points apiece to lead Oklahoma State to a 70-58 win over Charleston on Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma State (2-1) also got 14 points from Thomas Dziagwa and 10 apiece from Isaac Likekele and Lindy Waters III.
Charleston (3-1) was led by Jarrell Brantley's 24 points and five rebounds.
The Cowboys held the Cougars' leading scorer, Grant Riller, to just seven points on 2-of-14 shooting from the field. Riller came into the game ranked 34th nationally with an average of 23 points per game on 55.3 percent shooting.
Dziagwa sparked an 11-0 run to start the second half as the Cowboys broke open a close game, taking a 41-27 lead.
Waters sank a 3-pointer and Isaac Likekele added a pair of free throws before McGriff's 3-pointer on an assist from Dziagwa put the Cowboys up by 14.
The lead grew to 52-37 on a Zep Jasper shot with 12:03 to play.
The Cowboys maintained a double-digit lead throughout most of the second half. Brevin Galloway's 3-point jumper narrowed the Cougars' deficit to 59-50 with 6:47 to go.
Oklahoma State pushed the lead back to 11 on a pair of Waters free throws and were never threatened after.
McGriff opened the scoring with a 3-pointer and the Cowboys led by eight early after a McGriff jumper. Charleston took a 16-15 lead on a Brantley layup at the 8:40 mark of the first half.
Jaylen McManus' layup gave the Cougars a 22-17 lead, and Charleston extended the advantage to 26-18 on a jumper by Riller.
However, McGriff and Weathers went to work and scored the next eight Oklahoma State points to tie the game at 26-all.
Likekele's layup gave the Cowboys the lead for good at 28-26, and McGriff capped a 12-0 with another layup.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Charleston |
|
Oklahoma State |
Jarrell Brantley 24 |
Scoring |
Michael Weathers 16 |
Grant Riller 4 |
Assists |
Isaac Likekele 4 |
Jarrell Brantley 5 |
Rebounds |
Cameron McGriff 7 |
Grant Riller 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Lindy Waters III 4 |
Brevin Galloway 3 |
Steals |
Michael Weathers 2 |
Nick Harris 1 |
Blocks |
Yor Anei 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Charleston
|
58 |
38.3 |
5-26 |
7-11 |
12 |
28 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
Oklahoma State
|
70 |
47.1 |
10-22 |
12-19 |
13 |
35 |
6 |
4 |
15 |