National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 86, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 16, 2015
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # Toby Martinez, # Kirby Sitton, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 4556

Guard Jeff Newberry gave Oklahoma State a much-needed lift Monday night to help the Cowboys finally shake Arkansas-Pine Bluff 86-72 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater.

Newberry played stat-sheet stuffer, finishing with 19 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and four steals. Point guard Jawun Evans scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half as Oklahoma State improved to 2-0.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff, falling to 1-1, rode the 21 points of guard JoVaughn Love to keep close for much of the night. Love made 8 of 14 shots, with two 3-pointers. He also grabbed seven rebounds.

The Lions trailed by just one, 32-31, at halftime and were within seven points on several occasions in the second half. It was 69-62 with just under five minutes left, when the Cowboys finally began to extend the lead.

Oklahoma State dominated the boards in the first 20 minutes.

The Cowboys out-rebounded Pine Bluff 23-14 and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds, yet only converted them into seven second-chance points. The Cowboys shot just 35.3 percent from the floor, struggling against the Lions' trapping zone.

Love scored 11 first-half points on 5 of 7 shooting and had 11 of the starting line-up's 12 points. The Lions, however, owned a 19-8 edge in bench scoring.
Top Game Performances
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff   Oklahoma St.
JoVaughn Love 21 Scoring Jeff Newberry 19
Jaquan Lynch 3 Assists Jawun Evans 7
JoVaughn Love 7 Rebounds Jeff Newberry 12
Trent Whiting 6 Free Throws Made Jeff Newberry 9
JoVaughn Love 2 Steals Jawun Evans 4
Marquis Cunningham 1 Blocks Jeff Newberry 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 72 41.5 7-17 21-31 10 27 2 6 14
Oklahoma St. 86 43.3 3-14 31-42 12 45 4 10 11