First Half
Mawot Mag scored the first points of the game on a shot fake and drive to the rim for two. Saunders scored the next five for the Cougars going 2-of-2 from the free throw line and connecting on a 3-pointer from the corner. The Cowboys banked in a shot from deep and Knell responded with a 3-pointer of his own. Despite committing three turnovers in the first five minutes, BYU led 10-6 at the first media timeout of the game.
The Cougars went on to score the next seven points out of the media break to cap off a 10-0 scoring run. BYU led 17-7 with just under 12 minutes remaining in the first frame.
Knell sunk his second 3-pointer of the half and Saunders found a cutting Keita for a dunk. On the ensuing possession, Knell got his defender in the air and drove past for two more. Hall connected on a 3-pointer in transition and the Cowboys were forced to call a timeout as BYU increased its lead to 14, ahead 29-15 with 7:30 left on the clock.
Seconds out of the timeout, Knell made another shot from deep to put him in first-half double digits for the third time of the season and the ninth time of his career. Hall made three free throws, Knell two and Mag finished a jumper as BYU led 39-15 with 3:49 remaining.
Oklahoma State ended BYU’s 18-0 run with a free throw to close out a scoring drought that spanned nearly five-and-a-half minutes for the Cowboys.
Keita had two dunks as the Cougars took a 20-point lead into halftime, ahead 46-26.
Knell led BYU at the half with 13 points on 3-of-6 from deep and five rebounds. Denim dished out five assists and chipped in four rebounds.
As a whole, the Cougars shot 15-of-25 from the field and 5-of-12 from deep while holding the Cowboys to just 8-of-31 from the floor and 4-of-12 from range. BYU also led the rebounding battle at 23-13.
