Posted by admin | Posted in Ticket Venue | Posted on 10-05-2012
Tags: 2011, basketball, brooks thompson, cezar guerrero, college, cowboys, fred gulley, jean-paul olukemi, le'bryan nash, Markel Brown, michael cobbins, ncaa, NIT, oklahoma, oklahoma state, oklahoma state basketball, okstate, osu, philip jurick, pokes, reger dowell, roadrunners, san antonio, sports, state, travis ford, utsa
Highlights from Oklahoma State’s 90-85 overtime win over UTSA in the second round of the 2011 Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tipoff at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. Cezar Guerrero tied a school single-game record for a freshman with 29 points, and OSU overcame an 11-point deficit in the final 2-1/2 minutes as the Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated UTSA 90-85 in overtime. The win advances OSU to New York City to face Stanford in the championship semifinal of the Season NIT Tip-Off. Down 71-60 with 2-1/2 minutes remaining in regulation, it appeared that the Cowboys would suffer their first loss of the young season. Jean-Paul Olukemi was fouled and scored both free throws to cut the lead to single digits. After three-consecutive possessions resulted in turnovers, Reger Dowell hit a three pointer, cutting the lead to six at 71-65. Michael Hale, who had a team-high 26 points for UTSA, hit 1-of-2 from the line. Olukemi was fouled again, and hit both shots from the stripe to cut it to five. A layup by Igor Nujic with 1:12 left in the game gave the Roadrunners a three-possession lead. Olukemi grabbed the rebound off a Guerrero miss, and was fouled again, connecting on both FTs. A miss by Nujic and a defensive board by Guerrero led to a follow make by Le’Bryan Nash, cutting the UTSA lead to three. Hale hit both free throws after being fouled by Fred Gulley, putting UTSA ahead 76-71 with 27 seconds remaining. A missed three by Dowell, and a foul by Markel Brown gave Nujic a …

