1 | 2 | T | |
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TCU | 37 | 40 | 77 |
OKST | 32 | 44 | 76 |
Nembhard, Samuel rally TCU to 77-76 upset at Oklahoma St.
STILLWATER, Okla. -- — RJ Nembhard and Kevin Samuel combined for 39 points, scoring the last nine of the game, as TCU upended previously undefeated Oklahoma State 77-76 Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham missed a potential game-winner as time expired.
Nembhard scored 21 for the Horned Frogs (6-2, 1-1 Big 12), making his last four field goals after going without even an attempt for about 14 minutes of the second half. Samuel added 18 points including a dunk that made it a one-point game with 45 seconds left.
Samuel blocked a drive by OSU's Bryce Williams with 20 seconds left, setting up Nembhard's game-winner with eight seconds remaining.
After each team took a timeout, Cunningham's final shot didn't fall.
Cunningham scored 17 points with eight rebounds to spark a second-half Oklahoma State (6-1, 0-1) comeback after the Cowboys fell behind by as many as 13 in the first half, and trailed 37-32 at the break.
Cunningham was held to just two points on 1-for-9 shooting by halftime but opened the final period with a drive to the basket on the first possession. And he didn't let up, forging a 44-44 tie after Ferron Flavors stole the ball from Nembhard and fed Cunningham, trailing on the break, for a dunk.
Rondel Walker added 12 points for OSU, Isaac Likekele and Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe each scored 10. Five times Cunningham scored to keep Oklahoma State's lead at five points through the second half. The Cowboys opened an eight-point lead with 2:21 to go but didn't score again.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Rick Crawford
- Jeff Malham
- Gary Maxwell
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 15-3 | - | 32-5 |
Iowa State | 13-5 | 2 | 29-8 |
Baylor | 11-7 | 4 | 24-11 |
Texas Tech | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
BYU | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Kansas | 10-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
TCU | 9-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
Oklahoma | 8-10 | 7 | 20-12 |
Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Cincinnati | 7-11 | 8 | 22-15 |
UCF | 7-11 | 8 | 17-16 |
Oklahoma State | 4-14 | 11 | 12-20 |
West Virginia | 4-14 | 11 | 9-23 |