Oklahoma St beats No. 19 LSU for 3rd place
McGriff drains long 3 for OK State
Cameron McGriff drains a long 3 to extend Oklahoma State's lead over LSU in the second half.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Cameron McGriff had 28 points, Lindy Waters added 16, and Oklahoma State defeated No. 19 LSU 90-77 in the third-place game Sunday.
Oklahoma State (4-2) beat Memphis 84-64 and lost to defending national champion Villanova 77-58 earlier in the invitational.
The Cowboys were 6-6 against ranked teams last season. Skylar Mays scored 20 points for the Tigers (5-2), who were coming off a 79-76 overtime loss to No. 14 Florida State on Friday.
McGriff hit a 3 and Waters made three free throws during a second-half opening 15-2 run that put Oklahoma State ahead 57-39 with 13 minutes to play.
Michael Weathers layup extended the Cowboys lead to 68-48 midway through the second half.
LSU missed 12 of its 13 shots during the Cowboys' surge.
McGriff had 13 points as Oklahoma State grabbed a 42-37 halftime advantage. The Cowboys lead by 13 points 5 1/2 minutes into the game.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Scyphers
- Tim Clougherty
- Bo Boroski
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
BYU | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Colorado | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
UCF | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Utah | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Houston | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Arizona | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |