Oklahoma State beats Georgetown for third place in Maui

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Jeffrey Carroll had 20 points and Oklahoma State racked up 19 steals in a 97-70 win over Georgetown on Wednesday in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational.

Oklahoma State (5-1) bounced back from a 32-point demolishing by No. 4 North Carolina in the semifinals by revving up its pressure defense.

The Cowboys turned 28 turnovers by Georgetown into 41 points and had a 59-16 advantage in bench points to close their trip to Maui with a resounding victory.

Jawun Evans had 13 points and Brandon Averette 12 for Oklahoma State.

Georgetown (2-4) shot 51 percent, but lost because of the shots they couldn’t get up from the multitude of turnovers that had coach John Thompson III…