Oklahoma State was expected to lose to No. 2 Baylor on Saturday, and it did exactly that, falling 81-66 in a hard-fought game without Cade Cunningham and Rondel Walker.
The loss is a missed opportunity for the program to gain a signature win — one that would really thrust it comfortably into the AP rankings on Monday — but the Pokes are still sitting pretty on the whole. They’re 9-4 overall, 3-4 in Big 12 play and have four KenPom top-100 wins on their resume.
For now, that’s keeping them afloat with room to spare as bracket experts start making their projections for March Madness.