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Five thoughts about Cowboy basketball’s overtime victory against Iowa State

After a timeout and examination of a clock malfunction in Gallagher-Iba Arena, public address announcer Larry Reece’s voice boomed throughout the building.

“We have overtime,” Reece said.

Although the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team and Iowa State’s team engaged in a constant tug-of-war battle for the lead, the Cowboys' emerged victorious 96-87 at the end of the extra minutes. OSU had fallen to the Cyclones for 10 consecutive games, but it changed that script Saturday at home.

1. Cowboys respond to Boynton’s direction

Brandon Averette’s buzzer-beater to end the first half snapped a 7-minute scoring drought.