Facing the Big 12’s highest-scoring team without arguably its best defenders means you need to get some big contributions from some of their other guys, which they did. And it was almost enough.
Oklahoma State fell to No. 6 Texas 56-46 in Stillwater on Saturday despite probably their best defensive performance of the season, but long scoring draughts and inconsistent shooting have become too common for this team. And it proved too much to overcome.
Without the league’s leading shot blocker Oklahoma State swatted a season-high 12 shots. Their previous best was nine against Prairie View. Without the reigning Co-Defensive Player of the Year, OSU held Texas to a season-low 56 points.