Oklahoma State guard Avery Anderson III waved away Kalib Boone from the low post.
Thirty-eight seconds were on the clock. Anderson had the matchup he wanted and a two-point lead on the road without the Cowboys’ best player and best leader.
This was his time.
Anderson dribbled to his right, stuttered and pulled up for a jumper over West Virginia’s Taz Sherman. And the shot fell.
In one of the biggest moments of Anderson’s short career, he was ready.
“I knew I could do my thing and try to go get a bucket for our team,” Anderson said.