Notebook:Cowboys slide in second half against West Virignia

Issac Likekele, Avery Anderson, and Kalib Boone celebrate during Oklahoma State's loss to West Virginia in Gallagher-Iba Arena on January 4, 2021.Cade Cunningham watched helplessly from the sidelines as the Cowboys launched their last-second desperation heave clank off the rim.

If Cunningham hadn’t fouled out with 31 seconds left, he would have certainly had the ball in his hands on the Cowboys’ final possession. Center Kalib Boone, who fouled out a few minutes earlier, joined Cunningham on the bench.

Foul trouble wasn’t why OSU blew their 19-point second-half lead against West Virginia, but it definitely hurt them down the stretch.

OSU’s two biggest players were tasked with defending West…