STILLWATER — Oklahoma State turned to a dual-point guard lineup Tuesday night, finally finding enough offense to pull away from UMKC, 61-43, at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Scuffling to score, the Cowboys used point guards Jawun Evans and Tyree Griffin together through much of the second half, getting a combined 16 points from the pair over the final 20 minutes.
Evans and Griffin each finished with 11 points for Oklahoma State, which improved to 8-4. Guard Jeff Newberry also had 11 and guard Jeffrey Carroll added 10 for the Cowboys.
UMKC, falling to 7-7, closed within three at 39-36 on forward Broderick Newbill's bucket at the 11:05 mark.