Oklahoma State has now lost its first three conference games since it was in the Big 8. Way back in 1996 — the year after its incredible Final Four run — OSU lost to Kansas, Iowa State and Nebraska to open the conference year. It went on to finish 17-10 that year. This year’s team is now 10-5 and will fight for a similar winning percentage (which would get them in the NCAA Tournament).
Head coach Brad Underwood said after the Pokes dropped a tough one to No. 2 Baylor in Waco that he was far more encouraged by this outing than by the stink bomb they dropped in Austin on Wednesday evening.