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It's been a hot start to the 2014-15 campaign for Oklahoma State Men's Basketball, but after another win adding to their undefeated start, the Pokes suffered their first loss of the season.
Le'Bryan Nash did not play against North Texas due to academic issues. In his absence Phil Forte scored a career high 32 points, and Michael Cobbins and Anthony Allen also scored in double figures in the dominant win over the Mean Green.
Travis Ford and company then went on the road to South Carolina where things took a turn for the worse. The Gamecocks held the Cowboys to a horrific 24.6% shooting (20.8% from 3) and blocked 8 shots in a smothering defensive performance. The hot handed Phil Forte disappeared on the road as he scored just 5 points, shooting 7.1% from the field and 10.0% from 3. Nash was back in the lineup, but after a slow start he finished with 13 point, 10 rebound double-double.
Beyond Nash, the next two highest contributors were Jeff Newberry and Mitchell Solomon with 8 and 7 points, respectively. The only other notable statistic from this game was that Anthony Allen missed his first shots of the season, going 0-2 from the field. Assists were few with 7 total, and turnovers were abundant with 12.
The Cowboys are currently one of the worst passing teams in the Big 12, averaging a mere 11.5 per game. Not great. Here's an statistical overview of how the team did last week, how they stack up compared to the Big 12 and the NCAA, what games they have upcoming, and how the players are statistically coming along at this point in the season:
Week 4 Results
- North Texas - W (87-61)
- at South Carolina - L (49-75)
Games This Week
- Memphis - Saturday (12/13) at 6:00pm
Big 12 Rankings |
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| TEAM | CONFERENCE | GAMES BACK | OVERALL |
| TCU | 0-0 | -- | 9-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | -- | 8-1 |
| #22 West Virginia | 0-0 | -- | 8-1 |
| #10 Kansas | 0-0 | -- | 7-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | -- | 7-1 |
| #8 Texas | 0-0 | -- | 7-1 |
| #14 Iowa State | 0-0 | -- | 6-1 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | -- | 6-1 |
| #16 Oklahoma | 0-0 | -- | 5-2 |
| Kansas St | 0-0 | -- | 5-4 |
Team Stats |
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| Offense | Points Per Game | Rebounds Per Game | Assists Per Game | Field Goal PCT |
| Number | 75.6 | 39.9 | 11.5 | 0.453 |
| Big 12 Rank | 3rd | 7th | 9th | 4th |
| National Rank | 62nd | 46th | 245th | 106th |
| Defense | Points Allowed | Rebounds Per Game | Blocks Per Game | Steals Per Game |
| Number | 58.4 | 28.8 | 5.6 | 9.9 |
| Big 12 Rank | 4th | 3rd | T-3rd | 2nd |
| National Rank | 40th | 20th | 30th | 12th |
Player Stats - Last Week |
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| Player | GP | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| Le'Bryan Nash | 1 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.267 | 0.625 | 0.000 |
| Phil Forte III | 2 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.333 | 0.867 | 0.316 |
| Anthony Hickey Jr. | 2 | 25.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.235 | 0.000 | 0.125 |
| Jeffrey Carroll | 2 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.375 | 0.000 | 0.200 |
| Michael Cobbins | 2 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0.000 |
| Tavarius Shine | 2 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.000 |
| Tyree Griffin | 2 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.167 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
| Mitchell Solomon | 2 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.750 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| Jeff Newberry | 2 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.300 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Marek Soucek | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Joe Burton | 1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.333 | 1.000 | 0.333 |
| Anthony Allen Jr. | 2 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.667 | 0.625 | 0.000 |
| Leyton Hammonds | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Ford Stuen | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Christien Sager | 2 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| Alex Budke | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Player Stats - Season |
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| Player | GP | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| Le'Bryan Nash | 7 | 28.0 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.463 | 0.790 | 0.000 |
| Phil Forte III | 8 | 31.6 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.410 | 0.814 | 0.359 |
| Anthony Hickey Jr. | 8 | 26.0 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.433 | 0.333 | 0.280 |
| Michael Cobbins | 5 | 26.4 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.667 | 0.545 | 0.000 |
| Jeffrey Carroll | 8 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.440 | 0.333 | 0.333 |
| Jeff Newberry | 8 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.393 | 0.800 | 0.538 |
| Anthony Allen Jr. | 7 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.857 | 0.471 | 0.000 |
| Leyton Hammonds | 4 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.429 | 0.000 | 0.444 |
| Tavarius Shine | 8 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.455 | 0.750 | 0.231 |
| Tyree Griffin | 8 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.286 | 0.769 | 0.250 |
| Joe Burton | 6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.385 | 0.600 | 0.167 |
| Mitchell Solomon | 8 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.455 | 0.800 | 1.000 |
| Christien Sager | 6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.375 | 0.400 | 0.375 |
| Ford Stuen | 5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Alex Budke | 5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Marek Soucek | 5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Totals | 8 | 76.0 | 40.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 0.453 | 0.704 | 0.337 | |