OSU lost its quarterfinal game in a closely contested contest 65-59, in overtime at home in the Gallagher-Iba Arena last Tuesday evening (after our publication deadline).

It was a difficult loss for the Cowboys as they were a number one seed in the NIT.  The Cowboys ended their season 10-16 overall and 8-10 in the Big 12.

Caleb Asberry, Bryce Thompson, Jon-Michael Wright, Moussa Cisse and Tyreek Smith started the game.  Asberry, who has been starting due to the absence of Avery Anderson III, lead the team in scoring with 14 points.  Cisse was close behind with 13 points, scoring 6 out of 6 attempts from the field.  The Cowboys outrebounded North Texas 44-38, but their shooting percentages were only 33 percent from the field and 60 percent from the free throw line.

Head coach Mike Boynton commented on the game, saying “I’ll start by saying we certainly fell below the expectations that I have, and we all have for the program this year. There was certainly some positive things to kind of look back on at some point, but tonight’s not that night. I am proud of the kids for fighting the way they did and representing our school and this community the way they have always. Tonight, in particular, North Texas was just a little bit better. We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well. They did, a little bit better, I thought our defense was actually pretty decent. At the end of the day, Tylor Perry played like, late, like the Conference USA Player of the Year that he’s been. They came out with a win; they move forward and our season’s over. So, we get to move on.”