STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Parsa Fallah scored 24 points, Anthony Roy added 20 and Oklahoma State beat Sam Houston 93-83 on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma State is 8-0 for the first time since the 2006-07 season when it opened 11-0.
The Cowboys took the lead for good about five minutes into the second half and led 70-60 with 8:42 remaining. Sam Houston State pulled to 79-77 with 4:02 to play. Kanye Clary then made four free throws and Fallah added a hook shot to help the Cowboys pull away.
Fallah was 10-of-13 shooting from the floor and had seven rebounds. Roy made three 3-pointers, was 6 of 11 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds to go with five assists. Clary finished with 14 points and six assists.
Po’Boigh King made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead Sam Houston (5-3). Isaiah Manning added 16 points and Jacob Walker had 14.
Oklahoma State trailed for most of the first half and 44-37 at the break. About a minute into the second half, Lefteris Mantzoukas hit a 3-pointer to spark a 15-3 run for a 55-51 Oklahoma State advantage. Mantzoukas finished with seven points and 11 rebounds.
The Cowboys lead the series 5-0.
Up nextOklahoma State plays at Grand Canyon on Saturday.
Sam Houston plays at Texas Southern on Saturday.
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WACO, Texas (AP) — Tounde Yessoufou scored a season-high 27 points and Cameron Carr added 25 as Baylor pulled away for a 110-88 win over Sacramento State on Tuesday night.
Baylor (6-1) finished the first half on a 6-0 run to head into the locker room up 52-47 after trailing by as many as nine points. Later in the second half, an 11-5 run that lasted four minutes helped the Bears extend their lead to 79-63 with about 10 minutes left.
Baylor shot 60% (38 of 63) from the field compared to Sacramento State's 38% (26 of 68).
Dan Skillings Jr. added 12 points and 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the season for the Bears. Michael Rataj scored 18 points and Isaac Williams IV put up 11.
Mikey Williams and Prophet Johnson each scored 21 points for the Hornets (4-6).
Up nextBaylor will travel to Memphis on Saturday.
Sacramento State will face California Baptist on the road on Dec. 20.
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