Page's Big Night Lifts Oklahoma State over Missouri State

The junior guard continued his strong play Saturday to propel Oklahoma State to the win over the Bears.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 12:05 pm

By: News On 6

Page's Big Night Lifts Oklahoma State over Missouri State

Originally Published: Dec 11, 2010 10:14 PM CDT

Gerald Goodridge
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

STILLWATER, Oklahoma -- The Oklahoma State Cowboys fell behind in the early moments of the first half, but battled back and cruised to a 84-70 win over the Missouri State Bears Saturday.

The Cowboys (9-1) took a quick lead, including five points from guard Keiton Page, but the Bears (6-3) battled back quickly. Missouri State responded with an 18-7 run to take an 18-14 lead halfway through the first half.

Oklahoma State quickly moved to retake the lead; scoring eight consecutive points to take a four-point lead.

The Cowboys’ wouldn’t surrender the lead again.

OSU led by nine with 11 minutes left in the game, but scored seven unanswered points to take a 62-47 advantage with 8:30 left to play.

Page led all scorers with 23 points – including three from behind the arc – and grabbed three boards in the victory. Jean-Paul Olukemi chipped in with 21 points coming off of the bench, on a perfect 5-of-5 performance from the floor, while Marshall Moses added 13 points and nine boards.

Kyle Weems scored 20 points for Missouri State, shooting 60 percent from three-point range, while Nafis Ricks scored 16 points and dished out six assists.

OSU returns to action at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Ford Center for a matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide.