Cowboys Survive Shaky Showing to Beat Corpus Christi

The two teams went back and forth for most of the night, but Oklahoma State pulled away at the end.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 12:02 pm

By: News On 6

Cowboys Survive Shaky Showing to Beat Corpus Christi

Originally Published: Nov 17, 2010 10:10 PM CDT

Corey DeMoss
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma State basketball team escaped an early-season scare with a 68-58 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Wednesday.

The two teams stayed close for most of the night, and the lead changed hands several times in the first half. The Cowboys (2-0) used a late first-half surge to go into halftime up 30-26, but Corpus Christi (1-2) continued to fight back.

The Islanders hit a 3-pointer to start the second half and draw within one point, and continued to answer OSU scores for much of the night. Corpus Christi tied the score 42-42, but the Cowboys responded with a 9-2 run and led the rest of the way.

Oklahoma State suffered through cold shooting during parts of the night, and finished 26-of-62 from the field and 2-of-8 from 3-point range. Meanwhile, the Islanders stayed in the game thanks to seven 3-pointers and 17 made free throws.

Ray Penn led the Cowboys off the bench, scoring 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and making the team’s only two 3-pointers. He tied Marshall Moses for the team lead in points, and Moses also pulled down nine rebounds.

Terrence Jones led Corpus Christi with 18 points and made five 3-pointers. No other Islander scored in double figures.

The Cowboys will continue their home stand against Nicholls State at 3 p.m. Sunday before traveling to Anaheim, California to take part in the 76 Classic.