OSU 85, Missouri-Kansas City 61

(Stillwater-AP) -- Ivan McFarlin had a career-high 24 points as Oklahoma State beat Missouri-Kansas City 85-to-61. <br><br>McFarlin shot 11-of-15 from the field and pulled down 15 rebounds for his second

Thursday, December 19th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Stillwater-AP) -- Ivan McFarlin had a career-high 24 points as Oklahoma State beat Missouri-Kansas City 85-to-61.

McFarlin shot 11-of-15 from the field and pulled down 15 rebounds for his second double-double in a row.

OSU got 15 points and seven assists from Victor Williams, 15 points from Tony Allen and 13 from Melvin Sanders. All three Cowboys had three steals.

The Cowboys held Missouri-Kansas City to 27.9% shooting for the game. In the second half it was only 20% from the field when the Kangaroos shot 7-of-35, including 1-of-10 from three-point range.

OSU shot just under 56% from the field, but turned the ball over 21 times including 18 steals from Missouri-Kansas City.

The win leaves the Cowboys at 7-and-1.