Freshman Jamyron Keller Gets First Start, Helps Oklahoma State Beat No. 19 BYU 93-83

Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 22 points in his first start to help Oklahoma State beat No. 19 BYU 93-83 on Saturday.

Saturday, February 17th 2024, 4:42 pm

By: Associated Press


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Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 22 points in his first start to help Oklahoma State beat No. 19 BYU 93-83 on Saturday.



Brandon Garrison added 21 points and Quion Williams had 15 for the Cowboys (11-14, 3-9 Big 12), who shot 50% from 3-point range (11 of 22) while limiting their opponent to 8-of-35 shooting from beyond the arc (22.9%).

Foussey Traore scored 17 points and Trevein Knell had 16 to lead BYU (18-7, 6-6), which came into the game leading the nation in made 3-pointers.

Keller made all eight of his shots, including four 3s for the Cowboys, who shot 59.6% from the field.

Oklahoma State, behind 10 points from Keller, led 35-20 with 7:39 left in the first half. BYU then went on a 9-0 run to pull within six. The Cowboys closed the final 2:27 of the half on a 14-5 burst to go up 49-34 at the break.

Oklahoma State led by as many as 20 points in the second half, but BYU closed to within 76-67 on a layup by Traore with 4:23 left in the game.

The Cowboys answered with a 3-point play by Keller to extend the lead to 79-67, and the Cougars could only get as close as nine points after that.

BIG PICTURE

BYU: The Cougars began the day averaging a nation-best 11.6 made shots from beyond the arc. They didn’t get close to that number on Saturday, connecting on just 2 of 16 in the first half as the hosts built a 15-point lead.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys played their fourth straight game without 1,000-point scorer Bryce Thompson, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury Jan. 30. In his absence, graduate guard John Michael Wright scored 13 points, including 11 in the first half.

UP NEXT

BYU: Hosts No. 12 Baylor on Tuesday night.

Oklahoma State: Visits Cincinnati on Wednesday night.

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