Cowboys' Second Half Surge Leads to Win Over Southern Illinois

Oklahoma State's men's basketball team went on a 15-4 run to take charge of the game and beat Southern Illinois 85-78 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater on Thursday night.

OSU was outshot and outrebounded by the Salukis, but force 18 SIU turnovers that led to 30 Cowboy points.

Both Abou Ousmane and Brandon Newman had 18 points to lead the Cowboys.

Newman made three 3-pointers, as did Marchelus Avery, who finished with 11 points.

Bryce Thompson added 10 points and hit a pair of three-pointers.