National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 70, Louisiana Tech 55
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2013
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Hal Lusk, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance: 7047


No. 9 Oklahoma State 70, Louisiana Tech 55: Le’Bryan Nash scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and added 10 rebounds as the Cowboys held off the visiting Bulldogs in the All-College Classic at Oklahoma City.

Marcus Smart and Markel Brown scored 13 points apiece for Oklahoma State (9-1). Kamari Murphy contributed 10 points off the bench as the Cowboys leaned on their defense to pick up a second straight victory.

Chris Anderson collected 14 points and eight rebounds to lead Louisiana Tech (8-3), which was held to a season-low point total and field-goal percentage (32.8). Alex Hamilton also scored 12 points as the only other player to reach double figures.

The Bulldogs shot just 6-of-30 from the field in the first half and Oklahoma State took advantage, sprinting out to a 31-18 lead at intermission. Louisiana Tech found a rhythm out of the break and dropped the deficit to single digits at 41-32 on Hamilton’s three-point play just under five minutes into the period.

The Bulldogs would get as close as 49-42 on Kenneth Smith’s layup with 8:44 to play before the Cowboys put their foot on the gas. Nash scored five points and Smart had six during a 13-2 run that put Oklahoma State in control for good.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Louisiana Tech leading scorer Raheem Appleby was held to nine points on 4-of-16 shooting, snapping a string of six straight games in double figures. … Smart has failed to reach 20 points in four straight games after going for at least 25 in each of the previous three. … Cowboys G Phil Forte came in averaging 13 points but went scoreless while attempting only one field goal.

Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana Tech   Oklahoma St.
Chris Anderson 14 Scoring Le'Bryan Nash 22
Kenneth Smith 3 Assists Marcus Smart 5
Chris Anderson 8 Rebounds Le'Bryan Nash 10
Chris Anderson 2 Free Throws Made Marcus Smart 7
Raheem Appleby 2 Steals Marcus Smart 4
Michale Kyser 5 Blocks Michael Cobbins 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana Tech 55 32.8 6-26 7-13 6 35 6 6 16
Oklahoma St. 70 43.3 2-12 16-22 13 35 8 9 12