National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 67, Texas Tech 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # David Hall, # Garry Maxwell, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 9228

Keiton Page scored 23 points, including 10 in the final three minutes, to help Oklahoma State hold off visiting Texas Tech for a 67-59 victory on Wednesday night.

Freshman Le’Bryan Nash tied a career-high with 21 points for the Cowboys (8-6, 1-0 Big 12), who led 40-29 at halftime and by as many as 13 in the second half but let the Red Raiders chip away at the lead.

After Marek Soucek found Page for a layup that stretched Oklahoma State’s advantage to 52-39 with 12:48 remaining, Texas Tech (7-6, 0-1 Big 12) clawed back with a 16-5 spurt and pulled to within 57-55 on Javarez Willis’ layup with 3:14 left.

But two Page 3-pointers helped Oklahoma State seal the win, including one with 61 seconds remaining that made it 63-57.

Markel Brown had 10 points off the bench for the Cowboys, who moved to 18-3 all-time against the Red Raiders at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Freshman Jordan Tolbert had 13 points and 13 rebounds for his first career double-double for Texas Tech, which snapped a brief two-game winning streak.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas Tech   Oklahoma St.
Jordan Tolbert 13 Scoring Keiton Page 23
Terran Petteway 4 Assists Keiton Page 5
Jordan Tolbert 13 Rebounds Le'Bryan Nash 6
Jordan Tolbert 5 Free Throws Made Le'Bryan Nash 10
Jordan Tolbert 1 Steals Keiton Page 3
N/A Blocks Michael Cobbins 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Tech 59 39.6 5-16 16-18 12 37 0 1 13
Oklahoma St. 67 39.2 6-17 21-25 11 24 4 8 2