National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 101, Memphis 80
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # James Breeding, # Ray Natili, # Rick Randall
Attendance: 13611

No. 9 Oklahoma State 101, No. 11 Memphis 80:
Marcus Smart scored a career-high 39 points and the Cowboys ran away from the visiting Tigers at the Old Spice Classic.

Smart added five steals, four rebounds, four assists and two blocks while shooting 11-for-21 from the field. Markel Brown chipped in 20 points and Brian Williams added 15 points and eight rebounds for Oklahoma State (4-0).

Nick King poured in 23 on 8-for-12 shooting for Memphis (1-1), which is now 0-13 against ranked opponents the last four-plus years. Senior guards Geron Johnson, Michael Dixon and Joe Jackson combined for just 15 points on 5-for-26 shooting for the Tigers.

The game was even at 16 before Smart exploded for 12 straight points, spurring the Cowboys to finish the half on a 34-16 run over the final 11:33 to take a 50-32 lead. Smart finished the half with 26 points and four steals, nearly outscoring the Tigers before the break.

Memphis never closer than 18 in the second half. The Cowboys have now defeated their four opponents by an average of 40.8 points

GAME NOTEBOOK: Memphis was the highest ranked opponent to play at Oklahoma State since No. 5 Cincinnati visited on Jan. 6, 1958. … The Cowboys have scored 100-plus points twice already this season. … Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant and coach Scott Brooks were in attendance.
Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Oklahoma St.
Nick King 23 Scoring Marcus Smart 39
Geron Johnson 5 Assists Markel Brown 4
Nick King 8 Rebounds Le'Bryan Nash 10
Shaq Goodwin 7 Free Throws Made Marcus Smart 12
Chris Crawford 3 Steals Marcus Smart 5
Geron Johnson 3 Blocks Markel Brown 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 80 41.2 2-13 22-33 12 37 8 11 14
Oklahoma St. 101 49.2 10-22 31-40 16 35 9 12 16