Jayhawk report: Oklahoma St. 67, KU 62
Saturday’s box score
Oklahoma St. 67, No. 8 Kansas 62
KANSAS | Min | FG | FT | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
Mason III | 32 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Selden Jr | 33 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Oubre Jr | 14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Traylor | 23 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Ellis | 27 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 3-10 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Alexander | 16 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Graham | 14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Greene | 29 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Lucas | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 21-53 | 10-19 | 13-35 | 11 | 19 | 62 |
Percentages: FG .396, FT .526. 3-Point Goals: 10-20, .500 (Selden Jr. 4-5, Mason III 3-5, Greene 3-5, Ellis 0-1, Oubre Jr. 0-2, Graham 0-2). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 2 (Ellis, Traylor). Turnovers: 18 (Traylor 6, Selden Jr. 4, Mason III 2, Graham 2, Ellis 2, Greene, Alexander). Steals: 8 (Mason III 3, Traylor 3, Graham, Ellis). Technical Fouls: Mason III.
OKLAHOMA ST. | Min | FG | FT | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
Nash | 30 | 5-14 | 8-9 | 2-5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
Hickey Jr | 27 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Forte III | 29 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
Cobbins | 25 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3-8 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Newberry | 31 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 2-5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Griffin | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shine | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hammonds | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carroll | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Allen Jr | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Solomon | 17 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Totals | 200 | 22-55 | 20-26 | 13-35 | 8 | 18 | 67 |
Percentages: FG .400, FT .769. 3-Point Goals: 3-16, .188 (Hickey Jr. 2-6, Forte III 1-2, Shine 0-1, Nash 0-1, Hammonds 0-3, Newberry 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 5 (Shine 2, Newberry, Cobbins, Nash). Turnovers: 12 (Nash 5, Forte III 2, Cobbins, Solomon, Newberry, Shine, Hickey Jr.). Steals: 12 (Solomon 3, Newberry 3, Hickey Jr. 2, Forte III 2, Shine, Cobbins). Technical Fouls: None.
Kansas | 41 | 21 | — | 62 |
Oklahoma St. | 30 | 37 | — | 67 |
A—10,399. Officials—Gary Maxwell, James Breeding, Terry Oglesby.
Forte plays through illness
When Oklahoma State junior guard Phil Forte woke up Saturday morning, he wasn’t sure if he’d be able to play that afternoon against Kansas. Forte had been diagnosed with the flu, and after a visit to the doctor on Friday, he woke up feeling lousy.
“I really didn’t think I was going to play,” Forte said. “When I woke up (Saturday) morning, it was the worst I’ve felt in the last two days.”
Forte, who entered Saturday’s game second in the Big 12 in scoring with 17.0 points per game, decided to give it a go. And while Kansas limited Forte to just 13 points and one three-pointer, the Jayhawks couldn’t take advantage in a 67-62 loss.
KU held Forte to just one field-goal attempt in the first half, but he made six free throws. Forte’s only three-pointer gave Oklahoma State a 44-42 lead early in the second half.
“I think he only got off one good look against us,” Kansas coach Bill Self said, “and of course, he made us pay when we didn’t hedge the ball screen.”
Oubre’s road woes
Freshman wing Kelly Oubre continued his recent trend of quiet offense on the road. Oubre, who had one point in 14 minutes, is averaging just 4.4 points per game in five Big 12 road contests. He’s averaging 14.2 points in five Big 12 games at Allen Fieldhouse.
“I don’t think he played as well,” Self said. “Kelly’s a really good player when he’s playing with energy, and defending, and rebounding and doing those things. (His) offense comes easier. And I didn’t think that anybody really did those things very well today.”
Kansas dropped to 33-33 all-time at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Jayhawks have lost four of six in Stillwater, dating back to 2008, and Self is 3-5 overall at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
-Rustin Dodd
This story was originally published February 7, 2015 at 8:22 PM with the headline "Jayhawk report: Oklahoma St. 67, KU 62."