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OSU pummels Langston in win

OSU's James Anderson (front) drives toward the rim during the Cowboys' exhibition win over Langston on Saturday. Anderson was one of seven players in double figures. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World

By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
Published: 11/9/2008 2:15 AM
Last Modified: 8/20/2009 9:41 AM

STILLWATER — The scoreboard operator could be the hardest worker in Gallagher-Iba Arena this season.

Reason? Oklahoma State scored its most points ever (225) in two exhibition games in a single preseason.

"I thought we should have scored more, the way the game was going," new coach Travis Ford said after OSU beat Langston 113-65 in an exhibition finale Saturday.

OSU reserves failed to score in the last 1:50. If the Cowboys had sank one more basket, they would have reached the school single-game exhibition scoring record of 115 points, established in 1979.

Instead, OSU "settled" for 112 and 113 points in two exhibitions under Ford, who said OSU would have scored more in against Rogers State if not for 21 turnovers.

"I guess that's being a little bit greedy," Ford said. "We don't have a number we want to get to other than we want to score some points."

Ford is implementing a play-fast system. After an exhibition debut, he identified fouls and turnovers as gremlins that can sabotage his preferred style of play. He was pleased his team had only 13 turnovers against Langston.

OSU took 93 shots (four shy of a school regular season record) and 36 shots from 3-point range (two more than a regular season record).

Somehow, post players still dented the box score. During a seven-minute stretch of the second half, inside players scored 17 of OSU's 20 points.

"It wasn't necessarily by design," Ford said. "We did talk about throwing it inside more because one stat we keep on the bench is how many post feeds we have and how many advance passes we make."

In an exhibition opener, OSU made one first-half post feed. Ford said feeding the post was a point of emphasis against Langston.

"Everybody knows probably the strength of our team is the guards," said Ibrahima Thomas, who collected 12 points and 12 rebounds.

But the sophomore center said it is up to post players to rebound and do "little things" that help the team win.

"We are not going to expect the guards just to do everything," he said.

Obi Muonelo led seven Cowboys in double figures with 18 points.

The Cowboys scored 52 paint points, 41 points off turnovers and 28 second-chance points. Told that Ford said the Cowboys could have scored more, Thomas said, "His intensity level is just amazing. He doesn't want to give up nothing. That's just the mentality we have got to have going down the road because we are going to face some tough teams."

Jimmie Tramel 581-8389
jimmie.tramel@tulsaworld.com

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