There is such a thing as momentum and there is a home crowd lift — especially when GIA is near full and rocking — and the Cowboys benefited from both of them on Saturday. As well as some stingy defense and a flurry of made 3-pointers.
Oklahoma State defeated No. 12 Iowa State 61-59 despite trailing for over 35 minutes of game time and being without their leading scorer for the majority of the game. But to complete a big comeback, you first have to fall behind.
OSU scored 48 in the second half against Oklahoma on Wednesday night, but that momentum did not carry over to their start early Saturday afternoon.