Oklahoma
State's 12th-ranked basketball team led by as many as 26 points, but settled for
a 10-point win as the Cowboys defeated Campbellsville 80-70 here Sunday
afternoon in exhibition action.
"I thought Campbellsville played very well and
very hard," Cowboys head coach Caleb Morris said. "They were scrappy. There's not a whole lot to be proud about
with our team that I thought we did particularly well at all. There's a good
opportunity from this game to watch some film and learn about the situations we
can learn from, so that's a big positive."
Senior guard Markel
Brown scored a team-high 13 points, pacing six players with at least nine
points each. Sophomore forward Kamari
Murphy had 11 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while junior forward Michael
Cobbins and freshman guard Stevie
Clark had 10 points each.
The Cowboys struggled early, and seemed
tentative on defense, most likely due to the new defending rules put in place
this season. OSU allowed Campbellsville to shoot 37 percent from the floor,
including 10-of-25 (40 percent) from beyond the arc.
"I think most of us have work to do," Brown
said. "(Our) defense wasn't great at all, we played as if we couldn't touch
anybody out there. We have to go back to being a physical ball club."
Oklahoma State had just four turnovers at
halftime, but committed 10 miscues after intermission. The Pokes also had just
one assist in the second period.
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