Cowboys fall to Abilene Christian in season opener
STILLWATER — The Oklahoma State men’s basketball team fell 6459 to Abilene Christian on Monday night in its season-opener at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
STILLWATER — The Oklahoma State men’s basketball team fell 64-59 to Abilene Christian on Monday night in its season-opener at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Bryce Thompson finished with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting for the Cowboys (0-1) who cut an 18-point deficit down to three but couldn’t complete their comeback bid, despite forcing five Wildcat turnovers in the final minute.
Mike Marsh — one of six players making their Cowboy debuts — added 13 points and nine rebounds.
Quion Williams grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and Eric Dailey Jr. and John-Michael Wright each pitched in four assists.
Ali Abou Dibba supplied 15 points and Airion Simmons (11 points, 11 rebounds) secured a double-double for the Wildcats (1-0), who built a 47-29 lead with 13:25 to play.
OSU freshman Connor Dow helped turn the tide with three triples over the next three minutes but missed a deep one that would have tied the game with five seconds left.
Outside of Dow’s explosion, the Cowboy shooters struggled at the foul line (8-of-20) and from long range (5-of-23).
OSU will look to regroup at 2 p.m. Sunday against Sam Houston State.
