OSU men fall to North Texas in NIT quarterfinals

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State’s comeback bid came up short in an 61-59 National Invitation Tournament quarterfinal loss to North Texas on Tuesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Bryce Thompson and Brandon Newman scored 17 points apiece to lead the Cowboys (17-18), who cut a nine-point deficit down to a pair over the final 71 seconds but missed a game-winning 3-point basket at the buzzer.

Atin Wright scored 15 points for North Texas (27-8), which defeated OSU in the NIT’s round-of-eig...