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Cisse leads way in Oklahoma State's season-opening win

AP
Nov 09, 2021

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Moussa Cisse scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Avery Anderson III scored all 13 of his in the first half and Oklahoma State took off to an early lead and beat UT Arlington 88-45 in a season opener Tuesday night.

Cisse, a 7-footer who was the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year last season with Memphis, made 7 of 8 shots as the Cowboys outscored the Mavericks 44-28 in the paint and 20-8 on second-chance points.

Anderson, the Cowboys' leading returning scorer, had five assists.

Kansas transfer Bryce Thompson added 14 points, Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe had 13 with Keylan Boone scoring 10 and collecting eight rebounds.

Cisse gave Oklahoma State its first points with a bucket that began at 16-3 run with Anderson and Boone each making a pair of 3-pointers. Anderson hit another 3 to start a 17-1 run and lead was 31 with just under five minutes left in the half.

Cisse scored the Cowboys' first seven points of the second half during a 12-2 run that made it 57-16. The lead reached 47 late in the game.

Pedro Castro scored nine points to lead the Mavericks.

The Cowboys' victory comes only days after the NCAA upheld a one-year postseason ban and other penalties against the Oklahoma State program related to findings that former assistant coach Lamont Evans accepted up to $22,000 in bribes so he could to help steer athletes to certain financial advisers. Oklahoma State was eligible for the postseason last season while appealing and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament with eventual No. 1 overall NBA pick Cade Cunningham leading the way.

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1st Half
UTA
Mavericks
14
OKST
Cowboys
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00	+1	David Azore makes technical free throw 1 of 1	1-0
20:00		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu vs. Moussa Cisse (Donovan Williams gains possession)
19:34		Donovan Williams misses two point layup
19:32		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
19:27	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point layup	1-2
19:00		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu misses two point jump shot
18:58		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Isaac Likekele makes two point jump shot	1-4
18:36	+2	Javon Levi makes two point jump shot	3-4
18:12		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu shooting foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
18:12	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
18:12	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-6
17:56		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu turnover (lost ball) (Avery Anderson III steals)
17:56		Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball) (Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu steals)
17:56		Jump ball. (Mavericks gains possession)
17:44		Javon Levi turnover (lost ball)
17:25		Avery Anderson III turnover (traveling)
17:04		Lazaro Rojas misses two point jump shot
17:02		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
16:54	+3	Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot	3-9
16:35		Patrick Mwamba turnover (bad pass) (Rondel Walker steals)
16:28	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point dunk	3-11
16:08		Jack Hoiberg misses two point layup
16:06		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
16:01		Avery Anderson III misses two point layup
15:59		Patrick Mwamba defensive rebound
15:54		Patrick Mwamba offensive foul
15:54		Patrick Mwamba turnover
15:54		TV timeout
15:30		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu blocks Bryce Thompson's two point jump shot
15:28		Patrick Mwamba defensive rebound
15:13		Patrick Mwamba misses three point jump shot
15:11		Jack Hoiberg offensive rebound
14:49		Patrick Mwamba misses three point jump shot
14:47		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
14:39		Jack Hoiberg personal foul (Rondel Walker draws the foul)
14:24		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe misses two point layup
14:22		Keylan Boone offensive rebound
14:10		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
14:08		Keylan Boone offensive rebound
14:00		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
13:58		Pedro Castro defensive rebound
13:45		Lazaro Rojas turnover (lost ball) (Rondel Walker steals)
13:40		Javon Levi personal foul
13:28	+3	Keylan Boone makes three point jump shot (Isaac Likekele assists)	3-14
13:15		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
13:13		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
12:51		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe misses two point jump shot
12:49		Keylan Boone offensive rebound
12:36		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
12:34		Shemar Wilson defensive rebound
12:08		Javon Levi turnover (bad pass) (Keylan Boone steals)
12:02	+3	Keylan Boone makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists)	3-17
12:01		Mavericks 30 second timeout
12:01		TV timeout
11:34		Javon Levi misses three point jump shot
11:32		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
11:24	+3	Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe assists)	3-20
11:11	+2	Shemar Wilson makes two point layup	5-20
10:54		Keylan Boone misses three point jump shot
10:52		Pedro Castro defensive rebound
10:43		Nicolas Elame misses three point jump shot
10:41		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
10:31		Pedro Castro blocks Tyreek Smith's two point jump shot
10:29		Keylan Boone offensive rebound
10:17	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup (Keylan Boone assists)	5-22
10:13	+2	Nicolas Elame makes two point layup	7-22
9:58	+3	Avery Anderson III makes three point jump shot	7-25
9:45		David Azore misses two point layup
9:43		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
9:39		Pedro Castro blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
9:38		Bryce Thompson offensive rebound
9:38	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup	7-27
9:22		Nicolas Elame misses three point jump shot
9:20		Patrick Mwamba offensive rebound
9:09		Patrick Mwamba misses two point dunk
9:07		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
8:51	+2	Avery Anderson III makes two point jump shot	7-29
8:40		Moussa Cisse personal foul
8:35		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu turnover (lost ball) (Avery Anderson III steals)
8:31		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-30
8:31	+1	Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-31
8:06		Woody Newton shooting foul (Patrick Mwamba draws the foul)
8:06	+1	Patrick Mwamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-31
8:06		Patrick Mwamba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:06		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
7:49		Isaac Likekele misses three point jump shot
7:47		Woody Newton offensive rebound
7:38		Rondel Walker misses two point layup
7:36		Brandyn Talbot defensive rebound
7:21		David Azore misses two point layup
7:19		Donovan Williams defensive rebound
6:56	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point dunk (Isaac Likekele assists)	8-33
6:43		Lazaro Rojas misses two point jump shot
6:41		Donovan Williams defensive rebound
6:38		Patrick Mwamba shooting foul (Donovan Williams draws the foul)
6:38		TV timeout
6:38	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-34
6:38	+1	Donovan Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-35
6:30		Patrick Mwamba turnover (bad pass) (Woody Newton steals)
6:16		Shemar Wilson personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-36
6:16	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-37
6:00		Moussa Cisse blocks David Azore's two point layup
5:58		Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
5:52		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
5:42		Bryce Thompson personal foul
5:23		Patrick Mwamba misses three point jump shot
5:21		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
5:06		Isaac Likekele turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Mwamba steals)
4:57		Nicolas Elame misses three point jump shot
4:55		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
4:50	+2	Keylan Boone makes two point dunk (Isaac Likekele assists)	8-39
4:24		David Azore misses three point jump shot
4:22		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
4:13		Isaac Likekele misses three point jump shot
4:10		Javon Levi defensive rebound
4:10		Javon Levi turnover (bad pass)
3:59		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
3:57		Javon Levi defensive rebound
3:48	+2	Javon Levi makes two point jump shot	10-39
3:34		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
3:32		Pedro Castro defensive rebound
3:08	+2	Montez Young Jr. makes two point layup (Javon Levi assists)	12-39
2:41		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
2:39		Javon Levi defensive rebound
2:39		Keylan Boone personal foul (Javon Levi draws the foul)
2:15		Brandyn Talbot turnover (lost ball)
2:15		Brandyn Talbot turnover (lost ball)
1:54	+2	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists)	12-41
1:32		Pedro Castro misses three point jump shot
1:30		Montez Young Jr. offensive rebound
1:24	+2	Montez Young Jr. makes two point layup	14-41
1:14		Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Montez Young Jr. steals)
1:10		Montez Young Jr. misses two point layup
1:08		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
1:04		Tyreek Smith turnover (traveling)
0:47		David Azore misses two point jump shot
0:45		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
0:39		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive foul (Jack Hoiberg draws the foul)
0:39		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe turnover
0:20		Montez Young Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:18		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
0:18		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists)	14-43
0:01	+2	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists)	14-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTA
Mavericks
31
OKST
Cowboys
45

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point alley-oop dunk (Isaac Likekele assists)	14-45
19:12	+2	Pedro Castro makes two point jump shot (Nicolas Elame assists)	16-45
18:48		Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot
18:46		Javon Levi defensive rebound
18:33		Javon Levi turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Cisse steals)
18:25		Moussa Cisse misses two point layup
18:23		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
18:23	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point layup	16-47
18:23		David Azore shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Moussa Cisse makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-48
17:57		Nicolas Elame turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Williams steals)
17:40	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	16-50
17:29		Isaac Likekele shooting foul (Nicolas Elame draws the foul)
17:29		Nicolas Elame misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:29		Nicolas Elame misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:29		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point layup (Isaac Likekele assists)	16-52
17:15		David Azore misses three point jump shot
17:13		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
17:11	+3	Donovan Williams makes three point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	16-55
17:07		Mavericks 30 second timeout
17:07		TV timeout
16:46		David Azore turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Likekele steals)
16:39	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point alley-oop dunk (Avery Anderson III assists)	16-57
16:28		Avery Anderson III blocks Javon Levi's two point layup
16:26		Javon Levi offensive rebound
16:26		Moussa Cisse blocks Javon Levi's two point layup
16:24		Mavericks offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Pedro Castro makes two point jump shot	18-57
15:47		Donovan Williams misses three point jump shot
15:45		David Azore defensive rebound
15:34		Pedro Castro turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Williams steals)
15:27		Pedro Castro blocks Donovan Williams's two point layup
15:25		Lazaro Rojas defensive rebound
15:18		Jump ball. (Mavericks gains possession)
15:18		TV timeout
15:06		David Azore offensive foul
15:06		David Azore turnover
14:40		Bernard Kouma misses two point layup
14:38		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
14:22		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
14:20		Isaac Likekele offensive rebound
14:07	+2	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Isaac Likekele assists)	18-59
13:53	+2	David Azore makes two point jump shot	20-59
13:28		Isaac Likekele misses three point jump shot
13:26		Lazaro Rojas defensive rebound
13:17		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
13:15		Bernard Kouma defensive rebound
12:54		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
12:52		Montez Young Jr. defensive rebound
12:41	+2	David Azore makes two point jump shot	22-59
12:31		Cowboys 30 second timeout
12:21	+2	Bernard Kouma makes two point jump shot (Keylan Boone assists)	22-61
11:57	+2	Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu makes two point dunk	24-61
11:40		TV timeout
11:31		Bernard Kouma turnover (lost ball) (Nicolas Elame steals)
11:31	+2	Nicolas Elame makes two point layup	26-61
11:14		Patrick Mwamba blocks Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe's two point jump shot
11:14		Bernard Kouma offensive rebound
11:14		Nicolas Elame shooting foul (Bernard Kouma draws the foul)
11:14		Bernard Kouma misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:14	+1	Bernard Kouma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-62
11:01	+2	Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu makes two point dunk (Nicolas Elame assists)	28-62
10:36		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe turnover (offensive goaltending)
10:14	+3	Brandyn Talbot makes three point jump shot (Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu assists)	31-62
9:42		Bryce Thompson turnover (Patrick Mwamba steals)
9:45		Brandyn Talbot turnover (lost ball) (Keylan Boone steals)
9:42	+2	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point dunk	31-64
9:20		Patrick Mwamba misses three point jump shot
9:18		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Bryce Thompson makes three point jump shot (Keylan Boone assists)	31-67
8:40		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
8:38		Nicolas Elame offensive rebound
8:27		Jack Hoiberg misses two point jump shot
8:25		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
8:06		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
8:04		Keylan Boone offensive rebound
7:58		Patrick Mwamba blocks Keylan Boone's two point jump shot
7:56		Brandyn Talbot defensive rebound
7:44		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu misses two point jump shot
7:42		Keylan Boone defensive rebound
7:28		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu blocks Avery Anderson III's two point layup
7:26		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
7:24	+2	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup	31-69
7:06		Nicolas Elame turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals)
7:00	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point dunk (Avery Anderson III assists)	31-71
6:41		Nicolas Elame misses three point jump shot
6:39		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup	31-73
6:32		Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu shooting foul (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe draws the foul)
6:32		TV timeout
6:32	+1	Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-74
6:22		Shemar Wilson misses three point jump shot
6:20		Pedro Castro offensive rebound
6:09		Woody Newton personal foul
5:59	+2	Shemar Wilson makes two point jump shot	33-74
5:59		Moussa Cisse shooting foul (Shemar Wilson draws the foul)
5:59		Shemar Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:59		Donovan Williams defensive rebound
5:59		Montez Young Jr. personal foul
5:36		Pedro Castro personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
5:29		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
5:27		Rondel Walker offensive rebound
5:22		Rondel Walker turnover (lost ball) (Javon Levi steals)
5:10		Pedro Castro turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Williams steals)
4:58		Woody Newton misses three point jump shot
4:56		Moussa Cisse offensive rebound
4:48	+2	Moussa Cisse makes two point layup	33-76
4:44		David Azore turnover (lost ball) (Rondel Walker steals)
4:40	+3	Bryce Thompson makes three point jump shot (Moussa Cisse assists)	33-79
4:28		Shemar Wilson turnover (lost ball) (Rondel Walker steals)
4:20		Rondel Walker misses two point layup
4:18		Donovan Williams offensive rebound
4:09		Donovan Williams misses two point layup
4:07		Montez Young Jr. defensive rebound
4:03		Bryce Thompson personal foul
3:57		David Azore misses three point jump shot
3:55		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
3:55		Shemar Wilson personal foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:55		Lazaro Rojas defensive rebound
3:31		Lazaro Rojas offensive foul
3:31		Lazaro Rojas turnover
3:10		Montez Young Jr. shooting foul (Moussa Cisse draws the foul)
3:10		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:10		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:10		Moussa Cisse misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:10		Lazaro Rojas defensive rebound
2:52		Bryce Thompson personal foul (David Azore draws the foul)
2:51		Rondel Walker shooting foul (David Azore draws the foul)
2:51	+1	David Azore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-79
2:51		David Azore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
2:46		Bryce Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Javon Levi steals)
2:29	+3	Pedro Castro makes three point jump shot (David Azore assists)	37-79
2:09	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	37-82
1:53		David Azore turnover (lost ball)
1:39	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point jump shot	37-84
1:24	+2	Lazaro Rojas makes two point layup	39-84
1:24		Tyreek Smith shooting foul (Lazaro Rojas draws the foul)
1:24		Lazaro Rojas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:24		Woody Newton defensive rebound
1:12		Tyreek Smith misses three point jump shot
1:10		Carson Sager offensive rebound
1:10		Javon Levi shooting foul (Carson Sager draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Carson Sager makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-85
1:10	+1	Carson Sager makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-86
0:59	+2	Pedro Castro makes two point jump shot	41-86
0:41		Weston Church turnover (lost ball) (Javon Levi steals)
0:26		Pedro Castro misses three point jump shot
0:24		Shemar Wilson offensive rebound
0:23	+2	Shemar Wilson makes two point layup	43-86
0:23		Weston Church shooting foul (Shemar Wilson draws the foul)
0:23		Shemar Wilson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:23		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
0:14		Carson Sager misses two point layup
0:12		Anthony Romanelli defensive rebound
0:05	+2	Montez Young Jr. makes two point layup (Anthony Romanelli assists)	45-86
0:05		Weston Church misses two point layup
0:03		Weston Church offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Weston Church makes two point layup	45-88

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Weston Church makes two point layup