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Ousmane, Thompson carry Oklahoma State past Cincinnati 78-67

AP
Mar 08, 2025

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Abou Ousmane scored 24 points and Bryce Thompson scored 16 points and Oklahoma State Cowboys withstood Cincinnati Bearcats's rally beating the Bearcats 78-67 on Saturday to close the Big 12 regular season.

Reserve Marchelus Avery scored 10 points for Oklahoma State (15-16, 7-13), who shot 7 for 9 from 3-point range.

Jizzle James scored 17 points, reserve Dan Skillings Jr. 15 and Day Day Thomas 12 for Cincinnati (17-14, 7-13). Depending on the outcome of West Virginia and UCF later in the day, Cincinnati and Oklahoma State could start conference play against each other on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

On senior day, the Cowboys turned a 20-18 lead with 11 minutes left in the first half into a 40-22 advantage with 4:07 before halftime. The 18-4 outburst resulted in Ousmane scoring 11 points.

The Bearcats responded, however, going on a 14-4 run to close the half and get within 44-36 at the break. Cinicinnati spent the entire second half chipping away at its deficit but could never catch the Cowboys.

Thomas' jump shot with 6:22 left brought the Bearcats within 64-62 but they never got closer.

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1st Half
CINCY
Bearcats
36
OKST
Cowboys
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aziz Bandaogo vs. Abou Ousmane (Cowboys gains possession)
19:46		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
19:44		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
19:25	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)	3-0
19:08		Robert Jennings II misses two point jump shot
19:06		Jamyron Keller offensive rebound
19:01	+3	Bryce Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jamyron Keller assists)	3-3
18:46	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	5-3
18:13		Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot
18:11		Robert Jennings II offensive rebound
18:05	+3	Bryce Thompson makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	5-6
17:38	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	7-6
17:30		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
17:28		Jizzle James defensive rebound
17:21	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point hook shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)	9-6
17:00		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
16:58		Josh Reed defensive rebound
16:44		Dillon Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Abou Ousmane steals)
16:40		Josh Reed personal foul (Robert Jennings II draws the foul)
16:30		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
16:28		Josh Reed defensive rebound
16:23		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
16:21		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point dunk (Arturo Dean assists)	9-8
15:46		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
15:44		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
15:38		Abou Ousmane misses two point dunk
15:36		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
15:35		Abou Ousmane personal foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:08		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
15:06		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point jump shot (Patrick Suemnick assists)	9-10
14:10		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Arturo Dean steals)
14:05		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
14:03		Bearcats defensive rebound
13:50		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:48		Cowboys defensive rebound
13:22		Marchelus Avery misses two point layup
13:20		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	12-10
12:44	+2	Patrick Suemnick makes two point layup	12-12
12:35		Tyler Betsey misses two point layup
12:33		Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound
12:21	+2	Brandon Newman makes two point layup (Khalil Brantley assists)	12-14
12:21		Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
12:21	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-15
12:06	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup	14-15
11:55	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot	14-18
11:39		Brandon Newman shooting foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Simas Lukošius misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:39	+1	Simas Lukošius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-18
11:14	+2	Khalil Brantley makes two point layup	15-20
10:53	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	18-20
10:39		Patrick Suemnick misses two point jump shot
10:37		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
10:24		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
10:22		Cowboys defensive rebound
10:05		Tyler Betsey blocks Marchelus Avery's two point jump shot
10:03		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
9:59	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	18-22
9:49		Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
9:47		Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	18-24
9:35		Simas Lukošius shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
9:35		Abou Ousmane misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:35		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	20-24
9:03	+3	Marchelus Avery makes three point jump shot (Khalil Brantley assists)	20-27
8:49		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Khalil Brantley steals)
8:35		Khalil Brantley turnover (bad pass) (Day Day Thomas steals)
8:29		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
8:27		Cowboys defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point jump shot (Marchelus Avery assists)	20-29
8:11		Bearcats 30 second timeout
8:11		TV timeout
7:58	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	22-29
7:32	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point hook shot (Brandon Newman assists)	22-31
7:21		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
7:19		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
7:10	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup (Marchelus Avery assists)	22-33
6:43		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
6:41		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	22-35
6:07		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
6:05		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
6:01		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:59		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (Arturo Dean assists)	22-37
5:50		Bearcats 30 second timeout
5:37		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Arturo Dean steals)
5:35		Arturo Dean turnover (lost ball)
5:19		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Jamyron Keller steals)
5:14		Jamyron Keller offensive foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
5:14		Jamyron Keller turnover (offensive foul)
5:00		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:58		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
4:36		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
4:34		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
4:25		Arrinten Page misses two point hook shot
4:23		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
4:15		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
4:13		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
4:05	+3	Abou Ousmane makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	22-40
3:49	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	25-40
3:20		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
3:18		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
3:12	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	27-40
3:00		Arrinten Page shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
3:00		TV timeout
3:00	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-41
3:00		Abou Ousmane misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
2:52		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
2:50		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
2:41	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	29-41
2:21		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
2:19		Jizzle James defensive rebound
2:12		Bryce Thompson shooting foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-41
2:12	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-41
1:58	+3	Khalil Brantley makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	31-44
1:55		Khalil Brantley technical foul
1:55		Jizzle James misses technical free throw 1 of 2
1:55	+1	Jizzle James makes technical free throw 2 of 2	32-44
1:30	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Simas Lukošius assists)	34-44
1:24		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Marchelus Avery's two point layup
1:22		Cowboys offensive rebound
1:15		Brandon Newman misses three point jump shot
1:13		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
1:06	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	36-44
1:04		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:50		Patrick Suemnick misses two point layup
0:48		Josh Reed defensive rebound
0:39		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
0:37		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
0:29		Jizzle James personal foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
0:25		Day Day Thomas personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
0:25		Day Day Thomas personal foul (Patrick Suemnick draws the foul)
0:25		Patrick Suemnick misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:25		Josh Reed defensive rebound
0:00		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cowboys defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CINCY
Bearcats
31
OKST
Cowboys
34

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Marchelus Avery blocks Dillon Mitchell's two point layup
19:39		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
19:32		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
19:30		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
19:24	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	36-46
19:16		Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass)
18:55		Jamyron Keller misses two point layup
18:53		Bearcats defensive rebound
18:36		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
18:34		Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
18:28	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	38-46
18:13		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Marchelus Avery's two point layup
18:11		Cowboys offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Arturo Dean assists)	38-48
17:52		Jamyron Keller blocks Jizzle James's two point layup
17:50		Cowboys defensive rebound
17:34		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
17:34	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-49
17:34	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-50
17:24		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
17:22		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
17:13		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
17:11		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
16:55	+3	Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	41-50
16:39		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
16:37		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
16:32		Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Arturo Dean steals)
16:29		Jizzle James blocks Arturo Dean's two point layup
16:27		Cowboys offensive rebound
16:18	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot	41-52
16:00		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
15:58		Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound
15:50		Arturo Dean turnover (lost ball) (Jizzle James steals)
15:44		Jizzle James misses two point layup
15:42		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
15:34	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Dillon Mitchell assists)	43-52
15:20		Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot
15:18		Jizzle James defensive rebound
15:11		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:09		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
15:05		Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
15:01		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamyron Keller steals)
14:55	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup (Jamyron Keller assists)	43-54
14:38	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	45-54
14:23	+2	Patrick Suemnick makes two point layup (Arturo Dean assists)	45-56
13:57	+2	Josh Reed makes two point hook shot	47-56
13:39		TV timeout
13:28		Patrick Suemnick misses two point layup
13:26		Josh Reed defensive rebound
13:10	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Rayvon Griffith assists)	49-56
12:55		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
12:53		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	51-56
12:23		Jizzle James personal foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
12:06		Tyler Betsey shooting foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
12:06		Brandon Newman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:06	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-57
11:50		Rayvon Griffith misses three point jump shot
11:48		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
11:35	+3	Brandon Newman makes three point jump shot (Abou Ousmane assists)	51-60
11:09		Rayvon Griffith offensive foul (Khalil Brantley draws the foul)
11:09		Rayvon Griffith turnover (offensive foul)
11:09		TV timeout
10:50		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
10:48		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
10:28		Jizzle James misses two point layup
10:26		Josh Reed offensive rebound
10:20		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:18		Day Day Thomas offensive rebound
10:12		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
10:11		Khalil Brantley defensive rebound
10:11		Cowboys 30 second timeout
10:11		TV timeout
9:49		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Abou Ousmane's two point layup
9:47		Josh Reed defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk (Josh Reed assists)	53-60
9:26	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Arturo Dean assists)	53-62
8:56		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
8:54		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
8:25		Khalil Brantley turnover (traveling)
8:11		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
8:09		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
8:05	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)	56-62
7:45	+2	Marchelus Avery makes two point layup	56-64
7:16		Dillon Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Suemnick steals)
7:07		Khalil Brantley turnover (bad pass) (Josh Reed steals)
7:02	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	58-64
6:37		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Bryce Thompson's two point layup
6:35		Cowboys offensive rebound
6:35		TV timeout
6:34		Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass) (Dan Skillings Jr. steals)
6:30	+2	Josh Reed makes two point layup (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	60-64
6:30		Marchelus Avery shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
6:30		Josh Reed misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:30		Bearcats offensive rebound
6:23	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	62-64
6:08		Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot
6:06		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
6:01		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
5:59		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
5:55	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	62-66
5:55		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Marchelus Avery steals)
5:49		Marchelus Avery offensive foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
5:49		Marchelus Avery turnover (offensive foul)
5:20		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
5:18		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
5:01		Jizzle James blocks Bryce Thompson's two point jump shot
4:59		Josh Reed defensive rebound
4:39		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
4:37		Josh Reed offensive rebound
4:31		Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
4:29		Jizzle James offensive rebound
4:29	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	65-66
4:04		Day Day Thomas shooting foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Arturo Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
4:04	+1	Arturo Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
3:40		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
3:38		Jamyron Keller defensive rebound
3:22		Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass)
3:22		TV timeout
3:11		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
3:09		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
2:58		Abou Ousmane offensive foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
2:58		Abou Ousmane turnover (offensive foul)
2:36		Jizzle James offensive foul (Jamyron Keller draws the foul)
2:36		Jizzle James turnover (offensive foul)
2:19		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
2:17		Arturo Dean offensive rebound
2:12	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup	65-70
1:58		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass)
1:53		Bryce Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Day Day Thomas steals)
1:47		Abou Ousmane blocks Dan Skillings Jr.'s two point layup
1:45		Bearcats offensive rebound
1:43		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
1:41		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
1:15		Jizzle James personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
1:15	+1	Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
1:02		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
1:00		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
0:47		Simas Lukošius personal foul (Brandon Newman draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-73
0:47	+1	Brandon Newman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-74
0:41		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:39		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
0:38		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul (Bryce Thompson draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Bryce Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-75
0:38	+1	Bryce Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-76
0:29		Jizzle James misses two point layup
0:27		Brandon Newman defensive rebound
0:26		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:11	+2	Kirk Cole makes two point layup	65-78
0:03	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk	67-78
0:00		End of period

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Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point dunk