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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma St. 76, Kansas St. 70
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # David Hall, # Rick Randall, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 13611

No. 14 Oklahoma State 76, No. 10 Kansas State 70: Le'Bryan Nash scored 24 points and the host Cowboys finished the game on a 19-9 run to secure the Big 12 victory.

Marcus Smart added 21 points, six rebounds and six assists as Oklahoma State (23-7, 13-5 Big 12) wrapped up third place in the conference.

Rodney McGruder led Kansas State (25-6, 14-4) with 22 points. Thomas Gipson came of the bench to chip in with 15 points for the Wildcats, who finished in a tie with rival Kansas for the regular-season title. The Jayhawks will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Oklahoma State took a 36-30 lead into the break. The Wildcats opened the second half on a 20-5 run to take a 50-41 advantage but Oklahoma State regained the lead 55-53 on a jumper by Smart with 6:21 remaining.

Nash later gave the Cowboys the lead for good with a layup with 2:48 showing that put Oklahoma State ahead 63-61. The Wildcats missed their next seven field goal attempts, and the Cowboys sealed the game at the free-throw line by hitting 11 of 12 down the stretch.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas State saw its six-game winning streak come to an end. ... The Wildcats' 14 conference wins are tied for the most in program history. ... Oklahoma State shot 56.8 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
 
Kansas St.   Oklahoma St.
Rodney McGruder 22 Scoring Le'Bryan Nash 24
Angel Rodriguez 6 Assists Marcus Smart 6
Thomas Gipson 6 Rebounds Philip Jurick 8
Rodney McGruder 7 Free Throws Made Markel Brown 8
Shane Southwell 2 Steals Marcus Smart 2
Shane Southwell 1 Blocks Michael Cobbins 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kansas St. 70 39.3 8-23 14-20 14 26 1 7 9
Oklahoma St. 76 56.8 3-9 23-30 13 32 5 6 11