Oklahoma State Cowboys defeat TCU Horned Frogs, 63-45 in Stillwater
Markel Brown #22 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys brings the ball up during a game against the Missouri Tigers the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament March 8, 2012 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Posted: 01/10/2013
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Marcus Smart and Markel Brown each scored 14 points, and Le'Bryan Nash added 13 as Oklahoma State defeated TCU 63-45 Wednesday night.
Philip Jurick grabbed 10 rebounds for Oklahoma State (11-3, 1-1 Big 12), which owned a 40-17 rebounding edge. Nash, Brown and Kamari Murphy each had six rebounds. Brown also had five assists.
TCU's Garlon Green led all scorers with 20 points. Kyan Anderson finished with 10.
Oklahoma State led 36-22 at halftime and back-to-back field goals by Brown pushed the lead to 50-30 with 12:14 remaining. TCU (9-6, 0-2) got no closer than 14 the rest of the way.
The teams combined for 45 turnovers, 24 by the Cowboys, who broke a two-game losing streak.
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