STILLWATER, Okla.
The narrow and aging confines of historic Gallagher-Iba Arena were once among the most feared in the country, a deafening gymnasium where it’s been said that the noise would make the light bulbs explode during wrestling meets.
That story, of course, may be apocryphal. (Is it even possible?) And the building may have lost some of its mystique over the years. And sure, the place may have been half full when Kansas and Oklahoma State took the floor on Tuesday night.
But even on an otherwise quiet night in January, even with an Oklahoma State team hovering just above .