Mike Boynton and his players could have reacted differently.
They could have stormed into news conferences and given curt, vague answers. They could have made excuses. They could have tried to shut out reporters and prevent the flurry of questions that surrounded them after every game or during every midweek interview.
Throughout the season, they didn’t.
The Oklahoma State men’s basketball team’s whirlwind season ended Wednesday night when TCU squeaked past the Cowboys 73-70. It was a fitting conclusion: OSU showed tenacity but didn’t win.