Oklahoma State has been close.
A near-victory against Kansas in Phog Allen Fieldhouse. An overtime loss to Texas in Austin. A four-point defeat against a then top-5 Baylor. The Cowboys (10-8, 0-6 Big 12) haven’t been able to close out games, leaving them winless in the conference so far.
That could change when they travel to Lubbock, Texas, to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders at 1 p.m. Saturday. First-year coach Chris Beard leads the Red Raiders (14-4, 3-3), who look to be building on the success from the 2015-16 season.
Junior guard Keenan Evans leads TTU in scoring, averaging 14.