The Cowboys survived a physical, sometimes chippy and often ugly Round 2 matchup with the Cardinal to advance to the third round of the NIT.
Mitchell Solomon picked up his first foul before one minute had passed and was held to just five minutes of play in the first quarter. Enter Yankuba Sima and a little hope for the future. Sima’s length really bothered first-team All-Pac-12 big Reid Travis, and held him to a 1-of-7 start.
Waters continued his hot shooting from deep. OSU started 3 of 5 from 3-point line, with Waters and Carroll connecting early.