STILLWATER — Free throws, rebounding and staying out of foul trouble aren’t always the sexiest parts of basketball, but all provide building blocks for a young team like Oklahoma State.
The Cowboys struggled in those aspects against Minnesota on Friday night, leading to a 83-76 loss. OSU was out-rebounded for the third consecutive game Friday, the Cowboys shot 50 percent from the foul line and the Pokes’ two starting bigs got in foul trouble.
A lot of the Cowboys foul trouble came when dealing with Jordan Murphy, who is second in the country in rebounds per game, averaging 12.