KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton wasted no time this week pondering whether his team had done enough to merit an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament.
That's because the Big 12 Tournament winner gets in automatically.
"I just control the things I can control, and the only thing I've been worried about since we played Saturday was getting my team ready to play," Boynton said after the eighth-seeded Cowboys' 71-60 victory over No. 9 seed Oklahoma in the opening round Wednesday night.
"We came here to win the Big 12 Tournament. We'll worry about what next week brings next week.