STILLWATER — After the last practice ahead of what might have been final game of Jeffrey Carroll's collegiate career, Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton pulled him aside.
“I didn't like the way you looked,” Boynton told his senior guard. “You didn't have the energy, and this is it for you.
“You decide how you're going to finish.”
By the end of Monday's 71-65 victory over Stanford to send the Cowboys to the NIT quarterfinals, Carroll made his decision clear. In what could be his final game in Stillwater, Carroll scored 26 points to lead an OSU comeback.