STILLWATER – Oklahoma State started strong, slumped, then finished strong Tuesday night, rolling past Longwood, 73-55, at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The Cowboys led by 19 early, saw their margin cut to two in the second half, then surged again late to win easily.
Forward Leyton Hammonds scored a career-high 22 points, and guard Joe Burton struck for six points on two 3-pointers during a key stretch to get Oklahoma State going again in the second half, before finishing with 13.
Guard Leron Fisher scored a game-high 18 points for Longwood.
In a game delayed 42-minutes by a power outage, the teams alternated dominant runs.