STILLWATER — Mike Boynton recognized this possibility when he built Oklahoma State's schedule.
The Cowboys' coach knew that he would be testing a large group of freshmen when he revamped a nonconference schedule that a season ago ranked among the 50 easiest in college basketball and arguably kept OSU out of the NCAA Tournament because of how light it was.
As undefeated Houston heads to Stillwater for a matchup Saturday, OSU sits at 4-4 for the first time since the 1987-88 season. Wednesday's 74-71 defeat at Tulsa was far from the most challenging game on OSU's early season slate, but it was the Cowboys' sixth game away from home in their first eight.