The Cowboys’ victory Monday night was a long time coming in a few ways.
During Oklahoma State’s five-game losing streak, the Pokes had a seven-point lead in the final six minutes in Fort Worth. They were tied at the half in Lawrence, and they jumped on Texas early, gaining a seven-point lead in the first seven minutes.
A broad look might show the Cowboys’ 68-61 victory against TCU as an upset, but it might be better looked at as an OSU breakthrough.
“There’s still a lot of basketball to play,” OSU coach Mike Boynton said. “In a lot of ways, and probably for a myriad of reasons this team was written off and given up on about a month ago, and they never stopped working.