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Overmatched defense, Alan Bowman's struggles key in OSU's 38-14 loss to West Virginia

Oklahoma State got trounced against the Mountaineers Saturday, as the Cowboys lost their second consecutive home game and third straight 38-14.

Here are three takeaways from the game:

Defense was overmatched

West Virginia's offense ran the ball 65 times with six yards per rush and passed for 10.6 yards in their 10 completions. The Cowboys' defense allowed the Mountaineers to get nine first downs off third downs.

The time of possession was so lopsided — OSU was on the defensive side of the ball for 42 minutes and 40 seconds, the most in program history.