Armoni Brooks extinguished the short-lived spark.
Thomas Dziagwa’s layup had just ended the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team’s scoring drought.
The second-half play pumped life into Gallagher-Iba Arena, but Brooks hushed the crowd.
He drained a 3-point jump shot to deepen the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team’s deficit, and the Cowboys never recovered. OSU fell to Houston 63-53 on Saturday at home.
When the Cowboys (4-5) had bursts of momentum, Houston frequently suppressed them with Brooks’ shots from beyond the arc. Brooks, a junior guard, finished with a game-high 23 points and went 7-for-13 from 3-point range.