West Virginia forged a 67-67 tie with 5:25 left in a Big 12 basketball game Saturday, and Mike Boynton’s OSU lineup was reduced to this.
Bernard Kouma. Ferron Flavors Jr. Keylan Boone. Rondel Walker. Bryce Williams. Two players rarely in the rotation (Kouma, Flavors). Another just recently removed from the doghouse (Boone). A freshman playing poorly (Walker). A senior playing worse (Williams).
Cade Cunningham and Isaac Likekele were in street clothes, Cunningham with a sprained ankle and Likekele with a hand injury.
Hard enough to beat West Virginia in the mountains with all your players, much less without your two best.