STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Le'Bryan Nash scored 16 points as Oklahoma State led wire-to-wire in defeating Middle Tennessee State 68-44 Tuesday night.
Michael Cobbins scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds for OSU (9-1), while Phil Forte added 12 points and five assists.
Jaqawn Raymond scored 11 points to lead Middle Tennessee (5-5), which was held to just 31.1 percent shooting (14 of 45) on the night.
Oklahoma State led by just 18-16 after Raymond sank a three-pointer from the right side with 10:42 left in the opening half, but the Cowboys rolled on a 22-3 run over the next nine minutes to take over control of the contest.
OSU started the second half with a 40-21 lead, and continued to display more of the same dominance, maintaining at least a 19-point lead the rest of the way.
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