Oklahoma State vs. UTSA - 2011 NIT Highlights

Highlights from Oklahoma State's 90-85 overtime win over UTSA in the second round of the 2011 Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tipoff at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater.

Cezar Guerrero tied a school single-game record for a freshman with 29 points, and OSU overcame an 11-point deficit in the final 2-1/2 minutes as the Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated UTSA 90-85 in overtime. The win advances OSU to New York City to face Stanford in the championship semifinal of the Season NIT Tip-Off.

Down 71-60 with 2-1/2 minutes remaining in regulation, it appeared that the Cowboys would suffer their first loss of the young season. Jean-Paul Olukemi was fouled and scored both free throws to cut the lead to single digits.

After three-consecutive possessions resulted in turnovers, Reger Dowell hit a three pointer, cutting the lead to six at 71-65. Michael Hale, who had a team-high 26 points for UTSA, hit 1-of-2 from the line. Olukemi was fouled again, and hit both shots from the stripe to cut it to five.

A layup by Igor Nujic with 1:12 left in the game gave the Roadrunners a three-possession lead. Olukemi grabbed the rebound off a Guerrero miss, and was fouled again, connecting on both FTs. A miss by Nujic and a defensive board by Guerrero led to a follow make by Le'Bryan Nash, cutting the UTSA lead to three.

Hale hit both free throws after being fouled by Fred Gulley, putting UTSA ahead 76-71 with 27 seconds remaining. A missed three by Dowell, and a foul by Markel Brown gave Nujic a chance to make it a three-possession game again, this time with 18 seconds remaining. He missed the first, but hit the second, making it 77-71.

A conventional three-point play by Guerrero cut the lead in half. The speedy freshman then stole the in-bounds pass, stepped behind the arc and drained a trey with about eight seconds to go, sending the game into overtime.

Oklahoma State (3-0) will face Stanford on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 6 pm CT in the semifinals. The game will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will be televised by ESPN2.

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[ElJefe2552]

hail cezar

[Black11Muamba]

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[ttinsley23]

OK STATE

[jessilynvalera]

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[BigOneThreeOG]

Cezar Guerrero!!!!!!!!