Freshman Jamyron Keller gets first start and helps Oklahoma State beat No. 19 BYU 93-83
AP
Feb 17, 2024
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 22 points in his first start to help Oklahoma State Cowboys beat No. 19 BYU 93-83 on Saturday.
Brandon Garrison added 21 points and Quion Williams had 15 for the Cowboys (11-14, 3-9 Big 12), who shot 50% from 3-point range (11 of 22) while limiting their opponent to 8-of-35 shooting from beyond the arc (22.9%).
“It’s a step forward for these guys,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. “The way they competed for the entire game was something that every coach kinda hopes you see every game. And things always look better when the ball goes in and we shot the ball well today as well.”
Foussey Traore scored 17 points and Trevin Knell had 16 to lead BYU (18-7, 6-6), which came into the game leading the nation in made 3-pointers.
“We really didn’t have answers,” BYU coach Mark Pope said. “They were terrific sharing the ball. They were terrific shooting the ball, unbelievable. Jamyron Keller stepped into the starting lineup and took incredible advantage of that opportunity.”
Keller, who turned 19 Saturday, made all eight of his shots, including four 3s for the Cowboys, who shot 59.6% from the field.
“It was a collective effort. I can’t take all the credit for it.,” Keller said. “The right plays were made and the ball was falling today
Oklahoma State, behind 10 points from Keller, led 35-20 with 7:39 left in the first half. BYU then went on a 9-0 run to pull within six. The Cowboys closed the final 2:27 of the half on a 14-5 burst to go up 49-34 at the break.
Oklahoma State led by as many as 20 points in the second half, but BYU closed to within 76-67 on a layup by Traore with 4:23 left in the game.
The Cowboys answered with a 3-point play by Keller to extend the lead to 79-67, and the Cougars could only get as close as nine points after that.
BIG PICTURE
BYU: The Cougars began the day averaging a nation-best 11.6 made shots from beyond the arc. They didn’t get close to that number on Saturday, connecting on just 2 of 16 in the first half as the hosts built a 15-point lead.
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys played their fourth straight game without 1,000-point scorer Bryce Thompson, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury Jan. 30. In his absence, graduate guard John Michael Wright scored 13 points, including 11 in the first half.
UP NEXT
BYU: Hosts No. 12 Baylor on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma State: Visits Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
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1st Half
BYU
Cougars
34
OKST
Cowboys
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Noah Waterman vs. Brandon Garrison (Cowboys gains possession)
19:40
+3
Jamyron Keller makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)
0-3
19:19
Aly Khalifa misses three point jump shot
19:17
Dallin Hall offensive rebound
19:05
+2
Spencer Johnson makes two point layup (Trevin Knell assists)
2-3
18:41
Javon Small misses two point layup
18:39
Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
18:36
Aly Khalifa turnover (bad pass) (Quion Williams steals)
18:32
Quion Williams misses two point layup
18:31
Brandon Garrison offensive rebound
18:31
Aly Khalifa shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
18:31
Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:31
+1
Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-4
18:07
+2
Trevin Knell makes two point jump shot
4-4
17:52
+2
Jamyron Keller makes two point layup
4-6
17:35
Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
17:33
Dallin Hall offensive rebound
17:30
+2
Dallin Hall makes two point layup
6-6
17:01
+2
Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)
6-8
16:51
Trevin Knell misses three point jump shot
16:49
Javon Small defensive rebound
16:37
+3
Jamyron Keller makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)
6-11
16:09
+2
Aly Khalifa makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)
8-11
15:48
Javon Small misses three point jump shot
15:46
Dallin Hall defensive rebound
15:40
+3
Spencer Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
11-11
15:21
+3
John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Quion Williams assists)
11-14
14:56
+2
Aly Khalifa makes two point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)
13-14
14:43
+2
Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot
13-16
14:17
Aly Khalifa misses two point layup
14:15
Javon Small defensive rebound
14:08
+2
Quion Williams makes two point dunk
13-18
13:46
Spencer Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Garrison steals)
13:42
+2
Quion Williams makes two point layup
13-20
13:40
Cougars 30 second timeout
13:40
TV timeout
13:21
+2
Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup
15-20
13:03
Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot
13:01
Spencer Johnson defensive rebound
12:49
Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass)
12:35
+3
John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Quion Williams assists)
15-23
12:07
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
12:05
Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
11:55
Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point layup
11:53
Noah Waterman defensive rebound
11:37
Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
11:35
Quion Williams defensive rebound
11:17
+2
John-Michael Wright makes two point jump shot
15-25
11:02
Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Jamyron Keller steals)
10:55
+2
Jamyron Keller makes two point layup
15-27
10:44
Jarius Hicklen shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
10:44
TV timeout
10:44
+1
Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-27
10:44
Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:44
Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
10:43
Richie Saunders personal foul
10:16
Eric Dailey Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Trey Stewart steals)
10:11
Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
10:09
Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
9:58
+2
Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point dunk (John-Michael Wright assists)
16-29
9:46
+2
Trevin Knell makes two point layup
18-29
9:31
Brandon Garrison turnover (bad pass)
9:18
Jaxson Robinson misses two point layup
9:16
Trevin Knell offensive rebound
9:01
+2
Richie Saunders makes two point layup
20-29
8:41
+3
Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)
20-32
8:27
Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
8:25
Jarius Hicklen defensive rebound
8:13
Trevin Knell shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)