Andrija Grbovic scored a game-high 17 points off the bench and connected on 5 of 6 3-point attempts as Oklahoma State cruised to a 118-68 victory over Queens on Friday in Stillwater, Okla.
Parker Robinson posted 14 points, and Julius Halaifonua finished with 13. Latrell Allmond tallied 12 points and grabbed six rebounds. Jordan Burks scored 11 points and collected seven rebounds, while Ryan Crotty added 10 points for Oklahoma State (2-0).
Avantae Parker scored 15 points, Nasir Mann added 11 and Caleb Jones chipped in 10 points and six rebounds for the Royals (2-1).
Oklahoma State had six players score in double figures and 11 players log at least 10 minutes as its bench outscored Queens’ reserves 74-26.
The Royals kept it close early as Isaiah Henry’s layup pulled Queens within 10-8. But Grbovic drilled a 3-pointer to spark a 23-2 Cowboys run. Jacob Walker capped the rally with a trey as Oklahoma State took a 33-10 lead with 8:31 remaining in the first half.
Oklahoma State shot 57.1% from 3-point range (16 of 28), while the Royals shot 20.6% (7 of 34) from beyond the arc.
Late in the first half, Queens used an 8-2 run capped by Mann’s 3-pointer to trim the deficit to 44-25. Robinson pulled up just inside the free-throw line to beat the first-half buzzer and send the Cowboys into the break with a 52-31 lead.
Oklahoma State scored the first eight points of the second half to extend its advantage to 60-31. Anthony Felesi’s alley-oop dunk off a Walker assist and Luka Bogavac’s breakaway layup punctuated the scoring spurt.
The Cowboys also held a commanding 27-11 advantage in fast-break points.
A 10-0 burst pushed Oklahoma State’s lead to 40 points on Robinson’s jumper with 14:13 remaining. Robinson then sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a Nicholas McLean dunk as the Cowboys extended their advantage to 79-38 with 13:37 to play.
–Field Level Media
