Oklahoma St. 72, Missouri St. 67

Oklahoma St. 72, Missouri St. 67

Published Dec. 7, 2011 11:32 p.m. ET

Oklahoma State overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Missouri State 72-67 on Wednesday night.

After trailing 39-27 with 17:55 left, the Cowboys (6-2) worked their way back into the game with a 17-5 run to tie it at 47 with 12:03 left. Oklahoma State held the Bears (5-3) scoreless in the last 4:08.

Le'Bryan Nash led the Cowboys with 19 points, Kelton Page added 15 and Jean-Paul Olukemi had 13.

Kyle Weems led Missouri State with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Jarmar Gulley had 19 points.

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Weems sparked Missouri State to a 34-27 halftime lead with 15 points, including 10 points in the final 5:19 of the half.

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