STILLWATER, Okla. – Cade Cunningham waited patiently before striking. Oklahoma State's star freshman was coming off a 40-point performance in an overtime win at Oklahoma last Saturday and fans anticipated an encore in a rematch two nights later.
Instead, the 6-foot-8 point guard went nearly 33 minutes into the game without a field goal. When he turned it on, everything changed.
His only three baskets came during a two-minute span that turned a five-point deficit into a three-point lead. He scored 13 of his 15 points in the final 10 minutes, and the Cowboys won 79-75.
Cunningham’s grasp of how to be most effective is the main reason Oklahoma State is one of the nation’s hottest teams. The 17th-ranked Cowboys have won five straight