Originally published at: Five Thoughts on Oklahoma State’s 94-79 Loss to Baylor
RECAP PHOTOS BOX SCORE STILLWATER — The Bears hit Eddie Sutton Court on Tuesday night like a team desperate to avoid an 0-4 start in league play, and the Cowboys didn’t have much of an answer — especially early. Oklahoma State fell to Baylor 94-79 on Tuesday night in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The loss drops the Cowboys to 13-4 and 1-3 in Big 12 play. Here are five thoughts on the game. 1. The Half from Hell What do you get when good offense meets bad defense? The first half of this basketball game. Baylor hung 57 points on the Cowboys in the first half, going 22-for-30 (73%) from the field and 9-for-14 (64%) from deep. There was some bad defense played, but the Bears also hit some heavily contested shots in the frame. At one point, Baylor was 9-for-12 from deep in the half — which is 75%. That came after Baylor went 17-for-67 (25%) from 3 in its first three Big 12 games. “There’s two mindsets,” OSU coach Steve Lutz said. “No. 1 is defend them, get your hands up and hope they miss. And No. 2 is be there on the catch, apply pressure and make them miss.…