STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State took care of business to set up Saturdays showdown with Wichita State.Jeffrey Carroll scored 18 points and Leyton Hammonds added 16 to help the Cowboys defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 102-66 on Wednesday night.Now, the Cowboys can focus on the Shockers. Wichita State was 27th in votes in this weeks AP Top 25.Theyve got our same mentality on defense, Hammonds said. They try to intimidate you, they try to get after you. They go really hard to the glass. But weve just got to do what we do.The Cowboys gave coach Brad Underwood plenty of gifts for his 53rd birthday. His team forced 31 turnovers, the most Oklahoma State has forced in a game since 2012, and they outscored the Golden Lions 32-19 from the free-throw line.A pair of freshmen posted season high point totals -- Thomas Dziagwa with 14 points and Lindy Waters with 13. The Cowboys (8-2) shot 47 percent and scored at least 100 points for the fifth time this season and at least 97 points for the seventh time.I think our young players continue to grow, Underwood said. Every nights a learning experience for them.Oklahoma State guards Jawun Evans and Phil Forte returned to the starting lineup after dealing with recent injuries.Evans missed last Saturdays game against Tulsa with a left AC joint bruise. He finished with a season-low five points against Pine Bluff.I was really proud of Jawun, Underwood said. Jawuns a tough kid. He had limited action in practice this week with the shoulder bruise. He played through some pain, but it was good for him to get the adrenaline flowing.Forte injured his tailbone before the Tulsa game and struggled in 21 minutes. He played 21 minutes against Pine Bluff but was more effective.I shouldnt have played Phil at Tulsa, he said. Hes got a bruise about the size of a football from where he fell.Deshon Bayless led Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-10) with 18 points and Jaquan Lynch added 12. Marquis Cunningham was ejected in the second half after a skirmish with Waters.---BIG PICTUREArkansas-Pine Bluff: The Golden Lions werent close, even though Forte and Evans werent at their best. It was Pine Bluffs ninth straight loss.Oklahoma State: The reserves outscored the starters 60-42, and 10 players scored.STAT LINESForte has made 38 of 39 free throws this season. He entered the game as the NCAA leader. He also moved up from from 16th into a tie for 14th in Oklahoma State history in scoring. He passed Olus Holder and now is tied with Leroy Combs with 1,434 points.QUOTABLEHammonds, on if the young Cowboys will be prepared to deal with the crowd at Wichita State:Playing at Maryland, playing at Tulsa, playing at Maui against North Carolina -- they had a lot of fans there -- I feel like step by step, we were just learning, especially the freshmen. They hadnt really seen a crowd that big and that loud, so its good that they got to see it early.UP NEXTArkansas-Pine Bluff will play at New Mexico on Saturday.Oklahoma State will play at Wichita State on Saturday.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP . Fake Golden Knights Jerseys . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Vegas Golden Knights Store . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. https://www.cheapgoldenknights.com/ . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Golden Knights Jerseys 2020 . -- Canadian Andrew Wiggins got the ball on the wing, made a nifty spin move and then let go with a soft floater from about 10 feet that swished through the net in Allen Fieldhouse. Vegas Golden Knights Gear ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter.The Chicago Blackhawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the midway point of the second period and coasted to a 4-2 win in Game Two against the Los Angeles Kings, taking a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final. When Michal Handzus buried Chicagos fourth goal, on 17 shots, giving the Blackhawks a 4-0 lead, Quick gave way to backup Jonathan Bernier. Quick has been spectacular in both this years and last years playoffs, going 34 straight games without giving up more than three goals, so for the Blackhawks to get four in less than half a game was stunning. Not only did the Blackhawks jump out to that 4-0 lead, but they did so on goals from Andrew Shaw, Brent Seabrook, Bryan Bickell and Michal Handzus. Its one thing to have complementary scorers supporting the big guns in the postseason, but when the complementary guys are doing all the scoring, thats a bonus. All of those players have been valuable contributors to Chicagos playoff run, but Shaw (7 PTS, plus-3 in 14 GP) and Bickell (6 G, 8 PTS, plus-2 in 14 GP) are standing out as secondary contributors for the Blackhawks. Patrick Sharp had a couple of assists for the Blackhawks, giving him a team-leading 14 points in 14 playoff games. The Blackhawks took advantage of their early lead to spread the ice time around, RW Patrick Kane played 15:25, his lowest total since December 5, 2010, when he suffered an ankle injury on his first shift of a game against Calgary. Kings C Mike Richards, out with an upper body injury suffered on a hit by David Bolland late in Game One, didnt play in Game Two leaving Jeff Carter too center Dustin Penner and Tyler Toffoli on the Kings second line.dddddddddddd It turned out that the trio was the Kings best of the night, with Carter and Toffoli scoring the Kings goals. Toffoli also assisted on Carters goal. Shifting to centre wasnt a problem for Carter. He was 11-for-15 (73.3%) on faceoffs and he recorded a team-high five shots on goal. D Slava Voynov assisted on both Kings goals, giving him nine points in 15 playoff games. He also had six hits, tying LW Kyle Clifford (who did it in 7:55) for the team lead in Game Two. If the Kings want to take any positives from this game, they did actually play well in the first period, despite falling behind 2-0, and they did score on the power play. It was the first time the Blackhawks had surrendered a power play goal at home this postseason. The Kings have been much better at home in the postseason, so all is not lost just because they dropped the first two games in Chicago, but they will obviously need to come out with a big effort when they return to L.A. for Game Three. From the Blackhawks perspective, they can keep on keeping on, as theyve played well in five straight wins, but three of Chicagos four losses in the postseason have come on the road, so the odds naturally shift depending on location. Thats hardly unusual, but worth noting before there is too much doom and gloom from the on one side and a temptation to look ahead on the other. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '
