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Sophomore forward Joe Burton is leaving the Oklahoma State basketball program.
Despite a valiantly fought second half, Oklahoma State fell to Kansas State 75-71 in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Tournament on Wednesday night in Kansas City.
Abdel Nader scored 19 points and Georges Niang added 17 points and 10 rebounds to help lead No. 21 Iowa State past Oklahoma State on Monday night.
Joe Burton scored a career-high 16 points to lead Oklahoma State (12-17, 3-13), but the Cowboys lost its fourth straight contest and seventh of its last eight.
Already hit with the injury bug, Oklahoma State's lineup is a bit of a wild card for Bedlam in Norman.
Oklahoma State is on the road for the first time in 2016 as the Cowboys take on Baylor in Waco.
Leyton Hammonds shot the lights out of Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday.
OSU lost a heartbreaker to a bottomfeeder on Saturday.
Oklahoma State fell in the Charleston Classic semifinals to George Mason 71-68 in overtime on Friday.
