Miami, Oklahoma State seek consolation in Charleston

The Miami Hurricanes and Oklahoma State Cowboys — both coming off upset losses against mid-major schools — will meet Friday afternoon in a Charleston Classic consolation game.On Thursday afternoon in the first round at Charleston, S.C., Miami (3-1) never led while falling 80-69 to Drake.Later on Thursday, the Cowboys (3-1) squandered a 10-point lead in an 86-78 loss to Florida Atlantic.The Friday matchup will be special for Cowboys backup point guard Arturo Dean, who is from Miami.Dean played for Florida International the past two seasons, and he led the nation in steals in 2023-24 with 104. He also led the Panthers in scoring (13.4 points per game), rebounds (5.1 boards per game) and assists (4.0 per game).”He takes tremendous pride on defense,” Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz said. “You don’t get 100-plus steals by accident.”Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga believes that the Cowboys will test Miami.”They’ve got some really big guys,” he said. “We haven’t played that type of size yet (this season).”Up front, Oklahoma State starts 6-foot-10, 245-pound Abou Ousmane and 6-7, 230-pound Robert Jennings II. Jennings amassed 14 points and 11 rebounds against Florida Atlantic, while Khalil Brantley scored a team-high 16 points.

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