Monday, February 8, 2021
Late game heroics Oklahoma State gets revenge against Texas in 2OT thriller
Ryan Breeden
Photo Courtesy: Courtney Bay/OSU Athletics Cade Cunningham follows the ball with his eyes during Oklahoma State’s 75-67 win over Texas Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
thing we could to put ourselves in position to win, and that’s all we ask.” coach Mike Boynton said. “That was an Oklahoma State throwback win. One that maybe coach Sutton and coach Iba would be proud of.” Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe didn’t play because of a foot injury, and Texas’ athletic bigs looked like they might spell doom for OSU. But Kalib Boone had other plans. Boone has been on a tear recently, and today might have been his best game yet. He finished with a team-high 22 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks, two of which came in double overtime.
It wasn’t pretty, but that doesn’t matter. Despite 22 turnovers, 22 offensive rebounds given up, foul trouble and two overtimes, Oklahoma State fought its way to a big-time 75-67 win over No. 6 Texas, avenging the loss in Austin and picking up one of its biggest wins of the season. “We played with an unbelievable amount of urgency, and even though it wasn’t pretty for most of the night, we had determination that we were gonna do every- See Late on pg. 4
Hit the road Jack Stillwater Jack in the Box closes, students predict replacement restaurant dents selected Popeyes as the said OSU student Brodie Mynew restaurant they want to ers. “They put food on the see in town. Myers table, and often, it was Other suggestions includ- their own food. Every longed Dunkin Donuts, Culvers, time Stillweigan probably has Torchy’s Tacos and In-N-Out a Goldie’s story themselves, Burger. and like myself, would swoon By Ryan Novozinsky Some respondents also at its return.” suggested that former town The vacant space could staples such as Goldie’s Pahave many restaurants fightAnother business on Hall tio Grill and Fazoli’s should ing over it too. According to of Fame Avenue in Stillwareturn. Minges, the location could be ter is permanently closing its “In a past life, my family attractive thanks to its long doors. owned a wholesale produce drive thru capabilities. Jack in the Box, a fast company which serviced the “We would look for food restaurant that has hosted Stillwater Goldie’s location,” another restaurant concept a location in Stillwater since 2012, boarded its doors and windows and removed all company signage and promotion materials. Justin Minges, president of Stillwater’s Chamber of Commerce, confirmed the closing on Sunday, but is unsure why the restaurant shut down. “All we know is it’s closed,” Minges said. “We don’t have any info about the circumstances around the closure. We plan on connecting with their corporate office and determine who the decision maker is for the property. Our goal will be to find another concept to repurpose the space.” With its closing, Jack in the Box is now the third prominent business on Hall of Fame Avenue to close since December 2019, with Zaxbys and Hall of Fame Book Trader being the other two. While some Stillwaterbased Jack in the Box fans are upset, others are looking forward to the restaurants that could replace it. In an online O’Colly survey, the majority of respon- Jack in the Box in Stillwater is permanently closed.
who needs/prefers a drive thru,” Minges said. “I think we’ve entered a phase where drive-thrus will garner a premium and will be sought after around the country. We just need to find a concept that both wants a drive-thru and is comfortable entering a market of our size.” This story will be updated. News.ed@ocolly.com
Ryan Novozinsky