Morrison’s Late Three-Pointer Is Difference for No. 9 Gonzaga

Adam Morrison banked in a three-point shot over two Oklahoma State defenders with 2.5 seconds left to give No. 9 Gonzaga a wild 64-62 comeback win over the stunned Cowboys.

The game ended with Morrison mobbed by teammates while he stretched both arms wide to the roaring home-state crowd. He finished with 25 points -- 11 of those on free throws -- for Gonzaga (6-2).

Mario Boggan, one of the two Cowboys near Morrison’s chin on the game-deciding shot, finished with a career-high 19 to lead Oklahoma State (6-3).

“That’s what the best offensive player in America does at the end of a game. He makes a shot,” Gonzaga Coach Mark Few said. “Was it lucky? Yeah. But that kid makes shots, better than anybody in the country.”

Morrison, the nation’s leading scorer with a 29-point average coming in, earned every point against Oklahoma State’s Marcus Dove, who held him to six-for-14 shooting.

“Morrison does such a good job moving without the ball,” Oklahoma State Coach Eddie Sutton said. “He’s like a throwback. He plays the way a lot of players used to. He’s terrific.”