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11/06 22:46 CST Oklahoma State rolls past Queens 118-68, Grbovic nets 17 Oklahoma State rolls past Queens 118-68, Grbovic nets 17 STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) --- Andrij Grbovic scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including five 3-pointers, and Oklahoma State coasted to a 118-68 win over Queens on Friday night. Parker Robinson had 14 points and Julius Halaifonua added 13 for the Cowboys (2-0), who put six players in double figures en route to their sixth highest scoring game in school history. Avantae Parker had 15 points and Nasir Mann scored 11 for the Royals (2-1). Grbovic had four 3-pointers in a 23-2 run in the middle of the first half. Leading 10-8, Benjamin Ahmed and Grbovic combined for seven points. After a basket by the Royals, Grbovic hit from distance again. He added two more before Jacob Walker's 3 made it 33-10 at the 8:31 mark. The Cowboys led 52-31 at the break, with Grbovic going 4 of 5 from distance for 12 points and Halaifonua scoring 10 on 4-for-5 shooting. Oklahoma State opened the second half with eight straight points and turned that into a 24-5 run for a 76-36 lead. The Cowboys were 44 of 71 from the field (62%), with their 44 field goals the fifth most in school history. They made 16 3s, one shy of the school record, on 28 attempts (57%). 30 assists is the third highest total, two short of the record and the most since 1999.

Up next Queens: at No. 25 BYU on Tuesday. Oklahoma State: At Texas A&M on Thursday. ____ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full men's basketball coverage here