Oklahoma State Cowboys vs West Virginia Mountaineers Match Player Stats On Oct 28, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 28, 2017

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Mason Rudolph tossed three touchdowns, backup J.D. King ran for 142 yards, and No. 11 Oklahoma State's ballhawking defense forced five turnovers in a 50-39 win over No. 22 West Virginia on a rainy Saturday.

The Cowboys (7-1, 3-1 Big 12) remained in the thick of the conference race by beating the Mountaineers (5-3, 2-2) for the third straight season.

Oklahoma State frustrated FBS touchdown-pass leader Will Grier into four interceptions, one fewer than the West Virginia quarterback's season total. Grier finished 20 of 42 for 285 yards.

His counterpart Rudolph completed 20 of 34 passes for a season-low 216 yards but mixed in two scoring throws to James Washington and another to King, whose 41 touches in relief helped OSU keep humming.

Rudolph also had a 1-yard touchdown in the first half to put the Cowboys up 13-0.

Oklahoma State lost Big 12 leading rusher Justice Hill to an apparent arm injury on the game's second play when he fumbled on a crunching hit by Xavier Preston and Kyzir White.

Hill did not return until the fourth quarter when his 5-yard touchdown run made it 37-24 on a drive extended by a 3rd-and-11 pass interference flag.

Hill tacked on an 18-yard score to make it a 19-point cushion with 3:47 left.

The Cowboys, tops in the nation in total offensive yards, outrushed the Mountaineers 246-62.

West Virginia pulled within 30-24 in the third-quarter, finding momentum not from its offense but on a blocked punt recovery by Marvin Gross and pick-six by Kenny Robinson.

The Mountaineers finished 2 of 15 on third downs, and didn't get the passing attack cranked up until it was too late. A 60-yard pass to Marcus Simms and a 9-yarder to Ka'Raun White in the final 8 minutes came after much of the 57,000 fans had departed.

NOTES: Oklahoma State QB Mason Rudolph surpassed Brandon Weeden's career marks for touchdowns and completions. He also won his 29th game as an OSU starter, taking the all-time lead over coach Mike Gundy. ... The underdog had won five straight in the series. ... Cowboys RB Justice Hill entered Saturday averaging 127 yards per game, and finished with 86 yards on 12 carries.