Font ResizeAfter allowing some rare pressure against quarterback Zac Robinson in the first half, the Cowboys (8-2, 5-1) relied on their Big 12-leading rushing attack to drain the clock in the second half. Oklahoma State piled up 207 yards on the ground after halftime and controlled the ball for 22 minutes.
Tech (6-4, 3-3) got one last chance after Robinson fumbled with 98 seconds left on a play that left both him and defender Jamar Wall shaken up.
Tramain Swindall dropped Taylor Potts` fourth-down pass to doom the final drive by the Red Raiders.
The Cowboys now have a short week, as they face Colorado on Thursday in a nationally televised game.
Keith Toston put Oklahoma State up 17-10 with his touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, one play after his fumble inside the 1 was overturned by instant replay and two plays after he plunged forward for a 2-yard gain to convert a fourth-and-1 at the 6.
Lavine followed that by stepping in front of Steven Sheffield`s pass to tailback Baron Batch and racing up the OSU sideline for the score.
Potts, benched in favor of Sheffield in the first half, led the Red Raiders right back with a scoring drive that took only 67 seconds. He finished it off with a 24-yard TD pass to Edward Britton to bring Tech within 24-17.
Potts had one last chance after Robinson`s fumble on a scary collision with Wall. Robinson sat up immediately, but then lay back down and stayed that way for a few minutes as a handful of teammates gathered around. He eventually walked to the bench with the help of team trainers.
Potts got Texas Tech to midfield with 58 seconds left but that`s where the drive stalled. Swindall dropped a short pass on fourth-and-4 and OSU ran out the final 16 seconds.
The loss denied Mike Leach his 83rd win at Tech, which would have pushed him past Spike Dykes for the most in school history.
Robinson had 99 yards rushing and 90 yards passing for OSU. Toston had 76 yards and Kendall Hunter 68 as the Cowboys finished with 243 yards on the ground.
Oklahoma State had its first scoring drive extended twice by penalties -- roughing the passer on third-and-14 and pass interference on fourth-and-4 -- before Robinson connected on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Hubert Anyiam.
Oklahoma St. 24, Texas Tech 17 Texas Tech 0 10 0 7--17
Oklahoma St. 7 0 3 14--24
First Quarter
OkSt -- Anyiam 25 pass from Z.Robinson (D.Bailey kick), :54.
Second Quarter
TT -- FG Mat.Williams 34, 9:58.
TT -- Torres 12 pass from Sheffield (Mat.Williams kick), 3:05.
Third Quarter
OkSt -- FG D.Bailey 26, 6:52.
Fourth Quarter
OkSt -- Toston 1 run (D.Bailey kick), 12:57.
OkSt -- Lavine 21 interception return (D.Bailey kick), 8:06.
TT -- Britton 24 pass from Potts (Mat.Williams kick), 6:59.
A -- 52,811.
TT OkSt
First downs 23 23
Rushes-yards 14-50 60-243
Passing 307 90
Comp-Att-Int 35-58-3 9-21-0
Return Yards 30 52
Punts-Avg. 4-43.0 6-41.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 12-84 7-45
Time of Possession 22:40 37:20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Texas Tech, Batch 10-48, Stephens 2-18, Jeffers 1-3, Sheffield 1-(minus 19). Oklahoma St., Z.Robinson 19-99, Toston 22-76, Hunter 17-68, B.Johnson 1-2, Team 1-(minus 2).
PASSING -- Texas Tech, Potts 19-35-1-190, Sheffield 16-23-2-117. Oklahoma St., Z.Robinson 9-21-0-90.
RECEIVING -- Texas Tech, Batch 7-7, Lewis 6-75, Swindall 6-65, Britton 4-63, Torres 4-39, James 3-24, Leong 2-12, Stephens 1-11, Franks 1-9, Zouzalik 1-2. Oklahoma St., Anyiam 3-39, Hunter 2-28, Conner 2-13, Fooks 1-8, Cooper 1-2.
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