Shooting woes doom Pokes to another early exit

CARBONDALE, Ill. — For the third year in a row, Oklahoma State found itself in the NIT. For the third year in a row Sean Sutton tried to convince his team the NCAA's little-brother tournament was worth its effort, could be made into something positive.

For the third year in a row, OSU lost in the first round, this time a 69-53 loss to Southern Illinois.

But unlike last year, when Sutton said his players looked like they would have rather been on Spring Break after their first-round loss t