Muonelo hit four straight three-pointers in a 95-second stretch, and Oklahoma State throttled down in the second half to deny Knight his 900th career win with a 74-55 defeat of Texas Tech on Saturday.

“It was Bob Knight’s 900th win, and we shut that down,” Muonelo said. “We didn’t let him get that.”

Muonelo, who had a season-high 21 points, broke open a close game midway through the second half when he hit two threes from the left side and then two more from the top of the key. Freshman James Anderson drained a three from the right side, and that drew a timeout from Knight, Division I basketball’s winningest coach.

Muonelo flapped his arms to encourage Oklahoma State’s largest home crowd of the season, while Knight slowly entered his team’s huddle on the opposite sideline.

“Before the game, that’s all we were talking about in the locker room. Bobby Knight’s a great coach, but we were just talking about how we didn’t want him to just come in here and get his 900th win and then have a celebration on our court,” Muonelo said. “We can’t let that happen in Gallagher-Iba.”

The Cowboys (10-5, 1-0 Big 12) scored the next six points and held Texas Tech (9-6, 0-1) scoreless for another four minutes after the timeout.

Knight was seeking to become only the third Division I coach with 900 career wins, and the first in the men’s game.

Knight’s next chance at No. 900 comes Wednesday night, when the Red Raiders host No. 11 Texas A&M.