STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- James Anderson scored 22 points and Marshall Moses added 17 as Oklahoma State beat Seattle 86-64 on Saturday in a game delayed 1 hour, 40 minutes because officials showed up late.
OSU blamed the mix-up on organizers of the Las Vegas Invitational tournament, claiming that officials were told the game's starting time was 7 p.m. The tip-off was scheduled 5 1/2 hours earlier.
Even after the officials arrived, the delays weren't finished.
Seattle's team went missing, and on two occasions, more time had to be added to the pregame countdown clock.
Oklahoma State (1-0) scored the game's first seven points, extended its lead with a 13-2 run midway through the first half and led by double digits the rest of the way.
Charles Garcia scored 18 to lead the Redhawks (0-1) in the debut of coach Cameron Dollar, the former UCLA star. Aaron Broussard added 12 points as Seattle shot 31 percent.
Obi Muonelo had 12 points and Keiton Page 11 for OSU. Matt Pilgrim, a transfer from Kentucky, started but scored just two points in 10 minutes before fouling out midway through the second half.
Some Seattle players came out and shot free throws after the initial announcement that the game would start at least an hour late, and some fans passed time by watching clips from OSU's recent football loss to Texas on the video board at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
After an announcement that the officials had arrived, the Cowboys warmed up alone on the floor for about 15 minutes before an additional 15 minutes were added to the countdown clock. More time was added when the Redhawks' players took the court a few minutes later.
Public address announcer Larry Reece told the crowd that the delay was "not the fault of the officials, and they did their best to get here as quickly as possible." IMG College, the organizers of the tournament, did not respond to phone and e-mail messages left Saturday by The Associated Press.
Each of the tournament's eight schools play four games, two at campus sites and two at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 27-28.
The pep band joined many students and other fans in exiting early, with the game appearing out of hand and kickoff approaching for the Cowboys' football game against Texas Tech.
Seattle made a late 17-0 push to cut the deficit to 61-51, but that's as close as it got.
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