Houston ? Rashaun Woods put on another memorable show for Oklahoma State. The only question left is, was it his last?

Woods, considering leaving school early for the NFL, caught nine passes for 164 yards and a touchdown in a 33-23 victory over Southern Mississippi in the Houston Bowl on Friday.

“I’ll answer that question in the proper time,” Woods said, asked about his future.

Woods earned most valuable player and offensive player of the game honors, helping the Cowboys complete a memorable season that included victories over Nebraska, Texas A&M and Oklahoma.

“In the second half, they made up their minds they weren’t going to let me do what I did in the first half and that really opened our running game,” Woods said. “They wanted to stop the run and they did a good job of it early. In the fourth quarter we started to wear them down.”

Tatum Bell ran for 160 yards on 13 carries, including a 22-yard score with 8:07 to play that gave Oklahoma State the lead for good.

Luke Phillips kicked two of his four field goals in the decisive fourth quarter for the Cowboys (8-5).

Trailing 20-13 at the half, Southern Miss (7-6) took its only lead of the game on a 2-yard touchdown run by James Walley and a 30-yard field goal by Curt Jones, his third of the game, in the third quarter.

The Cowboys pulled even on the first play of the fourth quarter on Phillips’ 28-yard field goal.

Oklahoma State's Rashaun Woods (82) steps away from Southern Mississippi's Greg Brooks (5) and Etric Pruitt on a touchdown reception. OSU beat Southerm Mississippi, 33-23, on Friday in the Houston Bowl.

Josh Fields threw for 310 yards, and his 33-yard pass to Billy Bajema set up Bell’s go-ahead touchdown, which put Oklahoma State back in front 30-23.

Following a punt by Southern Mississippi to the Oklahoma State 2, Bell broke off a career-long 88-yard gain to the Golden Eagles 10.

“Before the play started, I was just trying to move us out of the 2-yard line,” Bell said. “But when it started, I saw a little crease and my whole thought process changed. I wanted to take it to the house.”

Bell didn’t get the start because he missed a treatment session for a hamstring injury. He was ready in the second half, though.