Postgame notes vs. Bethune-Cookman

December 29, 2025 | Cowboy Basketball

rv/rv Oklahoma State 103, Bethune-Cookman 77
Dec. 29, 2025 | Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)
Records: OSU: 12-1 (0-0 Big 12); B-CU: 3-10 (0-0 SWAC)

Team Leaders:
Pts:     Roy (27), Miller (18), Fallah (12), I. Coleman(12), Curry (11), Clary (10
Reb:   Fallah (10), I. Coleman (6)
Ast:     Curry (5)
Blk:     Ahmed (2)
Stl:      Curry (4), C. Coleman (2), Miller (2)

Quick Summary:

Anthony Roy sank all 15 free throw attempts on his way to a season-high 27 points as Oklahoma State put away Bethune-Cookman, 103-77, to improve to 10-0 inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Parsa Fallah returned after a two-game absence to log a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Cowboys scored the last six points of the first half and the first eight points of the second to build a 20-point lead and never looked back.
OSU set or matched season-highs for points (103), points per possession (1.29), free throw makes (34) and free throw attempts (42).
The Cowboys narrowly outshot the Wildcats (47.1% to 46.4%) but attempted 12 more field goals and 20 extra free throws, helped by lopsided turnover (+11) and rebounding margins (+7).
OSU outscored Bethune-Cookman 31-2 off turnovers.

Series Info:

This was the first-ever meeting between the programs.
OSU is now a combined 32-0 against SWAC teams, dating back to the 1977-78 season (when the league first joined the Division I ranks).

Team Notes:

At 5-1 (.833), OSU posted its highest December winning percentage since 2013 (also 5-1).
The Cowboys improved to 10-0 inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
A 10-game home winning streak is their longest since a 12-game streak that spanned the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons.
It's the 25th double-digit home winning streak in program history.
The Cowboys notched their second 100+ point game of the campaign, marking the first time since 2017-18 that an OSU team has done it twice in the same season.
The Pokes are putting up 94.0 points per game on 50.5% shooting at home this season and have outscored their 10 opponents by an average of 16.6 points.
OSU and Bethune-Cookman combined for 10 double-figure scorers – most since a Feb. 8, 2020, contest against Baylor.
The Cowboys have had 40 or more rebounds in seven of their games this season. Tonight, OSU outrebounded the Wildcats 40-33 and dominated in points in the paint, 52-22.
OSU forced a season-high 19 turnovers and committed just eight.
OSU has a 23-4 home record in parts of two seasons under Steve Lutz (15-0 in non-conference regular season contests).
The Cowboys have posted a winning non-conference record in each of the last 39 seasons, dating back to the 1987-88 season (year No. 2 of the Leonard Hamilton era).
This is the first time since 2013-14 that an OSU team has entered Big 12 play with at least a dozen victories.
Lutz is now two wins shy of 100 career victories. He's 98-54 in parts of five seasons as a head coach, including 29-19 at OSU.
OSU reached the 90-point plateau for the eighth time in 13 games. That's tied for second-highest SEASON total in program history (12 in 2016-17).
OSU is 23-0 under Lutz when putting at least 80 points on the scoreboard.
OSU has scored at least 85 points in every home game this season.
OSU is 24-2 under Lutz when leading at halftime (9-0 this season).
OSU is 22-4 under Lutz when out-shooting its opponent.
OSU is 10-0 this season when out-rebounding its opponent (22-5 Lutz Era).
Coach Lutz used his 11th different starting lineup of the season tonight.

OSU Single-Season // Most Games w/ 90+ Points:
12 2016-17
9 2025-26, 2013-14, 2008-09, 1989-90, 1988-89

Individual Notes:

In addition to his season-high 27 points, Anthony Roy set new career bests for free throw makes (15) and attempts (15). He had a 13-for-13 games against SIU last November while playing for Green Bay.
Roy's 15-for-15 performance tied Byron Eaton (2009 vs. K-State) for the third best free throw shooting game in OSU history. Only Arlen Clark (whose 24-for-24 game against Colorado in 1959 still stands as the NCAA record) and Keiton Page (who went a Big 12 record 20-for-20 in a 2009 game against Texas) have finished perfect from the line on more attempts.
Roy has converted 34 consecutive free-throw attempts, last missing Nov. 19 against USF. His streak is tied for the seventh-longest in OSU history – just nine shy of the record (43), currently held by Phil Forte (2013) and Joe Smith (1967).
Roy has scored in double figures in all 10 of his games this season and has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last nine games. Over that span, he's 28-of-62 (.452).
Jaylen Curry finished with four of OSU's 11 steals. He has a team-high 18 for the year.
Curry posted a team-high five assists with just one turnover to raise his season A:TO ratio to an even 4.00.
Christian Coleman has dunked at least once in each of the last nine games. He has a team-high 18 this season.
Parsa Fallah participated in his 100th career game. It was his first action since an early exit from the Dec. 13 game against Oklahoma.
Fallah is now just 12 points shy of 1,000 for his NCAA career.
Kanye Clary also made his return for the Cowboys after going down early against Kansas City on Dec. 18th. He finished the night with 10 points and three assists.
Lefteris Mantzoukas and Andrija Vukovic both missed the contest due to injury. Vukovic is the 10th different Cowboy to miss a game due to injury or illness.

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OSU Starters (Starts in '25-26, OSU Career, NCAA Career):
G         #0       Jaylen Curry                       (4 / 4 / 35)
G         #5       Vyctorius Miller                 (11 / 11 / 17)
F         #9       Anthony Roy                      (7 / 7 / 22)
F         #4       Christian Coleman           (5 / 5 / 47)
F         #22     Parsa Fallah                        (11 / 11 / 66)

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Next Game: at #15/16 Texas Tech
Saturday, Jan. 3 | Noon CT | ESPN2

The Cowboys begin Big 12 Conference play on Saturday at No. 15 Texas Tech (10-3).
OSU has dropped nine consecutive conference openers, last winning Jan. 2, 2016, against visiting TCU.
The Cowboys have lost four straight to Texas Tech, last winning Mar. 4, 2023, in Lubbock, but still lead the all-time series, 50-28.