Postgame notes vs. Iowa State

January 24, 2026 | Cowboy Basketball

Iowa State 84, Oklahoma State 71
Jan. 24, 2026 | Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)
Records: OSU: 14-6 (2-5 Big 12); ISU: 18-2 (5-2 Big 12)

Team Leaders:
Pts:     Clary (19), Curry (19)
Reb:   Fallah (7)
Ast:     Clary (3), Curry (3)
Stl:      Curry (5), Clary (2), C. Coleman (2), I. Coleman (2)

Quick Summary:

Oklahoma State's strong second half wasn't enough to overcome a miserable first in a 84-71 loss to Iowa State.
The visiting Cyclones led 23-4 after six-and-a-half minutes and 51-21 at halftime, matching the largest deficit in OSU history.
ISU shot 62% for the period, while OSU finished with more turnovers (10) than baskets (8).
The Cowboys flipped the script after halftime, forcing 12 Cyclones turnovers while surrendering just eight field goals.
Kanye Clary and Jaylen Curry scored 19 points each for the Cowboys, who pulled to within 10 points -- 75-65 -- on Clary's three with 1:37 to play.
Curry tallied five of OSU's 13 steals, nine of which came in the second half.
Milan Momcilovic (29 points) and Joshua Jefferson (20) paced the ISU scoring and combined to hit nine of the Cyclones' 11 threes.
ISU shot 51.0% to OSU's 39.3% and won the rebounding battle, 36-27.
The loss was only the second for OSU at home this season (12-2).

Series Info:

The win gives ISU a two-game series sweep over OSU for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
The loss narrows OSU all-time series lead to 73-70 (42-20 in Stillwater).

Team Notes:

OSU recognized the 25th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of 10 members of the Cowboy family on Jan. 27, 2021.
The Cowboys' 30-point deficit going into the break tied for the largest halftime deficit in program history (Dec. 6, 1974, 63-33 at USC). It was the largest for an OSU team in GIA.
The Cowboys outscored the Cyclones 50-33 in the second half off their third-best defensive second half this season.
The Cowboys have tallied exactly 13 steals in each of the last two games, matching their season high. It was their seventh games this season with a double-digit total.
OSU's bench outscored its ISU counterparts, 35-3, which is the largest margin between benches this season.
OSU has dropped back-to-back games for only the second time this season.
Three of the six Cowboy losses have come against AP top-25 opponents.
OSU is 6-6 against KenPom top-100 foes -- 8-0 against the rest.
OSU suffered just its sixth home loss of the Lutz Era (25-6).

Individual Notes:

Freshman guard Ryan Crotty turned in his best performance of Big 12 play, finishing with nine points on three three-pointers.
Kanye Clary (19) and Jaylen Curry (12) combined for 31 of the Pokes 50 second-half points.
Clary's 19-point performance was the best of his OSU career.
Curry tied his career-high with five steals.
Christian Coleman is two rebounds shy of 500 for his career.
Anthony Roy snapped a streak of 15-consecutive games with multiple threes, finishing two shy of the record set by Obi Muonelo during the 2008-09 season.
Roy also failed to score in double figures for the first time this season, ending a streak of 16-straight games with 10+ points.

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OSU Starters (Starts in '25-26, OSU Career, NCAA Career):
G         #1        Kanye Clary 16        16        40
G         #5       Vyctorius Miller                 17        17        23
G         #9       Anthony Roy 13        13        28
F         #4       Christian Coleman 11 11 53
C         #22     Parsa Fallah                     17        17        72

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Next Game: Utah
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 5 p.m. CT | ESPN2

The Cowboys will have the next seven days off before traveling to Salt Lake City for a matchup at Utah.
The teams split a two-game series last year, with both defending their home courts.