Postgame Notes: Colorado

February 21, 2026 | Cowboy Basketball

Colorado 83, Oklahoma State 69
Feb. 21, 2026 | Boulder, Colo. (CU Events Center)
Records: OSU: 16-11 (4-10 Big 12); CU: 15-12 (5-10 Big 12)

Team Leaders:
Pts:       Fallah (14), Miller (11), C. Coleman (11)
Reb:     C. Coleman (9), I. Coleman (7), Vukovic (7), Miller (6)
Ast:       Miller (3)
Blk:       C. Coleman (2)
Stl:        Miller (3), I. Coleman (2), Fallah (2)

Quick Summary:

OSU battled back from a 17-point first half deficit to take the lead but faded again down the stretch in an 83-69 loss at Colorado.
Parsa Fallah scored 14 points and Christian Coleman and Vyctorius Miller tacked on 11-each for OSU, which lost its fifth straight game.
Bangot Dak had 17 points and Barrington Hargress added 16 points and eight assists for Colorado, which shot 47.5% from the field, including 11-of-27 from three (.407).
The Buffaloes used a 20-2 run to jump ahead 25-8 after eight minutes.
The Cowboys pulled to within 40-32 at halftime and managed to take the lead early in the second half. Anthony Roy's layup capped a 12-2 run that pushed them ahead 48-47.
Curry made an acrobatic jumper in the lane to knot the game at 53 with 13:11 left, but the Cowboys made just 3-of-21 shots the rest of the way. The Buffs scored the next eight points in a 30-16 stampede to the finish.
OSU finished at 37.7% and converted just 5-of-23 from deep (.217).
The Cowboys won the rebounding battle, 39-36, but managed just eight second-chance points on 15 offensive boards.

Series Info:

OSU and Colorado have split two meetings since CU's return to the Big 12 with each side holding serve at home.
This was the only scheduled matchup between the schools in the 2025-26 regular season.
The loss narrows OSU's all-time series lead to 62-49.
The Cowboys are 17-33 against the Buffs in Boulder, including 11-15 inside the CU Events Center.
OSU is 2-2 against CU head coach Tad Boyle. The first two matchups came during Boyles' first season.

Team Notes:

The Cowboys' five-game losing streak is their longest since a six-game skid to close out the 2023-24 season.
OSU is now 1-6 in true road games.
OSU lost for the first time when out-rebounding its opponent.
The Cowboys recorded a season-low eight assists.

Individual Notes:

Vyctorius Miller had a career high three steals.
Christian Coleman was just one rebound shy of his fourth double-double of the season (11 points, nine rebounds).
Anthony Roy finished 0-for-7 from three ending a string of 22 consecutive games with a triple. It was tied for the sixth-longest streak in OSU history.
Kanye Clary (1 assists, 2 turnovers) finished with more turnovers than assists for the first time this season.
Parsa Fallah is eight rebounds shy of 500 for his collegiate career.

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OSU Starters (Starts in '25-26, OSU Career, NCAA Career):
F             #4          Christian Coleman        18          18          60          12 straight
C            #22       Parsa Fallah 25          25          79          15 straight
G            #1          Kanye Clary 23          23          47          15 straight
G            #46       Vyctorius Miller 24          24          30          11 straight
G            #21       Isaiah Coleman 5            5            38          First since Jan. 17

This was the second collective start of the season for this group and first since the Jan. 17 win over Kansas State.

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Next Game: West Virginia
Tuesday, Feb. 24 | 6 p.m. CT | CBSSN

The Cowboys return home for an early-evening tip against West Virginia.
The Mountaineers (16-10, 7-6 heading into Saturday's game at TCU) play at one of the nation's fourth-slowest tempo, per KenPom, and rank among the top 25 in defensive efficiency.
First-year WVU coach Ross Hodge spent the last two seasons at North Texas. His Mean Green defeated the Cowboys in the quarterfinals of the 2025 NIT in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Tuesday's game will swing the balance in the all-time series between OSU and WVU, which is currently knotted at 13-each (6-6 in Stillwater, 6-6 in Morgantown and 1-1 on neutral courts).

Home teams have won the last six meetings going back to 2022.