Postgame Notes: Colorado

March 11, 2026 | Cowboy Basketball

[14] Oklahoma State 92, [11] Colorado 83
Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament | First Round
March 10, 2026 | Kansas City, Mo. | T-Mobile Center
Records: OSU: 19-13 (6-12 Big 12); CU: 17-15 (7-11 Big 12)
Scoring                              1st        2nd                       Final
Oklahoma St.                      41          51                          92
Colorado 40          43                          83

Team Leaders:
Pts:       Roy (24), C. Coleman (17), Curry (15)
Reb:     C. Coleman (14), Ahmed (6)
Ast:       Clary (6), Curry (4)
Blk:       C. Coleman (3)
Stl:        Miller (3), Clary (2)

Quick Summary:

Anthony Roy scored 24 points and Christian Coleman added 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead Oklahoma State past Colorado, 92-83, Tuesday night in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament.
The Cowboys advance to Wednesday's second round and will face No. 6 seed TCU at 8:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
OSU scored 92 points — the most ever by a Cowboy team in Big 12 Tournament play — despite shooting a rather pedestrian 45% from the field. The Cowboys went 5-of-17 from three but dominated at the free-throw line, outscoring Colorado 29-9 there.
OSU also won the rebounding battle, 44-34, and held a 17-8 edge in second-chance points.
Jaylen Curry added 15 points for the Cowboys, while Kanye Clary had six of OSU's 17 assists.
Bangot Dak finished with 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting for Colorado, which shot 47% from the field and 10-of-29 from deep.
OSU trailed by nine near the 12-minute mark of the first half after an 11-0 Colorado run but answered with a 12-2 push capped by two Coleman baskets.
Vyctorius Miller's jumper with 2:39 left provided the last of nine first-half lead changes, and OSU went to the locker room up 41-40.
The Cowboys led the entire second half, scoring the first seven points out of the locker room to stretch the lead to nine.
Miller hit five straight free throws in a 20-second span to push the lead to double digits, 73-61, with just over six minutes left.
OSU made eight of its final 12 field goals and went 14-of-15 from the free-throw line over the last 10 minutes to seal the win.

Series Info:

OSU avenged its February loss to Colorado in Boulder.
The Cowboys lead the all-time series with Colorado, 63-49 (2-1 in CU's second Big 12 stint).
OSU is 8-6 all-time against Colorado on neutral courts (2-0 in Big 12 Tournament games).
This was the third-ever meeting between OSU and Colorado in a postseason conference tournament setting. CU defeated OSU in the semifinals of the 1990 Big Eight Tournament, and the Cowboys returned the favor with quarterfinal win in the 2005 Big 12 Tournament.
OSU is 3-2 against CU coach Tad Boyle (1-1 under Lutz).

Team Notes:

With the win, the Cowboys advance to Wednesday's second round for another 8:30 p.m. CT tipoff against No. 6 seed TCU, airing on either ESPN2 or SPNU.ESPNU
OSU improves to 20-9 all-time in Big 12 Tournament openers, including 15-5 in first/second round (pre-quarterfinal) matchups.
OSU is 29-25 all-time in Big 12 Tournament play, including 21-21 in games played in Kansas City.
Steve Lutz notched his first career Big 12 Tournament win. He's now 9-1 all-time in conference tournament games (1-1 with OSU).
OSU's 92 points were a new Big 12 Tournament best. The old mark (87) also came against Colorado in the 2005 quarterfinals.
The Cowboys' 29 free throw makes was also a new OSU Big 12 Tournament record.
OSU reached the 90-point mark for a school-record 13th time this season. The previous mark (12) was set by the 2016-17 Cowboys.

Individual Notes:

Christian Coleman's 14 rebounds tied for the third most ever by an OSU player in a Big 12 Tournament game. It also matched his career-high, set last season with UAB.
Coleman secured his team-best fourth double-double of the season and the 11th of his NCAA career.
OSU is now 8-1 this season when Coleman scores at least 15 points.
Coleman's 14 boards matched his career high set last season with UAB.
.Anthony Roy's 24 points marks his ninth 20+ point game this season.
Coleman (17 pts, 14 reb) secured his fourth double-double of the season and the 11th of his NCAA career.
Mekhi Ragland tied his season high in points with four.
OSU played without its top two centers. Parsa Fallah, an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection, is out for the year with a knee injury, and Andrija Vukovic was unavailable Tuesday due to injury.
Benjamin Ahmed finished with seven points and six rebounds in 21 minutes, and freshman Mekhi Ragland (who had played less than 40 minutes across 10 appearances) clocked eight minutes and matched a personal-best with four points.
OSU used its 19th different starting lineup combo.
The Cowboys are 29-1 under Lutz when scoring at least 81 points.

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OSU Starters (Starts in '25-26, OSU Career, NCAA Career):
F             #4          Christian Coleman                     23          23          65          17 straight
C            #23       Benjamin Ahmed                         4             4             4             3 straight
G            #1          Kanye Clary                               28          28          52          20 straight
G            #5          Vyctorius Miller 25          30          30          First since Feb. 21 at CU
G            #9          Anthony Roy 24          24          39          5 straight