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Watch: Steve Lutz Talks 81-69 Road Win Over Utah

Head coach Steve Lutz and senior guard Anthony Roy met with the media following the game to talk about the win.
January 31, 2026
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Oklahoma State snapped a 15-game Big 12 road losing streak on Saturday night as they beat Utah 81-69 out in Salt Lake City.

The win moved the Cowboys to 15-6 overall and 3-5 in Big 12 play.

Head coach Steve Lutz and senior guard Anthony Roy met with the media following the game to talk about the win.

Postgame notes provided by Oklahoma State athletics

Quick Summary:

  • Oklahoma State ended a 15-game Big 12 road losing streak by defeating Utah, 81-69, Saturday inside the Huntsman Center.
  • Anthony Roy scored a team-high 26 points for the Cowboys, who won for the first time on the Big 12 road since Feb. 21, 2024 at Cincinnati.
  • OSU trailed 52-49 with 11:00 remaining but scored the next eight points to take the lead for good.
  • Christian Coleman supplied two critical baskets during that stretch on his way to a double-double -- 14 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Down 52-49 near the 11:00-mark, the Cowboys outscored the Utes 32-17 the rest of the way. They made 12 of their final 17 shots to finish at 48.5% from the field.
  • Terrence Brown, the nation's seventh-leading scorer, scored 20 points – two below his season average – for Utah, which shot just 37% after halftime and finished the game 5-of-20 from three.
  • OSU won the rebounding battle, 43-34, and tallied 16 assists with just eight turnovers.
  • Series Info: 
  • OSU takes a 6-2 lead in the all-time series (2-1 Big 12 era).
  • The Cowboys improve to 2-2 all-time against the Utes in Salt Lake City. The other victory came in 1956. This was their first win in three visits to the Huntsman Center.
  • This will be the only regular season meeting between the schools in 2025-26.

Team Notes:

  • OSU (15-6) has now matched its win total from the 2024-25 regular season (15-16) with 10 games still to play.
  • OSU improved to 12-1 when leading at halftime this season.
  • The Cowboys are now 25-0 (15-0 this season) when reaching 81 points under head coach Steve Lutz.
  • OSU is 12-0 when out-shooting its opponent and also 12-0 when winning the rebounding battle.

Individual Notes:

  • Anthony Roy logged his team-high sixth 20-point game of the season and his 19th in 53 career games at the Division I level.
  • Roy has made a three-pointer in each of his last 17 games.
  • Roy also recorded a season high eight field goals made. 
  • Andrija Vukovic’s three-pointer with 1:42 remaining in the first half was his first career attempt.
  • Christian Coleman recorded his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds, including the 500th of his three-year Division I career. 
  • Jaylen Curry had six assists with no turnovers tonight to raise his assist/turnover ratio to 3.15.
  • Kanye Clary has finished with more assists than turnovers in each of his last 18 games. It’s the third-longest such streak in OSU history behind Doug Gottlieb, who had runs of 20 and 23 during his three-year Cowboy career (1997-00). 
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