Anthony Roy scored 26 points and made 5 of 8 3-pointers to lead Oklahoma State to an 81-69 victory over Utah on Saturday in Big 12 action in Salt Lake City.
Christian Coleman had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Parsa Fallah scored 13 points and Vyctorius Miller added 10 for Oklahoma State (15-6, 3-5 Big 12), which snapped a 15-game road losing streak for its first Big 12 road win since Feb. 21, 2024.
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Terrence Brown scored 20 points for Utah (9-12, 1-7). Don McHenry scored 17 points, Keanu Dawes added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Seydou Traore added 10 points for the Utes, who have lost three in a row and eight of nine.
With 10:37 left in the game, Oklahoma State went on an 8-0 run, leading 57-52 on Jaylen Curry’s layup. Traore’s 3-pointer ended Oklahoma State’s winning streak and ended Utah’s game at 57-55 with 7:26 left.
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The Cowboys continued to keep the Utes at arm’s length, exchanging baskets after taking the lead. Farah made a rare three-pointer to extend Oklahoma State’s advantage to 69-62 with 3:23 left in the game.
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Farah missed a free throw and made a tip-in, giving Oklahoma State a 75-65 lead with 1:26 left in the game.
Coleman’s layup gave Oklahoma State a 6-2 lead. But the Utes responded with a 12-1 run, led 14-7 on McHenry’s two three-pointers, Dawes’ three-pointer and Brown’s jumper.
But after a while, the Cowboys started lighting up the ball from beyond the arc. The climax of their 11-0 run was a highlight performance from Roy. The senior guard hit three consecutive 3-pointers. At 10 minutes and 41 seconds into the game, Miller scored a layup and Oklahoma State led 20-16.
Oklahoma State fell behind briefly shortly after, but regained the lead and never trailed the rest of the first half, taking a 40-39 advantage into halftime.
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In the first ten minutes of the second half, neither team was able to open up a big gap, and neither team’s lead exceeded four points. In the end, the Cowboys went on an 8-0 run to take the lead forever.
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This article originally appeared in Oklahoma State: Oklahoma basketball beats Utah, Anthony Roy scores 26 points
