Postgame notes vs. UCF

January 06, 2026 | Cowboy Basketball

-/rv Oklahoma State 87, 25/rv UCF 76
Jan. 6, 2026 | Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)
Records: OSU: 13-2 (1-1 Big 12); UCF: 12-2 (1-1 Big 12)

Team Leaders:
Pts:     Fallah (24), Clary (18), Roy (15), Miller (13)
Reb:   Clary (9), Roy (7), I. Coleman (7), Miller (6)
Ast:     Clary (8)
Blk:     Vukovic (2)
Stl:      Vukovic (2)

Quick Summary:

Oklahoma State rode its defense to an 87-76 victory over No. 25 UCF to even its Big 12 record at 1-1.
The Cowboys snapped UCF's 11-game winning streak and improved to 11-0 inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Up 67-64 near the 8:00 mark, the Cowboys forced nine straight UCF misses during a 13-1 run.
Parsa Fallah scored a game-high 24 points and Kanye Clary flirted with a triple-double with 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

Series Info:

OSU improved to 2-4 all-time against UCF. The Cowboys have won two of the three meetings in Stillwater. ,
This was the first of two matchups between the Knights and the Cowboys. The next contest will take place March 3 in Orlando.

Team Notes:

Tonight's victory was the program's 141st victory against an AP top-25 team and the 79th inside GIA.
OSU improved to 24-4 in GIA under Lutz (11-0 this season).
The Cowboys' 11-game home winning streak is their longest since 2014.
UCF entered the contest ranked 15th nationally in three-point percentage (averaging 8.8 per game on 39.0% accuracy). The Pokes held the Knights to just one three-pointer in the first half and 7- 7-of-33 for the night (21.2%).
OSU improved to 1-1 against AP top-25 opponent.
Head coach Steve Lutz is 30-20 at Oklahoma State and 99-55 in parts of five seasons as a head coach.
The Cowboys are 24-4 (11-0 this season) at home in parts of two seasons under Lutz.
Oklahoma State is 13-6 in bounce-back games under Lutz.
OSU's +3 rebounding margin was a season-high for a UCF opponent. The Knights had outrebounded opponents by an average of 9.5 per game coming in.
The Cowboys made more than half their shots from beyond the arc for just the second time in the Lutz era (OSU shot 77.8% from three against Cincinnati on March 8, 2025).

Individual Notes:

Kanye Clary scored 15 of his 18 points after halftime on 5-of-7 shooting.
Clary's three three-pointers set a new season high.
Parsa Fallah provided the spark in the first half, notching 16 of his 24 points in the first 20 minutes to send OSU into the break with a 41-32 lead.
Anthony Roy drilled 4-of-7 threes. It was his 11th straight game with multiple threes – tied for the fourth longest streak in OSU history, trailing only Obi Muonelo (17 straight in 2008-09), John-Michael Wright (13 in 2023-24) and Keiton Page (12 in 2011-12) have posted longer streaks.
Roy is 18-of-31 (.581) from deep over his last four contests.
After making 38 consecutive free throws (including two today), Roy missed his first attempt from the charity stripe since Nov. 19 against South Florida. His run of 38 consecutive makes was the sixth-longest streak in program history.

OSU Records // Consecutive Free Throws Made:
43 -- Phil Forte -- 2/13/2013 // 11/28/2013
43 -- Joe Smith -- 12/13/1967 // 12/30/1967
41 -- Phil Forte -- 1/10/2015 // 1/31/2015
40 -- Arlen Clark -- 2/21/1959 // 3/7/1959
39 -- Joey Graham -- 1/3/2005 // 1/30/2015
38 -- Anthony Roy -- 11/22/2025 // 1/6/26

OSU deployed its 13th different starting lineup of the season.
Freshman Benjamin Ahmed made his first collegiate start, replacing Christian Coleman, who missed the contest due to illness.
Prior to today, Coleman was the only Cowboy to appear in all 13 contests.
Andrija Vukovic — who had been out since Dec. 29 — returned to the court, while Lefteris Mantzoukas remained sidelined.
Robert Jennings II is out for the season with a hip injury.

OSU Starters (Starts in '25-26, OSU Career, NCAA Career):
G         #1        Kanye Clary                        (11 / 11 / 35)
G         #5       Vyctorius Miller                 (13 / 13 / 19)
G         #9       Anthony Roy                      (9 / 9 / 24)
C         #22     Parsa Fallah                        (13 / 13 / 68)
C         #23     Benjamin Ahmed            (1 / 1 / 1)

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Next Game: No. 3/3 Iowa State (Hilton Coliseum )
Saturday, Jan. 10 | 3 p.m. CT | ESPN2

The Cowboys are back on the Big 12 road this Saturday to take on yet another red-hot team.
The last time the two teams played, Oklahoma State upset then-No. 9 Iowa State, 74-68, in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Iowa State (14-0 heading into Wednesday's game at Baylor) opened Big 12 play with an 89-50 win over West Virginia.
ISU enters the week as one of just six remaining unbeatens, outscoring opponents by an average of 27.1 points (third nationally).