Cowboys face first road test Thursday at Texas A&M - Oklahoma State University Athletics

Thursday, November 12

College Station, TX / Reed Arena

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

Texas A&M

November 10, 2026 | Cowboy Basketball

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OKLAHOMA STATE (2-0) at rv/rv TEXAS A&M (3-0)
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 | 7 p.m. CT
College Station, Texas | Reed Arena (12,989)

Watch: SECN+ (Will Johnson, Al Pulliam)
Listen: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb)
Series: OSU leads 33-18 (12-10 in College Station)
Last: Nov. 9, 2025 in Stillwater (OSU, 87-63)

Coaches:
Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran '95) – 3^rd season at OSU (39-33), 7^th Overall (87-63)
Bucky McMillan (Birmingham So. '07) – 2^nd Season at TAMU (25-12), 7^th Overall (124-64)

Opening Tips:

After cruising to a pair of lopsided home wins, Oklahoma State (2-0) faces its first major test Thursday night at Texas A&M (3-0).
The Cowboys lead the all-time series against their former Big 12 rival, 33-18 (12-10 in College Station), and have won the last two meetings, including an 87-63 decision last November. Thursday's matchup completes a two-year home-and-home and marks OSU's first visit to Reed Arena since a January 2020 victory in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
#LutzGo meets "Bucky Ball". Head coaches Steve Lutz and Bucky McMillan share a preference for up-tempo basketball fueled by defensive pressure, and the early returns suggest plenty of both Thursday night.
The Cowboys are averaging 104.5 points, with nearly a quarter of their scoring (25.5 ppg) coming off turnovers. They're forcing 19.5 turnovers and collecting 11.5 steals per game while holding opponents to 38.7% shooting.
Texas A&M has been equally explosive, averaging 103.0 points along with 23.0 forced turnovers and 14.3 steals. The Aggies have led wire-to-wire in all three victories, winning by an average of 36.3 points. OSU, meanwhile, has trailed for a combined 17 seconds through two games.
The Cowboys opened with a 91-60 win over Incarnate Word before dismantling Queens, 118-68, in a record-setting performance. OSU posted new top-10 program marks for points (6th), assists (30, t-4th), three-pointers (16, t-3rd), bench points (74, t-1st) and second-half points (66, t-4th).
For just the second time in program history, OSU has opened a season with consecutive 30-point victories, joining the Marcus Smart-led 2013-14 squad.
Scoring has been a team effort, with 11 different Cowboys averaging at least 5.0 points, led by forward Andrija Grbovic. OSU's reserves have accounted for 132 points (63.2% of the team's total), and their 66.0-point average ranks second nationally.
Sam Houston transfer Jacob Walker has helped direct the attack, dishing out 17 assists in his first two games. That's the most by an OSU newcomer in available records, surpassing Doug Gottlieb's 15 in 1997-98.

Last Time on Cowboy Basketball:
Friday, Nov. 6 in Stillwater | OSU 118, Queens 68

OSU routed ASUN preseason favorite Queens by 50 points, its largest margin of victory since December 2019, to improve to 2-0.
The Cowboys shot 62.0% from the floor, including a blistering 78.1% (25-of-32) in the second half, when they outscored Queens 66-37.
OSU dished out 30 assists on 44 made field goals, tying for the fourth-most in school history. Jacob Walker led the way with nine.
The Cowboys connected on 16-of-28 three-pointers (.571), giving them a school-record 27 through their first two games.
Reserves scored 74 points, matching a program high from 1969. Andrija Grbovic led all Cowboys with 17 points, hitting 5-of-6 from three.
A school-record 11 different Cowboys recorded steals as OSU held a Queens team averaging 99.5 points on 57.0% shooting to just 68 points on 35.3%. The Royals finished 7-of-34 (.206) from deep.

On This Date in Cowboy Basketball History:
2013 – Fueled by 10 first-half triples, No. 8 OSU jumped out to leads of 15-2 and 25-5 in an eventual 93-40 win over Utah Valley. It was the second of three straight 30-point wins to open the 2013-14 season.
2023 – OSU tied a school record with 17 three-pointers in an 85-70 win over Sam Houston. Bryce Thompson and Javon Small hit four each and the Cowboys finished 17-of-33 overall.

Trending:

OSU is looking for its third consecutive 3-0 start under Steve Lutz. The 2025-26 Cowboys started the year with nine straight victories.
Last week's wins over Incarnate Word (91-60) and Queens (118-68) marked the first time since November 2014 that OSU has won consecutive game by 30+ points. The Marcus Smart-led 2013-14 Cowboys were also the last to open a season in that fashion, downing Mississippi Valley State (117-62), Utah Valley (93-40) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (97-63) over an eight-day span.
The Cowboys have scored at least 52 first-half points in consecutive games for the first time since January 1994. They scored 54 against Incarnate Word and 52 against Queens, matching a feat last accomplished during a three-game stretch against Prairie View A&M, Oklahoma and West Texas A&M.
The Cowboys have hit 27 threes (most by an OSU team in its first two games) on 47.4% accuracy while 45 assists ties the 2003-04 Final Four squad for the best two-game start.
OSU is 22-4 in non-conference regular-season games under Lutz, including 13-2 during the month November.
The Cowboys are 34-3 under Lutz when scoring 80+ points, 15-1 when reaching 90 and 5-0 when scoring 100+.
Under Lutz, OSU is 30-7 when outrebounding opponents; 29-6 when shooting a higher field-goal percentage and 32-5 when leading at halftime.

Individual Notes:

Point guard Kanye Clary (4.0 apg) continues to work his way back from an injury that sidelined him for the last two exhibition games plus the season opener. He clocked just over six minutes Friday and handed out four assists without a turnover. The fifth-year is 93 points shy of 1,000 for his NCAA career.
Guard Anthony Felesi (6.5 ppg, 1.5 spg) became just the 19th Cowboy freshman to start a season opener last week and is averaging a team-high 23.2 minutes. Friday against Queens he finished with personal bests: nine points, three steals and a pair of blocks.
Fifth-year guard Kashie Natt (5.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.5 spg) has quickly become a fan favorite in Stillwater. Over three exhibition games, he paced the Pokes in points (15.3), rebounds (7.7), assists (4.3) and steals (2.3), helped by a near triple-double against Tulsa in which he tallied 26 points, 12 boards and nine assists.
Freshman guard Parker Robinson (12.5 ppg) has missed just one shot in two games, sinking 8-of-9 from the field and all six free throw attempts. The lone miss came from three where he's converted 3-of-4. Notably, Robinson is just the 10th OSU freshman to reach double-figures in each of the first two games of a season, joining a group that includes Cade Cunningham (2020-21), James Anderson (2007-08), Adrian Peterson (1995-96) and Byron Houston (1988-89).
Two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year Jalen Montonati (6.5 ppg) contributed nine of OSU's 66 second-half points against Queens on Friday.
OSU's 11th McDonald's All-American, Latrell Allmond (10.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg) has scored 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting and shares the team lead with 10 rebounds through his first two games. Four of his seven field goals have come on dunks, including three in the Queens game.
Andrija Grbovic (team-high 13.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg) has connected on six of his eight three-point attempts, including 5-of-6 against Queens on his way to a career-high 17 points. The Arizona State transfer had a pair of 14-point games last season. Notably, Grbovic became the first Cowboy to make five threes in fewer than 17 minutes since Leyton Hammonds accomplished the feat at Oklahoma on Jan. 17, 2015.
Ryan Crotty (8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg) scored 10 points off the bench, connecting on three three-pointers in 10 minutes. The sophomore guard is 5-of-9 from deep over his first two games after connecting on just 16-of-54 during his freshman season.
Junior big man Julius Halaifonua (8.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 1.5 spg) finished with 13 points, three rebounds and three blocked shots in 15:29.
Sophomore big man Benjamin Ahmed (4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg) has a team-high six offensive rebounds over 26 minutes (9.3 per 40 minutes).
Luka Bogavac (11.0 ppg) was a catalyst in the opener against Incarnate Word, scoring 12 of his team-high 14 points before halftime.
Sophomore guard Jacob Walker (7.5 ppg, 8.5 apg, 2.83 A:TO) finished with nine assists against Queens, giving him 17 through his first two games as a Cowboy. That ties for the third-highest opening two-game total in school history and is the most since JamesOn Curry also recorded 17 in 2006-07. Walker also surpassed 100 assists for his NCAA career.
Senior forward Jordan Burks (11.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) has scored 11 points in each of his first two Cowboy games, starting both contests.
Returning forwards Parsa Fallah and Mekhi Ragland have not seen action while recovering from injuries.

The Series with Texas A&M:

Oklahoma State and Texas A&M meet for the second half of a home-and-home series that began with last November's 87-63 Cowboy victory in Stillwater. Christian Coleman scored 16 points and OSU held Texas A&M to 32.3% shooting, including 9-of-35 from three, and outscored the Aggies 44-22 in the paint.
The teams have played a total of 51 times, with OSU holding a 33-18 advantage -- 16-5 in Stillwater and a 12-10 in College Station.
This will be the Cowboys' first trip to Reed Arena since Jan. 25, 2020 when they defeated the Aggies, 73-62, in an SEC-Big 12 Challenge series matchup.
The former Big 12 South Division rivals played an annual home-and-home in every season from 1996-97 to 2011-12 and also met eight times between 1918 and 1925 during OSU's brief affiliation with the Southwest Conference.
OSU won 12 consecutive meetings from February 2000 through January 2006, including five straight in College Station between 2001 and 2005.
That stretch included a 70-41 rout on March 6, 2004 that clinched OSU's first outright Big 12 regular season title and put the finishing touches on a perfect 15-0 home season. That Cowboy team would go on to reach the Final Four.
OSU is 5-3 against Texas A&M on neutral courts, highlighted by a 57-56 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City. Mario Boggan scored the winning basket with 11.5 seconds left.

Scouting the Aggies

Texas A&M (22-12 last year) has made four consecutive NCAA Tournaments and won a game in each of the last three.
Second-year head coach Bucky McMillan's up-tempo, pressure-oriented system — nicknamed "Bucky Ball" — has produced 103.0 points, 23.0 forced turnovers and 14.3 steals this season.
The Aggies have yet to trail, defeating their first three opponents by an average of 36.3 points.
Four of the five starters are transfers, and the other -- forward Mackenzie Mgbako -- appeared in just seven games last season due to injury.
PJ Haggerty (the nation's fourth leading scorer last season at K-State) and Texas transfer Jordan Pope average 18.0 points each.

Matchup Mashup:

San Antonio native Steve Lutz coached his first collegiate road game at Texas A&M's Reed Arena (Nov. 14, 2021). His Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders fell, 86-65.
Texas A&M assistant coach Kyle Keller is a 1990 OSU graduate who spent nine seasons on the Cowboy Basketball staff under Eddie and Sean Sutton (1999-08) as assistant coach and DOBO, during a stretch that included OSU's 2004 Final Four appearance and a 2000 Elite Eight trip. He was also a student assistant at OSU in 1989-90, subsequently worked at Kansas and Texas A&M, and spent nine seasons as SFA's head coach before returning to College Station in 2025.
A&M assistant coach Frank Haith faced the Cowboys nine times as a head coach at Miami (1x), Missouri (3x) and Tulsa (5x)
T. Boone Pickens, OSU football stadium namesake, played freshman basketball for Texas A&M in 1947. After coaching staff canceled his $25/month scholarship, Pickens transferred to OSU (then the Oklahoma A&M Aggies) where he earned a degree in petroleum geology in 1951.
Pickens was an OSU student during Texas A&M's only other non-conference basketball visit to Stillwater (Dec. 7, 1949). Coach Henry Iba's squad rolled to a 55-34 win, using a lineup that included future hall of fame coach Don Haskins at forward.
Texas A&M guard P.J. Haggerty faced OSU last season with Kansas State. He played all 40 minutes of the Wildcats' 84-83 loss in Stillwater, finishing with 21 points, eight rebounds.
OSU senior Jordan Burks played at Reed Arena as a freshman at Kentucky, appearing briefly during the Wildcats' 97-92 overtime loss to Texas A&M.

A Cowboy win would...

Make them 3-0 for the third straight year and for the 64th time in 118 seasons.
Give OSU its first road victory of 2026-27 and hand Texas A&M (3-0) its first loss of the season.
Extend their all-time series lead over Texas A&M to 34-18 (13-10 in College Station).
Give the Cowboys three consecutive wins over the Aggies for the first time since their school-record 12-game series winning streak from 2000-06.
Improve Lutz's record to 40-33 at Oklahoma State and 109-68 in his head coaching career.
Improve Lutz to 2-1 against Texas A&M (2-0 with OSU), following last November's 87-63 victory in Stillwater.

Up Next: Central Arkansas
Monday, Nov. 16 | 7 p.m. CT | ESPN+

Oklahoma State returns to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday, Nov. 16, to face Central Arkansas. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Tickets are available for purchase online at okstate.com/tickets.
The Bears went 22-12 last season, winning a share of their first ASUN regular-season championship before falling to Queens in overtime in the conference tournament title game.
OSU is 4-0 all-time against Central Arkansas, with all four meetings in Stillwater. The teams last met Dec. 21, 2018, when the Cowboys earned an 82-73 victory.
Following Monday's contest, OSU travels to Charleston, S.C., for matchups with Minnesota (Nov. 20) and Virginia Tech (Nov. 22) at the Charleston Classic.