SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Roy hit five 3-pointers and scored 26 points and Oklahoma State beat Utah 81-69 on Saturday for the Cowboys' first Big 12 road win in nearly two years, ending a 15-game skid.
Oklahoma State last won a conference road game at Cincinnati, 80-76, on Feb. 21, 2024.
Christian Coleman added 14 points and 10 rebounds, Parsa Fallah scored nine of his 13 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes and Vyctorius Miller added 10 for the Cowboys (15-6, 3-5), who ended a two-game losing streak.
Terrence Brown scored 20 points, Don McHenry added 17, Keanu Dawes had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Seydou Traore scored 10 points for the Utes (9-12, 1-7), who have lost three straight and eight of their last nine.
There were nine ties and 10 lead changes, the final one coming after Coleman had a consecutive baskets in an 8-0 surge for a five-point lead with eight minutes left.
A 3-pointer by Fallah, only his seventh in 15 attempts this season, made it 67-62 by the final media timeout. His tip-in made it a 10-point edge with 1:26 to go and after Utah got within eight with 44 seconds remaining he scored the final four points.
Oklahoma State led 40-39 at halftime behind Roy’s 14 points.
Oklahoma State is home against No. 13 BYU on Wednesday.
Utah is home against Arizona State on Wednesday.
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