Oklahoma State hands No. 16 BYU third consecutive loss
For the first time this season, Oklahoma State has strung together back-to-back Big 12 Conference wins.
The Cowboys stunned AJ Dybantsa and No. 16 BYU 99-92 in Stillwater Wednesday night, improving to 16-6 (4-5) on the season. Dybantsa poured in a strong performance, finishing with 36 points on 13-20 shooting from the field. However, it was not enough to knock off Steve Lutz‘s team.
Oklahoma State guard Anthony Roy has a massive game as well, scoring 30 points on 9-15 shooting. Roy has now scored at least 26 points in back-to-back games after reaching that mark just once in his first 17 games this season.
Following the win, the crowd at Gallagher-Iba Arena stormed the court. It was the second court storming of the night, as Minnesota stormed its court following its 76-73 win over No. 10 Michigan State.
After opening the season with a 16-1 record (best start in program history), the Cougars have now lost four of their last five games. The loss to Oklahoma State, however, was their first against an unranked opponent.
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The game was knotted at 41 apiece at halftime, but the Pokes dominated in the second half. They outscored BYU 58-49 to earn their second ranked victory in Big 12 Conference play (No. 25 UCF on Jan. 6).
The win serves as a massive resume boost for Oklahoma State, which entered the game in the ‘More to Do’ category in On3’s latest Bubble Watch. They earned their first Quad 1 victory of the season, as they were previously 0-4 in such games. The win was also just the Cowboys’ sixth against a Power-Four program this season. In 12 such games, they are now 6-6.
Meanwhile, BYU falls to 4-5 against Quad 1 opponents. Oklahoma State, which sits at No. 67 in the NET, is considered a Quad 1 opponent. The Cougars, at one point, were considered a potential No. 3-No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They were projected as a No. 4 seed in On3’s latest Bracketology that released prior to last weekend, but that will certainly change.