Houston Fights Back: No. 7 Houston Cougars vs Oklahoma State Cowboys Live Updates, Box Score
In this story:
The No. 7 Houston Cougars are traveling up to Stillwater to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the final regular season game of the 2025-26 season. Houston is 25-5 overall and 13-4 in the Big 12 and will look to end the season with another victory.
This is the first time Houston is taking on Oklahoma State this season. The Cowboys enter with a 18-12 record and are 6-11 in the Big 12, good for 13th while the Cougars are locked into second.
Houston is coming off a 77-64 win on senior night against Baylor on Wednesday. Freshman point guard Kingston Flemings, who was just named to the Wooden Award national ballot, put up 21 points and seven assists. Senior guard Emanuel Sharp added 19 points and five 3-pointers.
With a win, the Cougars would officially clinch the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament.
Coogs vs Cowboys
Oklahoma State has alternated wins and losses in its last four games but are 14-4 at home this season. The Cowboys most recently won 111-104 at UCF on Tuesday.
Sixth-year guard Anthony Roy leads Oklahoma State with 16.3 points per game. Sophomore guard Vyctorius Miller is third with 11.6 points per game while junior guard Jaylen Curry averages 10.0 points per game to rank fourth.
Head Coach Steve Lutz is in his second season at Oklahoma State and his fifth year as a collegiate head coach. Lutz has built a 35-30 record with Oklahoma State and is 104-65 during his career. He is 0-2 against Houston and coach Kelvin Sampson.
Oklahoma State owns a 13-12 lead against Houston in the series, which began during the 1950-51 season. Houston has won the last four and five out of the last six. Most recently, Houston won 72-63 last February at Fertitta Center. Houston is 2-8 in games played at Stillwater, but have won the last two including in Dec. 2024.
Houston faces off against Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Be sure to check back here at tipoff for live updates as the game goes on.
Follow below for live updates as the game progresses.
Live Updates
1st Half | 2nd Half | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 37 | 45 | 82 |
Okla St. | 41 | 34 | 75 |
Starting Lineup: G Kingston Flemings, G Milos Uzan, G Emanuel Sharp, F Joseph Tugler, F Chris Cenac Jr.
Under 16 Timeout: Houston 7, OSU 13
Houston got out to a quick 5-0 start, but the Cowboys caught fire from three.
Under 12 Timeout: Houston 16, OSU 20
The Cougars were scoring on offense, but Oklahoma State kept answering.
Under 8 Timeout: Houston 18, OSU 26
The Cowboys started to extend their lead as Roy and Curry continued to knock down triples. Houston was going through another scoring drought.
Under 4 Timeout: Houston 25, OSU 34
Oklahoma State maintains a double digit lead now as the Cowboys attacked the paint and kept responding to Tugler's buckets. Uzan's layup makes it a nine point game.
HALFTIME: Houston 37, OSU 41
The Cougars cut the deficit just down to four at the half with a 7-2 run thanks to a Flemings jumper and McCarty three. Flemings is the leading scorer with 8 points, but Houston has shot 48% from the field even though it doesn't feel like it. OSU only has three turnovers in a huge positive for them and have made three more treys.
Under 16 Timeout: Houston 44, OSU 48
Tugler scores immediately, but Roy is still on a heater from three. Uzan tied the game on a three. Fouls started hurting Houston.
Under 12 Timeout: Houston 54, OSU 58
Back-to-back threes from McCarty and Uzan gave Houston its first lead since 5-0, but a Clary 3-pointer and Curry hitting shots gave Oklahoma State the lead back.
Under 8 Timeout: Houston 60, OSU 62
It's now a back and forth game as Houston tied it up twice, but the Cowboys took the lead back.
Under 4 Timeout: Houston 73, OSU 66
The Cougars take the lead and finally built on it. Flemings hit some massive shots even after injuring his foot and McCarty continues to make threes. Tugler drove to the basket. Houston went on a 13-2 run.
FINAL: Houston 82, OSU 75
McCarty put Houston on his back from beyond the arc and made a clutch 3-pointer to put it away for an 80-73 lead, but it was Sharp who made the biggest one of the night that got the lead from 74-73 to 77-73. Houston improves to 26-5 and finishes the Big 12 with a 14-4 record. McCarty was the leading scorer with 20 points and the Cougars shot 51% overall and 43% from three.
Maanav Gupta is a staff writer for Houston Cougars on SI. He graduated from the University of Houston in the summer of 2025 with his bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in Spanish. Gupta spent three years at the student newspaper, The Daily Cougar, and also covered the 2025 Final Four and National Championship as Houston beat writer for College Basketball Review. He also has his own YouTube channel, Maanav’s Sports Talk, where he has interviewed professional athletes and broadcasters like Jim Nantz, Jose Altuve, J.J. Watt, Rich Eisen, and Alperen Sengun. Gupta was also a contributor to the Houston athletic program as a student. You can find Gupta on X, Instagram and TikTok @MGSportsTalk.