Colorado keeps Oklahoma State at bay in Big 12 clash

Bangot Dak had 17 points, Barrington Hargress scored 16 and Colorado used a surge in the second half to beat Oklahoma State 83-69 in Boulder on Saturday.

Alon Michaeli added 12 points and Sebastian Rancik grabbed 10 rebounds along with seven points for Colorado (15-12, 5-9 Big 12).

Parsa Fallah scored 14 points, Christian Coleman had 11 points with nine rebounds and Vyctorius Miller also scored 11 points for Oklahoma State (16-11, 4-10), which has lost five straight.

The Cowboys trailed by eight at halftime but rallied at the start of the second. Coleman hit a 3-pointer and a layup, Fallah hit two free throws and Roy's layup capped a 9-2 run that gave Oklahoma State a 48-47 lead, its first since 6-5.

The Buffaloes responded with Jalin Holland's layup put Colorado ahead 50-49 and Hargress converted a three-point play to make it 53-49 but the Cowboys tied it again on Jaylen Curry's basket.

Ian Inman was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all three foul shots to put Colorado ahead again and Isaiah Johnson's 3-pointer made it 61-53. Oklahoma State got within four on two foul shots by Andrija Vukovic but a 10-3 run by the Buffaloes pushed their advantage to 11 with 6:10 remaining.

Kayne Clary was fouled on a layup and made the free throw to get the Cowboys within 71-63 but the Buffaloes took over. Josiah Sanders scored on a tip-in, Hargress made two foul shots and Michaeli's 3-pointer stretched the lead to 78-63 with 3:33 left.

Colorado started the game 5-for-7 from deep and used a 20-2 run early in the first half to take a 25-8 lead. Ryan Crotty and Miller hit 3-pointers and Fallah converted a three-point play to get the Cowboys within 25-17.

The Buffaloes went back up by 12 but a driving layup by Anthony Roy made it 31-25 with 6:47 left in the first half.

Johnson split a pair of free throws to give Colorado a 42-31 lead but Miller's heave beyond halfcourt at the horn cut the deficit to 42-34 at intermission.

--Field Level Media