What Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz said after an upset win over No. 16 BYU

STILLWATER, Oklahoma — Steve Lutz just got his first signature win at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys and their second-year head coach scored an upset over No. 16 BYU on Wednesday night, gashing the Cougar defense for 99 points — including 52 in the paint — to incite a celebratory court-storming scene at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

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“It was a heck of a night,” Lutz told reporters postgame. “Obviously, we were able to get our first Quad 1 win against a team that I think can play for a national title. I’m proud of the guys. I think they did a fantastic job. They’ve done a much better job over the last couple weeks of being a good basketball team rather than a good group of individuals, and that’s paying dividends for us right now.

“…We’ve talked a lot about our egos versus the mission, and the mission is for us to continue to win Quad 1 games in the best league in America and put ourselves in a position to get to the NCAA tournament. They did that tonight because the mission was more important than their egos.”

While Oklahoma State led by as many as 15 points in the first half, BYU rallied to tie the score at 41-41 before halftime, only for the Cowboys to score 58 second half points — averaging 1.57 points per possession — to bury the Cougars for their third straight loss.

Despite five turnovers, BYU star AJ Dybantsa poured in a game-high 36 points on 13 of 20 shooting with five made 3-pointers, seven rebounds and four assists.

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“I mean, he had 36 (points) on 20 shots, guys. He’s good player. He’s a good player … 71 of (BYU’s) 92 points were by (Dybantsa, Richie Saunders and Rob Wright III). That’s a lot of points among three players.”

However, what impressed Lutz most about Dybantsa actually came after the game had concluded.

“We’re going through the handshake line after the game and one of their players, and I don’t think he did it intentionally, but he bypassed me. AJ grabbed that kid and he made him shake my hand….

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Publish date : 2026-02-05 14:40:00

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