March 7, 2026; Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys guard Christian Coleman (4) circles Houston Cougars guard Milos Uzan (7) during the first half at Gallagher-Iva Arena. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Image Freshman reserve Chase McCarty scored a season-high 20 points, and No. 7 Houston wrapped up Big 12 regular season play in Stillwater, Okla., with an 82-75 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon.
McCarty shot 7 of 10 from the field, including a career-high 6 of 9 from deep. It was his final long shot with 36 seconds left for a seven-point lead, and he added four rebounds.
Kingston Flemings had 13 points, nine assists and five rebounds as the Cougars (26-5, 14-4) secured second place in the conference.
Joseph Tugler totaled 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Milos Uzan and Emanuel Sharp each had 11 points as Houston ended conference play by splitting its final six contests.
The Cougars have won 44 straight games against unranked opponents.
Anthony Roy led the Cowboys (18-13, 6-12) with 18 points, while Kanye Clary had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. Jaylen Curry had 13 points and six rebounds and Benjamin Ahmed had 11 points.
Oklahoma State finished league play dropping seven of nine games.
In the only meeting between the schools of the regular season, Houston scored the game’s first five points and then went 1 of 7, but the Cowboys, behind six points from range and 4-of-5 shooting from Roy, rallied on a 13-2 run in the first five minutes.
Oklahoma State’s lead remained at 30-18 after Isaiah Coleman’s breakaway layup with 6:54 left, and he continued to click from long range, making half of his 12 attempts. During that time, the Cougars went nearly five minutes without a basket.
Houston’s Flemings, who trailed by as many as 13 points and had eight points in the first half, hit a mid-range jumper and McCarty made a trey to cut the halftime deficit to 41-37.
Three minutes into the second half, Uzan drained a trey at the 44-second mark to give Houston its first lead since 5-4 with 14:35 left.
The visitors went on a 10-0 run to take a 73-64 lead, and Sharp made two free throws after Ahmed received a technical foul for swearing.
Sharp hit a crucial deep ball with 1:21 left for a 77-73 lead and McCarty hit his sixth 3-pointer to seal the win for Houston.
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