Utah Falls in Back-and-Forth Battle Against Oklahoma State

Saturday, January 31

Salt Lake City, UT

4:00 PM

University of Utah

9-12,1-7Big 12

Oklahoma State

15-6,3-5Big 12

Oklahoma St.

Utah

Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics

Utah Falls in Back-and-Forth Battle Against Oklahoma State

1/31/2026 7:32 PM | Men's Basketball

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Terrence Brown’s 20 points wasn’t enough for the Utes, who fell at home to the Cowboys, 81-69

By: Austin Eames

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team fell to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 81-69, inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center Saturday afternoon.

Utah (9-12, 1-7 Big 12) overcame an early 6-2 deficit with an 8-0 scoring run, capped by a bucket from Terrence Brown at 15:55, to make it 10-6.

A few plays later, senior guard Don McHenry converted a 4-point play at 14:42 that put the Utes ahead 14-7 and closed out an 11-1 Utah scoring run.

Facing an early deficit, Oklahoma State (15-6, 3-5 Big 12) responded with an 11-0 run of its own to take a 20-16 edge midway through the period. The Cowboys managed to maintain their advantage until the 7:53 mark when Utah jumped out in front with a Terrence Brown fastbreak dunk to make it 24-22.

Shortly after Brown's score, Oklahoma State reclaimed its lead while Utah remained within striking distance and entered the break down 40-39.

Brown and McHenry led the way for Utah in the first period, accounting for a combined 25 points with 12 and 13, respectively.

Utah opened the second half with a renewed sense of energy, firing off a 9-4 run to earn a 48-44 edge with 15:11 left to go. The lead change would be one of 10 in the game, as the two teams exchanged strikes throughout the majority of the contest.

Minutes later, ahead 52-49 following a free throw from James Okonkwo, the Utes saw their advantage dismantled as Oklahoma State fired off an 8-0 run to make it 57-52 with 8:43 remaining.
From there, Seydou Traore responded with a three-pointer to get Utah within one possession (57-55) of the Cowboys; however, that would be the closest the Utes came to retaking a lead. The Cowboys maintained their poise for the rest of the way and defeated the Utes, 81-69.

Brown led Utah with 20 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and a steal. The junior guard was one of four Utah players to finish the game in double figures with McHenry (17), Keanu Dawes (12), and Traore (10) rounding out the group. With 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in the contest, Dawes secured his 12^th career double-double.

BY THE NUMBERS

With 20 points, Terrence Brown extends his 20-plus point streak to four games.
- The game is also his 15^th game of 20-plus this season.
With 12 points and 10 rebounds Keanu Dawes secured his fifth double-double of the season… 12^th of his career.
The Utes out blocked the Cowboys 6-1… This ties Utah's season high (6, Weber State 11/08/25)
James Okonkwo set a new career-high with 4 blocks. Okonkwo's previous career-high was against Milwaukee on Dec. 15, 2024.

UP NEXT
Utah wraps up its short homestand next Wednesday, Feb. 4, against Arizona State starting at 7 p.m. (MST) on CBS Sports Network. Andrew Catalon is on the call with Steve Lappas while Evan Washburn roams the sidelines as the Utes look to make it three in a row against the Sun Devils.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Runnin' Utes will hit the road once again next weekend as they head to Allen Fieldhouse for the first time in program history to take on No. 14/14 Kansas. Tim Brando will have the action on Saturday, Feb. 7, on FOX while former UConn forward Donny Marshall serves as the analyst.

SEASON TICKETS & MINI PLANS
Fans can choose between two mini plans; the Saturday ONLY Plan starts at $125 while the Conference ONLY plan starts at $150. Single-game tickets for conference games are also on-sale starting at just $10 per ticket.

Fans interested in buy season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets (non-conference) can do so by going online at UtahTickets.com or by phone at 801-581-UTIX (8849).

For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, X and Instagram. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360 app.

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