Avery Anderson scored 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws, and Oklahoma State defeated No. 12 Iowa State 61-59 on Saturday for its first win over a ranked team this season. Kalib Boone added 13 points for the Cowboys (11-8, 3-4 Big 12), who won their second straight game.

Iowa State (14-4, 5-2), which had won seven of its last eight games, was led by Osun Osunniyi with 15 points and Gabe Kalscheur who had 14.

Iowa State led 27-11 in the first half. The Cowboys cut their deficit to six but didn’t score for nearly three minutes to close the first half, and Iowa State was up 35-25 at the break.

OSU rallied early in the second half, and the Cowboys finally took a 55-54 lead on a pair of free throws by Anderson with just over three minutes to play.

The Cowboys led 60-59 in the final minute but turned the ball over when Anderson traveled after being trapped in the corner. Iowa State’s Tre King missed a 3-pointer and committed a foul on the rebound attempt. Oklahoma State’s Woody Newton made the first and missed the second free throw with 3.3 seconds left, and Iowa State missed a desperation heave.

On Saturday, January 28, at 7 p.m. OSU will play Mississippi at home.  On Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. OSU will be looking to continue their dominance over OU in Norman.