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Oklahoma State beats Northwestern 86-81 at Thanksgiving Classic

Oklahoma State beats Northwestern 86-81 at Thanksgiving Classic | iNFOnews.ca
Oklahoma State guard Vyctorius Miller, left, drives as Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli guards during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic tournament Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

CHICAGO (AP) — Jaylen Curry scored 18 points, Anthony Roy had all of his 16 points in the final eight-plus minutes, and Oklahoma State beat Northwestern 86-81 on Thursday night at the Thanksgiving Classic.

Vyctorius Miller added 17 points for Oklahoma State (7-0) and Parsa Fallah had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Christian Coleman scored 10 points.

The Cowboys are off to their best start since the 2019-20 team also won its first seven games.

Nick Martinelli had a season-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, his first double-double this season, for Northwestern (5-2). Angelo Ciaravino scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and Arrinten Page scored 11.

Ciaravino scored six consecutive Northwestern points before Martinelli converted a three-point play to trim the deficit to a point with 34 seconds left. Kanye Clary, Miller and Isaiah Coleman each made 2 of 2 from the free-throw line from there to seal it.

It was the first-ever matchup between the programs.

Roy made three 3-pointers and Miller added another in a 16-4 run that gave the Cowboys a eight-point lead — their biggest of the game — with 6:05 to play.

Curry became the first player in program history with at least 30 points and 10 assists in game in a 92-81 win over Nicholls on Sunday.

Up next

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys host Sam Houston on Tuesday.

Northwestern: The Wildcats kickoff their Big Ten Conference slate Wednesday at Wisconsin.

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Oklahoma State beats Northwestern 86-81 at Thanksgiving Classic | iNFOnews.ca
Oklahoma State guard Anthony Roy shoots against Northwestern forward Tre Singleton during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic tournament Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Oklahoma State beats Northwestern 86-81 at Thanksgiving Classic | iNFOnews.ca
Oklahoma State center Parsa Fallah, left, drives to the basket against Northwestern forward Arrinten Page during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic tournament Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Oklahoma State beats Northwestern 86-81 at Thanksgiving Classic | iNFOnews.ca
A Northwestern fan looks up the score board during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Oklahoma State and Northwestern in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic tournament Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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