Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Oklahoma State Cowboys
87 76
FINAL Conference
UCF Knights
Big 12 Conference · Gallagher-Iba Arena · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OKST -1.5 Home covered
O/U 175.5 Under
Money OKST -130 / UCF +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total OKST win
Actual OKST +11 163 Won
Massey OKST -0.9 (+10.1)
Massey Totals 174.7 (-11.7)
Bradley-Terry 33%
Weighted B-T 19%
Efficiency Plus ML OKST -0.4 (+10.6) 159.9 (+3.1) 50%
Baseline Tuned ML OKST -0.4 (+10.6) 162.0 (+1.0) 52%
Baseline ML OKST -0.4 (+10.6) 160.3 (+2.7) 54%
Baseline Plus ML OKST -0.3 (+10.7) 160.0 (+3.0) 50%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 OKST 111104 UCF
Mar 6, 2025 UCF 8370 OKST
Feb 20, 2025 OKST 10495 UCF
Mar 12, 2024 UCF 7762 OKST
Feb 29, 2024 UCF 7771 OKST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OKST UCF
Overall 20-15 21-12
Conference 6-12 9-9
Home 15-6 14-5
Away 3-7 5-5
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 83.9 80.7
Avg Pts Against 83.2 78.4
Massey 9.6 (#64) 12.5 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 2.47 (#33) 3.81 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.11 (#38) 5.29 (#13)
RPI 0.581 (#57) 0.637 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors OKST UCF
FG% 48.9% 49.2%
3PT% 33.5% 39.0%
REB / G 40.4 40.6
OREB / G 11.6 14.5
AST / TO 1.23 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 56.0%
TOV% 16.4% 16.0%
ORB% 32.2% 40.9%
FT Rate 30.4% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 17.7%
DRB% 72.3% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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