The Cowboys’ 2025-26 season rolls on.
Oklahoma State accepted a bid to play in the NIT and will welcome Davidson to Gallagher-Iba Arena at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Pokes are the 2 seed in the Tulsa Regional. They’d host the opening two rounds, but if OSU and Tulsa both made it to the quarterfinal, the Cowboys would make the eastward trip on the turnpike and play in T Town.
This marks the second time in as many seasons under Steve Lutz the Cowboys will play in the NIT. They made it to the quarterfinal round of the event last season before falling to North Texas.
OSU enters the NIT at 19-14 after falling in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. After that loss to TCU, Lutz said he’d talk with the squad about the possibilities of accepting a bid in the NIT or Crown, and it looks like the Cowboys elected to keep playing.
Davidson is 20-13 this season, the program’s fourth under Matt McKillop. The Wildcats earned the 6 seed in the Atlantic-10 Tournament last week, where they went 1-1.
There’s a loose link between the rosters, as Parker Friedrichsen is at Davidson. From Bixby, Friedrichsen was at one point committed to be a Cowboy. After spending two seasons at Wake Forest, Friedrichsen is in his first as a Wildcat and averages 10.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game while shooting 41% from 3.
Should OSU win in Round 1, they’d host the winner of Wichita State and Wyoming in the second round.
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