'That’s Embarrassing': Lutz Calls for Team Accountability After 94-79 loss to Baylor

Baylor’s hot shooting further exposes OSU defensive woes as Cowboys suffer second-consecutive Big 12 defeat

Daniel Allen

Jan 14, 2026 - 5 min read

Oklahoma State head coach Steve Lutz coaches from the sideline at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Lutz called the Cowboys' defensive performance in Tuesday's 94-79 loss to Baylor "embarrassing" and demanded his players take accountability for allowing 94 points at home. – Photo by Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

'That’s Embarrassing': Lutz Calls for Team Accountability After 94-79 loss to Baylor — Oklahoma State head coach Steve Lutz coaches from the sideline at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Lutz called the Cowboys' defensive performance in Tuesday's 94-79 loss to Baylor "embarrassing" and demanded his players take accountability for allowing 94 points at home. – Photo by Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

Rarely is the first possession of a basketball game indicative of its trajectory.

That, however, was the case Tuesday evening. It took only 35 seconds for Baylor forward Michael Rataj to sink a floater as the shot clock expired, scoring the game’s first points. A precise foreshadowing of what was to unfold. And from that point, it was smooth sailing for the Bears.

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