Steve Lutz got the victory. Lutz, the first-year Oklahoma State coach, guided the Cowboys to an 89-76 victory over Green Bay and the man who would’ve loved to land Lutz’s job. Gottlieb, the former OSU point guard who openly campaigned for the Cowboy coaching gig,

Oklahoma State’s newest era is off to an encouraging start. OSU beat Green Bay 89-76 on Monday night in Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. Coming into the game, OSU was a heavy favorite but struggled early before pulling away in the second half.

The season opener for both teams featured the debut of Steve Lutz as coach of the Cowboys against first-year Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb, a 2000 OSU graduate and holder of the program’s single-game (18), season (299) and career (793) assist records.