Owners of last place in the Big 12, the TCU men’s basketball team hosted No. 21 Oklahoma State on Valentine’s Day, and it was a matchup many thought TCU had little chance of winning.

By the end of the Saturday showdown, it was the Cowboys, not the Frogs, who left Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center with their hearts broken.

TCU (15-10, 2-10 Big 12) defeated Oklahoma State (17-8, 7-6 Big 12) by a final score of 70-55. Even with the win, TCU still remains in last place of the Big 12 standings with Texas Tech.

The Cowboys still remain in fifth place despite the loss.

The game was close until the final minutes as neither team led by more than five points until TCU went on a 22-7 run that began with seven minutes remaining.

The key to the Frogs’ game-clinching run was their uncharacteristically good free throw shooting. TCU shot 78.3 percent (18-23) from the free–throw line, and 12 of the Frogs’ 18 made attempts came during the team’s final run.

Before Saturday’s game, the team shot 59.4 percent from the line, which is one of the worst percentages in Division I basketball.

The run was also aided by the play of sophomore Kenrich Williams, who capped off the run with an emphatic dunk to gives the Frogs a 15-point win. Williams finished the night with eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and a block.

Fellow sophomore Karviar Shepherd also played well on both ends of the court. He had two rebounds, two blocks, two steals and scored 10 points, the most he’s scored since he put up 14 against Ole Miss on Dec. 4.

Senior Kyan Anderson once again led the Frogs in scoring with 14 points and seven assists. Fellow senior Trey Zeigler added 13 points and five rebounds. Zeigler said he was relieved to finally snap the team’s seven game losing streak.

“We’ve really been struggling so getting a big home like this feels good,” Zeigler said. “We all just locked in. Seniors were able to step to the line and make some clutch free throws.”

Zeigler and Anderson were not the only ones to put up big numbers on Saturday.

Oklahoma State senior Le’Bryan Nash scored a game-high 19 points. Nash some foul trouble late in the first half, but that did not prevent him from keeping the game close until the final minutes.

The rest of the Cowboys were not able to keep pace with TCU. Oklahoma State shot 44.9 percent from the field, 18.8 percent from 3-point range and turned the ball over 17 times.

After the game, Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford said his team came out sluggish.

“I want to give TCU all the credit,” Ford said. “I’m just disappointed we didn’t respond very well, we didn’t play very well, they out played us.”

While TCU was able to manage a 15-point margin of victory, the team was 0-for-9 on three-point attempts. Trent Johnson said he could live with the misses as long as his team finds a way to make good shots.

“For us to beat anybody good, we have to play like that.” Johnson said. “We made shots, they didn’t make shots.”