OKLAHOMA CITY — Pittsburgh and Oklahoma State played one of the best games of the college basketball season, and Cowboys guard Jameson Curry was convinced the deciding factor couldn't be found on the stat sheet.

"It's heart. We've got heart," Curry said after No. Oklahoma State outlasted No. 7 Pitt 95-89 in double overtime on Thursday night.

"It doesn't matter how many people are on your bench. It's what's in your chest."

Mario Boggan scored a career-high 30 points and had a crucial put back in the final minute, Curry added 21 points and the Cowboys (12-1) benefited from an intentional foul call to emerge with the victory.

"When you're playing hard and they're letting you play, they're letting you be physical, that's what we're about — just playing real hard and physical and showing heart," Boggan said.

Boggan called his put back for a 90-87 Oklahoma State lead a dream come true. Cowboys coach Sean Sutton considered Boggan's night one of the best performances in school history, up there with Bryant "Big Country" Reeves leading the Cowboys to the Final Four and Randy Rutherford's 45 points against Kansas on a school-record 11 3-pointers.

"He just kept saying, 'Get me the ball. Get me the ball.' He had an unbelievable performance — one of the best efforts we've had from one of our players in quite a while," Sutton said.

After Mike Cook answered Boggan's put back with two free throws and the shot clock was turned off, the Panthers (10-2) were forced to foul and Levance Fields was called for a flagrant foul for grabbing Byron Eaton's neck with 21.6 seconds left.

Eaton hit both his free throws and Curry added two more for a five-point lead. The celebration started soon after, with the Cowboys exchanging high-fives before huddling with 16.7 seconds remaining. Fields discarded his headband as Curry stepped to the foul line to hit the last two foul shots of the game.

"We didn't want it to be called an intentional foul, but that's what they called and you have to play through it," Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said.

Eaton, who had his face planted into the hardwood floor, admitted he "acted a little bit."

Aaron Gray, the Big East preseason player of the year, had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead Pitt. Antonio Graves added 17, Cook and Fields each had 15 and reserve Sam Young scored 10.

The Panthers, the No. 2 team in last week's poll, have lost back-to-back games after starting the season with 10 straight wins.

Oklahoma State, which had an 11-game win streak halted Monday against Tennessee, bounced back from its first loss by cutting down on turnovers. After committing 23 in Nashville against the Vols, the Cowboys had only 13 in 50 minutes against the Panthers.

Curry played 47 minutes and Boggan recorded 43. Four Pitt players — Gray, Graves, Cook and Fields — play more than 40 minutes.

"I thought I was going to be dead to the world but as it kept going I just kept wanting to play. I just got more energy and my adrenaline was just rushing more," Boggan said.

The Panthers scored four points in a single possession to force overtime. Down 75-71, Cook hit the first of two free throws before the second shot caromed away to Gray. Fields then connected on a 3-pointer from the right wing to tie it with 25.1 seconds left.

Curry missed a potential game-winning jumper in regulation, and Boggan couldn't connect at the end of the first overtime period. But the Cowboys never quit trying.

Sutton compared his team's toughness with Oklahoma State's Final Four teams of the past.

"We just kept talking about how big a game this was and that this was going to be a defining point for our season," Sutton said. "They kept battling and came up with enough plays to win."

The only potential downside was a late injury to Boggan. He had to leave after fouling Cook with 25.3 seconds left and thought he might have sprained a ligament in his left thumb. He said the thumb was hyperextended when it got caught in jerseys several times.

"I don't think it's broken. I hope not," said Boggan, Oklahoma State's top scorer and rebounder. "I don't think it's too serious."