Thursday, January 20, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Big 12 Basketball
Mason ends slump as OSU beats Texas
The Associated Press
STILLWATER, Okla. — Desmond Mason broke out of a slump by scoring 30 points yesterday, and No. 12 Oklahoma State made clutch free throws in the closing minutes to hold off No. 14 Texas 73-65.
Mason had totaled just 20 points in the Cowboys' three previous games against Division I competition. But he had 14 straight during one first-half stretch and scored the first eight of the second half to give Oklahoma State (14-1, 3-0 Big 12) the lead for good. His total was two short of his career high.
Chris Mihm, who fouled out in the final minute, had 24 points for Texas (11-5, 3-1). Gabe Muoneke, coming off a 30-point effort against Oklahoma, and Darran Kelly each had 19.
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Mason'
in the first half included
11 in a three-minute span during which the
Cowboys turned a 17-10 deficit into a 21-18 lead
Mason didn't score during the final 9:16
of the half, however, when the Cowboys struggled to find open shots and made just three field goals. They trailed 30-29 at halftime.
But Mason sure to get the ball early in the second half. He opened with two free throws, added a baseline jumper off an inbound pass, another baseline shot two minutes later and a jumper from the right wing that made the score 37-30.
While Mason was heating up, Texas was going nearly four minutes without a basket
three missed shots and three turnovers.
Glendon Alexander, who scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, had a three-pointer in transition and two free throws to give
the Cowboys their biggest lead, 54-41 with 6:36 to play. Texas got as close as five twice in the late going, but Oklahoma State sealed the victory by going 12-of-14 from the free-throw line during the final 1:48.
Texas shot just 44 percent and Oklahoma State 43 percent, no surprise considering they are two of the top defensive teams in the Big 12.
Colorado upsets No.17 Oklahoma
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — Jaguay Walls scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half, and Colorado upset No. 17 Oklahoma 88-80 yesterday.
Colorado (10-6, 1-3 Big 12) outshot the Sooners 55 percent to 47 percent and made critical free throws down the stretch after Oklahoma (14-3, 2-2) fell behind by 12 points with 8:21 left and was forced to foul.
Walls had 17 points during the final 10:42, including 13 of 14 free throws.
Jamahl Mosley added 19 points, and Will Smith had 15 for the Buffaloes, who snapped an 11-game losing streak to Oklahoma and who had lost 37 of their previous 39 games to the Sooners.
Eduardo Najera had 17 points and 14
Buddard Najera had 17 rebounds for Oklahoma. Freshman guard Hollis Price, who fouled out late in the game, scored 15 points for the Sooners, and Tim Heskett had 14. Oklahoma, which
trailed 44-38 at halftime, mounted a 7-0 run early in the second half and got within two points, but could get no closer.
Richard Fox's layup, Walls' two free throws and Smith's free throw gave Colorado its biggest lead, 68-56.
Price and Heskett hit three-pointers as the Sooners cut the deficit to 70-66 with 4:48 left, but Walls countered with a three-pointer from the corner and a running bank shot for a 75-66 lead with 3:28 to go.
Oklahoma's Kelly Newton hit two three pointers, but Colorado went 11-of-12 from the line during the final 1-19
Colorado outscored Oklahoma 26-11 during the last 12 minutes of the first half to take its six-point halftime lead
Oklahoma jumped ahead early with four straight three-pointers, including three by Heskett, during a 12-2 run that produced a 27-18 lead with 12-0 left in the half.
But Colorado then made eight consecutive baskets, including two by Mosley and capped by two from Smith. That spurt highlighted an 18-8 run that gave Colorado a 36-35 lead.
After Najera's three-pointer with 9:00 left in the half, the Sooners made only two field goals the rest of the half.
Mosley had 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the half as the Buffaloes shot 58 percent compared to the Sooners' 48 percent. Najera led the Sooners with 13 points and six rebounds.
'Huskers defeat Red Raiders, capture first win in conference
LINCOLN, Neb. — Louis Truscott wasn't content with just topping his career scoring high.
The Associated Press
So he threw in his best assist performance and tied his best total for rebounds and blocked shots yesterday in Nebraska's 70-67 win against Texas Tech.
"I have a lot of confidence. I think when I'm out there, I can't be stopped," said Truscott, a reserve forward who scored 18 points, had 11 rebounds, four assists and three blocks to lead the Cornhuskers (8-9, 1-3 Big 12) to their first win in the Big 12 this season.
Truscott's biggest play may have come with about 20 seconds left in the game, when he blocked Rayford Young's shot.
"That blocked shot at the end I think was the game
winner," Nebraska coach Danny Nee said. "That was a really big, big, big part of our game."
The play may have saved more than the game, said Truscott, who didn't step around a screen to contest Young's shot. But the 6-foot-7 sephomore was able to jump high enough to swat the ball away.
Truscott said he was supposed to hedge off the screen. He knew if he didn't get the blocked shot, he would hear about it, especially if Nebraska lost the game.
Steffon Bradford scored 15 points and had 16 rebounds, and Kimani Friend had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Cornhuskers, outrebounded Tech 56-32.
The loss kept the Red Raiders near the bottom of the league standings. Texas Tech (9-5, 0-3) is one of three teams in the Big 12 without a victory in conference play.
It was especially disappointing considering Texas Tech's 88-66 loss Saturday to Texas A&M, which ended on a basket that was ruled no good. Texas A&M, however, already had left the arena, and the points ended up counting.
"I thought we were feeling sorry for ourselves there early. We came out flat," Tech coach James Dickey said. "That's history. You've got to move on."
Nebraska hasn't lost four straight league games since the 1989-90 season, when the Huskers opened Big Eight play 0-5.
Nebraska led 36-27 at halftime after holding Texas Tech to 28 percent shooting (9-for-32) from the field. The Red Raiders missed their first eight shots and didn't have a point until Brodney Kennard's jump shot four minutes into the half.
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