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OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Oklahoma suffers its sixth straight loss
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Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn drives around Oklahoma guard Tony Crocker in the first half of their game last Saturday in Norman, Okla. The Sooners lost their sixth straight game, 70-63.
By Aaron Colen
Oklahoma Daily — Saturday, Feb. 27
NORMAN, Okla. — The Sooners lost their sixth straight game Saturday by a score of 70-63 to the No. 24 Baylor Bears in Norman.
For Baylor, it was the first time the Bears defeated Oklahoma in Norman since 1977.
"That's a long time." Baylor guard Lace-Darius Dunn said. "It was a long journey but we came out and played Baylor basketball."
The Sooners got off to a quick start, opening up a ten-point lead at one point in the first half. However, soon after Oklahoma got that lead, Baylor went on an 8-0 run to draw within two points.
"I thought we did a good job of attacking the zone early, but later on we just didn't play smart," coach Jeff Capel said.
The Bears gained their first lead with fewer than five minutes to go in the first half, and went to the locker room leading the Sooners 36-35.
Oklahoma was led in scoring by freshman forward Tiny Gallon, who scored 17 points in the first half and finished the game with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Gallon's performance against Baylor was what Capel said he has been looking for out of the freshman big man all season.
"Not necessarily 23 and 15, but just being a presence down low and on the boards for us." Capel said.
Baylor forward Ekpe Udoh gave Gallon credit for his strength down low.
"I don't know how much [Gallon] weighs, but he's strong," Baylor forward Ekpe Udoh said.
Dunn teased his teammate about his size after the game.
"I'm going to make sure Ekpe gets in the weight room when we get back." Dunn said.
The two teams traded baskets for most of the second half, with neither one able to establish a significant run. Dunn scored 16 points for Baylor in the first half, but was relatively quiet in the second scoring only five points when senior forward Tony Crocker was guarding him.
"They did a great job of keying on me in the second half," Dunn said. "They put one of their best defenders on me so I give credit to them."
ATM TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Aggies knock off rival Longhorns, 74-58
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Texas A&M head coach Mark Turgeon reacts to a play during the second half of the A&M-Texas game last Saturday. The Aggies won 74-58.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
By Beau Holder The Battallion — Monday, March 1
COLLEGE STATION, Texas After a loss to Baylor in which they fell behind by 13 in the second half, Texas A&M came out Saturday hoping to avoid a similar deficit against the rival Texas Longhorns.
No. 22 A&M surged to a multiple-possession advantage on the strength of senior guard Donald Sloan's three-point shot and the stellar play of freshman forward Ray Turner and didn't bother to look back, cruising to a 74-58 shelling of archival Texas.
The win came in front of a crowd of 13,717,the largest ever to attend a game at Reed Arena. It was the third attendance record set during the 2009-10 season.
"I think the fans have fallen in love with the way we play," coach Mark Turgeon said. He added that the coaching staff has worked hard to draw the fans to the team and indicated it seems to be paying dividends.
Though both teams started sloppily, the
ice finally broke when Sloan's three-pointer went through with 11:20 elapsed in the first half; the lead grew to 16-9, and the Aggies were off and running.
The No. 21 Longhorns never led and never got within fewer than five points again.
Sloan, who came in averaging 18.1 points
Turner's nine points included a stretch of six straight for A&M beginning with 10:24 left in the first half that swung momentum and turned a 7-7 tie into a 13-7 lead.
per game, scored 19 for the Aggies. Sophomore forward David Loubeau finished with 15 points and seven rebounds.
THE WAVE MARCH 3,2010
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