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Cowboys can't maintain lead after half
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Oklahoma State's James Anderson drives to the basket around Colorado's Alec Burks, left, during their game Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla. Anderson had 26 points in the Cowboys' 90-78 victory against the Buffaloes.
By Stephen Hawkins Associated Press - Saturday, Jan. 16
WACO, Texas — LaceDarius Dunn had his third consecutive 20-point game, finishing with 25 points and eight rebounds for No. 22 Baylor in an 83-70 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Obi Muonelo led Oklahoma State (13-4, 1-2) with 21 points, but only five came after halftime. James Anderson, the Big 12 scoring leader at 21.7 points per game, had 20.
Muonelo gave the Cowboys a 40-39 halftime lead, capping an 11-4 run with a three-pointer at the buzzer. He had 16 points and four three-pointers by then, but didn't hit another 3 until 1:09 left in the game — and that cut the deficit to 14.
Muonelo and Baylor's Ekpe Udoh grew up together and were close friends who played on a state championship team together at Sante Fe High School in Edmond, Okla.
Just seconds before the go-ahead shot to end the first half, Udoh was knocked hard to the court on an inside shot that missed
— though no foul was called. There was a timeout for trainers to check on Udoh, who returned to start the second half despite a sore hip and played 37 minutes.
Muonelo then took his shot from the right wing, holding his shooting pose until after the ball was through the hoop and the clock ran out.
The Cowboys tied the game at 53 on Anderson's four-point play after he was fouled by Josh Lomers. Anderson then had a steal, but Oklahoma State missed two shots before Udoh grabbed a rebound.
After Dunn's go-ahead basket, Matt Pilgram had an open lane for a one-handed slam when Udoh suddenly moved out of the way. That made it 56-55,the closest the Cowboys would get.
Jones then hit two free throws after being fouled on a breakaway drive and made a three-pointer. Quincy Acy, who had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, got behind the defenders for a slam and Tweety Carter made a three-pointer to stretch the lead to 66-55 with 6:15 remaining.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Aggies pull out victory against Oklahoma
By TD Durham The Battalion - Wednesday, Jan. 20
In front of 5,540 students Tuesday in Reed Arena, the Texas A&M men's basketball team fought off Oklahoma in a nail-biting victory. 65-62.
"I was really impressed with the students tonight," said A&M coach Mark Turgeon. "I don't think we could have won this game without them. They gave us a lot of energy. It made the difference."
With 1:19 remaining in the game, A&M sophomore guard Dash Harris drained his first three-pointer of the game to give his team the lead.
"They were sagging off of me pretty much the whole game because I wasn't making shots," Harris said. "But I went and talked to [Derrick Roland] on the end of the bench and he said to keep shooting. That was probably the biggest shot I've made at A&M."
After Oklahoma sophomore guard Willie Warren made a pair of free throws to regain the Sooners' lead, senior A&M guard Donald
Sloan made a floater in the lane to give the Aggies the lead once more.
After a defensive stop for the Aggies, Sloan was fouled and swished two free throws to put A&M up by three points. The final play for the Sooners was broken up by a steal by Sloan and time expired.
"Being a leader, or one of the leaders on the team, I felt like I kind of owed it to everybody to make those free throws," Sloan said. "I felt like I had to do it. I was glad I made both of them."
In the first half, the Aggies had less trouble keeping the Sooners' offense under control, as the defense held Oklahoma to 35 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range.
"Coach tells me all the time that he has confidence in me," Holmes said. "I know I can make shots, it's just a matter of when they fall. I was glad that they fell out there tonight."
Junior guard B.J. Holmes, who had yet to hit a three-point shot in conference play before tonight, finished with three 3-pointers.
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Texas &AMS' Donald Sloan goes up for a shot as Oklahoma's Tony Crocker, right, and Willie Warren defend during the second half of their game Tuesday in College Station, Texas. Texas &AMS beat Oklahoma 65-62.
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