Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Clinches Big 12 South Title
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 24, 1998
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Desmond Mason scored 27 points and Adrian Peterson added 18 Tuesday night as No. 25 Oklahoma State clinched the Big 12 Conference South title with an 80-58 victory over Texas.
A sellout crowd of 6,359 in Gallagher-Iba Arena watched the Cowboys (21-4, 11-4 Big 12) push their winning streak to seven and end their seven-game losing streak against the Longhorns (12-15, 6-9).
With the victory, the Cowboys earned the No. 2 seed in next week's Big 12 tournament in Kansas City and, like top-seeded Kansas, will receive a first-round bye.
Mason had 14 rebounds and half of his 10 field goals were acrobatic dunks.
Brett Robisch, saddled with foul trouble, had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cowboys, while Doug Gottlieb, the Big 12 assist leader, had eight assists and 11 points.
Kris Clack led Texas with 18 points, while forward Gabe Muoneke had 11 rebounds.
After falling behind 5-0 within the first minute of play, OSU took the lead for good at 12-11 with 13:42 remaining in the first half.
The Cowboys outscored the Longhorns 28-14 to take a 40-25 halftime lead.
In their three previous conference meetings against OSU, the Longhorns shot a combined 50 percent from the field, 53.7 percent from 3-point range and had an average victory margin of 22 points.
But Tuesday night, Texas shot just 42.3 percent, including 20 percent from 3-point range, and committed 23 turnovers.
