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Men's Basketball Rolls Over Bears, 76-65
January 17, 2001 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 17, 2001
WACO, Texas (AP) - Maurice Baker scored a career high 29 points and Oklahoma State shot 54 percent from the field Wednesday as the Cowboys defeated Baylor 76-65.
Baker hit 10-of-15 shots from the field, including six of his 10 3-point attempts as the Cowboys (11-3, 3-1 Big 12) won their third straight game and their first on the road since Nov. 28.
Baylor (13-2, 2-2) lost its first home game of the year, breaking a 10-game winning streak at home.
Victor Williams scored 12 points and had seven assists for Oklahoma State.
Baylor had not allowed a team to shoot more than 43 percent from the field against it this year and was ranked second nationally in field goal percentage defense (36.4 percent).
DeMarcus Minor led Baylor with 27 points, which tied a career high. Terry Black added 18 points and had nine rebounds.
Baylor led early, opening a 10-4 lead in the first three minutes of play. But Oklahoma State outscored the Bears 21-7 over the next seven minutes to take a 25-17 lead and never trailed.
