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Men's Basketball Beats Texas A&M 76-64
January 24, 2001 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 24, 2001
By THOMAS MULLEN
Associated Press Writer
STILLWATER, Okla. - Maurice Baker scored 22 points and Oklahoma State used a late rally to beat Texas A&M 76-64 Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State (13-3, 4-1 Big 12) outscored the Aggies 14-4 in the final three minutes of the game after the two teams had stayed within five points through the first part of the second half.
Texas A&M (6-12, 0-6) took advantage of cold shooting by OSU and some key 3-pointers by Bernard King and Andy Leatherman to keep the game close until the end, when OSU made key free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
It was the fifth straight win for OSU and the sixth straight loss for the Aggies.
Baker hit 4-of-7 3-pointers and grabbed 10 rebounds. Oklahoma State outrebounded the Aggies 46-32, led by 12 from Fredrick Jonzen.
The teams played even through the first seven minutes of the game, but OSU went on a 10-0 run to take a 23-13 lead on a 3-pointer by Victor Williams with 10:35 left in the half.
Then the Cowboys got sloppy. Up 27-18, the Cowboys committed three turnovers and two fouls, and the Aggies cut the lead to 27-23 on a jumper by Carlton Brown with 5:47 left in the half.
The Aggies hung in through the rest of the half and were ready to head to the locker room down just 37-36, but Andre Williams tipped in an inbounds pass at the buzzer to give OSU a 39-36 halftime advantage.
King led the Aggies with 19 points. Leatherman scored 15 and Brown had 14.
Victor Williams had 14 points for the Cowboys.
