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Cowboys Fall To Texas, 70-61
January 05, 2002 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan 5, 2002
By OWEN CANFIELD
AP Sports Writer
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Royal Ivey scored 15 points as Texas stunned No. 5 Oklahoma State 70-61 Saturday in a game delayed several minutes when some Longhorns players fought with fans.
With 18 seconds left, a fan shoved Texas' T.J. Ford after he and Ivey wound up in the stands while scrambling for a loose ball. About four Texas players scuffled with spectators, and play was held up until the officials calmed things down.
Texas was assessed a technical foul.
It didn't affect the outcome of the Big 12 opener for both teams. Ivey made a career-high 3-pointers for the Longhorns (9-4), who have won five straight games and eight of 10 against Oklahoma State (13-1). The Cowboys played most of the game without leading scorer Maurice Baker.
The Cowboys missed their first eight shots and wound up shooting just 33 percent from the field (21 of 64). They were unable to get their transition game going and missed several open shots from a halfcourt set.
They also missed 12 of 25 free throws, including seven of nine after rallying from a 10-point deficit to tie the score at 56 with 8:20 left.
Baker, averaging 18.5 points, strained a groin in practice last weekend and played just 11 minutes, all in the second half. He scored six points.
Victor Williams' 3-pointer tied the score, and it was 57-all when James Thomas sank two free throws, Ivey hit a 3-pointer from the left side and Thomas scored on a dunk to give the Longhorns a 64-57 lead at the 5:32 mark.
Oklahoma State scored the game's next point but couldn't get any closer the rest of the way.
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VIDEO: Texas' Royal Ivey and T.J. Ford get into a scuffle with a Oklahoma State fan
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Thomas and Brandon Mouton scored 13 each for the Longhorns. Williams was the only Cowboys player in double figures with 16.
Williams was all the Cowboys had going early. He scored their first eight points, then Aaron Hill banked home a 3-pointer to give Oklahoma State an 11-7 lead.
The Cowboys again led by four later in the half and had a 22-19 lead before Texas outscored them 15-6 in the final five minutes to take a six-point lead at halftime.
