| Stillwater, OK (AP)- Tatum Bell rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns, and Vernon Grant intercepted a pass in the end zone with a minute remaining as Oklahoma State beat Texas A&M 28-23 Saturday. Bell scored from 64, 5 and 2 yards as the Cowboys (4-4, 2-2 Big 12) defeated a traditional conference power for the second time in as many games. Grant's interception of Dustin Long's pass ended a late Aggies rally as the Cowboys beat Texas A&M (5-4, 2-3) for the first time since 1988, a span of six straight losses. Long finished 25-for-43 passing for 332 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Aggies. But he also threw two interceptions. Tight end Greg Porter added nine catches for 154 yards and a touchdown for Texas A&M. Oklahoma State must win two more games- with Kansas and Baylor on the schedule- to be eligible for a bowl. Oklahoma State dominated the first half of this homecoming game, gaining | | | Score By Quarters | | Oklahoma State 7 21 0 0 --28 Texas A&M 7 7 9 0 -- 23 | | Scoring Summary | | TAMU- Joe Weber 1-yard run (Todd Pegram kick) (1st – 03:45) OSU- Tatum Bell 64-yard run (Luke Phillips kick) (1st – 03:24) OSU- Tatum Bell 2-yard run (Luke Phillips kick) (2nd – 13:54) OSU- John Lewis 42-yard pass from Josh Fields (Luke Phillips kick) (2nd – 10:14) TAMU- Greg Porter 27-yard pass from Dustin Long (Todd Pegram kick) (2nd – 05:21) OSU- Tatum Bell 5-yard fun (Luke Phillips kick) (2nd – 02:22) TAMU- Todd Pegram 35-yard field goal (3rd – 10:32) TAMU- Bethel Johnson 23-yard pass from Dustin Long (Dustin Long pass failed) (3rd – 04:20) | | First Downs | 19 | 28 | | Rushing Yards | 37-135 | 30-71 | | Passing Yards | 216 | 332 | | Passing | 33-17 | 43-25-2 | | Total Offense | 616 | 485 | | Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 | | Penalties-Yards | 11-73 | 3-14 | | Punts Average | 8-42.1 | 8-42.0 | | Time of possession | 2-34.0 | 5-37.8 | | | OSU Statistics | | Rushing- Bell 25-142, 2; Lewis 2-13; Jones 2-4; Fields 5-(-11). Passing – Fields 32-17-0, 216, 1; Team 1-0-0. Receiving – Woods 7-79; Lewis 5-86, 1; Davis-Bryant 2-23; Lindsay 1-14, Bajema 1-8; Denard 1-6.) | | | 273 yards against the Aggies' vaunted Wrecking Crew defense en route to a 28-14 halftime lead. Texas A&M scored on Joe Weber's 1-yard run, but Bell ran 64 yards on the next play to tie the score at 7 in the first quarter. Bell added two more scores, and Josh Fields connected with John Lewis for a 42-yard touchdown as the Cowboys pulled away in the second quarter and held on in the second half. The Aggies pulled within five points on Bethel Johnson's 23-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter, which A&M controlled. But Porter was stopped short of the end zone on the 2-point try. Texas A&M drove to the Cowboys' 31 with under 2 minutes to play, converting on two fourth downs in the drive. But Grant intercepted Long, and the Cowboys ran out the clock. | | OSU Offense: OSU Defense:
| WR | 6 | Lewis, John | | RE | 45 | Richmond, Greg | | TE | 86 | Bajema, Billy | | NG | 89 | Brown, LaWaylon | | LT | 65 | Eaton, Kyle | | DT | 58 | Williams, Kevin | | LG | 69 | Akin, Chris | | DE | 91 | Smith, Antonio | | C | 56 | Buie, Ben | | LB | 12 | Duren, Paul | | QB | 13 | Fields, Josh | | MLB | 30 | Robinson, Terr. | | TE | 87 | Hardison, Matt | | LCB | 9 | Williams, Darrent | | TB | 7 | Bell, Tatum | | SS | 31 | Milligan, Kirk | | RG | 76 | Mayes, Sam | | SS | 3 | Craig, Elbert | | TR | 52 | Russell, Jason | | WS | 8 | Massey, Chris | | WR | 82 | Woods, Rashaun | | RCB | 20 | Grant, Vernon | TAMU Offense: TAMU Defense: | WR | 9 | Johnson, Bethel | | LDE | 94 | Warren, Ty | | TE | 98 | Carriger, Thom. | | NT | 91 | Jasmin, Marcus | | LT | 75 | Hightower, Jami | | RDE | 88 | Smith, Linnis | | LG | 72 | Yates, Billy | | OLB | 27 | Hunnicutt, Jes. | | C | 66 | Hangartner, G. | | ILB | 45 | Morris, Jared | | QB | 18 | Long, Dustin | | ILB | 17 | Gamble, Brian | | TB | 28 | Weber, Joe | | OLB | 43 | Penright, Jar. | | FB | 34 | Joseph, Keith | | LCB | 31 | Weston, Sean | | RG | 51 | Whitley, Taylor | | SS | 48 | Kiel, Terrence | | RT | 65 | Brooks, Andre | | FS | 33 | Jackson, Keelan | | WR | 2 | Taylor, Jamaar | | RCB | 22 | Davis, Sammy | | | | |
