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Texas Downs Oklahoma State, 63-61
January 22, 2008 | Cowboy Basketball
Augustin scored six straight points as the Longhorns held Oklahoma State scoreless for a 6-minute span for the second time in the game and took the lead, then hit all four of his free throws in the final minute to keep the Cowboys at bay.
Oklahoma State had a final chance to tie, but James Anderson's 3-pointer from the left side rimmed out with 11 seconds left. Marcus Dove's putback attempt also missed, and Augustin corralled the rebound and tucked it into his stomach to earn another trip to the free throw line with 5.7 seconds left.
He scored the final 10 points for Texas (15-3, 2-1 Big 12) in its second straight two-point win.
The Cowboys (10-8, 1-3), who rallied from a 10-point deficit, led 54-51 after Byron Eaton's 3-pointer from the left wing with 8:31 remaining but didn't make another field goal until Dove's layup cut Texas' lead to 59-58 with 23 seconds left.
After taking the inbounds pass, Augustin hit two foul shots with 21 seconds left to keep the Longhorns' cushion in tact.
Anderson finished with 17 points, Eaton added 14 and Dove scored 11 as the Cowboys lost for the first time in 10 home games this season.
Dove and Terrel Harris combined to score all of Oklahoma State's points during a 10-0 run early in the second half that erased the deficit built during a 6-minute scoreless stretch just before halftime.
Harris' 3-pointer from the left wing put the Cowboys ahead 45-43 with 14:32 to play.
Oklahoma State took its final lead on Eaton's 3. Justin Mason put back A.J. Abrams' missed 3-pointer on Texas' next possession, and Augustin took over from there.
He made three straight baskets to stake the Longhorns to a 59-54 lead, and made just enough plays down the stretch to seal the victory.
Abrams went 0-for-7 from 3-point range, snapping a streak of 54 straight games with a 3 that stretched back to the 2005-06 season. It continued a miserable shooting stretch from outside for the junior, who is 8-for-39 (21 percent) from 3-point range over his last four game.
In a two-game stretch earlier this season, he hit 17 3-pointers. He scored a season-low six points against the Cowboys.
Augustin then hit two 3-pointers in a 13-0 run as the Longhorns held Oklahoma State without a basket for 6 minutes to take a 39-27 lead. Eaton finally broke the Cowboys' drought with a driving layup with 32 seconds left before halftime, and his two free throws cut the deficit to 41-31 at the break.
