Cowboys Fall to New Mexico 66-56

December 18, 2011 | Cowboy Basketball

Dec. 18, 2011

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kendall Williams scored 16 points and New Mexico posted its fifth win this season over a team from a BCS conference, beating Oklahoma State 66-56 in the All-College Classic on Saturday night.

Drew Gordon added 13 points and 20 rebounds for New Mexico (8-2), which won its sixth straight game by seizing control with a 12-0 first-half run, then weathering a second-half rally by Oklahoma State (6-4).

Oklahoma State is 8-3 in the All-College Classic since the nation's oldest college basketball event moved to a classic format.

Keiton Page led the Cowboys with 18 points, while Jean-Paul Olukemi scored 16.