February 02, 2000
Baylor, which had lost 18 straight road games in the Big 12 Conference, ended the drought Wednesday night by beating Texas A&M 81-75 behind the shooting of guards Tevis Stukes and DeMarcus Minor.
The last conference road win for Baylor (11-8, 2-6) came in 1998 at Texas Tech.
Bernard King scored 20 points to lead Texas A&M, which lost its third consecutive game since upsetting Oklahoma State on Jan. 22.
Stukes and Minor combined to hit 17 of 27 shots from the floor as the Bears shot a season-best 51.9 percent from the field. Baylor entered the game shooting just 36 percent from the field in league play. The Bears had made more than 40 percent from the field in just two Big 12 games this season.
Stukes was particularly hot from outside, hitting 5 of 7 attempts from 3-point range to lead all scorers with 23 points. Minor added 20.
Baylor built a 17-point lead with just under six minutes left in the game, but the Aggies narrowed the margin to four with less than one minute to play thanks to outside shooting.
The Aggies set a school record with 13 three-pointers, including 10 in the second half.
Down the stretch, the Bears were able to hold off the A&M rally by hitting 12 consecutive free throw attempts.
The Bears used some blistering shooting from the outside to build a 40-32 lead at the intermission. Aaron Jack added a career-high 18 points with 10 rebounds for the Aggies.