Texas A&M
(#13) Oklahoma State
(#13) Oklahoma State 87, Texas A&M 55
Feb 05, 2000 | Men's Basketball
February 05, 2000
Oklahoma State had control of things early on against Texas A&M and, for a change, kept control the rest of the way.
The Cowboys (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) kept their focus throughout the game Saturday in beating Texas A&M 87-55. There were periods of sloppy play, but that's to be expected when a team leads by 40, as the Cowboys did three times in the second half.
But they were inspired enough to easily avenge a 64-59 loss to Texas A&M two weeks ago.
OSU was led by a career-high 25 points by Glendon Alexander, who was 6-of-7 from 3-point range. He got a hand from Desmond Mason, who scored 16 of his 23 in the first half.
The Cowboys led 12-2 after four minutes, 24-6 after seven minutes and 42-14 with six minutes remaining before halftime.
Aaron Jack had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies (6-14, 2-7), who were held to 34 percent shooting and lost their fourth straight since beating Oklahoma State on Jan. 22.
Alexander made two 3-pointers while scoring eight of Oklahoma State's first 12 points. Then Mason took over, hitting three straight 3s and three of four free throws in less than three minutes, giving the Cowboys a 26-8 lead. Alexander and Mason scored all the points in an 11-2 run that made the score 46-18.
The Aggies got no closer than 22 the rest of the way as Oklahoma State kept up the intensity.
