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Sooners upset No. 9 Longhorns

  • Published Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at 12:07 a.m.

Tommy Mason-Griffin scored 24 points, Cade Davis added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the second double-double of his career and Oklahoma beat No. 9 Texas 80-71 on Saturday at Norman, Okla., in a game dedicated to the memory of late Sooners star Wayman Tisdale.

"I thought our guys played with the heart that Wayman displayed so much in not just basketball but his life," Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel said.

The Longhorns (19-4, 5-3 Big 12) cut a 19-point, second-half deficit to five in the final 2 minutes but were hampered the whole game by the same free-throw shooting woes that have been an Achilles' heel all season.

Texas made just 10 of its 27 foul shots and were 4 of 11 in the second half.

"I have to truly believe that there are junior high school teams that can do better than that. And you know what? I'm not so sure there's not some other teams at a lower level than that," said Longhorns coach Rick Barnes, whose team came in shooting 62 percent at the line and will see that number go down.

"Is it frustrating? It's frustrating because it's been the same every game this year that we've lost. Missed rim shots and free throws. That's been the common theme in our losses."

Freshman Avery Bradley scored 21 points to lead the Longhorns, who have lost four of six since being ranked No. 1 for the first time in school history. Damion James added 12 points and Gary Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

TEXAS (19-4): James 4-9 4-13 12, Pittman 4-5 0-2 8, Bradley 9-17 0-1 21, Balbay 0-2 0-1 0, Mason 2-4 1-2 5, Johnson 5-7 1-2 11, Lucas 1-4 0-0 3, Hamilton 3-15 1-2 8, Brown 0-5 3-4 3, Chapman 0-0 0-0 0. Tot als 28-68 10-27 71.

OKLAHOMA (13-9): Wright 5-9 1-2 11, Fitzgerald 1-2 1-1 3, Crocker 2-7 2-2 6, Mason-Griffin 6-12 7-9 24, Davis 6-16 4-8 20, Pledger 2-6 4-4 9, Warren 1-1 1-2 3, Gallon 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 25-60 20-28 80.

Halftime—Oklahoma 48-30. 3-Point Goals—Texas 5-18 (Bradley 3-4, Lucas 1-3, Hamilton 1-6, James 0-1, Mason 0-1, Brown 0-3), Oklahoma 10-24 (Mason-Griffin 5-7, Davis 4-11, Pledger 1-4, Crocker 0-2). Fouled Out—Bradley, Crocker, James, Wright. Rebounds—Texas 46 (Pittman 13), Oklahoma 44 (Wright 14). Assists—Texas 14 (Balbay 4), Oklahoma 11 (Mason-Griffin 4). Total Fouls—Texas 23, Oklahoma 20. A—12,036.

Texas A&M 78, No. 20 Baylor 71 — Bryan Davis scored 22 points and B.J. Holmes hit three late three-pointers to lead Texas A&M to a victory over No. 20 Baylor at College Station, Texas

The Bears (17-5, 4-4 Big 12) led for most of the game until Baylor was able to rally behind the key 3-pointers by Holmes.

Texas A&M (17-6, 6-3), the Big 12's worst three-point shooting team, stayed true to form for most of the game, finishing 4 of 18 from behind the arc. But Holmes, a 5-foot-11 junior, made threes with 5: 19 and 4:52 remaining to bring the Aggies within one point each time.

The Aggies, who won their third straight, took the lead at 65-64 on a free throw by Davis with 3:21 remaining, and Donald Sloan the went 7 of 8 from the free throw line over the final 3:02. Holmes came through again from long range with 1:31 remaining, when his 3-pointer gave A&M a 72-66 lead.

LaceDarius Dunn led the Bears with 23 points.

Sloan finished with 20 points.

BAYLOR (17-5): Udoh 6-15 7-9 19, Dunn 9-17 2-2 23, Jones 1-3 0-0 3, Carter 4-13 0-0 10, Lomers 1-1 1-2 3, Acy 3-4 2-2 8, Walton 1-1 2-2 5, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 14-17 71.

TEXAS A&M (17-6): Davis 7-10 8-9 22, Loubeau 5-9 3-4 13, Holmes 3-8 3-4 12, Sloan 5-11 9-10 20, Middleton 1-6 2-2 4, Harris 0-3 0-1 0, Turner 2-3 3-3 7, Hibbert 0-1 0-0 0, Walkup 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 28-33 78.

Halftime—Baylor 35-32. 3-Point Goals—Baylor 7-18 (Dunn 3-7, Carter 2-7, Walton 1-1, Jones 1-2, Udoh 0-1), Texas A&M 4-18 (Holmes 3-7, Sloan 1-4, Walkup 0-1, Harris 0-1, Middleton 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Baylor 26 (Dunn 7), Texas A&M 36 (Davis 8). Assists—Baylor 15 (Carter 7), Texas A&M 14 (Holmes, Sloan 4). Total Fouls—Baylor 22, Texas A&M 16. A—13,021.

Texas Tech 81, Oklahoma St. 74

OKLAHOMA ST. (16-7): Pilgrim 3-4 2-2 8, Muonelo 3-12 0-0 8, Page 7-12 4-4 22, Gulley 1-2 0-0 2, Anderson 2-8 6-10 10, Dowell 0-2 0-0 0, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Penn 2-7 2-2 7, Sidorakis 2-6 0-0 6, Franklin 1-1 0-0 2, Moses 3-6 3-4 9. Totals 24-61 17-22 74.

TEXAS TECH (15-7): Cohadarevic 2-6 6-6 10, Singletary 5-13 12-15 22, Reese 2-4 0-0 4, Roberson 7-14 13-14 28, Okorie 2-3 3-4 9, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Roberts 0-3 1-4 1, Tairu 3-9 1-3 7, Lewandowski 0-0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 36-46 81.

Halftime—Texas Tech 35-26. 3-Point Goals—Oklahoma St. 9-31 (Page 4-7, Sidorakis 2-6, Muonelo 2-7, Penn 1-6, Gulley 0-1, Dowell 0-1, Anderson 0-3), Texas Tech 3-10 (Okorie 2-2, Roberson 1-4, R eese 0-1, Jenkins 0-1, Singletary 0-2). Fouled Out—Anderson, Cohadarevic, Moses, Pilgrim. Rebounds—Oklahoma St. 42 (Pilgrim 12), Texas Tech 33 (Singletary 6). Assists—Oklahoma St. 11 (Page 4), Texas Tech 12 (Singletary 4). Total Fouls—Oklahoma St. 31, Texas Tech 20. Technical—Oklahoma St. Bench. A—9,508.

Missouri 84, Colorado 66

MISSOURI (17-6): Ramsey 4-6 2-3 10, Safford 4-6 2-2 10, Tiller 2-4 0-0 4, Taylor 0-5 0-0 0, English 5-11 7-8 21, Dixon Jr. 1-6 2-2 4, Denmon 6-9 6-6 22, Bowers 3-5 3-6 9, Moore 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 27-55 22-27 8 4.

COLORADO (11-12): Dufault 0-3 0-0 0, Tomlinson 2-5 2-2 8, Relphorde 0-5 2-4 2, Burks 9-19 7-8 27, C.Higgins 5-11 5-7 15, Thorne II 2-5 2-2 6, Harris-Tunks 0-0 0-0 0, Knutson 0-3 1-2 1, Crawford 0-0 0-0 0, Hornbuckle 2-3 0-0 5, Eckloff 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 20-56 21-27 66.

Halftime—Missouri 42-29. 3-Point Goals—Missouri 8-18 (English 4-5, Denmon 4-6, Tiller 0-1, Taylor 0-2, Dixon Jr. 0-4), Colorado 5-14 (Burks 2-2, Tomlinson 2-4, Hornbuckle 1-1, Knutson 0-1, Th orne II 0-1, Eckloff 0-1, Relphorde 0-2, C.Higgins 0-2). Fouled Out—C.Higgins. Rebounds—Missouri 36 (Ramsey 7), Colorado 31 (C.Higgins 7). Assists—Missouri 20 (Tiller 6), Colorado 11 (C.Higgins, Relphorde 3). Total Fouls—Missouri 22, Colorado 20. Technical—Burks. A—8,248.

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