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(#14) Texas 85, Texas A&M 58
Feb 26, 2000 | Men's Basketball
February 26, 2000
Chris Owens scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds as No. 14-ranked Texas (20-7, 11-3 Big 12) rolled past Texas A&M 85-58 Saturday to stay within a game of first place in the conference.
Owens and Chris Mihm pretty much did anything they wanted against the Aggies. Mihm was 7-for-7 from the floor and had 10 rebounds. It was his 17th double-double this season.
Texas (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 14 AP), which held A&M to 29 percent shooting in a 78-51 win in January, held the Aggies to just two field goals over the final nine minutes of the first half. The Longhorns meanwhile shot 55 percent for the game.
Andy Slocum led Texas A&M with 14 points and Jamaal Gilchrist and Bernard King each had 13.
Texas led 46-28 at halftime and started the second half with a 12-5 run punctuated by seven straight points from Owens on two short jumpers and a dunk in traffic. William Clay added 16 points with four 3-pointers for Texas which reached 20 wins for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
Texas has won 23 of the last 25 meetings with Texas A&M (7-18, 3-11).
