Texas A&M
(#20) OKLAHOMA
(#20) Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 59
Mar 01, 2000 | Men's Basketball
March 01, 2000
Eduardo Najera scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half as No. 21 Oklahoma took charge early in a 77-59 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
The Sooners (23-5, 11-4 Big 12) improved their all-time record against the Aggies (7-19, 3-12) to 13-1.
Oklahoma led 40-21 at halftime but the Aggies started the second half with a 20-11 run and were within 51-41 with 11:55 to play, but that was a close as they got.
Bernard King finished with 15 points for Texas A&M and Aaron Jack had 12.
Hollis Price added 15 points for the Sooners, while J.R. Raymond had 12.
The Aggies stayed with the Sooners briefly in the first half but Oklahoma pulled away with a 13-0 run that expanded into a 27-8 run over the rest of the half for the 19-point halftime lead.
Najera's jumper near the end of the first half gave him 17 points and the Sooners a 37-17 lead.
The Aggies had 13 turnovers at halftime and finished with 20.
The Sooners have won nine of their last 11 games and the Aggies have lost nine of their last 10.
A&M's only victory over Oklahoma was here last season, 74-72 on a last-second shot by Jerald Brown.
