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01-24-2008, 09:21 AM
BIG 12 MEN: Baylor wins 5-OT battle at A&M
By AP Wire Services
1/24/2008
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Baylor waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25. Then the Bears had to wait some more, enduring five overtimes to get their first win as a ranked team.
Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
Baylor (16-2, 4-0 Big 12) won its fifth in a row and first since entering the rankings for the first time since 1969 on Monday. It broke a 15-game home winning streak for Texas A&M and is the Aggies' third straight loss.
The small but vocal group of Baylor fans chanted "B-U!" incessantly as time ticked down in the final overtime and players jumped around wildly and hugged after the clock ran out.
The game lasted so long that even one of the referees got confused. In the break before the start of the fourth overtime, a referee approached a member of the media and asked if triple overtime was about to begin. When told it was four, he shook his head and walked off.
K-State 72, Colorado 56: Michael Beasley scored 26 of his game-high 29 points in the second half and had 13 rebounds, leading Kansas State to a 72-56 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night.
Beasley was 9-for-15 shooting in the second half. Bill Walker added 18 points for Kansas State (13-4, 3-0 Big 12) which won for the fourth straight time.
The Wildcats beat Colorado for the fourth consecutive time. They hadn't started out 3-0 in conference play since the 1987-88 season.
Texas Tech 92, Missouri 84: Martin Zeno scored a career-high 33 points to lead Texas Tech over Missouri 92-84 on Wednesday night, leaving the Tigers winless on the road this season.
The win gave Tech coach Bob Knight his 901st career win.
Kansas 83, Iowa State 59: Darnell Jackson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 2 Kansas remain unbeaten Wednesday night with an 83-59 romp over Iowa State.
The Jayhawks (19-0, 4-0 Big 12), one of two unbeaten teams in Division I, dominated almost from the start, leading by 10 at halftime en route to their 33rd victory in their last 34 games.
By AP Wire Services
1/24/2008
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Baylor waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25. Then the Bears had to wait some more, enduring five overtimes to get their first win as a ranked team.
Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
Baylor (16-2, 4-0 Big 12) won its fifth in a row and first since entering the rankings for the first time since 1969 on Monday. It broke a 15-game home winning streak for Texas A&M and is the Aggies' third straight loss.
The small but vocal group of Baylor fans chanted "B-U!" incessantly as time ticked down in the final overtime and players jumped around wildly and hugged after the clock ran out.
The game lasted so long that even one of the referees got confused. In the break before the start of the fourth overtime, a referee approached a member of the media and asked if triple overtime was about to begin. When told it was four, he shook his head and walked off.
K-State 72, Colorado 56: Michael Beasley scored 26 of his game-high 29 points in the second half and had 13 rebounds, leading Kansas State to a 72-56 victory over Colorado on Wednesday night.
Beasley was 9-for-15 shooting in the second half. Bill Walker added 18 points for Kansas State (13-4, 3-0 Big 12) which won for the fourth straight time.
The Wildcats beat Colorado for the fourth consecutive time. They hadn't started out 3-0 in conference play since the 1987-88 season.
Texas Tech 92, Missouri 84: Martin Zeno scored a career-high 33 points to lead Texas Tech over Missouri 92-84 on Wednesday night, leaving the Tigers winless on the road this season.
The win gave Tech coach Bob Knight his 901st career win.
Kansas 83, Iowa State 59: Darnell Jackson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 2 Kansas remain unbeaten Wednesday night with an 83-59 romp over Iowa State.
The Jayhawks (19-0, 4-0 Big 12), one of two unbeaten teams in Division I, dominated almost from the start, leading by 10 at halftime en route to their 33rd victory in their last 34 games.