EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. ? Texas’ good start this season was a result of great long-range shooting.

When the three-pointers weren’t falling as they had been, the 18th-ranked Longhorns went inside for a road win.

Freshman point guard Daniel Gibson had 15 points, and forwards Jason Klotz and Brad Buckman had 14 and 11 Saturday as Texas beat Seton Hall, 70-62.

“I think they did a good job of making us try to score off the dribble and not take open threes,” said Gibson, who had five assists. “They did a good job of playing ‘D.’ I think we responded well going to the paint and feeding guys off the middle.”

The Longhorns (5-1) had made at least 10 three-pointers in every game and were hitting 50.4 percent from beyond the arc coming in. They were just 6-for-17 on threes against Seton Hall (2-2), but two of them came when Texas pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half.

“It’s great having big guys like that in the paint, that when you are closing the game out you can just give them the ball and pretty much get out of the way, and they are going to make something happen,” Gibson said. “It’s a learning experience for me when the game came down to the end. Now I know if we put the ball in Buck and Jason’s hands, we’ll be all right.”

Hours before the game Texas declared freshman forward Mike Williams eligible. The 6-foot-7 high school All-America from Camden, Ala., missed the first five games while the school sorted out questions regarding his amateur status. A school panel met Thursday, and he was declared eligible on Saturday morning. He was never ruled ineligible by the NCAA.

Williams played 13 minutes and had two points and six rebounds.

No. 6 Oklahoma St. 81, Washington St. 29

Texas-El Paso's Omar Thomas, center, balances on one leg as he looks to pass before falling out of bounds while being guarded by Darryl Dora, left, in front of the Texas Tech bench. The Red Raiders won, 72-57, Saturday in El Paso, Texas.

Stillwater, Okla. — John Lucas III and Joey Graham combined to outscore Washington State, and Oklahoma State beat the Cougars to move Eddie Sutton into eighth place on the career coaching wins list.

The offensive performance by Washington State was one of the worst since the three-point line started in 1986-87. Georgia Southern holds the record for fewest points, getting 21 in a 40-point loss to Coastal Carolina on Jan. 2, 1997.

The Cougars (3-2) missed their first six shots — including five from three-point range — and it didn’t get much better from there. Oklahoma State (5-0) built a commanding 29-2 lead in the first half and was up 36-10 at halftime.

Missouri 70, Oakland 61

Columbia, Mo. — Jason Conley scored 18 points in 19 minutes to lead Missouri past Oakland University.

After the teams traded the lead in the opening minutes of the second half, the Tigers’ second 12-0 run of the game gave them an advantage that put them up for good. Thomas Gardner scored the first six points of the run, followed by two three-pointers from Conley. The rally gave the Tigers (4-3) a 50-38 lead with 13 minutes remaining.

Oakland (0-5) could not cut the deficit to fewer than four points the rest of the way.

Texas Tech 72, UTEP 57

El Paso, Texas — Curtis Marshall had 18 points and seven rebounds, and Texas Tech’s defense shut down Texas-El Paso.

Texas Tech (4-1) held UTEP to 37 percent shooting and forced 27 turnovers. The defensive effort was led by Ronald Ross’ seven steals and Devonne Giles’ 12 rebounds and six blocks.

Omar Thomas led UTEP (4-2) with 18 points, but he also lost seven turnovers. Giovanni St. Amani had 11 points but lost eight turnovers. Miguel Ayala had 12 points and eight rebounds.

Tech coach Bob Knight only played six players for substantial minutes, and the Red Raiders led 35-23 at halftime. After UTEP pulled to within 43-41 six minutes into the second half, Tech went on a 25-5 run to put the game away.

Marshall logged 40 minutes, Jackson scored 11 points in 38 minutes, Ross had 17 points in 37 minutes, and Giles played 35 minutes.

Texas A&M 82,

Prairie View A&M 40

College Station, Texas — Antoine Wright and Edjuan Green each scored 17 points as Texas A&M beat Prairie View A&M.

A&M (5-0) led by just six points at halftime before rolling to a 51-15 advantage in the second half. Prairie View (0-5) went just 4-of-26 (15 percent) in the second half.

Freshman Joseph Jones added 11 points and eight rebounds for A&M, which emptied the bench once the game was out of hand. Eight Aggies played at least 10 minutes.

With the win, A&M coach Billy Gillispie now has the best coaching debut at A&M since 1935.

TAMU-Corpus Christi 73, Baylor 58

Waco, Texas — Thomas Bailey scored 18 points to lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi over Baylor.

Corey Stokes added 14 points and Taureen Mitchell 10 for the Islanders (6-1).

Richard Hurd and Aaron Bruce led Baylor (2-2) in scoring with 13 points apiece, while Tommy Swanson contributed 12.

A&M-Corpus Christi led 32-28 at halftime then opened the second half with a 11-2 run.