Aggies dog it in 20-point victory

? Winthrop has built a reputation for playing hard, but coach Gregg Marshall said his Eagles ran up against a Texas A&M team that outhustled them.

Acie Law had 22 points and eight assists to lead the 11th-ranked Aggies to a 71-51 victory over Winthrop on Tuesday night.

“I knew it would be a tough game for us because of how hard they play, and they certainly were that tonight,” Marshall said. “We have been called ‘junkyard dogs’ before. By and large, we play harder than most people we play, but not them. There was only one ‘junkyard dog’ tonight and that was Texas A&M.”

The Aggies (12-2) found the open man throughout the night with 24 assists on 25 field goals.

Antanas Kavaliauskas added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies, while Josh Carter added 15 points, all on 3-pointers.

Michael Jenkins led the Eagles (10-4) with 13 points and Taj McCullough had 12.

No. 12 Oklahoma St. 129, SW Oklahoma St. 77

Stillwater, Okla. – Mario Boggan scored a career-high 36 points and JamesOn Curry added 31 as the Cowboys set a school scoring record.

Oklahoma State (14-1) posted its first 100-point game since Jan. 30, 2005, when the Cowboys beat Colorado 104-86, and broke the previous school record of 127 points, set Dec. 3, 1977, against Santa Fe.

This is the third straight season the Cowboys have played an in-state small-college opponent, with Southwestern (10-1) receiving a $10,000 guarantee.

Missouri 83, Mississippi State 75

Columbia, Mo. – Stefhon Hannah scored a career-high 27 points and added five steals to his NCAA-leading average as the Tigers topped the Bulldogs.

Hannah, who entered the game averaging 3.9 steals a game, also had five rebounds and five assists for Missouri (11-2). Matt Lawrence added 17 points, including five 3-pointers.

Reginald Delk led Mississippi State (9-4) with 16 points, Jamont Gordon had 15 points and Barry Stewart added 11.

Texas 84, Texas-Arlington 52

Austin, Texas – Kevin Durant scored 21 points and had 15 rebounds to lead the Longhorns.

It was Durant’s seventh double-double in his first 13 collegiate games and the 11th time he has scored at least 20 points.

A.J. Abrams scored 20 points and D.J. Augustin added 14 points for Texas (10-3).

Jermaine Griffin had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds to help Texas-Arlington (4-8) keep things a lot more interesting through the first 20 minutes than last season’s 38-point loss.

Baylor 76, Centenary 63

Waco, Texas – Curtis Jerrells and Tweety Carter scored 14 points each to lead the Bears.

Patrick Fields added 10 points for Baylor (10-3), while Tim Bush scored eight points and had 10 rebounds.

Alexander Starr’s free throw with 14:23 left had given Centenary (6-9) its final lead at 41-38. Carter answered with back-to-back 3-pointers, giving Baylor a 44-41 lead it never relinquished.

Women

No. 17 Texas A&M 70, Western Illinois 36

College Station, Texas – La Toya Micheaux had 14 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks and five steals to lead the Aggies.

A’Quonesia Franklin scored 17 points for Texas A&M (10-2) and Takia Starks added 13.

Stephanie Lovingood came off the bench to score 13 points for Western Illinois (3-10).