Beasley bags 44, but K-State falls

Texas trips Oklahoma, takes over top spot alone in conference standings

Kansas State's Michael Beasley, left, pressures Baylor's Curtis Jerrells. Beasley scored 44 points, but Baylor beat K-State, 92-86, on Saturday in Waco, Texas.

? Michael Beasley’s Big 12-record 44 points wasn’t enough for No. 24 Kansas State to avoid another road loss, not even with 31 more points from fellow freshman Bill Walker.

Curtis Jerrells scored 24 points, including some clutch baskets in the go-ahead spurt by Baylor in a 92-86 victory over the Wildcats and their high-scoring freshman duo Saturday night.

Beasley’s two free throws with 1:56 left gave him 44 points, one more than the conference record, and made it 87-85. But Kansas State (18-8, 8-4) couldn’t get closer and lost its fourth straight road game.

The previous game record of 43 points was shared by Missouri’s Clarence Gilbert against Iowa State in January 2001 and Texas’ Reggie Freeman against Fresno State in December 1996.

It was the third 40-point game of the season for Beasley, the Big 12 leader in scoring and rebounding. He also had 13 rebounds, his 23rd double-double to break Carmelo Anthony’s NCAA freshman record.

But Beasley and Walker, the first Kansas State duo with 30 points in same game, didn’t get any help. Only four other Wildcats scored, none with more than five points and two with only a free throw.

No. 7 Texas 62, Oklahoma 45

Austin, Texas – D.J. Augustin scored 19 points, and Texas’ defense smothered Oklahoma, holding the Sooners to a season-low point total. The Longhorns (23-4, 10-2) have won seven straight, the school’s longest winning streak in the Big 12, to take over sole possession of first place.

Texas also has won five in a row in one of the conference’s best rivalries, but one that has been decidedly one-sided in recent years. The Longhorns have won 10 of the last 13 against the Sooners (18-9, 6-6).

Damion James added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Longhorns.

Nebraska 65, No. 22 Texas A&M 59

College Station, Texas – Sek Henry and Steve Harley scored 11 points each to lead Nebraska over Texas A&M, the Cornhuskers’ second straight victory over a ranked team. The loss was the third straight fort the Aggies (20-7, 6-6 Big 12). Nebraska (16-9, 5-7) beat No. 24 Kansas State, 71-64, Wednesday.

The Aggies trailed by four points before going on a 9-2 run that was fueled by three-pointers by Dominique Kirk and Donald Sloan and gave them their first lead of the game, 53-50, with about 41â2 minutes to go.

Missouri 60, Colorado 53

Columbia, Mo. – Keon Lawrence scored 16 points, and Missouri got big contributions from its bench. Marcus Hall had 17 points and Richard Roby 14 for Colorado (10-16, 2-10 Big 12), held without a free-throw attempt for the first time all season. The Buffaloes have lost nine of 10 and have lost 19 straight conference road games, including an 0-6 record this season.

Texas Tech 76, Iowa State 64

Lubbock, Texas – Martin Zeno and Alan Voskuill combined for 44 points, and Texas Tech survived a roller coaster second half.

Tech’s Pat Knight evened his coaching record at 3-3 since his father, Bob Knight, resigned this month.