NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Romero Osby scored a career-high 24 points and Oklahoma held off Texas A&M for a 65-62 win Saturday in a preview of the first round of next week's Big 12 tournament.
The Sooners (15-15, 5-13 Big 12) led by as many as 14 early in the second half before A&M rallied and had a chance to take the lead in the final minute.
Khris Middleton missed a jumper that would have put the Aggies (13-17, 4-14) ahead with 53 seconds left. Elston Turner missed a potential tying 3-pointer from the right wing at the buzzer.
Andrew Fitzgerald added 10 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma.
David Loubeau led Texas A&M with 15 points and Middleton scored 14.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Texas A&M (13-17) | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| Oklahoma (15-15) « | 33 | 32 | 65 |
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| Texas A&M Aggies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Middleton, F | 36 | 6-16 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| D. Loubeau, F | 28 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| K. Davis, C | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Turner, G | 38 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| D. Harris, G | 32 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Turner | 23 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| N. Hibbert | 21 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Alexander | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Green | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-56 | 6-9 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 62 | |
| 44.6% | 66.7% | ||||||
| Oklahoma Sooners | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Fitzgerald, F | 32 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| R. Osby, F | 31 | 11-15 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| C. Clark, G | 34 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| S. Pledger, G | 34 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| S. Grooms, G | 33 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Washington | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| C. Blair | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Neal | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Honore | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Franklin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-52 | 13-16 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 65 | |
| 48.1% | 81.3% | ||||||
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