Feb 14, 2004

Box Score

By JOEL ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Tony Allen and Ivan McFarlin each scored 14 points and John Lucas had 13 in his first game against the school he transferred from last summer, leading No. 10 Oklahoma State to a 91-58 rout of overmatched Baylor on Saturday.

The Cowboys (19-2, 9-1) won its ninth straight game and took sole possession of first place in the Big 12 after No. 11 Texas was upset 78-77 at Iowa State.

For Baylor (7-16, 2-8), which is in the midst of a grueling three-game stretch against three Top 25 teams, it was the worst loss of an already difficult season.

The Cowboys, coming off an 80-60 win over No. 12 Kansas and looking ahead to Monday's matchup against archrival Oklahoma, didn't waste much time turning this one into a rout.

Oklahoma State opened the game with a 17-2 run and extended that into a 43-14 halftime lead. Baylor made just five of 34 field goals (15 percent) and its two leading scorers - Harvey Thomas and Terrance Thomas (no relation) - were held to two points in the first half.

In the second half, the Cowboys led by as many as 39 points and rested many of their starters in the game's final minutes.

Terrance Thomas led Baylor with 16 points and Harvey Thomas added 13.

Baylor simply didn't have enough talent to compete with Oklahoma State. At one point in the second half, the Bears had four of their six walk-ons playing at the same time.

Things were very different in last year's meeting between these teams.

Lucas, then wearing the green and gold of Baylor, helped the Bears snap a 22-game road losing streak with a 74-72 upset of then-No. 13 Oklahoma State.

In that win, Lucas scored 20 points, Lawrence Roberts had 11 points and 20 rebounds and Kenny Taylor went 4-of-7 from 3-point range and had 17 points.