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No upsets in Big 12 tournament

By Tim Dwyer, Corey Thibodeaux

Friday, March 12, 2010

Kansas State drops Oklahoma State

It was evident that it was Jamar Samuels’ night long before he hit a three with five seconds left in the first half to give second-seeded Kansas State a 25-point halftime lead in an 83-64 victory over Oklahoma State.

The three just made it painful for anyone wearing orange.

Samuels matched his career-high with 21 points before the first half buzzer ever sounded and finished with 27 and 10 boards.

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Photo by Weston White

Texas A&M guard Donald Sloan dribbles on the perimeter during the second half Thursday against Nebraska. The Aggies will face off against the Jayhawks Friday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

With the Wildcats in complete control, Frank Martin sat Samuels and most of the rotation for a majority of the second half as they coasted to Martin’s first Big 12 tournament win.

“I can tell you I’m happy,” Martin said. “It’s the first time in my career I get to wear a second suit in the Big 12 tournament.”

Baylor topples Texas

Texas failed to take advantage with Baylor’s leading scorer LaceDarius Dunn forced to the bench for all but four minutes of the first half with three early fouls, and the Bears found a way to squeak out a 86-67 victory.

Damion James led the Texas effort with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but was matched shot for shot by Ekpe Udoh, who finished with 25 points to lead the Bears.

Baylor, which led by four at the half, came out of the intermission on a 13-2 run to put the game out of reach early in the second.

Baylor’s victory means the top-four seeds will advance to the semifinals for the first time since the 2005 Big 12 tournament. The Bears will face second-seeded Kansas State Friday at 8:30 p.m.

And Kansas’ next opponent is…

Donald Sloan scored 23 and Texas A&M beat Nebraska 70-64.

Nebraska never led in the second half, but they did bring the deficit to one with 4:24 to go in the game.

It looked like The Cornhuskers had a chance to steal the game late with a couple threes by Sek Henry, but Sloan and co. were just too much.

Now the Aggies get to try to exact revenge on the same Jayhawks that squeaked out a 59-54 victory at College Station last month. But with the Sprint Center as close to a home game as there is away from Allen Fieldhouse, Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon is expecting it to be a road atmosphere.

“We won’t care what comes out of the stands,” he said. “And seeing Bill (Self)’s face at the end of the game, I don’t think he was happy with his guys so I imagine the Jayhawks will be ready to play.”

— Edited by Megan Heacock

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