Feb. 2, 2008

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Joseph Jones scored 18 points to lead No. 23 Texas A&M to a 60-52 win in a defensive battle with Oklahoma on Saturday.

The Aggies (18-4, 4-3 Big 12) led by one when Donald Sloan got a steal and cut through the lane for a layup that made it 54-51 with just less than 2 minutes remaining. Two free throws by Sloan about a minute earlier had given the Aggies the lead.

It was the third straight win for Texas A&M and breaks a three game winning streak for Oklahoma (15-6, 3-3).

Longar Longar made the first of two free throws after Sloan's layup to cut the lead to 54-52, but his second one fell short.

A scary moment came with less than a minute to go when Jones and Blake Griffin collided mid-air trying to catch an inbound pass. Both crashed to the court, but got up quickly and appeared to be unhurt.

Jones made the first of his free throws from that foul to stretch A&M's lead to 55-52 with 56 seconds left. He got the rebound on his missed shot and Bryan Davis finished with a 3-point play that brought the crowd to its feet and made it 58-52, putting the game out of reach.

Longar fouled out on the play.

Texas A&M didn't make a basket for more than six minutes in the second half. Good free throw shooting and the fact that Oklahoma made just three shots during that span allowed the Aggies to keep it close. The scoring drought ended with a 3-pointer by Dominique Kirk that made it 50-49 with 3:36 left.

A&M shot 35 percent for the game.

David Godbold led the Sooners with a career-high 22 points, including six 3-pointers.