Texas Tech 60, No. 22 Oklahoma 59

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech point guard Jamal Brown and other players had a humbling 19-point loss to Oklahoma State fresh in their minds before meeting the No. 22 Sooners.<br><p align="justify">And

Wednesday, January 17th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech point guard Jamal Brown and other players had a humbling 19-point loss to Oklahoma State fresh in their minds before meeting the No. 22 Sooners.

And that was exactly what Red Raiders head coach James Dickey wanted before Brown made a twisting 5-footer from between two Oklahoma defenders with 1.5 seconds left for Tech's 60-59 victory Tuesday night.

"We all looked at the tape from Oklahoma State, and it wasn't very fun," Brown said. "As much as it hurt to watch, it was something we had to do. Sometimes the truth hurts."

The victory, the Red Raiders' first over Oklahoma in Lubbock since 1971, also ended Tech's 12-game losing streak to ranked teams and was their first win over a Top 25 opponent since they beat Kansas on Feb. 13, 1999.

After viewing Tech's Saturday meltdown in which OSU claimed a commanding 47-31 rebounding margin, the Raiders left their locker room earlier Tuesday with a new perspective.

"A game like that has to be a learning experience for our guys," Dickey said of the loss. "They have to realize that every game in the Big 12 is a war."

Against the Sooners (12-4, 1-3 Big 12), Brown led Tech (8-7, 2-2) with 18 points, including the game-winner. Oklahoma had just taken a 59-58 lead with 29 seconds left on guard Nolan Johnson's driving 8-footer.

"I just shot it up there," Brown said. "By the grace of God, it went in. ... I just heard the crowd and looked to see how much time was left on the clock."

Also for Tech, Andy Ellis had 16 points and Cliff Owens 12.

The Red Raiders led 57-50 with 5:04 remaining after Mikey Marshall made one of two free throws. But the Sooners came back behind the shooting of Johnson, who scored 19 points, and Aaron McGhee, who finished with 16.

Tech's lead shrank to 57-53 when McGhee connected on a 3-pointer with 4:45 left. After Owens made one free throw with 3:29 left for a 58-53 lead, Johnson hit four straight free throws, cutting the lead to 58-57 with 1:56 left.

The Red Raiders grabbed a 27-20 halftime lead after taking advantage of Oklahoma's cold shooting.

But the Sooners roared out in the second half, outscoring the Raiders 13-4 over the first three minutes to take a 33-31 lead at the 17:22 mark. Tech recovered, putting together a 14-5 run that was keyed by six points by Ellis to take 45-38 lead with 13:11 left.