Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 59

(College Station, Texas-AP) -- Eduardo Najera scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half as Number 21 Oklahoma took charge early<br>in a 77-to-59 victory over Texas A and M.<br><br>The Sooners (23-5,

Wednesday, March 1st 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(College Station, Texas-AP) -- Eduardo Najera scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half as Number 21 Oklahoma took charge early
in a 77-to-59 victory over Texas A and M.

The Sooners (23-5, 11-4 Big 12) improved their all-time record against the Aggies (7-19, 3-12) to 13-and-1.

The Aggies stayed with the Sooners briefly in the first half but Oklahoma pulled away with a 13-to-0 run that expanded into a 27-to- 8 run over the rest of the half for the 19-point halftime lead.

The Aggies had 13 turnovers at halftime and finished with 20.

The Sooners have won nine of their last 11 games and the Aggies have lost nine of their last 10.

A and M's only victory over Oklahoma was here last season, 74-72 on a last-second shot by Jerald Brown.