No. 24 Kansas 53, No. 20 Oklahoma 50

Sunday, February 20th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Lawrence-AP) -- Number 24 Kansas forced Eduardo Najera into his worst game of the season and beat Number 20 Oklahoma 53-to-50 Sunday afternoon. The Jayhawks only scored one point in the final 4 minutes and 19 seconds of the game.

Before that, Drew Gooden's jumper put the Jayhawks on top 52-48, and 40 seconds later Nolan Johnson's short jumper made it 52-50. The Jayhawks go to 19-and-7 and 8-and-4 in the Big 12. The Sooners drop to 20-and-5 and 8-and-4.

Najera had only eight points and was 3-for-12 from the field --his lowest output of the season. In the final seconds, Oklahoma's Kelly Newton missed two 3-pointers. Kansas has beaten Oklahoma five games in a row. They outrebounded the Sooners 50-to-36.