OSU Solid

Monday, February 7th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Desmond Mason scored 31 points as No.14 Oklahoma State beat No. 20 Kansas 86-53 on Monday night, giving coach Roy Williams the worst loss of his 400-game career.
The Cowboys (19-2, 8-1 Big 12) shut down the Big 12's highest-scoring team for their fifth straight victory and ninth in the past 10 games. They also ended an eight-game losing streak to Kansas that dated to Feb. 6, 1995.
Kansas (17-6, 6-3) has lost four of its past six, all on the road. The Jayhawks came in averaging 83 points, but shot just 34 percent against the league's stingiest defense. Kenny Gregory, their leading scorer with a 13.7 average, didn't score until the 13:36 mark of the second half and finished with eight. Mason was 10-of-14 from the field and finished one point shy of his career high. He did miss two dunk attempts, but made all five of his 3-point tries and turned one of those into a four-point play.
Oklahoma State took control early and didn't give it up. After Kansas took its only lead, 6-4 on a 3-pointer by Kirk Hinrich, Oklahoma State went on a 21-5 run during the next seven minutes to take a 25-11 lead. Kansas, which averages 17 offensive rebounds, had only five in the first half and was held to one shot on just about every possession during the Cowboys' run. Meanwhile, Oklahoma State went 9-of-12, doing most of its damage inside.
Mason scored eight of the Cowboys' 12 points during one stretch later in the half when they took their biggest lead, 43-22.
Things didn't get any better for Kansas in the second half, as the Cowboys kept up their defensive intensity and gradually pulled away even further. Hinrich led Kansas with 12 points.
Before Monday, Williams' worst loss was a 123-95 loss at Oklahoma on Jan. 18, 1989, his first season at Kansas.