OU over Texas

Monday, January 31st 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- J.R. Raymond scored 25 points and Eduardo Najera had 18 points and 16 rebounds as No. 18 Oklahoma handed No.16 Texas its most lopsided loss of the season, 83-59, Monday night. The Sooners (17-3, 5-2 Big 12) held Texas to 34 percent shooting, a far cry from the 57 percent the Longhorns shot in beating Oklahoma 79-66 on Jan. 15. Gabe Muoneke of Texas tied a career high with 30 points in tha tgame, but wasn't a factor this time. The Longhorns (14-6, 6-2) had to rely on 7-footer Chris Mihm, who had 21 points and 12 rebounds but was swarmed by two and three defenders just about every time he touched the ball. As a result, he was just 7-of-17 from the field. Najera didn't appear bothered by a broken bone in his left hand, an injury suffered in practice last week. He banged with Mihm all night, and occasionally Muoneke, and sparked Oklahoma with his hustle. Muoneke, who averages 14 points per game, picked up two fouls, one of them a technical, in the first two minutes. He never got going and finished with six points. The Longhorns survived from the perimeter early, but didn't hit from inside or outside while going nearly 71/2 minutes without scoring midway through the first half. Oklahoma outscored the Longhorns 11-0 during that stretch to take a 27-17 lead. Texas got within 29-25 with 2:45 remaining, but Najera fueled an 11-3 spurt the rest of the way, scoring six points and making a steal as Oklahoma took a 40-28 lead. The closest Texas got after that was 10 points, on two free throws by Muoneke to open the second half. Oklahoma repeatedly beat the Longhorns down court for easy baskets and took advantage of their poor shooting to keep pulling away. Oklahoma got contributions from throughout the lineup â€“ Victor Avila came off the bench to score 13, and Kelley Newton had nine points and six rebounds. Before Monday, the Longhorns' worst loss had been 61-45 at Wisconsin on Dec. 7.