No. 16 Texas A&M 78, No. 12 Oklahoma 68

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Takia Starks and A'Quonesia Franklin scored 25 points apiece to lead #16 Texas A&M past #12 Oklahoma 78-68 on Saturday.<br/> <br/>Danielle Gant added 11 points for

Saturday, February 10th 2007, 5:19 pm

By: News On 6

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Takia Starks and A'Quonesia Franklin scored 25 points apiece to lead #16 Texas A&M past #12 Oklahoma 78-68 on Saturday.

Danielle Gant added 11 points for the Aggies (19-4, 9-2), who secured 1st- place in the conference and won their 14th straight at home.

Oklahoma (18-4, 8-3) was led by Courtney Paris, who scored 25 points and had 14 rebounds.

Franklin had a double-double with 10 assists and La Toya Micheaux added 11 rebounds. The Aggies shot 5-10 from beyond the 3-point arc in the 1st- half, and led 37-29 at the break.

Oklahoma outrebounded Texas A&M 39-26, but hit only 2-11 3-pointers for the game. The Sooners turned the ball over 24 times to A&M's 15.