No. 13 Oklahoma St. 84, Texas-San Antonio 47

Saturday, December 30th 2006, 9:29 pm

By: News On 6

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) JamesOn Curry scored 24 points and Mario Boggan had 13 points and 11 rebounds as No. 13 Oklahoma State won its first home game in four weeks, routing Texas-San Antonio 84-47 on Saturday night.

The Cowboys shot 55.2 percent from the field while recording their 13th win, matching the school record for victories before January, set during 2001-02.

It was Oklahoma State's fourth win in as many tries against Texas-San Antonio (4-9). The Cowboys' average margin of victory in those games is 28 points.

UTSA scored the fewest points of any Oklahoma State opponent this season.

Oklahoma State (13-1) began the season by playing seven of its first nine games at home, but hadn't appeared at Gallagher-Iba Arena since a December 2 win over Pepperdine. Since then, the Cowboys have played games in New York, San Diego, Nashville, Tenn., and Oklahoma City.

UTSA's first-year coach is former Oklahoma State star Brooks Thompson, a two-time All-Big Eight selection for the Cowboys in the early 1990s. He was hailed as "one of our own" and received a rousing ovation during the team introductions.

Thompson's squad, which plays in the Southland Conference, then stuck with its Big 12 foe for the better part of a half.

Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton burned three timeouts in the first 12 minutes and the Cowboys didn't take the lead for good until two free throws by Curry with 9:57 left in the half made it 18-16.

With 10:39 left, a displeased Sutton ordered starting forward David Monds to leave the court area after the Cowboys gave up a fast-break basket. Monds did not play the rest of the game.

UTSA was within 26-22 with 5:32 left, but the Cowboys closed the half on a 16-2 run, highlighted by dunks by Kenny Cooper and Marcus Dove, to go up 42-24.

The Cowboys scored the first 6 points of the 2nd half, ending any hopes of a UTSA comeback. Oklahoma State stretched its lead to as many as 37 points in the 2nd half.

Oklahoma State outrebounded the Roadrunners 39-21.

Curry became the 29th Oklahoma State player to pass the 1,000-point career mark, and the seventh to do so as a junior, finishing the game with 1,008 points. Terrel Harris and Kenny Cooper each added 15 points for the Cowboys.

Melvin Smith scored 16 points to lead UTSA, while Keith Spencer had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Oklahoma State has one nonconference game remaining, at home on January 2, against NCAA Division II Southwestern Oklahoma State.