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s A&': ie Battalion PORTS Page 7 • Thursday, February 11, 1999 •scribed for seve and protects a- o flu viruses icld said ama 3 if taken with of symptoms, x eve re cases si soon as possible lold said the • diagnosed by rather than by ymptoms in iche, cough a mid said colleg les makes the i. •liege students art; toms and theii I'hey gott 11 and don'tget e-hundred sti I yesterday with |B MIKE FUENTES/’l m Battalion t not already br: ;as |A&M junior guard Clifton Cook recorded 17 points and sev- Parenthood, t! rebounds against Kansas State University Wednesday night at will harmafet. e d Arena. ?d pregnant woe I Aggies tame Wildcats, 79-74 A&M men's team limits turnovers to 11 in fourth Big 12 win BY AL LAZARUS The Battalion The Texas A&M Football Team was in the build ing last night. And again, Kansas State University lost. Following the lead of the Big 12 Champion Aggie football team, which was honored during a halftime ceremony at the game, the Texas A&M Men’s Bas ketball Team defeated the Wildcats, 79-74, in front of 4,434 Reed Arena fans Wednesday night. The Aggies (11-10, 4-7 in Big 12) turned the ball over only 11 times on the way to surprising the Wild cats, who saw their already doubtful NCAA tourna ment hopes take a crushing blow. “That was a good sign,” A&M coach Melvin Watkins said of his team’s low turnover total. “We just focused in and concentrated a little harder.” Clifton Cook scored 17 points for the Aggies and turned the ball over just three times. Leading 38-31 at halftime, the Aggies took their biggest lead of the game, 58-45, after a pair of Chris Clayton three-pointers with 11:02 remaining. Clayton, who finished with 11 points, said Watkins made his expectations clear during an ear lier timeout. “Coach looked at me and told me I had to make them,” Clayton said. Despite Clayton’s treys, the Wildcats did not fold, capping off an 11-2 run with a thunderous dunk from senior swingman Ayome “Paco” May to cut the Ag gies’ lead to 60-56 with 6:53 remaining. The two teams then traded baskets until a Cook three-pointer gave the Aggies a 70-60 lead with 3:48 remaining. After a KSU turnover with 3:39 left, the Aggies had what may have been their most effective pos session of the game without even scoring any points. TWo Wildcat fouls and an offensive rebound from A&M freshman center Joe White ran the clock down to 2:05 before Kansas State got the ball back. The Aggies then made nine of 10 free throws down the stretch to put the Wildcats away. Watkins, whose team has already equaled its con ference win total over the last two years, spoke of the importance of hitting from the charity stripe. A&M Men's Game Leaders Points leader: Shanne Jones (18) Rebound leader: Shanne Jones (5) Clifton Cook (5) Assists leader: Clifton Cook (7) “In order to close games out when you’ve got a lead,” he said, “you’ve got to hit those free throws.” The Aggies will take their winning streak on the road Saturday for a televised 12:45 p.m. matchup against the University of Oklahoma. ion does not en: abortion pill,! it hood, emerge: cy by preventing Aomen fall to Texas Tech on road le nausea and\r BY AARON COHAN )m the health ce: The Battalion icy contraceptive: ved by the FDA For the second time all season, them on rape e Texas A&M Women’s Basket- Manned Parent!: 11 Team was able to oust its op- contraceptive-pi nent under the boards, or rape victims. But it was not enough to win, te FDA approve Texas Tech University handed contraceptive k: iM its sixth straight loss, 74-52. d instructions.Iti e Rod Raiders were just too ich for the Aggies down the lot to be usedi etch, outscoring A&M by 18 ints in the second half, lally active shou Tech was led once again by ju- rontrol, and thei hr forward Angie Braziel, who ’ Griffith said. “Arhred 10 of her 25 points during if condomsand: critical 21-7 run to help put the isk of pregnancy m e away. “Wo played with them in the first half,” A&M coach Peggie Gillom said. “We could have played with them, but Tech turned it up a notch in the second, and we could just not stand the pressure.” Turnovers again were a prob lem for A&M. The Aggies turned the ball over 25 times, compared to 11 by the Red Raiders. The dif ference proved to be the deciding factor, as all other aspects of A&M’s game were firing. “The final score was not indica tive of how we played,” Gillom said. “We just threw the ball away.” The Aggies also had problems guarding the perimenter, as senior guard Rene Hanebutt knocked down five three-pointers on the way to 20 points. “The girls just did not do what we told them,” Gillom said. “ We stayed with her (Hanebutt), but she was just ‘QuickDraw McGraw.’” Although the Aggies had their problems, they did again have an outstanding shooting perfor mance from the field. For the sec ond straight game, A&M was able to connect on more than 45 per cent of their shots. The Aggies were led by junior forwards Prissy Sharpe and Kera Alexander. A 17-point, 11-rebound showing by Alexander led the way for the Aggies. Sharpe had an off night with just 11 points, but also grabbed seven rebounds. The Aggies record falls to 7-14 overall, and 2-8 in Big 12 play. A&M Women's Game Leaders Points leader: Kera Alexander (17) Rebound leader: Kera Alexander (11) Assists leader: Kim Tarkington (5) The next game for A&M is in Waco Saturday at the Ferrell Cen ter where they meet in-state rival Baylor University. MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion Kerrie Patterson (far right) shot a perfect 3-for-3 from the field in the Aggies’ 74-52 loss to Texas Tech University Wednesday. relatk ^ed with the Anti s! ? in Austin. /e want to present: joints about the for i in this count: ireff, a graduates®! ly and an event oigr ckareff said neat!' raqi citizens, the is: n are women and ' because of Ui : st Iraq. He saidt n to affect Saddam' aued construction ons. he only mistakei# have been borir areff said. “We# ; just.” :e or call 1-890-5667 In every industry, the performers are the key to the performance Take any environment, from the most simplistic to the most advanced, and you’ll notice one common thread. People. 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