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BY TRAVIS HARSCH
The Battalion
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homa in Norman Wednesday in a game that
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tournament in Kansas City,
thepeason ended today, the Sooners (13-11, 7-7
of how the- 2) would be seeded fifth and would take on the
2-12 Big 12), who will be the twelfth
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f the seven A&M wins, five have come on the
A&M coach Peggie Gillom said the disparity in
;cord is due to an easier pace when the Aggies hit
ighway.
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msaid, “You don’t have the classes, you can sleep
ty, you’re more relaxed and ready to play.”
left me will be the last regular-season contest on
fid for the Aggies, who will finish the regular sea-
aturday at home against the University of Colorado.
SiM’s last game was a 65-56 loss to the Univer-
)f Texas Longhorns on Saturday. The game was
Tthan the score indicated, as the Aggies trailed
nly jtwo points with two minutes remaining in
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;ra Alexander led the Aggies with 14 points, and
man Celeria Washington got her first start on the
in, scoring nine points. Gillom said Washington’s
ies are improving.
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murderer out there,” Gillom said. “She’s looking
i comfortable out there, and her confidence is
ingto build. She’s showing that she can play.”
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pe, jwho ranks second in the conference in re-
ids per game. Sharpe also puts points on the
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MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion
Junior forward Kera Alexander and the Texas A&M
Women’s Basketball Team will close out the regular
season Wednesday at the University of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma
(13-11,7-7 Big 12)
Points leader:
Phylesha Whaley (19.5)
Rebound leader:
Phylesha Whaley (7.5)
Assists leader:
Stacey Dales (5.0)
ers are led by Phylesha Whaley, who averages 19.3
points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
The game will tip off at 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble
Center.
BY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
The Battalion
It will be the final home game in the Aggie careers
of senior forward Shanne Jones and senior guard
Chris Clayton tonight as the Texas A&M Men’s Bas
ketball Team hosts the University of Oklahoma at 7
p.m.
A&M will look to make history, as the Aggies have
never beaten Oklahoma, dropping all 11 meetings be
tween the schools. The Ags (11-13,4-10 Big 12) are com
ing off a 63-54 loss to the University of Texas, while the
Sooners (19-8, 10-4 Big 12) are coming off a home loss
to the University of Kansas.
OU is in search of its fourth win in their many trips
to the state of Texas this season. The Sooners won ear
lier nail-biters at Baylor University on Feb. 3, 59-58, and
at Texas on Feb. 10,64-63. OU has won four straight road
games and six out of their last seven overall.
Jones, who transferred from Stetson University in
1995 and played three years at A&M, will be remem
bered by many as one of the top post players in Aggie
history. He is 11 points shy of ranking in the top 15 in
scoring in A&M basketball history. This season, his 55
percent field goal percentage leads the Big 12 and is
the fifth-best percentage in school history. Jones, a na
tive of The Colony, averaged a career-high 18.0 points
and 6.7 rebounds per game in the 1997-98 season en
route to being named third team All-Big 12. This sea
son, although his numbers have dipped slightly (14.8
ppg, 5.8 rpg) in part because of increased attention by
Big 12 opponents, Jones still scored in double figures
in 20 out of 24 games. One of his best games came
last season when he showcased his abilities before a
nationally televised ESPN audience, scoring 32 points
against Texas. Jones also slammed home 24 dunks in
his 1997-98 campaign.
Chris Clayton enjoyed a solid two-year Aggie ca
reer after transferring from Ventura (Calif.) Commu
nity College. The Bakersfield, Calif., native quickly es
tablished himself as one of the top three-point threats
in A&M history and ranks among A&M’s top 10 in
three-point field goals made. Clayton set a G. Rollie
White Coliseum record by nailing seven out of 11
three-point attempts last season against Maryland-
Eastern Shore. This season, Clayton is probably best
known for two game-winning three-point buzzer-
beaters. The first came on Dec. 3 at Sam Houston State
University as Clayton nailed a three from the left cor
ner with seconds remaining to snap a 70-70 tie and
give A&M the victory.
see Sooners on Page 12,
GUY ROGERSAThe Battalion
Senior forward Shanne Jones will play his last home
game when the Aggies face Oklahoma Wednesday.
Oklahoma
(19-8,10-4 Big 12)
Points leader:
Eduardo Najera (15.0)
Rebound leader:
Eduardo Najera (8.0)
Assists leader:
Michael Johnson (3.8)
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