March 5, 2003

Box Score

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Andy Slocum scored a season-high 18 points as Texas A&M ended a three-game conference losing streak with a 79-60 victory over Baylor on Wednesday night.

Forwards Antoine Wright and Keith Bean added 13 and 10 points respectively for A&M (14-12, 6-9 Big 12). The Big 12's all-time leading scorer, Bernard King, scored just three points for A&M but posted 10 assists.

Baylor (13-13, 4-11) scored just three field goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half. The Aggies went on a 12-1 run as they held the Bears without a field goal for six minutes of play midway through the half. Baylor could get no closer than nine points in the second half and A&M led by as many as 31 points.

Lawrence Roberts and John Lucas, both averaging over 14 points per game, were held to a combined 10 points over the first 36 minutes of play for Baylor. Roberts finished with 12, scoring six in the final three minutes.

Slocum closed out the final minute of the first period with a pair of field goals to give A&M a 36-26 lead.

Slocum, who scored in double figures just once all season, came off the bench to score 15 in the first half alone.

Roberts was held to just two points while picking up three fouls in the first half.

R.T. Guinn picked up the slack, hitting his first three 3-pointers for the Bears and scoring 13 in the half. Guinn would not score in the second half, fouling out with five minutes remaining.