Jan. 22, 2005
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Joey Graham scored 24 points to help No. 5 Oklahoma State rebound from its loss to Texas with an 82-53 victory over Baylor on Saturday.
Freshman JamesOn Curry added 14 points, including 10 in the final 2:16, as the Cowboys (14-2, 4-1 Big 12 Conference) won the first game at the newly named Eddie Sutton Court.
The floor, installed in 1938 at Gallagher-Iba Arena, was named after Oklahoma State's coach last week. Sutton has 769 victories, good for seventh all-time.
Tim Bush led the Bears (9-6, 1-3) with 19 points and Tommy Swanson added 15 despite missing chunks of time with foul trouble. Baylor shot just 30.9 percent from the floor.
Terrence Crawford's dunk after his steal of Aaron Bruce's pass with 13 minutes left in the game made it 49-34, capping a 7-0 Sooners run.
Graham hit two free throws and brother Stephen hit another in the spurt. Graham was 4-of-4 from the line, extending his streak to 35 consecutive made free throws dating back to Jan. 3.
Baylor pulled within 10 at 51-41 on Swanson's three-point play with 9:27 left, but the Cowboys again pulled away and finished with a 14-0 run on Curry's two 3-pointers and two layups.
Oklahoma State started slowly, falling behind 18-11 on Bush's two foul shots 2:52 into the game, but outscored Baylor 19-1 over the next 13 minutes on the way to a 36-24 halftime lead.
Baylor missed 13 shots during the run, after hitting six of its first nine shots in the game. The Bears shot just 8-of-26 in the first half.
Ivan McFarlin scored five points during the spurt and Joey Graham added six, including two fast-break dunks, as the Sooners reeled off 15 straight.
