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Date: Wed, Jan 03, 2007, 05:32 AM
Mario Boggan scored a career-high 36 points and JamesOn Curry added 31 as No. 12 Oklahoma State set a school scoring record in a 129-77 rout of Southwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday night. The injury-depleted Cowboys used only a seven-man rotation against Division II Southwestern, as starting guard Terrel Harris missed the game with what coach Sean Sutton said was a non-sports-related eye injury suffered over the weekend. Oklahoma State (14-1) posted its first 100-point game since Jan. 30, 2005, when the Cowboys beat Colorado 104-86, and broke the previous school record of 127 points, set Dec. 3, 1977, against Santa Fe. The Cowboys will open Big 12 Conference play Saturday at home against Baylor. This is the third straight season the Cowboys have played an in-state small-college opponent, with Southwestern (10-1) receiving a $10,000 guarantee. Even with the loss, the Bulldogs are 6-5 all-time against Oklahoma State, with the previous 10 games being played from 1917 to 1938. Oklahoma State never trailed, although the Bulldogs - who entered averaging 93.1 points per game - managed keep their deficit to single digits for most of the first 11 minutes. As the game progressed, though, the Cowboys' advantage in size and speed became more and more obvious. Oklahoma State, which shot 63.6 percent in the first half, scored 11 straight points in a 98-second burst to turn a 10-point lead into a 21-point advantage, and they led 57-29 at halftime. Oklahoma State extended its lead to as many as 52 points. The Cowboys passed the 100-point mark on a three-point play by Boggan with 6:41 left. The Cowboys shot 63.8 percent from the field, made 34 of 41 free throws, blocked 11 shots and outrebounded Southwestern 54-28. Two Southwestern players fouled out, both by the 9:42 mark, and the Bulldogs went 9-of-11 from the free throw line while<br><br><a href='; target='_blank'>;
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