Middleton scores 16 as A&M beats Oklahoma 69-51

By Murray Evans

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, Jan. 8 2011 3:56 p.m. MST

Texas A&M guard B.J. Holmes, right, shoots in front of Oklahoma guard Carl Blair Jr., left, in the first half of a NCAA college basketball game in Norman, Okla. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011.

Alonzo Adams, Associated Press

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Summary

Khris Middleton scored 16 points and added five assists and No. 16 Texas A&M won its 11th straight game, beating Oklahoma 69-51 on Saturday in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.

NORMAN, Okla. — Khris Middleton scored 16 points and added five assists and No. 16 Texas A&M won its 11th straight game, beating Oklahoma 69-51 on Saturday in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.

Texas A&M matched the third-longest winning streak in school history and dealt Oklahoma its first loss in nine games this season at Lloyd Noble Center. The Aggies have won six of their last nine games against Oklahoma (8-7, 0-1) after losing 25 of their first 26 against the Sooners.

The Aggies (14-1, 1-0), who shot 54 percent from the field, have won four of their last five Big 12 openers.

Andrew Fitzgerald scored 17 points to lead Oklahoma.

Texas A&M's only loss this season came by two points to Boston College on Nov. 25. The Aggies won the next day against Manhattan and haven't lost since, a run that includes wins over ranked foes Temple and Washington.

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