(by Dwain Price) NORMAN, Okla. – If defense wins championships, Texas A&M could be playing basketball way beyond the Big 12 tournament.

Displaying their physical brand of suffocating defense, the No. 23 Aggies smothered Oklahoma, 69-54, Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Aggies (22-8, 11-5 Big 12) have won eight of 10 as they seek their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. OU (13-17, 4-12) lost its eighth straight, the Sooners' longest losing streak since 1969....read more from The Dallas Morning News