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STILLWATER, Okla. -- Brady Heslip scored a season-high 20 points to help Baylor beat No. 8 Oklahoma State 76-70 on Saturday and end a five-game losing streak. Rico Gathers scored 14 points, Gary Franklin scored all 11 of his points in the second half and Cory Jefferson had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Baylor (14-7, 2-6 Big 12), which greatly improved its fading NCAA tournament hopes. The Bears had scored fewer than 70 points in four straight games, but shot 52 per cent from the field and outrebounded the Cowboys 32-26. Markel Brown scored 24 points and made 6 of 8 3-pointers, LeBryan Nash scored 19 points for Oklahoma State (16-5, 4-4), which lost to rival Oklahoma 88-76 on Monday night. Marcus Smart added 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Cowboys, but he made just 3 of 14 field goals. Oklahoma State had rallied from a nine-point deficit to take the lead in the final five minutes before Franklin, who had scored just two points all game, drained three contested 3-pointers in just under three minutes to put Baylor in control. After the third triple, Royce ONeal stole the ball and took it in for a dunk to give Baylor a 74-67 edge with 37 seconds to play. Baylor led 21-15 in the first half before Brown hit 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to give the Cowboys a jolt. Kamari Murphy, who averages 5.8 points per game, scored three baskets in 2:20 to help the Cowboys tie the score at 27. Gathers converted a 3-point play, then dunked to give Baylor a 32-29 edge. Oklahoma State had a chance to take the lead at halftime, but Smart was called for his second foul on a post-up with 3.9 seconds left in the first half, and Baylor led 32-31 at the break. Oklahoma State shot 52 per cent in the first half but was outrebounded 17-12, missed four of nine free throws and committed nine turnovers. The Cowboys finally took the lead on a pair of free throws by Brian Williams in the opening minutes of the second half, but Baylor gained it right back on a 3-point play by Austin. Smart bounced the ball off a players back while inbounding, caught it, then scored and was fouled. The free throw gave the Cowboys a 41-40 lead. Baylor responded with a 6-0 run, including two baskets by Jefferson, to take a 46-41 lead, and the Bears extended that edge to 55-46 on a baseline jumper by Jefferson with just over 10 minutes to play. Oklahoma State continued to battle. Smart stole the ball and went for a layup, but Baylors 6-foot-8, 270-pound Gathers hit him hard on the way to the hoop and was called for a Flagrant 1 foul. Smart made both free throws with 7:09 remaining to cut the Bears lead to two, then on the extra possession, Smart found Brown on a lob for a two-handed dunk to tie the score at 57. Smart finally gave the Cowboys a 64-63 lead on two free throws with just over four minutes to play. . That still leaves a big hole.You dont replace the leadership, defensive co-ordinator Billy Davis said. You just dont. Leadership is something that is earned over time. . Nine years later, he might have finally figured it out. He had only five rounds in the 60s in his previous eight trips. http://www.sfgiantsapparelsshop.com/bra ... rsey-c-26/. The 21-year-old Canadian earned a spot in his third career ATP final on Saturday thanks to his first Top 10 victory of the new tennis season, a 6-4, 6-4 win over world no. 10 Nicolas Almagro of Spain. . Tyrell appeared in seven games with the Lightning this year, he had no points in those appearances. The 24-year-old has seven goals and 17 assists in 132 career NHL games, all coming with the Lightning. He was selected in the second round, 47th overall, of the 2007 draft. . Inter moved five points behind fourth-place Fiorentina and eight points behind third-place Napoli, which visits relegation-threatened Sassuolo on Sunday.ST. JOHNS, N.L. -- St. Johns IceCaps forward Patrice Cormier scored his first goal of the season, but Manchesters Brian ONeill muted his celebration. With the game 14.2 seconds away from overtime, ONeill finished off a breakaway chance for a 3-2 Monarchs victory in American Hockey League action on Saturday. "Its a heartbreaker that we couldnt come away with that game," Cormier said. Cormier finished the game with two points, contributing an assist to go along with his first goal. "Its good to contribute and help the team in a different way than hitting and fighting," the forward said. "Its good to get a few points on the board." Cormier has been slotted into a line with Eric ODell and Kael Mouillierat, a pair which has been together since midway through last season. "Its been fun," Cormier said. "Those guys are pretty special players and I just try to get them the puck and work hard and do whatever I can to help the team win." For IceCaps head coach Keith McCambridge, placing Cormier on the ODell-Mouillierat line has paidd dividends.dddddddddddd "Ive been trying to find the right mix, the right chemistry that will make that line go again and Patrice (Cormier) has been that piece of the puzzle," he said. "That line was excellent." Andy Andreoff and Hunter Bishop also scored for the Monarchs (9-2-3), while Mouilliert had the other goal for St. Johns (6-7-1). ODell added two assists. Cormier opened the scoring on the power play with 5:06 left in the first, tapping in a backhander from just outside the crease. Andreoff tied the game for the Monarchs, finishing off a one-time wrister high glove side at the 17:03 mark of the first on the power play. The Monarchs took the lead when Bishop trailed in late to wrist shot a wide-open puck in the slot at 15:09 in the second period. The IceCaps tied the game at 15:50 of the third when Mouillierat beat Martin Jones low glove from the right face-off dot. But then ONeill went in on a breakaway to steal a win for the Monarchs. Eddie Pasquale made 31 saves for the IceCaps, while Jones turned away 31 for the Monarchs. ' ' '