Smart, No. 22 Oklahoma State beat Texas 72-59

Smart won two high school state championships in the University of Texas' Frank Erwin Center. He returned for the first time Saturday to score 23 points, powering the 22nd-ranked Cowboys to their fifth straight win, 72-59 over the Longhorns.

"I have a great feeling for this gym," Smart said. "If felt great coming back."

Markel Brown added 17 points and Le'Bryan Nash had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Cowboys (17-5, 7-3 Big 12), who sputtered offensively for long stretches but were still able to shrug off a Texas team mired it its worst season in 15 years under coach Rick Barnes.

Cowboys coach Travis Ford had worried his team might be tired after emotional wins over Kansas and Baylor and sought to relieve the pressure by having his team play a game of whiffle ball on Thursday.

The result was a relaxed team, maybe a little too relaxed at times, that could overcome its own miscues to win.

"It wasn't pretty," Ford said. "We turned the ball over a lot but it's not something I'm really concerned with."

Ioannis Papapetrou scored 15 points to lead Texas (10-13, 2-8). The Longhorns shot 1 of 18 from 3-point range and were just 12 of 21 from the free throw line.

Texas' leading scorer this season, Sheldon McClellan, didn't score in the first half and finished with four points.

"They came in here fearless and really took it from us," Papapetrou said. "We didn't show up. We're embarrassed. More than frustrated, we're embarrassed."