STILLWATER, Okla. -- Tatum Bell rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns, and Vernon Grant intercepted a pass in the end zone with a minute remaining as Oklahoma State beat Texas A&M 28-23 Saturday.
Bell scored from 64, 5 and 2 yards as the Cowboys (4-4, 2-2 Big 12) defeated a traditional conference power for the second time in as many games.
Grant's interception of Dustin Long's pass ended a late Aggies rally as the Cowboys beat Texas A&M (5-4, 2-3) for the first time since 1988, a span of six straight losses.
Long finished 25-for-43 passing for 332 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Aggies. But he also threw two interceptions. Tight end Greg Porter added nine catches for 154 yards and a touchdown for Texas A&M.
The Cowboys beat Nebraska 24-21 for the first time in 41 years two weeks ago to keep their bowl hopes alive. Oklahoma State must win two more games -- with Kansas and Baylor on the schedule -- to be eligible for a bowl.
Oklahoma State dominated the first half of this homecoming game, gaining 273 yards against the Aggies' vaunted Wrecking Crew defense en route to a 28-14 halftime lead.
It was the second straight week the Aggies' defense has been shredded. Nebraska rushed for 381 yards a week earlier.
Texas A&M scored first on Joe Weber's 1-yard run, but Bell ran 64 yards on the next play to tie the score at 7 in the first quarter.
Bell added two more scores, and Josh Fields connected with John Lewis for a 42-yard touchdown as the Cowboys pulled away in the second quarter and held on in the second half.
The Aggies pulled within five points on Bethel Johnson's 23-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter, which the A&M controlled. But Porter was stopped short of the end zone on the 2-point try.
Texas A&M drove to the Cowboys' 31 with under 2 minutes to play, converting on two fourth downs in the drive. But Grant intercepted Long, and the Cowboys ran out the clock.
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