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Chris Brown, right, Juaquin Iglesias and No. 5 Oklahoma decimated No. 2 Texas Tech 65-21 in a key Big 12 showdown.
Chris Brown, right, Juaquin Iglesias and No. 5 Oklahoma decimated No. 2 Texas Tech 65-21 in a key Big 12 showdown.
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