National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 63, Texas-Pan American 46
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2014
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Marc Ellard, # Tony Henderson
Attendance:
5278
By SportsDirect Inc.
Texas A&M 63, Texas-Pan
American 46: Jamal Jones scored 16 points as the Aggies held on for a
nonconference home win over the Broncs.
Alex Caruso added 13 points, six
assists, four steals and three blocks for Texas A&M (9-4), which
broke a two-game losing streak. Fabyon Harris added 10 points for the
Aggies.
Justin Leathers led Texas-Pan
American (4-12) with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Shaquille
Hines added 10 points and seven boards. The Broncs shot 33.3 percent
from the field, including 7-of-27 shooting from 3-point range.
The game was close in the
opening minutes of the game, with the score tied with 9:25 to play.
But the Aggies went on a 15-3 run, holding the Broncs scoreless for
nearly eight minutes, and forged a nine-point halftime lead.
Texas-Pan American battled back,
pulling within three with just over nine minutes to go, but then went
nearly eight minutes without a point as the Aggies pushed the lead to
17. The Broncs had two points in the final 9:27 of the contest.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas A&M
leading scorer Kourtney Roberson was held scoreless, going 0-of-2 from
the floor, but he grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. … The Aggies
went 14-of-18 from the free-throw line, compared to 5-of-8 shooting
for the Broncs. … Texas-Pan American leading scorer Javorn Farrell
(17.1 ppg) was 1-of-8 from the field, including 0-of-5 from
3-point range, and finished with two points.
Top Game Performances
Texas-Pan American |
|
Texas A&M |
Justin Leathers 13 |
Scoring |
Jamal Jones 16 |
Shaquille Boga 3 |
Assists |
Alex Caruso 6 |
Shaquille Hines 7 |
Rebounds |
Kourtney Roberson 10 |
Hurley Johnson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jamal Jones 4 |
Justin Leathers 3 |
Steals |
Alex Caruso 4 |
Javorn Farrell 1 |
Blocks |
Alex Caruso 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas-Pan American
|
46 |
33.3 |
7-27 |
5-8 |
11 |
22 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Texas A&M
|
63 |
41.2 |
7-26 |
14-18 |
13 |
36 |
7 |
6 |
13 |