Ray Turner scored 16 points to lead Texas A&M to an easy 56-44 victory over visiting Alcorn State on Wednesday night.
Forward David Loubeau added 14 points for the Aggies (5-1), who won their 64th consecutive non-conference game at Reed Arena despite a dreadful outside shooting performance.
Twenty of Texas A&M’s first 24 field goals came in the paint, and the Aggies finished 0-of-17 from 3-point range.
Freshman KeDorian Sullivan led Alcorn State (1-6) with 11 points off the bench. No starter for the Braves scored more than five points.
Texas A&M ended the first half on a 22-5 run to take a 30-17 halftime lead. During the spurt, Dash Harris had a nifty fake behind-the-back pass and layup on a fast break that gave the Aggies their first double-digit lead at 24-14.
The second half was ugly for Texas A&M, though, as the team went without a field goal for a stretch of almost six minutes late in the game.
Alcorn St. | Texas A&M | |
KeDorian Sullivan 11 | Scoring | Ray Turner 16 |
Chris Brand 1 | Assists | Dash Harris 7 |
KeDorian Sullivan 8 | Rebounds | Naji Hibbert 8 |
Chris Brand 1 | Free Throws Made | Ray Turner 4 |
Twann Oakley 3 | Steals | Elston Turner 3 |
Chris Brand 3 | Blocks | Jamal Branch 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Alcorn St. | 44 | 32.7 | 3-11 | 5-10 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 7 | |
Texas A&M | 56 | 40.3 | 0-17 | 6-12 | 16 | 44 | 5 | 8 |