National Basketball Association
Saint Louis 70, Texas A&M 49
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, November 19, 2012
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Tom Eades, # Duke Edsall
Attendance:
N/A
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Saint Louis 70, Texas A&M 49: Dwayne Evans scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half and Cody Remekun added 12 in his return from injury as the Billikens knocked off the previously unbeaten Aggies in the semifinals of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo.
Mike McCall Jr. chipped in 13 points for Saint Louis (2-1), which will face No. 11 Kansas in the championship game Tuesday night. Texas A&M faces Washington State in the consolation.
Elston Turner scored 16 points to lead Texas A&M (3-1). Ray Turner and Kourtney Roberson combined to produce 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting.
The Aggies were within 35-27 early in the second half before Remekun, who missed his team's first two games with a knee injury, hit a jumper and Evans had a three-point play to give the Billikens a 13-point advantage.
Moments later, McCall Jr. buried one of his three 3-pointers and Evans had back-to-back buckets to put Saint Louis ahead 47-29 with 14:08 left. Texas A&M, which made only 8 of 18 free throws and had 18 turnovers, never got closer than 15 points thereafter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Saint Louis had a 31-21 advantage on the glass. ... Jordair Jett had nine assists, five rebounds, three steals and a blocked shot for the Billikens. ... Saint Louis has a 5-1 series advantage.
Top Game Performances
Texas A&M |
|
Saint Louis |
Elston Turner 16 |
Scoring |
Dwayne Evans 21 |
J'Mychal Reese 4 |
Assists |
Jordair Jett 8 |
Kourtney Roberson 5 |
Rebounds |
Cody Ellis 7 |
Elston Turner 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwayne Evans 5 |
J'Mychal Reese 4 |
Steals |
Jordair Jett 3 |
Ray Turner 1 |
Blocks |
Jordair Jett 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas A&M
|
49 |
44.2 |
3-7 |
8-18 |
13 |
22 |
1 |
6 |
19 |
Saint Louis
|
70 |
51.0 |
6-17 |
14-21 |
17 |
30 |
5 |
10 |
12 |