National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 50, Texas A&M 49
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 19, 2013
Where: Foster Auditorium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Antinio Petty, # Brian Shey, # Bruce Benedict
Attendance: 13741

Alabama 50, Texas A&M 49:
Trevor Lacey's jumper with nine seconds left lifted host Alabama to its third straight win.

Fabyon Harris had put the Aggies on top with a jumper with 19 seconds to go, but Lacey answered and Trevor Releford stole the ball to preserve the win.

Alabama (11-6, 3-1 SEC) got 15 points from Releford, who returned after missing one game with an ankle injury. Lacey hit 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and finished with 14 points and six rebounds.

Elston Turner led Texas A&M (12-5, 2-2) with 13 points, J'Mychal Reese scored 10, and Kourtney Roberson had nine points, eight rebounds and two blocks.

The Aggies led 26-15 after forcing Alabama into 5-of-18 shooting and 10 first-half turnovers. The Tide opened the second half on a 19-4 run and it was 45-45 with 1:30 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Aggies fell to 2-1 in true road games this season, having won at Houston and Kentucky. … Alabama leads the series 7-3. ... The Aggies came in leading the SEC in 3-point shooting percentage (38.5), but made 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) from deep.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M   Alabama
Elston Turner 13 Scoring Trevor Releford 15
Alex Caruso 2 Assists Trevor Lacey 5
Kourtney Roberson 8 Rebounds Trevor Lacey 6
Jordan Green 2 Free Throws Made Trevor Releford 4
Alex Caruso 1 Steals Nick Jacobs 3
Kourtney Roberson 2 Blocks Moussa Gueye 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M 49 47.6 2-11 7-10 6 25 3 3 15
Alabama 50 43.9 6-11 8-15 11 24 2 10 16