National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 93, Texas A&M 85
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2013
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials: # Bruce Benedict, # John Hampton, # Pat Evans
Attendance: 7828

Tennessee 93, Texas A&M 85 (4 OT):
Trae Golden scored 15 of his career-high 32 points in the four overtimes as the visiting Volunteers won the longest game in school history.

Skylar McBee scored five of his 12 points in the fourth overtime to help Tennessee (16-10, 8-6 SEC) extend its win streak to a season-high five games. Jarnell Stokes had 20 points and 16 rebounds for his ninth double-double in the last 11 games and Jordan McRae added 23 points for the Volunteers.

Elston Turner scored 38 points to lead Texas A&M (16-11, 6-8), which lost for the eighth time in 12 games and finished the game with only five players after four fouled out. J’Mychal Reese had 15 points, Fabyon Harris added 13 off the bench and Ray Turner grabbed eight rebounds for the Aggies.

After McRae missed a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining in regulation, Stokes rebounded and made the first free-throw attempt but missed the second with 5.9 seconds left to tie it at 62 and force overtime. In the first OT, McRae nailed a 3-pointer with nine seconds left to tie it at 69 before Turner missed a jumper with one second left.

Golden made a jumper with 18 seconds left to tie it at 75 and Turner missed a jumper with one second remaining to force triple overtime. Texas A&M’s Jarod Jahns made a layup with nine seconds left to tie it at 79 and force quadruple OT.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The five Tennessee starters finished with four fouls apiece. ... Tennessee improved to 5-1 against Texas A&M after their first meeting with the Aggies in the SEC. … The Volunteers are 4-0 this season against coaches who are in their first season in the SEC, having beaten Rick Ray (Mississippi State), Frank Martin (South Carolina), Johnny Jones (LSU) and Billy Kennedy (Texas A&M).
Top Game Performances
 
Tennessee   Texas A&M
Trae Golden 32 Scoring Elston Turner 38
Trae Golden 4 Assists Alex Caruso 4
Jarnell Stokes 16 Rebounds Ray Turner 8
Trae Golden 11 Free Throws Made Elston Turner 5
Skylar McBee 1 Steals Alex Caruso 2
Jarnell Stokes 4 Blocks Elston Turner 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tennessee 93 39.4 10-21 27-39 12 46 7 2 18
Texas A&M 85 42.3 3-11 16-20 10 38 3 8 14