National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 80, Denver 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Anthony Greene, # Byron Jarrett, # Kirby Sitton
Attendance:
6306
By The Sports Xchange
J.C. Hampton scored a season-high 21 points to lead Texas A&M to an 80-58 victory over Denver on Wednesday night at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Tonny Trocha-Morelos added 15 points and five rebounds for Texas A&M (6-2), which won for the fourth time in five games. Tyler Davis contributed seven points and eight rebounds.
Joe Rosga scored 24 points for Denver (3-5), which was coming off a win over Weber State. Rosga made 7 of 11 field-goal attempts and 4 of 7 from 3-point range. He was the only Pioneer to finish in double figures.
Texas A&M outscored Denver 5-1 to start the game and trailed only once after Rosga made a 3-pointer to give Denver a 10-9 lead. D.J. Hogg answered with a 3-pointer at the other end, sparking a 10-0 run that put the Aggies up 19-10.
The Aggies extended their lead to 11 on a basket by Trocha-Morelos. They went up by as many as 14 on another basket by Trocha-Morelos and carried a 34-23 advantage into the break.
The Pioneers briefly cut the deficit to single digits when Daniel Amigo made a jumper early in the second half, but the Aggies used a 6-1 burst to take a 40-26 lead on a basket by Davis. The Aggies then mounted a 9-0 run to go ahead 51-31 on a dunk by Robert Williams.
Denver got within 14 on a three-point play by Duke Douglas with just under 12 minutes remaining, but Texas A&M staged a 10-0 run to go up 65-41 on a 3-pointer by Hampton. The Aggies led by as many as 26 in the final minutes.
Texas A&M shot 50 percent from the field, made 7 of 26 from 3-point range and had 20 assists on 28 made baskets. Denver shot 35.2 percent and made 10 of 26 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
Denver |
|
Texas A&M |
Joe Rosga 24 |
Scoring |
J.C. Hampton 21 |
Jake Pemberton 4 |
Assists |
Admon Gilder 5 |
Jake Krafka 6 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Davis 8 |
Joe Rosga 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyler Davis 3 |
Joe Rosga 2 |
Steals |
Admon Gilder 1 |
Duke Douglas 1 |
Blocks |
Robert Williams 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Denver
|
58 |
35.2 |
10-26 |
10-15 |
13 |
25 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
Texas A&M
|
80 |
50.0 |
7-26 |
17-24 |
20 |
36 |
8 |
4 |
4 |