National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 84, UC Santa Barbara 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 17, 2017
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Glenn Tuitt, # Nathan Bemis, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
7275
By The Sports Xchange
DJ Hogg fired in five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 24 points Friday night as No. 16 Texas A&M walloped UC Santa Barbara 84-65 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Tyler Davis added 14 points and six rebounds in just 25 minutes for the Aggies (2-0), playing their first game since blowing out West Virginia in their season opener last Friday in Germany. Admon Gilder had 13 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Tonny Trocha-Morelos had 10 points.
Max Heidigger tallied 24 points, going 10-of-12 at the foul line, for the Gauchos (1-2). Gabe Vincent scored 12 and Jalen Canty added 10 points.
Texas A&M never trailed, scoring the game’s first seven points and leading by double figures for the final 32:44. The Aggies took their first double-digit lead 4:56 into the game when Gilder stroked a 3-pointer.
Ahead 46-32 at halftime, Texas A&M got the margin to 20 for the first time with a 3-pointer from Hogg at the 16:18 mark of the second half. Gilder’s two free throws with 8:45 remaining upped the advantage to 75-47 and the Aggies coasted to the finish line.
Texas A&M shot the ball well in every aspect, canning 50 percent of its field goals, 50 percent of its 3-pointers and 13-of-17 at the foul line. By contrast, UCSB hit only 42.6 percent from the floor and was a measly 3-of-17 on 3-pointers.
The Aggies drew 20 assists from 30 field goals. Each team grabbed 35 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
UC Santa Barbara |
|
Texas A&M |
Max Heidegger 24 |
Scoring |
DJ Hogg 24 |
Brandon Davis 2 |
Assists |
Admon Gilder 7 |
Leland King II 9 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Davis 6 |
Max Heidegger 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Admon Gilder 5 |
Max Heidegger 2 |
Steals |
Jay Jay Chandler 1 |
Jalen Canty 2 |
Blocks |
Tyler Davis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UC Santa Barbara
|
65 |
42.6 |
3-17 |
10-14 |
10 |
30 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
Texas A&M
|
84 |
50.0 |
11-22 |
13-17 |
20 |
28 |
6 |
4 |
12 |