National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 59, Charleston 50
When: 12:00 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
Officials:
# Tommy Nunez Jr., # Antinio Petty, # Steven Pyatt
Attendance:
N/A
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Texas A&M 59, Charleston 50: Freshman Peyton Allen scored a team-high 14 points while Jalen Jones added 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Aggies defeated the Cougars in the consolation round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off
Jordan Green contributed 11 points, including some key baskets late as Texas A&M (2-1) moves on to face New Mexico in the fifth-place game on Sunday. Alex Caruso chipped in nine points and seven assists for the Aggies, who finished the game on a 27-13 run.
Anthony Stitt and Joe Chealey led the way with 10 points each for Charleston (1-3), which faces George Mason for seventh place on Sunday. The Cougars were without forward Adjehi Baru, who suffered a right leg injury late in the first-round loss to Connecticut after recording 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Allen drained a 3-pointer, Caruso dunked after a steal and Green made two free throws to give Texas A&M a 46-39 edge with 3:56 left. Charleston pulled within two twice, but Green responded with five straight points to push the lead to 53-46 with 1:06 remaining and the Aggies were on their way.
The Cougars led by one before scoring seven of the final nine points, including a 3-pointer by Cameron Johnson, of the opening half to build a 26-20 lead at intermission. The Aggies trailed by five before Allen nailed a jumper, Antwan Space converted a three-point play and followed that up with a dunk for a 39-37 lead with 7:20 to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas A&M G-F Danuel House received a waiver from the NCAA Friday and is cleared to play for the Aggies after transferring from Houston. The 6-7 House averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds last season with the Cougars. ... Texas A&M forced 17 turnovers and had a 36-31 edge on the boards. … The Cougars have made 31-of-78 shots from 3-point range in the first four games of the campaign.
Top Game Performances
Texas A&M |
|
Charleston |
Peyton Allen 14 |
Scoring |
Joe Chealey 10 |
Alex Caruso 7 |
Assists |
Anthony Stitt 3 |
Jalen Jones 11 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Stitt 7 |
Alex Caruso 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Glenn Pierre Jr. 4 |
Alex Caruso 3 |
Steals |
Joe Chealey 2 |
Tavario Miller 1 |
Blocks |
Glenn Pierre Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas A&M
|
59 |
36.7 |
3-16 |
20-24 |
9 |
32 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
Charleston
|
50 |
36.7 |
6-19 |
8-12 |
7 |
26 |
2 |
4 |
17 |