Texas A&M 81, Prairie View A&M 59: Junior guard Fabyon Harris hit 4-of-6 from 3-point range and scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Aggies over the visiting Panthers.
Senior forward Ray Turner scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and freshman guard J'Mychal Reese added 15 for Texas A&M (3-0).
Jules Montgomery had 12 points, while Jourdan DeMuynck and Carl Blair each scored 10 to lead the Panthers (2-2), who took an early 15-10 lead by holding the Aggies without a point for 8 minutes during an 11-0 run.
Reese ended the drought with a bucket with 8:24 left in the first half and the Aggies hit six 3-pointers during a 27-6 run on the way to a 37-25 halftime lead.
The Aggies were 8-of-13 from the 3-point line in the first half and finished 9-of-19.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Panthers were last in the nation last year in free-throw percentage (54.1) but hit 13-of-15 on Thursday ... Panthers 6-10 center Josh Eleby went scoreless in six minutes because of early foul trouble ... The Aggies had eight turnovers in last game and had eight in the first half Thursday. They finished with 11.
Prairie View A&M | Texas A&M | |
Jules Montgomery 12 | Scoring | Fabyon Harris 18 |
Carl Blair 5 | Assists | Jordan Green 6 |
Demondre Chapman 10 | Rebounds | Ray Turner 9 |
Carl Blair 4 | Free Throws Made | Ray Turner 9 |
Carl Blair 2 | Steals | Alex Caruso 2 |
Jourdan DeMuynck 1 | Blocks | Alex Caruso 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Prairie View A&M | 59 | 32.8 | 6-19 | 13-15 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
Texas A&M | 81 | 44.4 | 9-19 | 24-29 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 11 |