National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 74, South Carolina 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2013
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Mike Thibodeaux, # John Hampton, # Steven Anderson
Attendance:
9561
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Texas A&M 74, South Carolina 56: Elston Turner had a game-high 28 points, including four 3-pointers, to go with five assists, four steals and four rebounds to lead the host Aggies past the Gamecocks in the teams' first meeting.
Ray Turner had 16 points and a team-high six rebounds to help Texas A&M (17-12, 7-9 SEC) snap a two-game losing streak. Fabyon Harris came off the bench and scored 12 points for the Aggies, who improved to 12-5 at home.
Michael Carrera had 16 points and a team-high nine rebounds to lead South Carolina (13-16, 3-13), which has lost nine of its last 10 games, including three straight. Bruce Ellington had 10 points and six assists for the Gamecocks, who fell to 1-8 on the road.
Texas A&M led by as many as eight points in the first half, going up 24-16 on J’Mychal Reese’s 3-pointer with 6:46 left before halftime. South Carolina’s Brian Steele nailed a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, capping an 8-2 run and tying the game at 32 going into intermission.
South Carolina took its first lead, 34-32, on Mindaugas Kacinas’ layup early in the second half and the Gamecocks went up 36-32 on two free throws by Kacinas. Texas A&M produced a 14-0 run for a 46-36 lead with 8:52 remaining and continued to pull away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas A&M was 29-for-54 shooting from the field to South Carolina’s 18-for-47. … The Gamecocks committed 17 turnovers, while the Aggies had eight. … This was the 200th career game for South Carolina coach Frank Martin, who fell to 5-3 all-time against Texas A&M, including 1-2 record in College Station.
Top Game Performances
South Carolina |
|
Texas A&M |
Michael Carrera 16 |
Scoring |
Elston Turner 28 |
Bruce Ellington 6 |
Assists |
Elston Turner 5 |
Michael Carrera 9 |
Rebounds |
Ray Turner 6 |
Michael Carrera 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Elston Turner 4 |
Bruce Ellington 2 |
Steals |
Elston Turner 4 |
Michael Carrera 1 |
Blocks |
Ray Turner 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
South Carolina
|
56 |
38.3 |
6-16 |
14-20 |
12 |
27 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
Texas A&M
|
74 |
53.7 |
7-15 |
9-15 |
15 |
23 |
7 |
8 |
8 |