National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 62, Gonzaga 61
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 26, 2015
Where: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort, Nassau
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Jamie Luckie, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
1331
By The Sports Xchange
Danuel House scored 19 points, including the go-ahead free throw, as No. 25 Texas A&M upset No. 10 Gonzaga 62-61 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas, on Thursday.
House, a senior guard, made the first of two free throws with 1:05 left for the final margin. The Aggies (6-0) meet Syracuse in Friday's title game.
The Bulldogs got the ball back with 13.5 seconds left but guard Silas Melson missed a step-back 17-footer at the buzzer amid tight defense.
Texas A&M center Tonny Trocha-Morelos had 14 points and hit all four of his 3-point attempts, including one at the halftime buzzer for a 35-32 lead.
Gonzaga forward Kyle Wiltjer broke out of a shooting slump with 18 points and guard Josh Perkins scored all 15 of his points in the second half. Wiltjer, a potential All-American, opened the season 1 of 10 from 3-point range, but got hot early against the Aggies and made 4 of 8 from behind the arc.
Gonzaga post Domantas Sabonis, who was averaging 19.3 points and 10.0 rebounds, was limited by foul trouble, picking up his fourth with 11:31 to play. He finished with two points and four boards before fouling out with 2:39 to go.
Texas A&M had been winless in 26 consecutive games against Top 10 foes dating to January 2008.
Top Game Performances
Texas A&M |
|
Gonzaga |
Danuel House 19 |
Scoring |
Kyle Wiltjer 18 |
Alex Caruso 5 |
Assists |
Kyle Dranginis 4 |
Danuel House 4 |
Rebounds |
Kyle Wiltjer 7 |
Danuel House 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Przemek Karnowski 2 |
Alex Caruso 3 |
Steals |
Eric McClellan 2 |
Tonny Trocha-Morelos 2 |
Blocks |
Domantas Sabonis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas A&M
|
62 |
44.7 |
7-14 |
13-16 |
13 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
Gonzaga
|
61 |
47.1 |
9-21 |
4-11 |
14 |
31 |
1 |
4 |
15 |