National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 76, Arkansas Tech 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2011
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Terry Davis, # Roland Simmons
Attendance:
8519
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Ray Turner had 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to lead Texas A&M past Arkansas Tech 76-58 on Thursday night at Reed Arena.
It was the second career double-double for Turner, who finished 7-of-9 from the field.
Elston Turner added a game-high 19 points for the Aggies (9-3), who snapped a two-game slide in their final non-conference game before opening Big 12 play on Jan. 2 at Baylor.
Johnie Davis scored 16 points to lead Arkansas Tech (8-2), which entered the game ranked No. 17 in the latest NCAA Division II poll. The Wonder Boys were outrebounded 45-22 and shot only 34.5 percent from the field, including 7-of-19 from 3-point range.
Texas A&M limited Arkansas Tech to only two field goals over the final 10:57 of the first half to take a 32-20 lead into the break.
In the second half, Jordan Green’s jumper capped an 11-2 run that stretched the Aggies’ lead to 62-38 with 7:54 remaining.
Texas A&M, which topped 70 points for the first time since the second game of the season, was coming off its first loss to a non-conference opponent at Reed Arena since the 2005-06 season.
Top Game Performances
Arkansas Tech |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Scoring |
Elston Turner 19 |
|
Assists |
Jordan Green 4 |
0 |
Rebounds |
Ray Turner 15 |
|
Free Throws Made |
David Loubeau 3 |
|
Steals |
Jordan Green 1 |
|
Blocks |
Daniel Alexander 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arkansas Tech |
58 |
34.5 |
7-19 |
13-22 |
8 |
22 |
3 |
13 |
15 |
Texas A&M
|
76 |
50.9 |
8-16 |
10-21 |
23 |
45 |
1 |
4 |
21 |