National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 83, Troy 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 12, 2012
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Kevin Mathis, # Bert Smith, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
4330
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Texas A&M 83, Troy 65: Elston Turner scored a career-high 26 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Aggies weathered a second-half charge by the visiting Trojans before securing the victory.
Texas A&M led by 19 with 12:39 remaining after Fabyon Harris’ 3-pointer, but the Trojans (1-1) hit six of their next seven 3-point attempts and cut the lead to 71-63 with 5:27 to play.
The Aggies (2-0) drew clear with an 8-2 run, capped by two Turner 3-pointers. Turner shot 9-of-14 and led the Aggies in scoring for the second straight game. Harris and Ray Turner added 14 points apiece.
Hunter Williams led the Trojans with 15 points, including five 3-pointers. Ray Chambers had 10 points and five rebounds for Troy, which was outrebounded 33-19.
Alex Caruso had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists for Texas A&M, which shot 52.7 percent (29-of-55) and made 18 of its 20 free-throw attempts.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Aggies improved to 102-10 all-time in non-conference games at Reed Arena. … The Trojans, who opened the season with a 56-53 victory over Mississippi State, fell to 3-41 all-time against the SEC. … Troy shot 40.6 percent (13-of-32) from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
Troy |
|
Texas A&M |
Hunter Williams 15 |
Scoring |
Elston Turner 26 |
Antoine Myers 5 |
Assists |
J'Mychal Reese 6 |
Ray Chambers 5 |
Rebounds |
J'Mychal Reese 6 |
Antoine Myers 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kourtney Roberson 4 |
Emil Jones 1 |
Steals |
Elston Turner 3 |
Antoine Myers 1 |
Blocks |
Alex Caruso 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Troy
|
65 |
43.6 |
13-32 |
4-4 |
17 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Texas A&M
|
83 |
52.7 |
7-19 |
18-20 |
21 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
8 |