Kourtney Roberson added 11 points and seven rebounds for Texas A&M (6-0), which also got 11 points from Jordan Green. Jones had a career-best five 3-pointers, as the Aggies hit 9-of-15 from beyond the arc.
Tevin Hammond paced Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-4) with 15 points, while Daniel Broughton added 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Golden Lions shot 33.9 percent from the field and turned the ball over 18 times.
It was a close game throughout the first half, with the Golden Lions within one with just over five minutes to play before halftime. But the Aggies closed the half on a 19-5 run, helped by seven straight points by Harris and a pair of 3-pointers by Jones.
The lead was 15 just over three minutes into the second half when Roberson went on a personal 8-0 run to put Texas A&M firmly in control. Arkansas-Pine Bluff cut the margin to 16 with just over 10 minutes to play but then failed to score for nearly six minutes, as the Aggies went on a 15-0 run.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arkansas-Pine Bluff leading scorer Davon Haynes (14.2 average) was 4-of-13 from the field, including 0-of-3 from 3-point range, and finished with eight points. … Texas A&M missed 12 of its 35 free-throw attempts. … The Aggies improved to 4-0 against the Golden Lions all-time.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Texas A&M | |
Tevin Hammond 15 | Scoring | Jamal Jones 18 |
Marcel Mosley 4 | Assists | Fabyon Harris 4 |
Daniel Broughton 12 | Rebounds | Kourtney Roberson 7 |
Daniel Broughton 2 | Free Throws Made | Kourtney Roberson 7 |
Tevin Hammond 4 | Steals | J'Mychal Reese 3 |
Davon Haynes 1 | Blocks | Jamal Jones 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 55 | 33.9 | 6-20 | 7-13 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
Texas A&M | 88 | 59.6 | 9-15 | 23-35 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 15 |