National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 66, Texas Tech 54
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Don Daily, # Brad Ferrie, # Jeb Hartness
Attendance:
12377
By SportsDirect Inc.
David Loubeau scored 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting as No. 22 Texas A&M locked-up a first-round bye in the Big 12 tournament with a 66-54 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday.
Khris Middleton added 13 points for the Aggies (23-7, 10-6 Big 12), who clinched the No. 3 seed in the conference and will play the winner of Wednesday's first-round game between Missouri and Texas Tech in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Loubeau went 4 of 4 from the field in the first half on Saturday to help Texas A&M take a 30-26 lead at the break. The junior forward took over at the beginning of the second, scoring the Aggies’ first nine points as they opened with a 13-4 burst to push the lead to double figures.
Texas A&M would stretch it to as much as 57-40 when Nathan Walkup nailed a 3-pointer with 4:13 left and cruised to the finish.
D’walyn Roberts collected 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Red Raiders (13-18, 5-11).
Top Game Performances
| Texas Tech |
|
Texas A&M |
|
David Tairu 14 |
Scoring |
David Loubeau 21 |
|
John Roberson 4 |
Assists |
B.J. Holmes 4 |
|
D'walyn Roberts 11 |
Rebounds |
B.J. Holmes 5 |
|
Mike Singletary 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Naji Hibbert 4 |
|
Paul Cooper 1 |
Steals |
B.J. Holmes 5 |
|
Robert Lewandowski 3 |
Blocks |
David Loubeau 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Tech
|
54 |
37.7 |
3-16 |
11-13 |
7 |
29 |
7 |
6 |
|
| Texas A&M
|
66 |
45.8 |
4-15 |
18-30 |
14 |
29 |
2 |
7 |
|
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