National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 67, Texas Tech 54
When: 1:45 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Paul Janssen, # Jeff Malham, # Terry Moore
Attendance:
7083
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Elston Turner, Khris Middleton and Naji Hibbert scored 12 points apiece, and Texas A&M put together an impressive defensive performance in a 67-54 victory over visiting Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon.
Point guard Dash Harris added 11 points and seven assists for the Aggies (10-6, 1-3 Big 12), who ended a five-game slide and won their first conference game after being projected as the co-favorites in the Big 12 prior to the season.
Jaye Crockett had a career-high 19 points off the bench for the Red Raiders (7-9, 0-4 Big 12), who hit only four field goals in the first half in falling behind 34-17 at the break.
Texas A&M, in fact, didn’t allow Texas Tech to hit a field goal until the 9:44 mark of the first half. Six minutes after that, the Aggies extended their early lead to 32-13 on a Hibbert 3-pointer with 3:20 remaining.
Texas A&M, which entered the game as the Big 12’s worst offensive team, topped 60 points for the first time since Dec. 17.
Texas Tech freshman Jordan Tolbert, the team’s leading scorer, finished with only five points on 1-of-5 shooting and has scored in single digits the last three games.
The Red Raiders' starters combined for only 14 points.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Tech |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Jaye Crockett 19 |
Scoring |
Naji Hibbert 12 |
|
DeShon Minnis 3 |
Assists |
Dash Harris 7 |
|
Jordan Tolbert 9 |
Rebounds |
Ray Turner 6 |
|
Jaye Crockett 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Ray Turner 6 |
|
Luke Adams 1 |
Steals |
Dash Harris 4 |
|
Jordan Tolbert 2 |
Blocks |
Khris Middleton 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Tech
|
54 |
33.3 |
4-11 |
22-32 |
6 |
35 |
3 |
5 |
23 |
| Texas A&M
|
67 |
47.8 |
5-16 |
18-27 |
12 |
24 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
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