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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 67, Tennessee 61
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 24, 2015
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Terry Moore, # Antinio Petty, # Olandis Poole
Attendance: 16547

Texas A&M 67, Tennessee 61: Jalen Jones scored 18 points and collected nine rebounds as the Aggies picked up a big road win in SEC play.

Danuel House added 15 points and a game-high six assists for Texas A&M (13-5, 4-2 SEC), which has won four straight since a double-overtime loss to top-ranked Kentucky. Alex Caruso made all three of his 3-point tries en route to 13 points for the Aggies.

Kevin Punter scored 17 points to lead the Volunteers (12-6, 4-2), who had won three in a row. Josh Richardson and Robert Hubbs III had 12 points apiece for Tennessee, which shot 38.5 percent.

The Aggies led by as many as eight points in the first half before settling for a 25-23 lead at the break. Caruso had a 3-pointer and two assists in a 7-0 run to begin the second half and added another triple amid a run of nine straight points for Texas A&M, staking the visitors to a 45-28 lead with 12 minutes left.

The Aggies moved ahead 53-38 on House's basket with just under eight minutes to go, but Hubbs and Richardson hit consecutive triples with over a minute left to pull the hosts within 60-55. Richardson hit another from beyond the arc to cut the deficit to 65-61 with 13 seconds to go, but a dunk by Jordan Green on the other end sealed it.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee was 11-of-29 from 3-point range while Texas A&M went 5-of-17. ... Coming off three straight double-digit efforts in which he shot 16-of-22 from the floor, Volunteers F Armani Moore was held to eight points on 2-of-9 shooting. ... F Kourtney Roberson finished with seven rebounds, two steals and a block for the Aggies.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M   Tennessee
Jalen Jones 18 Scoring Kevin Punter 17
Danuel House 6 Assists Derek Reese 4
Jalen Jones 9 Rebounds Derek Reese 6
Danuel House 6 Free Throws Made Armani Moore 4
Jalen Jones 2 Steals Derek Reese 2
Peyton Allen 1 Blocks Armani Moore 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M 67 48.1 5-17 12-15 17 32 3 6 9
Tennessee 61 38.5 11-29 10-11 12 24 4 5 9