National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 82, New Orleans 53
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 29, 2020
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Jason Baker, # Randy Heimerman, # Chuck Jones
Attendance:
1114
By Field Level Media
Quenton Jackson scored a career-high 28 points, and Texas A&M's defense keyed a decisive first-half run as the Aggies waylaid visiting New Orleans 82-53 on Sunday afternoon in College Station, Texas.
The Aggies ran away from New Orleans over the final eight minutes of the first half and led by 17 points at halftime. Texas A&M was up by as many as 29 points and never led the Privateers (0-2) get closer than 15 points through a workman-like final 20 minutes.
Jackson, a senior whose career-best scoring game was 20 last season, was 11 of 13 from the field. Andre Gordon added 15 points for Texas A&M (1-0) with freshman Hassan Diarra hitting for 14 points in his first collegiate game.
Savion Flagg, the Aggies' top returning scorer, had just 9 points but took a game-high 11 rebounds.
Ladarius Marshall scored 14 points to lead the Privateers (0-2), with Troy Green hitting for 11 and Damion Rosser adding 10 points.
Both teams struggled in the early going, as the Privateers led 15-14 after a dunk by Rosser at the 8:09 mark of the first half. But falling behind seemed to get Texas A&M's attention, and the Aggies reeled off a 12-0 run over the ensuing three and a half minutes to assume a 26-15 advantage.
The Aggies continued to expand on their lead, outscoring New Orleans 15-9 through the half's final four minutes to take a 41-24 lead to intermission.
Jackson racked up 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the half to lead all scorers, with Gordon adding 11 points for the Aggies. Texas A&M outshot New Orleans 54 percent to 42 percent over the first 20 minutes, and hit eight 3-pointers to just two for the Privateers.
Marshall paced New Orleans with 10 points off the bench in the first half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| New Orleans |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Ladarius Marshall 14 |
Scoring |
Quenton Jackson 28 |
|
Lamont Berzat 5 |
Assists |
Savion Flagg 6 |
|
Kmani Doughty 6 |
Rebounds |
Savion Flagg 11 |
|
Troy Green 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Hassan Diarra 7 |
|
Kmani Doughty 2 |
Steals |
Hassan Diarra 6 |
|
Jahmel Myers 1 |
Blocks |
LaDamien Bradford 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Orleans
|
53 |
41.8 |
5-18 |
2-4 |
21 |
29 |
2 |
8 |
27 |
| Texas A&M
|
82 |
50.9 |
12-27 |
14-20 |
19 |
29 |
3 |
16 |
19 |
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