National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 81, Youngstown St. 63
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 13, 2014
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Bart Lenox, # Jeff Smith, # Olandis Poole
Attendance:
7065
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Texas A&M 81, Youngstown State 63: Jalen Jones scored a career-high 27 points and collected eight rebounds as the Aggies beat the visiting Penguins.
Jones went 11-of-13 from the field, making all four 3-point attempts, and Danuel House posted 21 points, six assists and five rebounds for Texas A&M (7-2). Freshman Alex Robinson supplied a career-high 10 assists to go with seven points and six rebounds for the Aggies.
Shawn Amiker contributed 16 points and seven rebounds for Youngstown State (7-5). DJ Cole finished with 15 points and six assists and Shaun Stewart scored 11 points and made three 3-pointers for the Penguins, who were 8-of-22 from beyond the arc.
Amiker scored the first six points and Marcus Keene and Cole had back-to-back 3-pointers as the Penguins claimed a 12-9 lead with eight minutes gone by in the first half, but soon after the Aggies assumed control. A 3-pointer by Jones made it 32-20 with 3:18 left and Texas A&M went to the break with a 36-26 advantage.
The Penguins got to within four points on 3-pointers by Cole and Stewart and a layup by Amiker, and again on a triple by Stewart with 9:14 left, but seven quick points by the Aggies made it an 11-point deficit with six minutes remaining. Any chance for a Youngstown State comeback went out the window when Jones scored nine points in less than two minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jones notched the eighth 20-point game of his career and the first this season. ... The Aggies shot 60.8 percent from the field, including 11-of-20 from 3-point territory. ... Led by Robinson, Texas A&M had 23 assists on 31 made field goals.
Top Game Performances
| Youngstown St. |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Shawn Amiker Jr. 16 |
Scoring |
Jalen Jones 27 |
|
D.J. Cole 6 |
Assists |
Alex Robinson 10 |
|
Shawn Amiker Jr. 7 |
Rebounds |
Jalen Jones 8 |
|
Marcus Keene 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Danuel House 3 |
|
Shaun Stewart 2 |
Steals |
Peyton Allen 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Danuel House 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Youngstown St.
|
63 |
41.0 |
8-22 |
5-9 |
17 |
22 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
| Texas A&M
|
81 |
60.8 |
11-20 |
8-15 |
23 |
31 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
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