National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 62, Missouri 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Tony Greene, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
6849
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Texas A&M 62, Missouri 50: Jalen Jones and Danuel House each scored 12 points in the second half as the host Aggies used a 22-2 spurt to shake off a sluggish first half.
Texas A&M (12-5, 3-2 SEC) shot 33.3 percent from the field in the first half but erased a 31-24 halftime deficit by hitting 12-of-23 shots from the field after intermission. Jones and House each finished with 16 points while Jones added nine rebounds as the Aggies dominated the backboards 37-24 to win their third in a row since a double-overtime home loss to No. 1 Kentucky.
Wes Clark scored a career-high 18 points – 12 in the first half – with six assists and five steals for the Tigers (7-11, 1-4), who made just 8-of-24 shots after halftime in losing their fourth straight contest. Johnathan Williams III added nine points and 10 rebounds.
Namon Wright’s 3-pointer 2 ½ minutes into the second half put Missouri ahead 36-29, but Jones’ jumper 20 seconds later ignited a 13-0 burst during which Jones scored seven points and House hit two triples. Williams temporarily stopped the onslaught with a jumper to bring the Tigers within 42-38 before Texas A&M ran off nine unanswered points, and Peyton Allen’s 3-pointer with 9 ½ minutes remaining pushed the Aggies advantage to 51-38.
Clark made 5-of-6 shots in the opening half as Missouri shot 52.2 percent from the field and hit 5-of-8 3-point attempts. Alex Caruso’s basket with 3 ½ minutes left in the half put the Aggies ahead 22-21 before the Tigers closed the period on a 10-2 run, with Clark hitting two 3-pointers during the surge as Missouri carried a seven-point lead into intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Caruso, who scored seven of his 11 points in the second half, also collected four rebounds and three assists. … Texas A&M snapped a three-game losing streak to the Tigers. … Both teams finished 20-of-47 from the field.
Top Game Performances
| Missouri |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Wes Clark 18 |
Scoring |
Danuel House 16 |
|
Wes Clark 6 |
Assists |
Alex Caruso 3 |
|
Johnathan Williams III 10 |
Rebounds |
Jalen Jones 9 |
|
Montaque Gill-Caesar 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Jalen Jones 5 |
|
Wes Clark 5 |
Steals |
Kourtney Roberson 2 |
|
Keanau Post 3 |
Blocks |
Tonny Trocha-Morelos 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Missouri
|
50 |
42.6 |
8-17 |
2-5 |
14 |
20 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
| Texas A&M
|
62 |
42.6 |
7-17 |
15-20 |
10 |
34 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
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