National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 66, Texas A&M-CC 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Mark Whitehead, # Don Daily, # Roger Ayers
Attendance:
4648
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Texas A&M 66, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 54: Junior guard Fabyon Harris came off the bench to score 17 points as the host Aggies held on to beat the Islanders.
Texas A&M's Elston Turner added 14 while Ray Turner chipped in 12. The Aggies shot 52.9 percent from the field, including 7-for-13 from 3-point range.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-7) stood within one midway through the first half before the Aggies fired off a 14-3 run, eventually leading by 14 at the break. Texas A&M opened the second half on a 12-2 spurt, but scored only eight points in the final 10:28.
The Islanders were led by Will Nelson, who came off the bench to finish with 17 points. Joy Williamson chipped in 12.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Elston Turner has scored in double figures in 10 straight games. … The Islanders shot only 2-for-18 from 3-point range. … Texas A&M leads the series 3-1.
Top Game Performances
| Texas A&M-CC |
|
Texas A&M |
|
William Nelson 17 |
Scoring |
Fabyon Harris 17 |
|
Johnathan Jordan 5 |
Assists |
Alex Caruso 6 |
|
William Nelson 9 |
Rebounds |
Ray Turner 9 |
|
Johnathan Jordan 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Fabyon Harris 2 |
|
Johnathan Jordan 2 |
Steals |
Fabyon Harris 3 |
|
Zane Knowles 1 |
Blocks |
Alex Caruso 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas A&M-CC
|
54 |
32.8 |
2-18 |
14-21 |
8 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
| Texas A&M
|
66 |
52.9 |
7-13 |
5-9 |
15 |
33 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
