National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 83, Louisiana State 73
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Joe DeRosa, # Lamar Simpson, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
4782
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Texas A&M 83, LSU 73: Jamal Jones scored 19 points as the Aggies handed the Tigers their fourth straight SEC road loss.
Jones went 5-of-10 from 3-point range and Kourtney Roberson added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Texas A&M (14-10, 5-6), which improved to 13-2 at home. Freshman Davonte Fitzgerald added 11 points off the bench before leaving late in the first half with a knee injury.
Shavon Coleman recorded 21 points to lead LSU (15-8, 6-5) and Johnny O'Bryant III added 15 and six rebounds. Jordan Mickey chipped in 13 points and seven boards.
Texas A&M held LSU without a field goal for the final 4:51 of the first half, using an 11-4 run during that span to build a 43-37 halftime lead. Fitzgerald started the run with his third 3-pointer of the game but was hurt 2 1/2 minutes later.
Coleman hit a 3-pointer and O'Bryant scored the other five points in an 8-0 run that pulled the Tigers within 51-47 early in the second half, but the Aggies answered with an 11-3 spurt for a double-digit lead. Anthony Hickey capped another LSU burst with a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 69-61 with just under four minutes remaining, but the Tigers never got closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas A&M's bench outscored LSU's 33-4. ... The Aggies won the rebounding battle (39-32) for the first time in 10 games. ... Texas A&M freshman F Tavario Miller recorded career highs in points (nine) and rebounds (seven) off the bench.
Top Game Performances
Louisiana State |
|
Texas A&M |
Shavon Coleman 21 |
Scoring |
Jamal Jones 19 |
Anthony Hickey 6 |
Assists |
Shawn Smith 4 |
Jordan Mickey 7 |
Rebounds |
Kourtney Roberson 10 |
Jarell Martin 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Tavario Miller 5 |
Shavon Coleman 2 |
Steals |
Alex Caruso 2 |
Jordan Mickey 2 |
Blocks |
Alex Caruso 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Louisiana State
|
73 |
44.8 |
6-24 |
15-22 |
12 |
31 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
Texas A&M
|
83 |
48.3 |
10-23 |
17-26 |
16 |
37 |
2 |
5 |
11 |