National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern 53, Texas A&M 51
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # Lee Cassell, # Marc Ellard
Attendance: 5325

Southern 53, Texas A&M 51:
Malcolm Miller hit the go-ahead free throws with five seconds left and finished with 17 points as the visiting Jaguars stunned the Aggies.

Miller scored the final seven points for Southern, knotting it at 49 with a 3-pointer at the 2:39 mark and tying it again on a pair of free throws with 40 seconds left. Javan Mitchell added 11 points and six rebounds for the Jaguars (5-6), who have won four of five.

Elston Turner and J’Mychal Reese scored 14 points apiece for Texas A&M (8-3), which dropped to 6-1 at home.

Southern went scoreless over a 5:11 stretch late in the second half as the Aggies grabbed a 49-44 lead.

Texas A&M endured its own drought of nearly four minutes as the Jaguars crept back into the game. Miller’s 3-pointer tied it before Reese’s jumper gave the Aggies the lead, 51-49 with 2:11 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Texas A&M, which entered the game shooting 40.2 percent from beyond the arc, went 4-of-13 (30.8 percent) from 3-point range against the Jaguars. … The Aggies have held their last four opponents to 54 points or less. … Southern leading scorer Derick Beltran was held to three points on 1-for-6 shooting.
Top Game Performances
 
Southern   Texas A&M
Malcolm Miller 17 Scoring J-Mychal Reese 14
Jameel Grace 3 Assists Alex Caruso 3
Malcolm Miller 6 Rebounds Ray Turner 8
Malcolm Miller 5 Free Throws Made Elston Turner 2
Derick Beltran 2 Steals Alex Caruso 2
Derick Beltran 1 Blocks Kourtney Roberson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southern 53 37.7 5-15 8-8 14 27 5 6 12
Texas A&M 51 47.8 4-13 3-6 7 25 4 3 13