National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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