National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 64, New Mexico 51
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 23, 2014
Where: Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Hal Lusk, # Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance:
1220
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Texas A&M 64, New Mexico 51:
Danuel House scored 18 points off the bench in his debut with the
Aggies, helping Texas A&M to the win over the Lobos in the
fifth-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Jalen Jones had 13 points and
eight rebounds for Texas A&M (3-1) while Alex Robinson added 12
points on 5-of-6 shooting. Alex Caruso had five points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Aggies.
Deshawn Delaney had 13 points to
lead New Mexico (3-2), which shot 34.7 percent from the field,
including 27.8 percent from 3-point range. Hugh Greenwood had another
rough shooting night, going 3-of-12 from the field and 1-of-7 from
beyond the arc, finishing with 10 points, seven assists and four
boards.
The game was close early, with
New Mexico holding a one-point lead midway through the first half
before going on an 11-0 run to push the advantage to 22-10 with 5:27
to go. But Davonte Fitzgerald hit two 3-pointers and House added five points as the Aggies cut the lead to five by halftime.
Texas A&M went scoreless for
the first three minutes of the second half but then got hot, going on
a 14-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 40-34 advantage with
12:09 to play. The Lobos stayed close for a few minutes, trailing by
three with 9:28 to go, but the Aggies slowly pulled away, holding New
Mexico scoreless for nearly five minutes down the stretch to cruise
to the victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: House was granted
a waiver to play this season on Friday after transferring from
Houston in the offseason. … Freshman C Tonny Trocha-Morelos also
made his Texas A&M debut after being academically cleared
Saturday, going scoreless with two rebounds and four fouls off the
bench. … The Aggies won the board battle, 36-28.
Top Game Performances
Texas A&M |
|
New Mexico |
Danuel House 18 |
Scoring |
Deshawn Delaney 13 |
Alex Caruso 10 |
Assists |
Hugh Greenwood 7 |
Alex Caruso 8 |
Rebounds |
Obij Aget 7 |
Alex Caruso 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Deshawn Delaney 4 |
Alex Caruso 2 |
Steals |
Obij Aget 1 |
Danuel House 1 |
Blocks |
Devon Williams 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas A&M
|
64 |
45.3 |
6-20 |
10-16 |
16 |
33 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
New Mexico
|
51 |
34.7 |
5-18 |
12-14 |
11 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
16 |