National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 83, Kentucky 71
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 12, 2013
Where: Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Pat Evans, # Bruce Benedict
Attendance:
24193
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Texas A&M 83, Kentucky 71: Elston Turner scored a career-high 40 points and the visiting Aggies scored 11 straight points late to beat the Wildcats for their first SEC road victory.
Turner, who was 14-of-19 from the field, drained one of his six 3-pointers to bring Texas A&M (12-3, 2-0 SEC) within 62-61 with 5:45 remaining. Fabyon Harris registered eight of his 14 points during the 11-0 run that gave the Aggies a 74-63 advantage with 1:32 left.
Nerlens Noel recorded 15 points, 11 rebounds, seven blocks and six assists for Kentucky (10-5, 1-1), which dropped to 8-2 at home. Archie Goodwin had 17 points, including two straight baskets that gave the Wildcats a 62-58 lead, while Ryan Harrow chipped in with 14.
Turner was 10-of-13 from the field, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range, for 25 points in the first half as Texas A&M led by as many as nine. Noel had nine points to help Kentucky pull within 36-31 at intermission.
Texas A&M led 40-31 after Kentucky coach John Calipari was given a technical foul and the Wildcats responded with a 12-2 run, including a dunk by Noel, to take the lead with 15:36 remaining. There were seven lead changes after that.
GAME NOTEBOOK: It was the first meeting since 1978. They have split four games. … It was only the second home loss for Calipari in 61 games at Kentucky. … Navy’s David Robinson has the all-time record for a visiting player at Kentucky’s Rupp Arena with 45 points in 1987.
Top Game Performances
Texas A&M |
|
Kentucky |
Elston Turner 40 |
Scoring |
Archie Goodwin 17 |
Jordan Green 4 |
Assists |
Nerlens Noel 6 |
Kourtney Roberson 9 |
Rebounds |
Nerlens Noel 11 |
Elston Turner 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Nerlens Noel 7 |
Alex Caruso 2 |
Steals |
Nerlens Noel 4 |
Alex Caruso 1 |
Blocks |
Nerlens Noel 7 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas A&M
|
83 |
52.5 |
9-19 |
12-17 |
15 |
32 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
Kentucky
|
71 |
42.9 |
6-18 |
17-22 |
14 |
27 |
7 |
4 |
11 |