National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 82, Cal Poly SLO 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Olandis Poole, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
7442
By The Sports Xchange
Center Tyler Davis recorded 18 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 20 Texas A&M to an 82-63 victory over Cal Poly in College Station, Texas, on Tuesday.
Guard Alex Caruso registered eight points, six rebounds and five rebounds for the Aggies (10-2), who improved to 10-2 at home. Caruso also recorded two steals and has 228 for his career, tying David Edwards (1983-87) for the most in school history.
Guard Danuel House scored 12 points while guards Jalen Jones and Anthony Collins added 11 apiece to help Texas A&M shoot 66.7 percent from inside the 3-point line.
Guard Reese Morgan scored 16 points for the Mustangs (6-8).
The Aggies took control with a 13-0 run in the first half and led by as many as 19 en route to a 44-29 lead at intermission.
A pair of free throws by Cal Poly's forward Luke Meikle cut Texas A&M's lead to 57-48 with 9:40 remaining before the Aggies scored the next seven points and they extended the lead to 73-51 on Collins' 3-pointer with 4:32 to play.
Top Game Performances
Cal Poly SLO |
|
Texas A&M |
Reese Morgan 16 |
Scoring |
Tyler Davis 18 |
David Nwaba 6 |
Assists |
Alex Caruso 6 |
Zach Gordon 7 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Davis 8 |
David Nwaba 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jalen Jones 4 |
Reese Morgan 1 |
Steals |
Alex Caruso 2 |
Joel Awich 1 |
Blocks |
Jalen Jones 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Cal Poly SLO
|
63 |
38.6 |
8-24 |
11-18 |
16 |
32 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
Texas A&M
|
82 |
49.2 |
11-33 |
9-21 |
21 |
39 |
5 |
7 |
7 |