National Basketball Association
Texas A&M 82, Buffalo 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials:
# Todd Austin, # Anthony Jordan, # Forrest Sigler
Attendance:
4969
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Texas A&M 82, Buffalo 58: Jordan Green and Kourtney Roberson
each had 15 points and all five Aggies starters scored in double figures as Bobby
Hurley won his head coaching debut over the visiting Bulls.
Roberson added 11 rebounds and two blocked shots while Shawn
Smith had 13 points and Alex Caruso and Antwan Space chipped in 11 apiece for Texas A&M (1-0). The Aggies shot 47.8 percent from the floor.
Javon McCrea led the Bulls (0-1) with 14 points and senior guard Joshua
Freelove had 11 points. Jarryn Skeete added nine points for Buffalo, which was
outscored 43-27 in the second half.
The first half was a back-and-forth battle with neither team
able to take a lead of more than eight points, as the Aggies converted nine Bulls'
turnovers into eight points. After Skeete's 3-pointer gave Buffalo a 30-25 lead
with 3:12 left in the half, Texas A&M went on a 14-6 run to take a 39-31
lead into the intermission.
Buffalo opened the second half by outscoring Texas A&M,
18-9, for a brief 49-48 lead on a three-point play off of Freelove's dunk and free
throw with 13:19 remaining. The Bulls were still within 53-52 midway through
the half, but the Aggies pulled away from there with three straight layups
from Space sparking Texas A&M on a game-ending 29-6 run.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Aggies 6-8 junior college transfer Jamal
Jones came off the bench for nine points and four rebounds. ... Greene's 15 points were a career-high for the junior. ... The game marked the first meeting ever between the two
schools.
Top Game Performances
Buffalo |
|
Texas A&M |
Javon McCrea 14 |
Scoring |
Jordan Green 15 |
Jarod Oldham 5 |
Assists |
Alex Caruso 8 |
Xavier Ford 5 |
Rebounds |
Kourtney Roberson 11 |
Javon McCrea 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kourtney Roberson 3 |
Josh Freelove 1 |
Steals |
Alex Caruso 4 |
Javon McCrea 2 |
Blocks |
Kourtney Roberson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Buffalo
|
58 |
31.2 |
7-23 |
11-19 |
13 |
36 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
Texas A&M
|
82 |
47.8 |
8-20 |
10-19 |
17 |
44 |
5 |
8 |
10 |